There’s a great reason to arrive early for NECA 2009 Seattle - and to bring your key employees with you. A dozen different Pre-Convention Workshops will be held on Friday and Saturday, September 11-12, at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center. They’ll feature expert instructors on topics ranging from succeeding in new markets and making the most of new technology to improving productivity and safety performance and coping in these trying times. They are open to all electrical industry participants.
Nowhere else can you find so many in-depth learning opportunities at such affordable prices, all in one location. (Workshop fees are as low as $75, and none exceeds $250.) Registration for any Pre-Convention Workshop includes admission to all three days of the NECA Show, any of the Technical Workshops held in conjunction with the Show, and the New & Featured Product Room- all at no additional cost! Use the online registration form for NECA 2009 Seattle to reserve your place at the Pre-Convention Workshop(s) of your choice.
Special events and fun social activities before, during, and after our Convention and Trade Show are just the icing on the cake. The main ingredient is the educational opportunites making NECA 2009 Seattle your energy solutions classroom and your pathway to learning how to cope and prosper in these tough times. Be smart now: Register before early discounts expire on July 24. Get even smarter in September!
NECA 2009 Seattle is full of educational opportunities, but you’re not limited to the sessions during the convention and show – NECA offers a wide range of Pre-Convention workshops taught by our highly skilled instructors, the best in the industry!
This year we have added several courses in business development and management in efforts to help electrical contractors get ahead. These courses will provide the tools and resources you need to survive this tough economy.
Today marks the start of early registration for NECA 2009 Seattle. Take advantage of special savings by registering today! You can sign up for the convention, management workshops, pre-convention workshops and several special events, plus make your housing reservations early. (Please note, there is an additional charge for not making your housing reservations in the NECA room block.)
To register for this event we require your NECA username and password. Your user name is your Individual ID number as listed on your NECA Identification Card. You already have a user name and password if you are a NECA member, have ever registered for a NECA meeting, or have made a purchase in the NECA Store.
You will be sent to the Manage Profile page on the NECA website. You will need to return to NECAConvention.org to register after you have retrieved your login information.
What are your company’s goals for 2009? Move into a new market? Take a step back and re-assess? Or just survive the economic downturn?
Wherever you want to take your company, NECA can help you get there. We can help you with workforce training, business development resources and smart tools. And it all comes together at NECA 2009 Seattle.
The annual NECA Convention and Trade Show bring together new product solutions, expert education, industry resources and the vital information that electrical contractors need to maintain and secure their businesses.
NECA 2009 Seattle is where you can get education that fits your company’s budget and changing needs, renew old friendships, and make new contacts. Every year, NECA’s convention and trade show get bigger and better. This year, you can find everything your business needs in Seattle, Sept. 12-15 at the NECA Convention and Trade Show.
Thanks for visiting the 2009 NECA Convention website. You’ll find all the details and attractions about this year’s most important event for the electrical construction industry. Feel free to contact us at showinfo@necanet.org if you have any questions about joining us in Seattle!
The just-completed NECA Convention in Chicago was my 31st. That doesn’t even come close to the record set by former NECA President Bob Colgan of Toledo, Ohio. This was his 57th!
Bob was recognized at both the Convention Opening General Session and at a special Academy of Electrical Contracting Reception marking its 40th anniversary. Bob Colgan and Bob Higgins, my predecessor as NECA’s Executive Vice President, are the only founding members of…
NECA 2008 Chicago closed out last night with an awesome performance by Bruce Hornsby, Ricky Skaggs, and Kentucky Thunder at the Arie Crown theater. “Best event so far!” one audience member was heard exclaiming during the multiple standing ovations that the group received.
Thanks so much for joining us in Chicago and on the NECA Convention blog this year. But don’t take us off your RSS or web bookmark just yet! We’ll have more video and photos from Chicago, along with copies of presentations for downloading. Don’t forget to retrieve your CEU certificate either!
If you have any questions about anything we covered in the NECA 2008 Chicago blog, you can always reach me by email.
PS: To answer the question, “what is that tag thing over there in the right column?” That’s called a “tag cloud” and it’s generated by the “tags” or keywords we assign to each post. As more posts with certain tags are written, that tag shows up as bigger within the cloud, so you can tell at a glance what we’ve written about the most. Right now, it looks like “green,” “General Session,” and “Share your thoughts” have the most posts. Clicking on a tag displays all the posts with that tag.
So click on “Share your thoughts” and tell us what you’re thinking right now!
Jennifer Brice, NECA NewsCast host, brings us an exclusive peak into the Labor Relations focused general session. On stage were IBEW International President, Ed Hill and NECA’s VP of Labor Relations, Geary Higgins - together they highlighted the future of the NECA/IBEW working relationship. Also in the spotlight of this broadcast were NECA’s general sessions, green alley and the International Lunch hosted by ELECTRI International.
