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2021 OBOA ABM & Conference: July 21-23
Wednesday, July 21, 2021, 8:30 AM to Friday, July 23, 2021, 1:30 PM PDT
Category: Events
Registration has closed. Wednesday, July 21 – Friday, July 23 | All sessions held virtuallyLeadership Keynote | Presentation of 2021 OBOA Awards | State of Oregon BCD Update
Wednesday, July 21 Pre-ABM Professional Development Workshop: "Mass Timber and the IBC (International Building Code)"
Workshop Sponsored by the Chemeketa Chapter of the ICC (CCICC) Thursday, July 22 and Friday, July 23Annual Business Meeting & Conference: SPONSOR the 2021 OBOA ABM! Opportunities Available (see below) DOWNLOAD PRINTABLE ABM AGENDA / BROCHURE— SCHEDULE OF EVENTS —All sessions will be held virtually via Zoom. Wednesday, July 21 | 9 am – 4 pm | Pre-ABM WorkshopWorkshop Sponsored by the Chemeketa Chapter of the ICC (CCICC) — Your Student Chapter! This is a six-hour class (0.6 ICC CEUs) with a 30-minute lunch break. We will also take multiple brief breaks throughout the day. Register for the WorkshopWednesday Pre-ABM Workshop: "Mass Timber and the IBC (International Building Code)"Presented by ICC Instructors: John "Buddy" Showalter, PE and Ray O’Brocki, Fire Service Manager, American Wood Council (AWC) This course will provide an overview of mass timber which includes any product currently permitted for use in Type IV (heavy timber) construction such as cross-laminated timber (CLT), structural composite lumber (SCL), glue laminated timber (glulam), mechanically laminated decking (aka nail-laminated timber, NLT), and large section sawn timbers. NLT, glulam, SCL, and solid-sawn timbers have been adopted in the International Building Code (IBC) and utilized throughout the world for several decades on a wide variety of buildings. Learn what`s new in 2015/2018 IBC for Mass Timber Construction as well as an overview of Tall Mass Timber Construction per the 2021 IBC. Topics include heights and areas, construction fire safety, fire and connection design and special inspection, with Tall Mass Timber Construction in accordance with the 2021 IBC will be discussed. There is an ICC-required workbook for this course ($25) which will be distributed by a code for individual download. Attendees will also receive a PowerPoint handout with class slides. ICC Preferred Provider Program Course #: 1010-21618 | 6 hours | Online | 0.6 CEUs About our Workshop Presenters: Raymond O’Brocki, CBO, is the Manager of Fire Service Relations for the American Wood Council. Before that he was the Chief Building Official for the City of Rockville, MD. He retired as the Assistant Fire Chief the Baltimore City Fire Department in 2013. He was appointed fire marshal for Baltimore City in 2008. During his tenure as fire marshal, Baltimore City recorded the three lowest annual fire fatality totals in its history. O’Brocki has served on the Maryland State Child Care Advisory Council, Maryland State Fire Code Update Committee, State Fire Marshals Legislative Working Group in Annapolis and the steering committee for the Mid-Atlantic Life Safety Conference. He has served on the NFPA Urban Fire Safety Task Force and has presented at the National Fire Academy. He is a graduate of the University of Baltimore School of law and a licensed attorney. Buddy Showalter is a senior staff engineer with the International Code Council's (ICC) product development group. He develops technical resources in support of the structural provisions of the International Building Code and International Residential Code. Showalter reviews publications authored by the Code Council and engineering groups, while also developing publications and technical seminars on the structural provisions of the International Codes for building departments, designers and special inspectors. He is the project lead in the development of Mass Timber Buildings and the IBC and associated education programs, jointly developed by ICC and the American Wood Council (AWC). A graduate of Virginia Tech, Showalter has also been a member of the editorial board for STRUCTURE magazine for more than 15 years. Before joining ICC, Showalter spent 26 years with AWC where he led its technology transfer program with oversight responsibility for publications, website, helpdesk, education and other technical media. He has more than 34 years of experience in the development and support of building codes and standards, publishing more than 60 technical articles for industry-related trade journals. Thursday, July 22 | ABM Day 18:30 – 9:00 am 9:00 – 9:30 am
9:15 – 9:30 am 9:30 – 10:30 am Whiners and Snipers and Tanks, oh my! Everyone has experienced people acting in ways they can't stand. Dr. Rick Brinkman literally co-wrote the book on it: "Dealing with People You Can't Stand, How to Bring Out the Best in People at Their Worst." In his trademark entertaining, humorous style, he will show us how to use Conscious Communication® to successfully transform behaviors like: Whining, Negativity, Attacks, Tantrums, Know-it-alls, Think-they-know-it-alls, Sniping, and more. Dr. Brinkman says, "Communication is like a phone number, you need all the digits to get through and you need them in the right order. There is a strategy for each of the difficult behaviors that can transform them. It is just a matter of being a Conscious Communicator® and taking responsibility for the power you have to influence others." Dr. Rick has performed over 4000 programs in 18 countries. He is the coauthor of six McGraw-Hill books, including his latest, “Dealing with Meetings You Can’t Stand, Meet Less and Do More.” He is frequently used by media as a communication expert and has been featured on CNN, the NY Times, O (Oprah Magazine) and the Wall St. Journal. His clients have included: The NASA Astronauts Corps, LucasFilm, The Dept. of Defense, Sony Pictures, The Federal Reserve, Adobe, Wells Fargo, Lockheed Martin, Boeing and many others. 10:30 – 10:45 am 10:45 – 11:15 am This annual highly-regarded awards program recognizes our OBOA building safety colleagues, the best of the best! We will present the winners of the 2021 OBOA Awards during this time. 11:15 am – 12:15 pm Updates from Additional BCD Panelists:
12:15 pm Friday, July 23 | ABM Day 29:00 – 10:00 am 10:00 – 10:15 am 10:15 – 10:30 am 10:30 – 11:30 am 11:30 – 11:45 am 11:45 am – 12:00 pm 12:00 – 1:30 pm Breakout Room Topics and Moderators:
1:30 pm DOWNLOAD PRINTABLE ABM AGENDA / BROCHURERegistration Fees (per person): Registration has closed. If you're interested in attending, please email Taylor Scott at [email protected] or call 503.691.6262. Members and non-members are encouraged to attend. We are proud to offer Oregon Fire Marshals Association (OFMA) members discounted member pricing, as part of our organizational partnership. Registration for the Workshop is separate from the ABM. You can register for one or both events on the registration form (please be sure to register for both at the same time). REGISTER TO ATTENDPre-ABM Workshop*:
*Workshop ICC Required Workbook: There is a required $25 workbook; attendees will receive a code and instructions to download prior to the class. Registration for the Workshop includes virtual attendance at the six-hour program with live presenters and opportunities to engage, ICC Preferred Provider Program Continuing Education Units (ICC PPP CEUs), an ICC class workbook, and an additional PowerPoint presentation with slides from the class. Annual Business Meeting (ABM):
ABM registration fees include virtual attendance at all Thursday and Friday sessions and presentations: Opening Leadership Keynote, 2021 Awards Program & Presentation, State of Oregon BCD Update, Industry and Association Updates, State and Committee Board Reports, 2021/2022 OBOA Officers and Board Installation. ICC Report, and Breakout Roundtable Rooms, ICC Preferred Provider Program Continuing Education Units (ICC PPP CEUs), and all session materials (as provided by the speakers). Upon registration on the OBOA website, attendees will receive a confirmation email. Zoom and other day-of access details will be emailed to registered attendees 24-48 hours prior to the events (separate emails for each). ICC Preferred Provider Program | Continuing Education Credit (CEUs)This course has been approved through the International Code Council Preferred Provider Program (ICC PPP) for Continuing Education Units / credit hours. Approved Course # 28770 | Hours: 7.25 (seven and a quarter) | 0.725 CEUs | Type: Online OBOA maintains record of all meeting participants in each of our programs. It is the responsibility of each individual to submit for credit with ICC directly. Certificates of Participation for individual record keeping will be provided on a request basis. Thank you to our 2021 OBOA ABM Sponsors!Sponsorship Opportunities | Support OBOA's 2021 ABM!There are numerous sponsorship opportunities available for this year's virtual meeting. Please consider sponsoring one of the options below -- it's a great way of supporting the Oregon Building Officials Association while getting great exposure to your company. Marketing your company's products and services is a fantastic way of showing your dedication to the building safety profession and the association. Below are just a few possible sponsorships -- but we are happy to customize or discuss other ideas that may be of particular benefit to your organization. Please email OBOA Association Manager, Vicky Danielson at vdanielson@oregonbuildingofficials.com to explore ideas and lock in your sponsorship. Find a perfect partnership with OBOA! Available Sponsorships:
Have some SWAG to share with attendees? Let us help you get it to them! Event bags with fun giveaway items may be mailed to attendees pre or post event if we have enough interest. Only sponsors will be allowed to send items. OBOA will take care of the mailings, you provide the goods! Examples of some items we'd like to see donated (generally smaller items, no liquids -- things appropriate to ship): actual event bags, pens/pads, coozie cup holders, calendars, etc. If you'd like to see what else might be a good idea for this, please email Vicky Danielson with OBOA to discuss. Contact: Vicky Danielson or Amoreena Burke at the OBOA Office - [email protected] |