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Boone continued from page 1 and other public buildings to regularly upgrade to meet new seismic building stan-dards to withstand earth-quakes has also helped keep the company busy. Boone has been working at New England Sheet Metal since 1976. He came to the company through his wife, Kathy, whose father, Ara Yazijian, was company presi-dent at the time. Boone acknowledged he didn’t know anything about sheet metal contracting or HVAC beyond the ther-mostat on a wall. His col-lege degree was in business administration. But he took a correspondence course in mechanical engineer-ing through the University of California-Berkley and worked his way up. He even-tual ly became president / CEO of New England Sheet Metal after the passing of his father-in-law, growing it from a $10 million company to where it is today. His son, “It would be less difficult for anyone going in as president if everything was booming.” son-in-law and nephew all work there today. In addition to 34 years with New England Sheet Metal, Boone has had a long history with SMACNA at the local, state and national levels. He joined the Cal-SMACNA board in 1986, becoming executive com-mittee secretary a year later. He was elected state associa-tion president in 1991 and stayed on Cal-SMACNA’s board through 2005. Boone has served two terms on the nat iona l SMACNA board and was elected to the executive committee in 2007. He is also a labor panelist, mem-ber of the employees’ pen-sion plan trust, the products and programs coordination committee, the technical resources committee and the national joint adjust-ment board. He served on the search committee that selected new SMACNA Chief Executive Offi cer Vincent R. Sandusky and is a member of the College of Fellows. New-technology sessions slated for convention T his week’s convention features many educa-tional opportunities for attendees. In addition to the business development sessions pro-vided throughout the conven-tion, the new-technology ses-There are eight sessions scheduled for Tuesday sions conducted by product show exhibitors provide first-hand information on state-of-the-art technology and ser-vices available to SMACNA members. There are eight sessions scheduled for Tuesday with two sessions immediately fol-lowing the morning prod-uct show and six more in the afternoon. The sessions already lined up include: “Green Ductwork Done Right” – Trane; “Meet-ing Your Customers’ Needs for High Performance HVAC Systems” – McQuay Interna-tional; “Wireless Individual Airf low Control” – Duro-Dyne; “Computerized Spiral Pipe Cutting” – Plasma Auto-mation Inc.; “Using SQL Tech-nology to Improve Your Ser-vice and Specialty Business” – Sage Software Inc.; “Build-ing Code Effect on Application and Selection of Air Control Devices” – Ruskin Air and Sound Control; “Design/Build Estimating” – FastEst Inc.; and “3-D Laser Scanning and Applications” – Quickpen, a Trimble company. Ultrasonic Rock Orchestra to play classics at convention’s end S MACNA at tendees will have a chance to rock out during Wednesday night’s closing ceremonies. The night’s dinner enter-tainment will feature the 20-member band Ultrasonic Rock Orchestra performing over-the-top renditions of 1970s classic rock. The night of “rock opera” will feature classic rock radio staples such as the Who’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” “Abbey Road” SMACNA attendees will have a chance to rock out. by the Beatles, David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” and many more. In a review of one perfor-mance, the Boston Globe said, “The URO brings off even the most intricate of rock pieces with effortless ease, light-hearted humor, and an auda-cious display of vocal prow-ess.” The Boston-based band has been performing together since 2004. Tag. You’re It! 1 DOWNLOAD Get the free app for your phone at http://gettag.mobi If you have a smart phone with a camera connected to the Internet, you can follow the steps below, and voila! You are linked to websites where you can find more information about the products and advertisers you see featured. The application is free. Snap a picture. 2 Point to the tag with your smart phone camera device. 3 S N A P I T 4 The smart phone will decode the tag. 5 decoding Instant access to advertiser news and product information. www SMACNA 2010 Convention Daily 3

New-Technology Sessions Slated For Convention

THis week’s convention features many educational opportunities for attendees. In addition to the business development sessions provided throughout the convention, the new-technology sessions Conducted by product show exhibitors provide fi rsthand information on state-ofthe- art technology and services available to SMACNA members. There are eight sessions scheduled for Tuesday with two sessions immediately following the morning product show and six more in the afternoon. The sessions already lined up include: “Green Ductwork Done Right” – Trane; “Meeting Your Customers’ Needs for High Performance HVAC Systems” – McQuay International; “Wireless Individual Airf low Control” – Duro- Dyne; “Computerized Spiral Pipe Cutting” – Plasma Automation Inc.; “Using SQL Technology to Improve Your Service and Specialty Business” – Sage Software Inc.; “Building Code Effect on Application and Selection of Air Control Devices” – Ruskin Air and Sound Control; “Design/Build Estimating” – FastEst Inc.; and “3-D Laser Scanning and Applications” – Quickpen, a Trimble company.

Ultrasonic Rock Orchestra To Play Classics At Convention’s End

SMACNA at tendees wil l have a chance to rock out during Wednesday night ’s closing ceremonies. The night’s dinner entertainment will feature the 20-member band Ultrasonic Rock Orchestra performing over-the-top renditions of 1970s classic rock. The night of “rock opera” will feature classic rock radio staples such as the Who’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” “Abbey Road” by the Beatles, David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” and many more. In a review of one performance, the Boston Globe said, “The URO brings off even the most intricate of rock pieces with effortless ease, lighthearted humor, and an audacious display of vocal prowess.” The Boston-based band has been performing together since 2004.

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