February 2006 - PUBLIC EDITION
February 2006 - PUBLIC EDITION
| PLEASE NOTE: Some newsletter content is only available to members in good standing of NMSHMM. |
| Our Mission |
| To provide environmental professionals in the Southwest a forum for professional development, education, and networking opportunities; and to offer our community environmental, health, and safety expertise |
NMSHMM's Year Ends with a Bang!
Paul Karas, CPG, CHMM
Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc. (CDM)
Although the NMSHMM new year doesn't begin until April 1, things are already heating up! There's a lot planned for the last two months of the current year. Several of these plans and initiatives are discussed in this month's newsletter.
NMSHMM Elections - By the time you receive this newsletter, the election will have been decided. Thanks again to the enthusiastic candidates who have agreed to run for officer positions! The election results will be published in the March Newsletter, and the new officers will be installed at the:
Annual NMSHMM Dinner - This year's Spring Gala will be held on Friday, March 10 at Garduño's on the Green. Our keynote speaker will be Philip Newman, the new Environment, Safety and Health (ES&H) Director for Sandia National Laboratories. We look forward to hearing his views on Sandia's ES&H priorities and what this means for the community. The dinner is always a good opportunity to meet and socialize with your peers and hear about NMSHMM's accomplishments and plans for the new year. More information on the Annual Dinner will be provided in February via email, including an opportunity to select a dinner entrée and RSVP electronically.
Logo Contest - The contest for a new NMSHMM logo continues. We're hoping to add some more color and splash to the traditional Roadrunner seal. Got an idea? The deadline for submissions has been extended to 3:00 PM, February 13. Get your ideas into .
Science and Engineering Fairs - NMSHMM has been participating in two major fairs for several years; Northwest New Mexico Regional Science and Engineering Fair (March 16-18) and the National American Indian Science and Engineering Fair (March 23-25). Linda McCormick will again be coordinating our involvement to include judges for both events and prizes for noteworthy entries. Please email Linda McCormick through or visit the web sites (http://www.unm.edu/~scifair/ or http://www.aises.org/events/naisef/NAISEF_Newsletter_2006.pdf) for more information.
Carlsbad National Overview Course - NMSHMM is assisting the Center of Excellence for Hazardous Materials Management (CEHMM) with an offering of the Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers (ACHMM) National Overview Course (NOC), March 13-17, 2006, in Carlsbad, New Mexico. For more information, point your browser to www.cehmm.org.
Whew! And this is just a sampling of what's going on in your hazardous material management professional society! I look forward to seeing many of our members, spouses and other colleagues at the Annual Dinner. Please plan to attend; the Board is interested in hearing your ideas!
Committee News:
Membership
Kelly Bowles, CHMM
Committee Chair
It is Membership Renewal Time
As the new calendar year gets underway, several NMSHMM members have sent in membership renewals via the
NMSHMM website. Remember, you can renew your membership any time - you don't have to wait until the start of our fiscal
year (April through March). If you renew now, your membership is good through March of 2007!!! If you are a CHMM, you should have received a combined dues statement from ACHMM
by now. This convenient statement lets you join or renew your National Chapter membership ($85) and also pay
your NMSHMM dues ($30) at one time. At the end of each month ACHMM sends us a list of renewals and a check for
our local dues. You may have to get out your bifocals to find us on the list of chapters on the ACHMM dues statement,
but I've checked and we are there - listed under New Mexico.
If you are confused by the new combined dues statement or want to verify your local chapter membership status, don't hesitate to send me an email (). We look forward to your continued support of our local chapter and hope to see you soon at a board meeting, lunch meeting, and annual dinner.
Local News Stories
Society luncheon meetings are held at Uptown Sports Bar and Grill, 6601 Uptown Blvd. NE, at 11:30 on the third Wednesday of the month (except Mar. and Dec.)
| FEBRUARY 2006 |
February 7, 11:30 am, Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA) New Mexico Chapter meeting, Furr's Cafeteria, 6100 Central SE, Albuquerque. English Bird, Executive Director of the New Mexico Recycling Coalition, will give a presentation on Leading New Mexico to Value Waste as a Resource.
February 13, 5:30 pm, NMSHMM Board Meeting at CDM offices, 6000 Uptown Blvd. NE, Suite 200. All members are welcome. (Note that we are holding the board meeting on Monday this month only.)
February 15, 11:30 am, NMSHMM General Meeting at Uptown Sports Bar and Grill, 6601 Uptown Blvd. NE. George Anastas, Past-President of the Health Physics Society, will give a presentation on The Homeland Defense Equipment Reuse (HDER) Program: a Way for Professional Safety Societies to Volunteer to Assist in Homeland Defense.
February 15, 11:30 am, National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP) meeting, Fiestas 4400 Carlisle NE (at Montgomery). Nancy Riley, of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, with give a presentation on the Fish and Wildlife Service Partners Program (Update).
February 17, 11:30 am, American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) meeting, Furr's Cafeteria, 6100 Central SE, Albuquerque. ASSE normally holds a technical meeting on the 3rd Friday of each month except for April (Annual Professional Development Conference) and June (Installation of Officers).
February 21 and 23, 6:30 pm, Mid Rio Grande Chapter of the American Red Cross Shelter Management Training at the chapter's office, 142 Monroe SE, Albuquerque. For information call Nancy Holley (505) 265-8514 x37.
| MARCH 2006 |
March 7, 11:30 am, Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA) New Mexico Chapter meeting, Furr's Cafeteria, 6100 Central SE, Albuquerque. AWMA meetings are normally held the first Tuesday of each month and include a technical presentation and chapter news update.
March 7, 5:30 pm, NMSHMM Board Meeting at CDM offices, 6000 Uptown Blvd. NE, Suite 200. All members are welcome.
March 10, 6:00 pm, NMSHMM Annual Dinner, at Garduños on the Green (near the Balloon Park). The speaker will be Philip Newman, Environmental, Safety, and Health Director for Sandia National Laboratories. NMSHMM 2006-7 officers will take office. Cost will be $25.00 per person. Please RSVP to . (Note that this meeting will take the place of our regularly scheduled monthly luncheon meeting for March).
March 15, 5:30 pm, National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP) meeting, Fiestas 4400 Carlisle NE (at Montgomery). Cyndie Abeyta, of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, with give a presentation on the Status of the Rio Grande Silvery Minnow Research and Water Quality Monitoring.
March 16-18, Northwest New Mexico Regional Science and Engineering Fair. For more information contact Linda McCormick through or visit the web site at http://www.unm.edu/~scifair/.
March 17, 11:30 am, American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) meeting, Furr's Cafeteria, 6100 Central SE, Albuquerque. ASSE normally holds a technical meeting on the 3rd Friday of each month except for April (Annual Professional Development Conference) and June (Installation of Officers).
March 23-25, National American Indian Science and Engineering Fair. For more information contact Linda McCormick through or visit the web site at http://www.aises.org/events/naisef/NAISEF_Newsletter_2006.pdf.
March 21, 6:30 pm, Mid Rio Grande Chapter of the American Red Cross monthly Disaster Services meeting at the chapter's office, 142 Monroe SE, Albuquerque. For information call Nancy Holley (505) 265-8514 x37.
| APRIL 2006 |
April 21, 8:30 am, CHMM Exam, University of New Mexico Science and Technology Park, Park Center Building, 851 University Boulevard SE, Room 201. For information contact Larry Watson at (505) 277-5488 or .
Did we miss something? To get your event added to the calendar please contact Eric Johnson at .
| Society business meetings are held at CDM's offices, 6000 Uptown NE, Suite 200, at 6:00 on the third Tuesday of the month (except Mar. and Dec.) |
Monthly Meeting Location
Our regular monthly meetings are held at Uptown Sports Bar and Grill (6601 Uptown Boulevard Northeast; click here for a map). Meetings are held the third Wednesday of the month (unless replaced by a special event as announced via this newsletter) from 11:30 am until 1:00 pm. If you have any ideas for speakers or field trips, please contact a NMSHMM board member.
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