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SFA NEWS
CFSEI Annual Meeting To Take Place
April 1st in Orlando
The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI), technical
institute of the Steel Framing Alliance (SFA), announced that
its annual meeting will take place in Orlando, Fla., on April
1, 2008. Promising to provide the latest essential information
to cold-formed steel professionals, the full-day annual meeting
will feature a full menu of educational programming presented
by a variety of expert guest speakers, industry committee
meetings and networking functions. All events will take place
at the Rosen Plaza Hotel in Orlando, with the CFSEI Florida
chapter serving as co-host.
The noon presentation will detail special requirements for
lateral load resisting elements, and special requirements
for high wind situations. The keynote speaker for the evening
meeting will be Dr. Timothy Reinhold, Vice President of the
Institute for Business and Home Safety. Dr. Reinhold will
discuss some of the aspects of wind engineering, how wind
issues have impacted building code development in recent years,
and how IBHS has worked with industry and builders to reduce
damage from catastrophic events such as floods, fires, earthquakes,
and hurricanes.
The meeting schedule will include the CFSEI Technical Document
Committee and the Fire & Acoustic Task Group as well as
the newly formed CFSEI Lateral Task Group. All CFSEI members
and current committee members, along with anyone interested
in learning more about these cold-formed steel framing committees,
are encouraged to attend. All committee meetings are free
and open to CFSEI and SFA members; there is a nominal charge
for the meals and keynote presentation.
The focus of the annual membership meeting will be an update
on CFSEI initiatives from the past year, as well as important
plans for the near future. Since implementing an ambitious
operating plan in late 2006, CFSEI has remained focused on
delivering the resources and programs of greatest value to
engineers designing cold-formed steel structures. The CFSEI
Annual Meeting is also an opportunity for members to discover
the new resources they can expect in 2008, and to provide
input on how the Institute can best meet the needs of design
professionals.
“The annual meeting is an opportunity for engineers
to expand their knowledge on the latest research and trends
in cold-formed steel design,” said Jeff Ellis, President,
CFSEI. “It’s an ideal forum for networking and
allows participants to learn of the accomplishments and goals
of CFSEI and become more involved in CFSEI and industry technical
committees.”
The CFSEI Board of Directors will also meet on March 31,
and new CFSEI Board Members elected by Institute members this
spring will be installed on April 1. This year also marks
the second time the annual meeting has been held in conjunction
with a local CFSEI chapter. The Hawaii chapter hosted the
2007 Annual Meeting last April.
“We are excited to be a part of the CFSEI annual meeting,”
Kenny Pagano, CFSEI Florida chapter president, said. “We’re
looking forward to meeting with peers and welcoming all CFSEI
members to the Sunshine State in April.”
For more information, visit www.CFSEI.org
or contact Brian Berger, CFSEI Manager, at bberger@cfsei.org.
Source: Steel Framing Alliance,
February 21, 2008
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