Thursday, March 11, 2010

NFRC Meeting Update

NFRC's Spring Membership Meeting -- April 12-15, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana

NFRC's Meeting Hotel Registration Extended

The Doubletree Hotel in New Orleans has extended its deadline for NFRC registrants to get the discounted block rate through Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Please call 1-800-HILTONS or go online to reserve http://tinyurl.com/Spring-10-NFRC.

Other Meeting Notes

Registration is available both online and in an off-line form. The deadline for NFRC Meeting registration is Friday, March 26, 2010. Registration prepayment is required. Please be sure that payments are received prior to the deadline.

Schedule Available. The meeting will begin with task groups on the morning of Monday, April 12, 2010 and will conclude on Thursday, April 15, 2010 with the NFRC Board of Directors' (BOD) meeting. You may access the schedule on the NFRC's upcoming meeting page: http://www.nfrc.org/upcomingmeeting.aspx (detailed agendas available soon).

Spring 2010 Document Ballots 21 Documents for Review

Ballots Available. Please take a moment to review and submit your vote/comments on the (21) documents. All votes/comments (for each committee) are to be collected on one form and then automatically submitted. Votes and comments must be received at the NFRC headquarters by Wednesday, March 24, 2010. Please access these important ballots at http://www.nfrc.org/NFRC_Spring-2010_BallotPage.aspx.

The NFRC deeply values the contribution of its diverse membership. Please take a moment to download, review, and return your vote and/or comments.

ACE Training in New Orleans, April 15-16, 2010

This workshop is primarily for those seeking certification to become an NFRC Approved Calculation Entity (ACE). Space is limited, and the deadline for registering is Friday, April 2, 2010. The registration form is available for download on the NFRC's upcoming meeting page at http://www.nfrc.org/upcomingmeeting.aspx.

Also, be sure to take advantage of discounted rates for members and for those attending NFRC's Spring Membership Meeting.

For further information or questions regarding the ACE program, please contact Jen Padgett, NFRC's CMA Coordinator, at jpadgett@nfrc.org.

Thank you for your continued membership in the NFRC, the nation's resource for fair, accurate, and credible energy ratings for fenestration products.

If NFRC's staff can be of assistance, please don't hesitate to contact us at 301-589-1776.

We look forward to seeing you in New Orleans.