9th Annual NCI Summit - The Best Ever!
The NCI 9th Annual Summit was more than a 'normal' annual meeting; it was the stage for unveiling the transformation of a membership and training organization with a level-based membership structure to "MyNCI, A New Way to Have It Your Way."
MyNCI was introduced during the Summit opening general session by NCI CEO Dominick Guarino, President Rob Falke and the NCI staff. According to Dominick Guarino, there was a great need for restructuring the organization,
"MyNCI breaks down the walls between membership levels and incorporates the changes members requested, allowing each member to choose the benefits best suited for his or her company. Plus, NCI has added a number of new member benefits and tools such as 'apps' created and optimized for use on iPads. These 'apps' will improve accuracy, professionalism and productivity for the contractors who use them."
Breakout Sessions
Breakout sessions following the opening general session featured experts sharing their knowledge about a wide range of topics - from technology (Doing Business with an iPad) to technical (Home Performance and HVAC Performance - Point & Counterpoint), making it a difficult choice for knowledge-hungry contractor attendees.
Brand-new Brainstorming Work Group Sessions were an integral part of the Summit curriculum. Attendees had the opportunity to choose two out of four sessions focusing on areas critical to the success of a performance-based organization: Management & Leadership, Sales & Service Management, Marketing a Performance-Based Company and Implementing Performance-Based Technical Processes. In each session, they shared questions and answers about important issues often experienced by fellow contractors.
Awards Banquet
NCI members were honored in the following Contractor of the Year categories for training excellence, outstanding achievement in testing, quality service, implementation of NCI best practices and efficiency standards.
Contractor of the Year (small business category) went to Campbell Comfort Systems of West Deptford, NJ. Accepting the award was Bill Campbell.
Contractor of the Year (medium business category) went to James A. Wheat of Gaithersburg, MD. Accepting the award was Jeff Wheat.
Contractor of the Year (large business category) Link Mechanical Services of New Britain, CT, Chris Link accepted the award.
A highlight of the awards banquet was the presentation of the award named in honor of the late David Debien for his pioneering work in HVAC system design and installation. This year's David Debien Technical Excellence Award was presented to Bobbie Bevill of Davis Services, Spartanburg, SC.
The NCI National Training Excellence Award went to Davis Services, Spartanburg, SC, for their dedication to Performance-Based Contracting.
The Vendor Partner of the Year went to Goodman Manufacturing for their contributions and ongoing efforts in training and education for our members and contractors.
CEO Dominick Guarino presented Vince DiFilippo of DiFilippo Services, Paoli, PA, with the 2012 NCI Chairman's Award. Vince DiFilippo was honored with this award due to his staunch support of NCI's mission, company wide implementation of Performance-Based Contracting, and a contributor of industry knowledge.
National Comfort Institute thanks its members, guest speakers, vendors and faculty for making the Summit such a success. At NCI, our mission is to help contractors grow and succeed in their marketplace by offering them every opportunity for success through performance-based training, resources and business services. We look forward to the year ahead and helping our members continually thrive and excel in this competitive industry.
See you at HVAC Comfortech in September 2012 for NCI Meets!
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