Re: (Fwd) IAQA, AmIAQ, IESO Unification & Consolidation

[Guest guest]

Good news and Congratulations Carl!

--- In , " Carl E. Grimes " <grimes@h...>

wrote:

> Group,

>

> Please read the copy of the press release immediately below. The

> three organizations are the major ones in the industry. Together

they

> have the potential to become a powerhouse of leadership.

>

[Guest guest]

Carl,

This is great news Carl and congradulations to all that were

involved in pulling this together. Hopefully now with the amount of

members of professionals and experts now working as one, that in the

near future you will be able to establish guidelines concerning our

indoor environment. With the magnitude of professionals that are in

this industry should now have enough weight to accomplish this

without any type of political interference from those whose

expertise DO NOT lie in this field.

The more I hear, the more I like, it is all finally coming together.

I am really looking forward to the day we can all rejoice.

KC

--- In , " Carl E. Grimes " <grimes@h...>

wrote:

> Group,

>

> Please read the copy of the press release immediately below. The

> three organizations are the major ones in the industry. Together

they

> have the potential to become a powerhouse of leadership.

>

> FYI, I am Vice-President of IAQA. Also, as an active member of

this

> group and others I will be requesting your input and opinions as

the

> AmIAQ arm begins updating the training and certifiations for

> inspectors, consultants, water damage restorers and mold

remediators.

> The IESO arm will be charged with writing standards, which I will

be

> pushing to specifically acknowledge the hyper-sensitive among us.

To

> see how serious I am and the intent of the IAQA, go to

www.iaqa.org

> and read the mission statement. Then read my web site (primitive

to

> say the least!) at www.habitats.com.

>

> We aren't perfect, we have a long way to go and I'm not in

control.

> But I am dedicated to a leadership structure that I have and will

> continue to challange to benefit all of us. " All " includes not

just

> the professionals, the industry, the manufacturers and the

> researchers, but those of us that have been victimized by

exposures

> and preyed upon by " The Pretenders. "

>

> Carl Grimes

> Healthfy Habitats LLC

> Vice-President of IAQA

>

> ------- Forwarded message follows -------

>

> AmIAQ, IAQA and IESO Announce Unification and Consolidation Plan

>  

> Contacts:

> AmIAQ, Charlie Wiles, charlie@i..., 1-800-942-0832

> IAQA, Glenn Fellman, iaqglenn@a..., 1-301-231-8388, ext 11

> IESO, Fetveit, info@i..., (800) 406-0256

>  

> The three leading trade organizations serving professionals in the

> indoor environmental quality industry have announced plans for the

> consolidation and unification of their programs and activities. 

The

> move is a milestone for the industry because it will result in the

> creation of a powerful, membership organization with more than

5,500

> constituents, an independent certification board for IAQ

> professionals and tradespersons, and a separate standard-setting

> organization to create long-needed standards for indoor

environments.

>  

> A proposal jointly written by the presidents and executive

directors

> of AmIAQ, IAQA and IESO to realign the specialized programs and

> activities of the three organizations received unanimous approval

by

> their respective boards of directors.   The American Indoor Air

> Quality Council (AmIAQ), Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA),

and

> Indoor Environmental Standards Organization (IESO) are non-profit,

> 501©(6) corporations offering membership, certification and a

> variety of related benefits to people working in the IAQ market. 

>  

> AmIAQ, IAQA, and IESO have approximately 2,800, 2,400 and 1,000

> members respectively.  Recognizing that significant duplication in

> programs and activities existed, the leaders of the three

> organizations began meeting late last year to discuss cooperative

> ventures.  " Those meetings led us quickly to the conclusion that

we

> needed to do more than just cooperate, we need to consolidate

> programs to more effectively serve our industry, " said IAQA's

> president, Baker.

>  

> It has been agreed that the three organizations will retain their

> unique identities but redefine and specialize their scope of

> activities.  AmIAQ will serve as the industry's certification

body;

> IAQA will be a membership association; and, IESO will be a

standard-

> setting body.

>  

> AmIAQ - the Certification Board for the Industry

>  

> AmIAQ will continue to award IAQ-related certification

designations

> and to coordinate associated training programs.  " The industry

needs

> an independent certifying body with board-awarded credentials

based

> on experience, education and testing.  AmIAQ has the knowledge and

> expertise in place to continue that role, and we will now revise

our

> goals, mission and bylaws to reflect our new duties in serving as

the

> industry's premier certification body, " said Charlie Wiles, AmIAQ

> Executive Director.

>  

> AmIAQ will no longer offer a membership or provide member

benefits. 

> Current members of AmIAQ will become members of IAQA.  IAQA's and

> IESO's certification programs will be transferred to AmIAQ, and

those

> certified by IAQA or IESO will either retain their existing

> designations or be awarded the corresponding AmIAQ designation.

>  

> After the unification and consolidation plan is implemented,

> additional representatives in AmIAQ's leadership will be elected

by

> their certified peers. In the interim, members of the

certification

> committees of IAQA and IESO will be appointed to key positions

within

> AmIAQ and assist in the transition.

>  

> IAQA - An Industry Association 5,500+ Members Strong

>  

> IAQA will serve as a membership association and will continue to

> provide all of the member benefits it currently offers, as well as

> benefits offered by AmIAQ and IESO it does not currently offer. 

IAQA

> will administer AmIAQ's chapter program and foster growth in the

> chapter network.  IAQA will no longer function as a certifying

body.

>  

> After the consolidation of AmIAQ, IAQA and IESO memberships under

one

> organization, IAQA will emerge 5,500+ members strong.  " Those are

the

> kinds of numbers an industry association needs to gain credibility

in

> the marketplace, with legislators, and with consumers, " remarked

> Glenn Fellman, IAQA Executive Director.

>  

> IAQA will retain its same leadership structure and democratic

> election procedures.  IAQA will expand its Board of Directors and

> appoint AmIAQ and IESO leaders to serve on its Board.

>  

> IESO -- Setting Standards for the Industry

>  

> IESO will serve as an industry standard-setting body, with the

sole

> purpose of promulgating industry standards and working with other

> standard-setting organizations.  IESO will no longer offer

> membership, training or certification.  IESO members will become

IAQA

> members, and IESO certifications will be transferred to AmIAQ.

>  

> IESO will be governed by a Board of Directors consisting of a pre-

> determined number of AmIAQ representatives, IAQA representatives,

and

> additional representatives from government or academia as may be

> selected by the IESO leadership.  Procedures for a democratic

> succession of new Board members, as well as standards committee

> members, will be created.

>  

> IESO will be funded by contributions made by IAQA, AmIAQ and other

> organizations that may be invited to participate in its standard-

> setting programs.  " We view the evolution of IESO into a purely

> standards-setting body as a natural progression for the

association. 

> IESO was created to write standards and we have already shown

success

> in this area.  By transferring our membership and certification

> programs to IAQA and AmIAQ, IESO will free up tremendous resources

> and have access to a broader base of expertise and talent needed

for

> standards-setting  work, " said Fetveit, IESO President.

>  

> Next Steps

>  

> Now that the Boards of Directors of AmIAQ, IAQA and IESO have

> approved the proposal, the next step is to gain membership

approval. 

> IAQA and IESO have bylaws that will require their members'

approval

> of the proposed unification and consolidation plan.  Their members

> will be asked to vote on the matter at the combined AmIAQ-IAQA-

IESO

> national convention scheduled for October 6-9, 2005 in Orlando. 

If

> approved, the associations will assume their redefined roles and

> responsibilities on January 1, 2006. 

>  

> IAQA will retain its Rockville, land headquarters office and

> staff, and AmIAQ will likewise continue to operate from its

Phoenix,

> Arizona office with the same personnel.  IESO, which is also

> currently based in Rockville, land, will retain its location

and

> key staff members as well.

>  

> For more information about AmIAQ, IAQA and IESO, visit

> www.iaqcouncil.org, www.iaqa.org, and www.iestandards.org.

>  

> # # #

>  

> Contacts:          AmIAQ, Charlie Wiles, charlie@i..., 1-

> 800-942-0832

>                         IAQA, Glenn Fellman, iaqglenn@a..., 1-301-

> 231-8388, ext 11

>                         IESO, Fetveit, info@i...,

> (800) 406-0256

>  

>

>

> IAQA Headquarters

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