Q3 2023 Chapter News

Great Plains NEBB

Meredith Carr

Following the Great Plains NEBB board meeting last quarter, events were added to the chapter’s calendar. Held June 26-27, the TAB Certification Training was a success.

This fall, the chapter will hold the Annual Great Plains Recertification Seminar from September 21-22. The first day will include a networking happy hour and dinner at J. Rieger & Co., while the second day will consist of a day-long seminar at the Sheraton Crown Center.

Those interested in attending chapter events should contact Meredith Carr at greatplainschapter@nebb.org or 785-230-0454.

Mid-South EBB Chapter

Ginger Slaick

Mid-South EBB (MEBB) is celebrating 50 years (1972-2022) of service. Join us at the 2023 Recertification Seminar and Vendor Expo, September 23rd-24th at the Hotel Ballast in Wilmington, NC to celebrate this incredible milestone. We look forward to celebrating the success of the chapter and the individuals who have contributed to our success. Be on the lookout for more details about registration, hotel accommodation, and CECs for CPs and CTs. For now, mark your calendar and plan to attend!

Practical Exam site update: We are happy to announce that construction on the Mid-South practical exam site in Columbus, GA is complete! We have submitted the required documentation to the TAB Committee for its review and approval. Once we receive official notice from NEBB that the site has been approved, we will announce the date(s) of the first practical exam(s) to be offered at the Mid-South facility. This endeavor has been a long time coming and wouldn’t have been possible without the time and dedication of our many volunteers! Special thanks to Scott Kleback, Travis Stuck, Thad Routh, Mark Andrews, Joel Shannon, Scott Goller, Chris Goff, Ken Doyle, John Dachenhaus, Billy Bivins III, Brandon Caves and several others for making the Mid-South practical exam site a reality!

Rocky Mountain NEBB Chapter

Shandre Guy

Rocky Mountain NEBB (RMNEBB) held a chapter business meeting on April 07, 2023 in Denver, Colorado.

The RMNEBB Board of Directors discussed the upcoming 2023 RMNEBB 49th Annual Seminar refresher courses for the continuing education of NEBB Certified Professionals and NEBB Certified Technicians:

• Stuart McGregor (Engineering Dynamics), Sound and Vibration Committee Chairman and NEBB Certified Professional Seminar Instructor will present Sound Measurement Certified Professional Training.
• Brian Sharkey (Airadigm Solutions), NEBB TAB Committee Member and NEBB Certified Professional Seminar Instructor will present the TAB Certified Technician Technical Training.
• Donald Pittser (JEDI Balancing), NEBB Board of Director, TAB Committee Chairman and NEBB Certified Professional Seminar Instructor will present the TAB Certified Professional Training.

The RMNEBB practical exam training lab updates are continuing and should be completed mid-summer 2023. RMNEBB will post its practical exam dates for fall and winter 2023 once the updates are completed.

We are looking forward to the NEBB Annual Conference in Monterey, California October 26-28, 2023. RMNEBB Chapter will be represented by Shandre Guy, Chapter Coordinator; Kevin Shaw, Chapter President; Tim McLean, Technical Committee Chairman; Stuart McGregor, NEBB Sound and Vibration Committee Chairman; Donald Pittser, NEBB Board Member and TAB Committee Chairman; and Brian Sharkey, NEBB TAB Committee Member.

NEBB Canada

Beverly Girard

We are excited to announce that NEBB Canada has just celebrated its 37th anniversary this year!

NEBB Canada held its recertification seminar on May 12 in Montreal, QC, only 7 months after its last one in October 2022. This time, the chapter tried something new by having both virtual and in-person attendees at the same time. Overall, it was a great turnout and success. There was even a portion in which in-person attendees were given the opportunity to travel to an onsite training facility where they were shown the basics of Fume Hood Testing, as well as Tracer Gas Testing. Thank you to Preston Phipps for that opportunity.

We would also like to thank all of our speakers for participating, including Luis Chinchilla from NEBB National, and for providing everyone with news and updates from the NEBB headquarters! In addition, we are grateful to our vendors, including Dwyer, Evergreen Telemetry, and Chevrier, for their participation both in-person and virtually!

If you are interested in attending and/or speaking or being a vendor at any future seminars, please reach out to our Chapter Coordinator at info@nebb.ca.

Our President, Reg Hofmann, has announced that he is stepping down as Chapter President for personal reasons. We potentially have a new president lined up at the moment, but will make the final announcement once confirmed.

We are happy to report that our Board Member who had suffered a traumatic life event has recovered (and is still recovering) fairly well and was able to attend our recertification seminar virtually! It was so nice to see him there!