2018 SIPA Annual Meeting & Conference
WELCOME!
Thank You
This Year’sAnnual Meeting
Sponsors
Jack ArmstrongSIPA Executive Director, COO
• Cell phone etiquette
• Safety notes
• Housekeeping stuff
• “Dinner on your own” ideas
• WIFI use… Free • User name = SIPA• Password = AM2018
• SIPA 2018 Annual Meeting Survey
• Airport shuttles
General Information
Jack ArmstrongSIPA Executive Director, COOAgenda Overview
Jack ArmstrongSIPA Executive Director, COOAgenda Overview
President’s Address
Agenda
• Board of Directors Introductions
• Your 2018 Director Nominees
• New member recognition
• SIPA Highlights
Ard SmitsSIPA President
SIPA
Board
Lee Bergum Energy Panel Structures Manufacturer
Jeremy Dieken Extreme Panel Technologies Manufacturer
Charlie Ewalt Enercept Manufacturer
Joe Fortier ACME Panel Manufacturer
James Hodgson Premier SIPS Manufacturer
Aaron Hinde Insulspan SIPs by Plasti-Fab Manufacturer
Jamie Jenkins Murus Company Manufacturer
Damian Pataluna FischerSIPS Manufacturer
Ard Smits Porter SIPs Manufacturer
Mike Tobin R-Control SIP/AFM Manufacturer
Nate Deringer Viking Forest Products Supplier
Jonathan Early SIP-SEAL (Sustant) Supplier
Chris Grotterod Tolko Supplier
Dan Knapp Dow Chemical Company Supplier
David Tompos NTA Supplier
Mark Vlaisavich Ashland Supplier
Jim LeRoy Energy Panel Structures Dealer/Distributor
Bill Siemon Panel Pro Associates Dealer/Distributor
Matt Belcher Verdatek/Hibbs Homes Builder
Tom Moore Pinnacle Engineering Design Professional
Board of
Directors
Election
2018
Introduction and comments from candidates for election to SIPA Board of Directors will take place:
Wednesday at 8:15amConference Center A
Voting will take place directly after the introductions.
The following are the candidates, take some time over the next day to get to know the candidates and support your voting decision.
President’s Address2018 BOD Nominees
• Mike Tobin, R-Control SIP/AFM
• Mark Vlaisavich, Ashland
• Curt Stendel, Panelworks Plus
• Michael Morley, Morley Construction
• Tom Moore, Pinnacle Engineering
BOD Candidates Representing:
ManufacturersSuppliersDealer/DistributorsBuildersDesign Professionals
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Extend a warm welcome to SIPA’s newest members for 2017 and 2018
New Members
Manufacturers:
Mark Van Dame – Structall Building SystemsChris Johnston – West Coast SIPs
Suppliers:Chris Wischmann – Norbord, Inc.Jim Sharar-Stoppel, North American MgO, LLC
Builders:Phillip Mark – Abio CorporationPhillip Pannunzio – Builders FirstSourceDavid Butler – Loxley Hawk, Inc.
Design Professionals:Noah Ketler – Eclipse Engineering, Inc.Troy Leistiko – Eclipse Engineering, Inc.Andy Roehl – Moonlight Design Studio, LLC
Associates:Asbel Viciedo – APV TrustAlexander Burkhardt – BKT Holding, LLCMaurice Wheatley – Caribbean Panel Construction SystemsFrank Baker – Riverbend Investments, LLC
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Extend a warm welcome to SIPA’s International attendees
International
David Koolstra – Holz Panel Pty. LTD, Australia
Ray Sun – Quacent, China
George Gong – SIPs Resource Group, China
Haifeng Wang – SIPs Resource Group, China
Peng Wang – SIPs Resource Group, China
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Marketing
Highlights
• Launched SIP industry’s first magazine “SelectSIPs” with twice yearly issues to 4,500 key stakeholders
• SIPA UPDATE newsletter engaging over 17,000 SIPA stakeholders every two weeks
• In 2017, SIPA’s website received 526,222 page views from 160,390 unique visitors
• Unique visitors to SIPA website up 42% from last year and 103% since 2014
• www.sips.org still #1 internet site for “SIPs” and “structural insulated panels” searches
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Networking
Highlights
• SIPA booths at NAHB International Builders’ Show and Timber Framers Guild Annual Meeting in Wisconsin
• Design presentations to annual meetings of Texas and Ohio Structural Engineer Associations
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Education
Highlights
• Two new narrated SIPA Continuing Education courses launched and hosted on both member and 3rd party sites reaching over 1,100 combined online and in person.
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Technical
Highlights
• SIPA Engineering Design Guide with software external reviews and design examples on track for completion and launch Summer 2018
• I-Joist and Roofing Diaphragm testing ongoing/IRC 2018 Code Update Complete/MgO skin committee launched
President’s Address
Thank You
This Year’sAnnual Meeting
Sponsors