NCSBCS NEW PRODUCTS RECEPTION on Sunday, October 20, featured presentations by six NCSBCS members including the Chief Strategic Officer of Accela Corporation, Ho Wing Sit. Other exhibitors were: Darrell Franklin, Franklin Information Systems, Inc.; David Richards, Information Handling Services; Howard Gordon, Ramsafe Technologies, LLC; Ralph Guinn, Canplas Industries; and Deepak Gandhi, Porteum, Inc.

LOUISVILLE MAYOR DAVID ARMSTRONG thanked his city’s building officials for their efforts to make his city competitive in the region by streamlining their regulatory processes. The Mayor presented NCSBCS with a plaque designating October 20-22 as "NCSBCS Days" in Louisville.

PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR VIEWS for the need to streamline the nation’s building regulatory process kicked off the opening of the Second National Forum and were provided by Michael Fischer, Director of Codes and Regulatory Compliance of the Window & Door Manufacturers Association (above left), and Doug Robinson, Executive Director of Kentucky Governor’s Office of Technology.

STREAMLINING SAVINGS IN LOS ANGELES were shared with attendees by Los Angeles Department of Building & Safety General Manager, Andrew Adelman (right).

NCSBCS COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND VICE CHAIRS receive Certificates of Appreciation from NCSBCS President Mike Unthank for their work during the 2001-2002 Conference Year. Pictured are: Tim Nogler (WA), Chair, Codes, Standards and Evaluation Committee; Don Boehmer, Vice Chair, Codes, Standards and Evaluation Committee; Dottie Harris (NY), Chair, Regulatory Affairs Committee; Cynthia Wilk (NJ), Vice Chair, Regulatory Affairs Committee; and Mark Luttich (NE), Chair, Factory- Built Structures Committee.

CURRENT CODE ISSUES, MOLD AND SEISMIC SAFETY, were two topics covered in a session held Monday afternoon.  Pictured is Connie Morbach, Vice President, Sanit-Air, who spoke on mold in buildings. Speakers on seismic safety included: Dr. Zhenming Wang and Dr. John Kiefer from the Kentucky Geological Survey, and Ethan Buell of Buell-Fryer-

McReynolds.

ALLIANCE STREAMLINING MODELS PRESENTED. Tom Joachim, Minnesota Commissioner for the Industrialized Modular Buildings Commission (at podium), described the work being done by that interstate compact to lessen the oversight costs for commercial and residential modular buildings. Other models presented included several applications of information technology to the building regulatory process in Louisville, in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and in Arlington County, Virginia. Pictured at the headtable along with Mr. Joachim are: Charlene Slemp and Terry Slade from the Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction and Robert Kirchdorfer from the City of Louisville.

MODEL APPLICATIONS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO THE BUILDING REGULATORY PROCESS were presented during the Second National Forum on Monday afternoon. Pictured left to right are: Robert Hubbard, Director, Permitting Service, Montgomery County, MD; Sheila Lee, Building Official, Santa Clara, California; Moderator Richard Conrad (CA); Linda Riddell, Interim Administrator, Oregon Building Code Division; Ho Wing Sit, Chief Strategic Officer, Accela, Inc.; and Dr. Qi Zhong, Vice President Consulting, novaCITYNETS, Singapore.

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA, BUILDING OFFICIAL, SHEILA LEE, described her city’s online codes administration services and use of PDAs for field inspections.

LESSONS FROM 9-11 were presented by New York Assistant Secretary of State, Dottie Harris (at podium), who moderated the Tuesday, October 22, session; and keynote speakers New York Building Commissioner, Patricia Lancaster, and Dr. James E. Woods, President, The Building Diagnostics Research Institute, Inc.

ONE OF THREE FIRST RESPONDER DATA PROVIDERS, COMCARE ALLIANCE, systems was presented by Tom Hughes.

PORTEUM, INC’S, FIRST RESPONDER INFORMATION SYSTEM was presented by Porteum President, Deepak Gandhi.

HOW THE NFPA AND ICC BUILDING CODES ADDRESS DIFFERENT ISSUES was the focus of a special panel session moderated by Tom Joachim (at podium). NCSBCS members generated nine questions to which representatives from the National Fire Protection Association and the International Code Council took turns responding. 

NEW YORK WINS GENE ROWLAND AWARD. The NCSBCS Gene Rowland Award was awarded at the 35^th Annual Conference to New York Governor George Pataki and his delegate to NCSBCS, Dorothy Harris, pictured with NCSBCS President Mike Unthank.

CHARLES MAHAFFEY AWARD
 TO DON BOEHMER.

PRESIDENT’S AWARDS TO WILK, HIGBEE AND NCSBCS STAFF. NCSBCS President Mike Unthank presented President’s Awards for 2001–2002 to NCSBCS Treasurer and Board Member, Cynthia Wilk; State member Gary Higbee; and NCSBCS Staff. Receiving the award for NCSBCS Staff was Membership Coordinator, Carolyn Fitch.

 PRESIDENT UNTHANK HONORED. Outgoing NCSBCS President Mike Unthank was presented a gavel plaque commemorating his two years of outstanding service to the Conference.

35^TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE HOST DENNIS LANGFORD PRESENTED LOUISVILLE SLUGGERS to NCSBCS outgoing and incoming presidents Unthank and Joachim.

NCSBCS OFFICERS FOR 2002–2003 WERE SWORN IN on Tuesday, October 22, 2002, by NCSBCS Past President and former Southern Regional Director, Jack Proctor (back to camera). Pictured left to right are Dennis Langford (KY), Secretary; Richard Conrad (CA), Treasurer; Cynthia Wilk (NJ), Vice President; Tom Joachim (MN), President; and Mike Unthank (NM), Past President.