Next Chapter Meeting

May 13, 2008 - 12:00pm

Guest Speaker:
Captain Bill Powers, Director of Security & Safety at Miami International Airport

Grand Palms Hotel
110 Grand Palms Dr.
Pembroke Pines, FL 33027
(Google Maps)

See invitation for meeting times and RSVP information.

Letter from the President - May 2008

Wow, it's getting hot isn't it? I can't believe May is already here.. We have a great speaker this month. Captain Bill Powers, Director of Security and Safety with the Miami International Airport is going to speak to us about safety and all his experiences in the Aviation business. He has been active in the field of aviation for the past 50 years (since 1957). Bill spent four years in the U.S. Air Force. He has been involved in aviation maintenance as a flight mechanic. He spent 10 years as a corporate pilot with turboprop and jet aircraft. He graduated from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University at Daytona Beach. Bill's work experience includes: movie production, commercials, and FAA Training Videos. With his long list of experiences, he will definitely be an interesting guest speaker.

During this meeting, we will also announce officer elections and vote on the updated Chapter By-Laws. Members are encouraged to participate in these important activities.

Current Nominees:

June's meeting will be held on the June 17th which is the third Tuesday of the month. We are doing this so that we don't interfere with Safety 2008 in Las Vegas. In June we will be doing 2008-2009 Officer Inductions and it will be Vendor Day. We will post the participants in upcoming meeting announcements and on this website as they sign up.

We hope to see everyone at the meeting this Tuesday. Be safe and don't let the heat get you!

Lea Ann Whitney
President

RIMS Broward Country Annual Joint Meeting

Now's the time to RSVP for one of our best networking and educational events of the year. Here's your opportunity to brush elbows with folks from the other professional organizations in our area, enjoy a complimentary cocktail party, and have dinner during a great presentation! If you're a member of one of the other groups in our area, please pass this email along and plan to join us. There's a lot of information below, so read on...

An Evening with OSHA: A Look Toward the Future
Speaker: Darlene Fossum - Area Director, OSHA

We invite each of you to join us for our annual Joint Meeting. It's our pleasure to invite the other professional organizations in our area to join us for a phenomenal presentation and networking opportunity. As usual, our evening will begin at 6 PM with a sponsored cocktail party thanks to the generosity of "Premier Sponsor" Thornton Tomasetti; Walton Lantaff; Tri-County Medical Transportation; National Safety Council-The Safety Center; Neurological Rehabilitation Center; and Resolutions International, PA. (please visit our website and click the logos to visit our great sponsors).

The speaker for our upcoming evening Joint Meeting will be Darlene Fossum, Area Director for OSHA, and the topic is "OSHA, A look Toward the Future.” In this presentation, Darlene is going to provide her insight and direction from the higher levels of OSHA.

Some of the topics to be discussed will be:

This won’t be your typical OSHA presentation! Please join us as we discover the important information that employers need to know as we move forward with OSHA into the future.

Information regarding upcoming meetings and other chapter affairs may be found on our meeting flyer. Click here to download the meeting flyer.

Date: Thursday, April 17th
Time: Sponsored Cocktail Party - 6pm, Dinner and Presentation - 7pm
Place: Westin Hotel, Cypress Creek Rd east of I-95, Ft. Lauderdale
Cost: All attendees: $35.00 We're charged for each RSVP, so no-shows must be billed.
Deadline to RSVP (see flyer for instructions): Tuesday, April 15th

We are pleased to provide the following for your dining enjoyment: Warm spinach salad, roast loin of pork with mango peppercorn glaze, and we will finish with a black forest chocolate cherry torte
(please advise if you have special dietary requirements)

More information can be found on our website:

You won't want to miss this event! Reserve early, as seats are limited.