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Attend the Section business meeting held during the NFPA Conference & Expo each year to get to know the issues that are facing our membership and network with the Board and other members

Submit session proposals during the “call for presentations” issued each summer to build the content for NFPA’s annual Conference and Expo

Send your resume in to the Section Nominating Committee Chair or Executive Board Chair for consideration for any upcoming open Board positions or special task force/section committee assignments

Write a Section Spotlight article for the NFPA Journal and submit your article or interest to Courtney O’Neill, Program Coordinator of Sections

Please include your name, Section affiliation, and NFPA Member number. You must be a Member of an NFPA Section to participate. Have not yet enrolled in an NFPA Section? You can sign up online. Section Membership is free and included in your NFPA membership.

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Architects, Engineers, and Building Officials (AEBO)

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The results are in!
Thank you to those who took a moment to vote on the AEBO Section Bylaw changes and Board Member Election.

Board Member Elections: Richard Nardini has been reelected to the Executive Board
Bylaw Voting Changes: Approved

Committee volunteers needed
The AEBO Executive Board will be establishing four Section Committees: Education, Membership, By-laws, and Nominating. If you are interested in volunteering for a particular committee please contact Courtney O'Neill.

Education: A committee responsible for developing Education Session submissions for the NFPA® Conference & Expo. The committee would meet during the NFPA Conference & Expo and participate on conference calls throughout the year as necessary to come up with ideas for the educational material for the following year.

Membership: A committee responsible for promoting the Section Membership. The committee will develop policies, and strategies for enhancing the membership.

By-laws: A committee responsible for reviewing the by-laws, keeping them current and recommending changes as required.

Nominating: A committee responsible for receiving nominations from the general body and recommending a slate of candidates to run for election to the AEBO Executive Board.

Free standards seminars
The AEBO Standards Seminar is intended for architects, engineers, and building officials who have not participated in NFPA meetings or on technical committees or for those who just want to brush up on the code- and standard-develoment process. The seminar reviews NFPA's and AEBO's organization and structure and introduces a number of NFPA documents commonly used with the model building codes in building construction. It also covers procedures used to develop NFPA codes and standards, walks through the 113-week development schedule, and illustrates how to submit code change proposals and comment on proposed changes at committee meetings. The seminar wraps up with a question-and-answer session.

Any interested group can request the seminar, and organizations such as the American Institute of Architects, local building officials' organizations, and engineering societies will find it invaluable. All you have to do is provide the location and the attendees, and NFPA will provide the materials and a presenter to run the program. If you are interested in hosting a Standards Seminar, please contact Section Executive Secretary Courtney O'Neill for details.

Section objectives

The Architects, Engineers, and Building Officials Section was organized at the 1979 NFPA Annual Meeting.

Section membership is open to all NFPA members who are registered architects and registered professional engineers principally engaged in building design, their designated employees, and building officials engaged in the administration of building codes and regulations. Affiliate membership is open to all NFPA members who have interest in the building design and construction code regulation process.The objectives of the NFPA Architects, Engineers, and Building Officials Section are to:

Encourage a greater understanding of the many aspects of safety to life and property from fire, structural collapse, and natural perils, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, and floods, among architects and engineers responsible for designing buildings and building officials who administer and enforce legal regulations applying thereto.
Create opportunities in an environment where mutual understanding and cooperation among architects, engineers, and building officials may be developed and enhanced.
Create opportunities for leaders to emerge and attain recognition from their peers through elective office and to provide direction and vision for this section.

This section is active and sees an important role for itself in the ongoing development of NFPA 5000, Building Construction and Safety Code®, as the members constitute major stakeholders in the design, permitting, and construction inspection and control process.

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