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NECA 2010 Boston features the best educational opportunities around for electrical contractors, estimators, and project managers. From heavy power distribution to low voltage systems, from putting together winning proposal to dealing with difficult business decisions, NECA has a management or technical course that answers your questions.

The Educational Programs are arranged by three tracks — Pre-Convention Workshops, Management Seminars, and Technical Workshops.

IACETNECA’s Management Education Institute is authorized to offer IACET CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET 1–2007 Standard.

To avoid any confusion or problems at the state level, NECA strongly recommends you check with your state authority prior to the Convention to find out whether they will grant CEUs for management education programs held at NECA 2010 Boston. Find information on your state electrical contractor licensing boards.

All Sessions to be held at the Boston Convention and Exposition Center.

Pre-Convention Workshops

* This also entitles you to all three days on the NECA Show floor and all technical workshops and entry into the New and Featured Product Room.

For more info on a session click on the session’s title.

Friday, October 01, 2010
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM NJATC Health Care Systems
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Significant Proposed Changes to NFPA 70E 2012
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Facilities Energy Audit Education Program -- Phase One Training – The Screening Audit
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Achieving Selective Coordination
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Pre-Convention Workshop Lunch (requires ticket)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Alternative Energy Solutions
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM How LED Technology Can Change Your Business
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM OSHA 10 for Outside
Saturday, October 02, 2010
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM EEI Contractor Safety Initiative
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM OSHA 10 for Outside
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM ET&D Best Practice
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Pre-Convention Workshop Lunch (requires ticket)
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM 2011 NEC Significant Changes
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM OSHA 10 for Outside
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Advanced Lighting Controls
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM 21st Century Curriculum and Training Methods: Outside Line Construction, Curriculum and Training

Management Seminars

* This also entitles you to all three days on the NECA Show floor and all technical workshops and entry into the New and Featured Product Room.

For more info on a session click on the session’s title.

Sunday, October 03, 2010
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM Bouncing Back
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM Increase your Cash Flow on Inefficiency Claims
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM Opportunities in Healthcare
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM Project Tracking to improve Labor Productivity – An Earned Value Approach
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM Smart Grid Technologies (ELECTRI International Research Project)
8:00 AM - 9:50 AM FASB & the Multi-employer Pension Plan Liability Disclosure
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM Bouncing Back
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM Increase your Cash Flow on Inefficiency Claims
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM Opportunities in Healthcare
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM Project Tracking to improve Labor Productivity – An Earned Value Approach
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM Smart Grid Technologies (ELECTRI International Research Project)
Monday, October 04, 2010
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM Banking and Surety Matters Today
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM Family Business and Generation Transition
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM How to Define Your Business from the Client’s Perspective for Increased Profits
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM Insurance Costs - in you’re your control or out of your control?
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM Introduction to New Crane Certification
8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Optimal Competitive Crew Rates to Compete with Open-Shops
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM Banking and Surety Matters Today
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM Family Business and Generation Transition
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM How to Define Your Business from the Client’s Perspective for Increased Profits
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM Insurance Costs - in you’re your control or out of your control?
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM Introduction to New Crane Certification
Tuesday, October 05, 2010
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM Creating an Outrageously Successful Organization
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM Electrical Contractors Safety Program Management
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM Government Affairs Update on Fall Elections
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM Leading in Turbulent Times
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM NECA Mentoring Workshop

Technical Workshops

* This also entitles you to all three days on the NECA Show floor and all technical workshops and entry into the New and Featured Product Room.

For more info on a session click on the session’s title.

Sunday, October 03, 2010
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM Integrated Lighting & Plug Load Control: New Opportunities
12:30 PM - 1:20 PM Estimating in the BIM World
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM Embracing 70E Partnering to Gain “Safety" Work
1:30 PM - 2:20 PM Energy Efficient Technology behind the Copper Rotor Motor
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM Advanced Lighting Controls: An Essential Energy Management Strategy
2:30 PM - 3:20 PM Design, Financing and Installation of Solar Electric Systems
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM Power Tool Safety & Productivity
3:30 PM - 4:20 PM Next Generation 10 GBPS Network
Monday, October 04, 2010
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM Understanding the Arc Flash and NFPA 70E
12:30 PM - 1:20 PM An Open-Systems Approach to Integrating Meters into Facility Mgt. Systems
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM Energy Saving Fluorescent Lighting Systems Technology Update
1:30 PM - 2:20 PM A New and Innovative Approach to Electrical Troubleshooting
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Control and Entertainment Technologies for the Recovery
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM Very Low Frequency (VLF) AC Cable Testing
Tuesday, October 05, 2010
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM Lighting Controls for Daylight Harvesting
11:30 AM - 1:20 PM PV Grid Tie Systems Design Principles
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM Top Reasons Technology Doesn't Achieve Its Goals
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