PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVEknowledge and leadership far exceeds whatthey paid in dues and expenses. <strong>The</strong> deadlinefor nominations for Board <strong>of</strong> Director positionsis September 1. If this is an area that youfeel ready to pursue, the time to step in is now.Over the next year my goal is to use the“President’s Perspective” to point out some <strong>of</strong>the great opportunities within the IES, and thismonth I present to you the IES Committees.Five years ago the IES Knowledge Committee(a subcommittee within the Board <strong>of</strong> Directorsupdate and review <strong>of</strong> existing documents,to technical review and final review by theBoard <strong>of</strong> Directors. Some <strong>of</strong> these documentsare part <strong>of</strong> joint work with organizationssuch as USGBC, ASHRAE, ANSI, IALD,AIA, IDA, NEMA and numerous others whojoin with us for a specific purpose. If you goto the IES website’s members section andscan the list <strong>of</strong> committees and subcommittees,you will see a varied list <strong>of</strong> subjectsthat we as a body are dealing with. <strong>The</strong> listwell as work that is part <strong>of</strong> the Strategic Plan<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Society</strong>. <strong>The</strong> committees are a majorpart <strong>of</strong> this work. When we get to the AnnualConference, October 27-29 in HuntingtonBeach, CA, take time to sit in on a committeemeeting or two; it will open your eyes.If you are an Emerging Pr<strong>of</strong>essionalattending the conference, I invite you to theStudent and Emerging Pr<strong>of</strong>essionals Day onSaturday, October 26. Our theme this year isbased on the circular aspect <strong>of</strong> education in<strong>The</strong> deadline for nominations for Board <strong>of</strong> Director positions isSeptember 1. If this is an area that you feel ready to pursue,the time to step in is nowWhat do photography and membership in apr<strong>of</strong>essional society have in common? Read on.at the time) created a matrix <strong>of</strong> all the documentsthe IES has in its charge, whether asstandalone endeavors or a joint work withallied organizations. <strong>The</strong> result was greaterthan we realized, especially when we added allthe committees charged with the work, theirdeadlines, especially those with ANSI accreditationand their needs. This gave us a tool tohelp monitor the health <strong>of</strong> the committees andprioritize documents <strong>of</strong> concern. Needless tosay the list has grown—currently this documentis 29 pages long—and will continue togrow as we move forward.At this point, we have well over 175 documents<strong>of</strong> multiple types that are in variousstages <strong>of</strong> development, from project initiationto draft versions <strong>of</strong> new documents, todoesn’t include specific task groups withinthose committees that research informationto bring back to the committee for review.KEEP YOUR EAR TO THE GROUNDBesides being on committees, I have theopportunity from time to time to sit in on othercommittee meetings and take notes on whatthey do. A few months ago it was a short segment<strong>of</strong> a Technical Procedures Committeemeeting; now I truly understand the difficultyand importance <strong>of</strong> their work. Each phasewithin certain sections <strong>of</strong> a document canbe interpreted incorrectly unless it is statedas succinctly and concisely as possible. <strong>The</strong>individuals working on it debated long onsome issues, and I tip my baseball cap tothem and the work they do. As we look to theyear ahead, there are many new initiatives, aswhat we do as a <strong>Society</strong> and an industry—from education to implementation and evaluation<strong>of</strong> those decisions so we can continueto improve and innovate. <strong>The</strong> ConferenceCommittee has been working hard to takethis event to the next level and it is lookinggreat. I look forward to seeing you there andremember to bring your board shorts!Oh, and about that photo, I took it at F5.6,shutter speed 1/1000, ISO 125, 200mm focallength; but if you want someone who knowswhat that means better than I, talk to BobHorner or Jim Benya, they like the techiestuff. Cheers.DANIEL G. SALINAS, LC,IES PRESIDENT8 July 2013 | LD+A www.ies.org
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