News Release

Registration Now Open

48th ASHE Annual Conference & Technical Exhibition Registration Now Available
July 17-20, 2011

WHERE: Washington State Convention Center, Seattle
WHEN: Sunday, July 17 -to Wednesday, July 20, 2011

CONTACT: Susan Rubin at (312) 422-3800 or srubin@aha.org

Prominent speakers include:
George Mills, FASHE, CEM, CHFM, Senior Engineer, Standards Interpretation Group, The Joint Commission, Douglas Erickson, FASHE, CHFM, HFDP, Deputy Executive Director, American Society for Healthcare Engineering, Jack Gosselin, CHFM, FASHE, Principal, Gosselin Associates,  Ed Tinsley PE, LEED AP, HFDP, CHFM, Managing Principal, TME, Inc Clark Reed, Director, Healthcare Facilities Division, ENERGY STAR, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Susan McLaughlin, MBA, FASHE, CHFM, Managing Partner, MSL Healthcare Consulting,  Mark Kenneday, MBA, CHFM, SASHE, Vice Chancellor Campus  Operations, University of Arkansas for Medical Science, and David Stymiest, PE, CHFM, FASHE, Senior Consultant, Smith Seckman Reid, inc.   In addition the 48th ASHE Annual offers educational sessions focusing on:  

• Management Development
• Health Facility Commissioning
• Compliance
• Operations
• Planning, Design, and Construction

This year’s conference will also include such special features as:

• Codes and standards updates on the Joint Commission, NFPA 99, NFPA 101,  and  2014 FGI Guidelines, and the ICC Health Care Code project. 
• Recognition of ASHE members who have made contributions to the health care facility management profession.
• ASHE Boot Camp for the New Health Care Facilities Manager.
• Regional Breakfast and ASHE Annual Business Meeting.
• Exhibition hall with the products and services you need.
• Paper-and-Pencil Certified Healthcare Facility Manager Exam (additional fee)
• Formal and informal networking opportunities.

Please join us this July as health care professionals responsible for the physical environment gather in Seattle  discuss issues important to all hospitals and the patients and communities they serve. Program and registration information is available at www.ashe/org/annual. 
For more information and to register, please visit the ASHE web site, www.ashe.org.

About ASHE
The American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) is a personal membership group of the American Hospital Association (AHA). ASHE represents a diverse network of more the 10,000 members dedicated to optimizing the health care physical environment. For information about ASHE, please visit www.ashe.org or call 312-422.3800. 

****For press credentials, contact Susan Rubin at (312) 422-3810 or via email at srubin@aha.org ****