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March 1, 2010  Published Training details for 2010 Annual Training & Education Conference (in Gatlinburg, TN)  Accessible from Training Page  Room Reservations must be made with the hotel.  IMPORTANT:  Use the TBOA Registration Code BLDGINDV (this is not on the downloadable form on this web site)

January 4, 2010  Received notice from Tom Connable, 2nd V.P., City of Memphis that the January 21, 2010 meeting cancelled.

September 22, 2009  Updated October 2008 flyer to 2009.  Includes registration blanks - Interactive - can be filled out online.  View/download/print it here

September 15, 2009  Added class flyer for October all day class.  See it here

September 10, 2009: 
1.  Received request from David Bodkin per Tom Connable to publish a recent ICC letter asking Chapter Officers to inform membership of training opportunities at the ICC 2009 Annual Conference - details
2.  Received request from Tom Connable per Tony Allers to duplicate meeting/training announcements on training page.  View

July 27, 2009:  President Tony Allers received the following email from former President Ronny Douglas.

Thank you so much for your prayers! Constant prayers have kept me on the right side of the sod. Prayer is the most powerful tool known to man. We serve an awesome God who hears our prayers. “The prayers of a righteous man are powerful and effective”

I have missed the business of TPMIA. It has a history of some great men and women who have dedicated their time and efforts to insure that jurisdictions work toward a common goal.
Although missing this past 15 months of business, my concentration has been on getting better. My surgery this past October found the surgeons removing my right lung, part of my diaphragm, part of the pericardium around my heart and 5 ribs.  My last CT scan showed two very small spots on my left lung. The oncologists said it was not consistent with mesothemolia and I shouldn’t worry about it. They are going to scan me again next month to make sure it hasn’t changed.
Currently, I am taking physical therapy and do about an hour of cardio exercises three days a week which is getting me much stronger. Other than the constant pain from the bone removal and scar tissue I am doing pretty well. I even caught a 5 pound bass last week! We have bought a little cabin on Ky Lake and we are trying to spend as much time as possible there.

It is great to hear from you. Tell all the gang hello from me and give them my best. Keep me posted on current meetings. Hopefully, my schedule will let me attend one soon.

My mailing address is:

237 Clearlake Dr. West
Nashville, TN 37217

May 14, 2009:  Received 2008-2009 Membership list and published.  View/download PDF

May 13, 2009:  Approaching final version of TPMIA 2009 Amendments as discussed at Annual Conference meeting.  See the current proposal (V. 2009_0513-2) then submit your ideas promptly.  Current Proposal  PDF

May 2, 2009:  The 2009 Conference was an big success with TPMIA presenting 14 hours of Plumbing & Mechanical training CEUs.  Award recipients were Code Official of the Year: Ronny Douglas, Nashville; Anchor Award, Greg McDonald; Associate of the Year, Art Wheeler, Delta Faucet.  2009 Officers | TPMIA Conf Minutes | 2009 Committees | Some 2009 Conf Photos | 2010 Dues Form | 2009 Bylaws Amendment

March 20, 2009:  A proposed amendment to the TPMIA By-Laws is under consideration by the Board and membership of TPMIA.  Download PDF  Reasons for amendments: Download PDF

February 25, 2009:  Tony Allers has prepared the 2009 Meeting & Training Schedule  and requested that we publish the TPMIA Education Program at the TBOA/TPMIA 2009 Annual Training & Education Conference.

June 27, 2008:  Received from Ricky Harris [Ricky.Harris@state.tn.us] New 2008 Certification Forms for Plumbing & Mechanical Inspectors to apply for new State required certifications.  Download here: download in PDF  or download in Word (compatibility mode)  Download includes completion & submittal instructions.  Note: PDF requires Adobe Acrobat; Word requires MS Word '97 or newer.  Other information of interest to TPMIA members may be available on this web site: www.state.tn.us/commerse/sfm/index 

June 24, 2008:  Received message from Ricky Harris [Ricky.Harris@state.tn.us]: "Please start using this form for all course submittals."  Download form  (PDF)

Important Announcement  New Service added.  We are beginning a new service on www.tpmia.org: we are providing a discussion page where questions, answers and comments regarding our industry can be exchanged.  [See it here.]  This is a service our incoming (2007) President, Mickey Arp, requested.  Keep checking back - in the days ahead we will launch several discussion topics called "Threads."  Mickey wants all visitors to our website to be eligible to participate - this is not "for members only."  All visitors to this site are invited to participate.
Mickey has expressed interest in code interpretations - he asks if there are differences within our Middle Tennessee area, within our State, Region 8 or in jurisdictions around the country?
We will also be publishing your reports about new products: your experiences with them, your questions and comments about them, your words of caution and your successes with them.
We will be posting your questions, answers and comments on this page.  They will be separated into subjects (called "Threads") and published on the new page.