All MEMBERS are invited to attend our February monthly meeting.  Lunch will be provided for those who attend in-person.  Don't have your membership for 2023 yet?  Sign Up NOW, especially if you plan to attend this meeting in-person (we need to order food in advance). 

Once you sign up for your 2023 membership, you will receive a calendar invite with meeting details and an RSVP link.  All 2023 members should have received a calendar invite to the meeting from Chris Arpin this afternoon (1/24/23).  If you did not receive an invite and believe you have signed up for your 2023 membership, please email info@mokansfpe.org .  ​

​Meeting Info
When:  Thursday 2/2/2023,  11:45am - 1pm
Where:  In-Person @ Burns & McDonnell in Kansas City, MO or Online via a Teams Link
Presenter:  Ms. Jean Berthold
     Staff Applications Engineer, Business Development FGDS Special Projects North America, Draeger, Inc.
Presentation:  Design Considerations for Battery Applications in Fire & Gas and Process Safety Systems:  A summary of           Fire and Gas Hazards and detection technologies relevant to EV, Solar and Fuel Cell Li-Ion facilities. 
PDH Credit:  1 hour for members

​Make plans to join us for our January meeting and presentation by Mark Fessenden, Director of Industry Relations with JCI. Mark is a terrific presenter, and was instrumental in the re-write of NFPA 11 & 16, as well as the comprehensive update to the NFPA 25 requirements for foam systems. You won’t want to miss this one!
 
This months topic: Inspection, Testing & Maintenance for Foam Systems
 
Description: NFPA 11 and 16 have been combined as one comprehensive standards on Foam Systems.  The Inspection, Testing & Maintenance requirements have been combined and have been added to the 2023 edition of NFPA 25.  This presentation will discuss the reorganization, the new frequency for the various activities surrounding Foam System ITM and when those frequencies and activities differ for specific use systems like those designed to NFPA 409.

Hello fellow MOKAN members!  The W/GMiSFPE group will be presenting a virtual Ted Talk coffee round this Friday morning December 15th at 8:30 am.

Please remember everyone is welcome!   

For the upcoming holidays our theme will be Happiness & Gratitude and feature the following Ted Talks:

The Habits of Happiness by Matthieu Richard
https://www.ted.com/talks/matthieu_ricard_the_habits_of_happiness?language=en

​Want to be Happy? Be Grateful by David Stenil-Rast
https://www.ted.com/talks/david_steindl_rast_want_to_be_happy_be_grateful?language=en
 
​See you there!

Please make plans to join us tomorrow for our December virtual meeting and presentation. Following a brief business meeting and election of the 2023 slate of officers, we are excited to have John Pritchard with Lubrizol present on the new requirements of the UL 2901 standard for listed antifreeze.
 
John is the National Technical Manager for Lubrizol’s CPVC products and antifreeze with 35 years’ experience in the piping industry. Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management from Western Illinois University (1983). Past member of the Western Illinois University Engineering Technology Advisory Council. Has worked as an instructor for the Residential Construction Employers Council (RCEC) Construction Management Certification Program (CMCP). Member of Local 130 and a Chicago licensed Plumber.
 
We hope to see you all then!
 

Hello fellow MOKAN members!  The W/GMiSFPE group will be presenting a virtual Ted Talk coffee round this Friday morning November 18th at 8:30 am.

Please remember everyone is welcome!   

Next Friday's meetings videos will focus on
Teach Girls Bravery Not Perfection - Playlist On How To Nurture Brilliant Women in STEM - by Reshma Saujani
Young Women in STEM - by Linnea Hummer

If you missed last month's videos they are linked below for your use:
How Long It Takes to Change Your Life? By Nwal Hadaki
Why do ambitious women have flat heads? By Dame Stephanie Shirley