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Hope you can swing by the AFE booth at NFMT this year as we will be celebrating 10 years of support by the best trade show for our industry. Just think about all that has happened to the facilities management industry in the last ten years. 911, increased security needs, transition of workforce, hurricanes...

Good question- Bet there are some AFE New England Members who can share their reasons why they joined AFE.

www.afe8.org receives a face-lift. The Association for Facilities Engineering, AFE, is the largest, dedicated network in the facility, maintenance, and plant operations professions. Our members advance the field and their careers using the most complete range of technical information, education, best...

Weekend Virginia June 06, 2009 Welders - 6.8.09 Tamar Hallerman reports on welders-in-training and maintenance evangelist Joel Leonard says the shortage of skilled workers - like welders - has spread to Australia. Listen http://www.wvtf.org/news_and_notes/audio/200906081349430.WVA6607.mp3

http://vidego.multicastmedia.com/player.php?v=kr5fd12j Check out this video to Suzanne Peters of Mainnovation in the Netherlands perspective. Very interesting.

In the economic downturn we must work very hard to make sure the cross hairs of cost cutting decisions are on waste and inefficiencies and not on the backs of the difficult to find, develop and retain maintenance and engineering staff. This video is a great tool to get ideas and perhaps share with execs...

Engineering and Maintenance Professionals: Engineers week is coming up and most of us probably have not had the opportunity to speak to kids. I hope that you and other step up to the challenge to help us open more young minds to opportunities in the enginnering and maintenance profession. Feel free to...

As Congress moves forward on sacrificing tomorrow for the betterment of today, do you feel that the new package will stimulate or depress our economic future? Here at SkillTV we are delighted the deferred maintenance backlog will be worked down and that workforce investment act is funded and that green...

Since regular TV has ridiculed and ignored our function, I created SkillTV.net. I am working very hard to fight the Maintenance Crisis and this is a great tool to share worldwide the challenges, issues and opportunities in this sector. Would love your feedback and suggestions. To see the over 35 posted...