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SPTA 2012 Summer Meeting Announcement
April 16th, 2012 | 
Author: The 2012 Summer Meeting will be held at The Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa in lovely Asheville, North Carolina. The dates are August 23-25, 2012. Please check back for registration forms and additional information. Thank You!
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Western Wood Preservers Institute Seeks Assistant Executive Director
The Western Wood Preservers Institute (WWPI) is opening applications for the position of Assistant Executive Director, a full-time position with promotional opportunity. For a detailed job description, please click on following file: AED POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT 4.12
FREE- Wood Pole Structure Design Course
The North American Wood Pole Council is sponsoring a Wood Pole Structure Design Course in St. Louis, Missouri on September 18 – 20, 2012. The course, normally $795.00 per attendee, is free to utility and coop personnel. Due to the technical nature of material, the course is limited to 40 attendees. The Council reserves the right to limit number of attendees per company.
The attendee will learn to design wood electrical distribution structures. This will include calculating strength and maximum allowable spans for wind and ice loading, guy loading due to tension and wind, and non-design aspects of wood structures. Course includes an extensive design and reference guide.
The training will be held at the St. Louis Airport Marriott. The instructor will be Richard Lovelace with Hi-Line Engineering. Attendees completing this course will earn 18 Professional Development Hours.
For course details and registration information, please click this file: Sept 2012 Wood Pole Seminar flyer
Lineman’s Forum On Fiberglass Poles
To read how some linemen view fiberglass utility poles versus wood utility poles, please click here.
2010 Southeastern Utility Pole Conference Presentations
To review the presentations at the conference, please clik on SE Utility Pole Conference tab to the left of this posting. Thank you!
Questions on Wood Utility Poles?
We invite you to visit the North American Wood Pole Council for Frequently Asked Questions concerning wood utility poles. If you don’t find what you are looking for in the FAQs, please contact SPTA or NAWPC for additional information. Thank you.
