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IFMA-AUSTIN June Meeting Highlights Anita opened the meeting by announcing her exit as President and that Mike Negro would be taking over. Membership Committee Kathryn Ingerly indicated that there were 5 new members and reiterated that there was a membership drive still in progress. The winner would receive a one-year paid IFMA-Austin membership. 2006-2007 Board Election Results Note - Due to a job change to San Antonio, Mike Negro resigned as President. Robin Connolly is now acting President.
2006-2007 Committees
Robin asked us to mark our calendars for MetroCon in Dallas on August 24 and
25. June Presentation Highlights The Top Ten Things to Know about the International Building Code Speaker: Fred Peebles, AIA with STG Architects Presentation Highlights
The goal is to write a single code that is good across the entire country - new buildings primarily. 10. Sprinkler your buildings July Meeting Highlights Robin announced that our new president, Mike Negro, was not able to attend the meeting and that she was acting in his absence. She was happy to see everyone (about 33 people) and was glad they weren't on vacation like many of the IFMA members. Committee News Membership Committee Kathryn Ingerly discussed the membership report. She indicated that the membership drive would end July 19, and to please give the forms for any new members that sign up directly to her so she could credit the member sponsor. The member who sponsors the most new members gets a free IFMA membership for one year and gets to attend the tour of the stadium suites on July 25, 2006. Education Committee Wendell Baschnagel, Education Chair wasn't in attendance. Robin reminded the group that IFMA-Austin has CFM study documents and to contact Wendell for their use. Sponsorship Committee Kimbra Herring, Sponsorship Chair, wasn't in attendance, but she dropped off a bottle of wine that was donated by Charles Carpenter for a silent auction item. Gaines Bagby, who bid $15.00 won it. Newsletter Committee Mary Duke, Newsletter Chair still needs a co-chair to help take notes during the meetings that she is unable to attend. Please contact her at 512-908-4662 if you are interested in applying. Annual Chapter Awards Robin announced the Chapter awards for the year, and asked Anita Landwehr to approach the podium. Anita presented the Professional Member of the Year, to Glenda Stubbs, who was not in attendance. Anita noted her chapter contribution and that Glenda was working for a new company. Anita then presented the Associate Member of the Year to Kathryn Ingerly, who came up and said she felt Robin presented the last award to Anita, in appreciation for all of her work last year as Chapter President. She thanked the team and said it had been a good year for her. Next, Robin announced that the tour of the UT Austin Stadium Suites would be
on July 25 at 5:30 PM and afterwards there would be a gathering at Schulz's Beer
Garden. Facilities Planning and Construction The University of Texas System Presentation Highlights Presented by Jim Shannon Did you know that the average useful life of a computer is 3 years and that 20 million computers are taken out of service annually! Out of that number, only 11% is recycled, 14% goes to landfill and 75% are stored. And, in the next 3 years more than 400 million computers will be replaced! Adding to that is that cell phones are replaced after 18 months. Electronic equipment is the fastest growing segment of solid waste management and the materials are highly toxic. Toxic materials include Mercury, Cadmium, Hexavalent Chromium, Brominated Plastics and Lead. Mineral Resources At the 1990 rate of consumption, all know copper reserves will be exhausted by the end of this century. 14 of the 15 of the largest Superfund sites are hard rock mines. Mining produces 45% of all toxics produced by all US industries. Resource Consumption in Computer Manufacturing One desktop PC and a 17 What does it mean to Recycle? To obtain the highest return on investment - prolong useful equipment life to reduce expense at the end of life while avoiding exposure to hazardous materials; maintain data security and avoid liability from improper disposal; and finally prevent negative environmental impact and public relations Auctions to select the highest bidder for internal e-waste is not recycling. This process does not provide tracking, auditing or accountability for downstream practices. The true price is on the environment at the expense of developing countries. To make money at this approach, a bidder has to dispose unusable or non-sellable e-waste by land filling or dumping it. Recycling - What it Should Mean A third-party disposition should re-use, refurbish, repair, recover components, recycle materials and use responsible waste disposal methods. Storage Liabilities
Repair/Refurbish
Advantages of Leasing include upfront overall cost savings; vendor service; vendor upgrades and vendor is responsible for disposition. Re-sell/Donate
Federal Environmental Legislation 1976: Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (RCRA) - hazardous and non-hazardous waste characterization and waste management hierarchy 1980: Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) and creation of Superfund. Regulatory Overview A material is not a waste until someone makes the determination that it cannot be reused, repaired, or recycled. Whoever makes this determination is considered the generator of the resulting waste and is responsible for its disposition. No guarantee of indemnity against liability! Electronic equipment generated as waste by a household is NOT subject regulation as hazardous waste. CRT's Qualify for handling as Universal Waste in Texas, does not count towards hazardous waste generator status, are not subject to license and manifest requirements for transport, and must go to a permitted hazardous waste disposal facility, or to be recycled. What do you have?
Electronic Recycler Issues
Contracting for Recycling Services Request for qualifications (elements):
Due Diligence
Contracting for Recycling Services Data security laws
You may contact Jim Shannon at: Earth Protection Services, Inc. IIDA & IFMA-AUSTIN TOUR OF THE UT AUSTIN DARRELL K ROYAL STADIUM SUITES Approximately 32 people attended the joint IFMA - IIDA tour of the UT Austin Darrell K. Royal Stadium Suites, sponsored by Kirk Worthington representing Irwin Seating. Sherri Lawrence of the Athletic Department led the tour. The suites were constructed in 1997. That year, fourteen stadium suites were added to west side; the underside of the stands were remodeled, and a concession plaza and visitors' locker room were added. In 1998 a 5,000-seat upper deck was added on east side including fifty-two new stadium suites and a 13,000-square-foot private club room was added, which is now run by Club Corp. The original interior furnishings were designed by Lucy Nye, and included custom long-horn chairs from Cabot Wren, custom longhorn benches by David Edward. Fixed seating (and our Sponsor for the event), was by Irwin's Kirk Worthington. In 1999 the track was removed; new seats were added to the west grandstand and the field was lowered seven feet to accommodate new front-row and field-level seats on the east and west grandstands bringing capacity to 80,082. The current renovations include15 million allocated by the Board of Regents. Stage one, beginning November 2005, involves updating Belmont Hall - which sits in the west end of the stadium - to meet newer safety codes set by the Austin Fire Department. Also included are water sealing the stadium and the expansion of both the Centennial Room and eighth-floor press box. Eight million dollars are being spent on audiovisual improvements, the centerpiece of which will be a 7,370 square foot high definition scoreboard, which will be the biggest high-definition screen in the world. It is scheduled to be complete for the fall 2006 football season. Previously, two scoreboards were in place, one in the south end and one in the north end. The new scoreboard replaces the one in the south end. The north end will not feature a scoreboard. It is being removed for the addition of extra seats in the 2008 expansion. In mid-July 2006, The University of Texas announced that they had completely sold out Memorial Stadium for the upcoming 2006 2008 Expansion Regents approved a $149.9 million expansion plan to include a new memorial plaza and new north end zone structure that is scheduled to complete in 2008. The new outdoor plaza at the northwest corner will be a memorial to veterans, with a bronze tablet honoring Texas World War I deaths, a monument, landscaping and new stadium entry gates between two towers rising 115 feet, same as the towers in the east grandstand. The expansion also consists of replacing the north end zone structure with a multi-level complex that includes additional seats, club space, suites, athletic offices, academic-advising areas and a basement with gym space. Seating capacity overall will rise to more than 90,000 from the current 80,082, surpassing Texas A&M University's Kyle Field as the largest football stadium in Texas. Sherri shared with the group the proposed cost structures of the various suites. We toured a small suite, as well as a double sized suite where an individual could purchase a seat for $5,000, including food. Afterwards, the group met at Sholtz's Beer Garden where we shared drinks, appetizers, and stories. Approximately15 IFMA members and 10 IIDA members attended. Our thanks to Kirk Worthington representing Irwin Seating for his sponsorship of this event. August 10, 2006 Meeting Announcement 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Matthew McDermott of K9 Search and his dog Willa will be here to provide a demonstration and share some of their Katrina experiences. Matthew will also talk about some facility matters related to K9 search and rescue. SEARCH is a professional search team founded by Matthew McDermott and Brendon Wilson. The mission of the team is to support and assist Law Enforcement and professional search organizations with K9 resources, planning and education. www.k9search.com Matthews has worked in Search and Rescue (SAR) since 1992 when he specialized in underwater search and recovery as a diver and surface supplied air trainer for federal, state and local responders to drowning victims. He is now specialized in K9 search with his dog Willa and certified as a NASAR K9 SAR Tech III team. Matthew has conducted searches for San Antonio Police Department, Bexar County Sheriff's Department, the FBI and many other agencies. An active volunteer and presenter, Matthew brings a great deal of enthusiasm and passion to his work. BINGO! To create some fun, we plan on playing bingo. Bingo cards will be $1 per game, and must be purchased at the registration table. Game winners will receive a prize! All proceeds, including unplayed game money will be donated to the K9 Search
efforts. 100% of the donations made to the team will be used to support the
missions, training, education and outreach efforts for K9 Search activities. BOARD AND COMMITTEE CONTACT INFORMATION
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