First I would like to thank each and every one of you for your participation in meetings. This is your Chapter and we are here to serve you.

I have exciting news about our Chapter that I would like to share with you. We are currently in process of several exciting changes. We are revitalizing Chapter 1 and we need your input.

This week I signed a contract to reestablish our afechicago.org website. This is imperative for us to move forward. This will not only allow you to access all current information, but it will also allow for automatic electronic messaging to our members and for payment of meetings to be handled through the website.

Another exciting development in the Chapter is an advisory board. We are in process of recruiting a combination of past AFE board members and Facilities professionals to help guide us. We are excited about our changes and we want to reach out to everyone to help move us in the best possible direction.

We are also evaluating the education piece to our meetings. We understand that’s an area we are lacking in and we are addressing this. Our goal will be to bring a training piece to our tours. We are also now able to provide you with CEU’s for training that meets the qualifications. We want our monthly meetings to be more valuable to you.

Which leads me to the most important question; what can we do to serve you? We want to give you the information that you need to help run your facility as efficiently as possible. If there is an education piece that you need, or a tour of a particular facility type or maybe you would like to share your facility with us then please let me know. We will do our best to accommodate you.

If you haven’t been to a meeting lately then please try to attend one soon. Be a part of these exciting changes that are starting to take place. Get involved. Give us your input. There are several sub committees currently being formed for particular events. Some of them will only meet once or twice prior to the event. It’s a great way to get to know other members. Send me an email or give me a call and I can find something that fits your schedule.

I see exciting changes in our near future and with your help and ideas we can make Chapter 1 the first place everyone in our community will look for their facilities needs.

Thank you,