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NECA 2009 Seattle 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 2009 Seattle. Find information on your state electrical contractor licensing boards.

All Sessions to be held at the Washington State Convention and Trade 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, September 11, 2009
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Significant Changes to NFPA 70E 2009
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Sneak Peek at the 2011 Proposed NEC Code Changes
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Energy Auditing, The Portal to Green Projects
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Lean Construction in Electrical Contracting
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Grounding & Bonding Update
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM How LED Technology Can Change Your Business
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM See What No one Else can See & Do What No one Else Does / Thermal Imaging
Saturday, September 12, 2009
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Entering the Green Intelligent Building Market Have you asked yourself any of these questions?
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Fundamentals of LEED®
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM NFPA 70E: The Electrical PPE Compliance Solution
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Lunch for Pre-Convention Workshop Participants
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Keys to Business Success in the Solar PV Industry
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Significant Changes to NFPA 72 – 2010, Profiting from Change

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, September 13, 2009
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM Business Development for the Design Build Market
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM Data Center Business Opportunities
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM How the Stimulus Can Electrify Your Business!
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM Silver Bullets to Improve Project Profitability
8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Energy Audits- A Portal To Green Energy Projects
8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Energy Audits- A Portal To Green Energy Projects
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM Business Development for the Design Build Market
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM Data Center Business Opportunities
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM How the Stimulus Can Electrify Your Business!
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM Silver Bullets to Improve Project Profitability
Monday, September 14, 2009
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM Building Green: Buildings and Lives
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM Green Contracting: Federal and State methods for Green Building
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM Surviving the Market
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM Vendor Partnering for Better Profit & Performance
8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Energy Roadmap Guiding Electrical Contractor: Energy Independence Opportunities (2 hour session)
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM Building Green: Buildings and Lives
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM ETD Partnetship- Who, What, Why-Action
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM ETD Partnetship- Who, What, Why-Action
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM Green Contracting: Federal and State methods for Green Building
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM Surviving the Market
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM Vendor Partnering for Better Profit & Performance
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM Counterfeit Electrical Products Can Destroy Lives, Property and Your Business
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM Emerging PV Market Guide (ELECTRI International Research Project)
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM Great Tools for Your Business: NAED’s Green Guides and TED’s Green Room
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM The State of Multiemployer Pension Plans -- What are the Legislative or Regulatory Solutions?
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM What is Social Media: How it Can Help Your Business

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, September 13, 2009
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM Selective Coordination in Low Voltage Applications
12:30 PM - 1:20 PM A New Paradigm in Paperless Estimating Emerges
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM Gain the Competitive Edge in Seven Simple Steps
1:30 PM - 2:20 PM Finding Green Projects
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM The Benefits of the Helmets to Hardhats Program
2:30 PM - 3:20 PM Increase Productivity and Reduce Risk
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM Quit Feeding the Monsters: New Techniques to Create a Positive Safety Culture
Monday, September 14, 2009
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM On Screen Estimating
12:30 PM - 1:20 PM Cordless Tool Productivity & Innovation
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM The Arc Flash Hazard and Changes to NFPA 70E
1:30 PM - 2:20 PM Launch & Grow Your Solar Business
2:30 PM - 3:20 PM Innovative Ideas Save Time and Money
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM Lightning Protection Systems
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM Tools and Techniques for Getting the Best Material Prices
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM Go Green by Achieving Energy Efficiency in the Data Center
12:30 PM - 1:20 PM Surviving or Thriving? Market Outlook and Opportunities
  • Schedule at a Glance

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    Schedule at a Glance