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President
Past President
Vice President
Vice President
Vice President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
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OESP Is Now Accepting Applications for the Dave Nelsen Scholarship, Dan Holohan Grant, Technician's Scholarship, Student Certification Scholarship & OESP Family College Scholarship |
All award recipients will be notified in April and invited to attend the OESP banquet which will take place on Tuesday, May 23, during the 2023 EEE Conference at Harrah's, Atlantic City, NJ. |
DAVE NELSEN SCHOLARSHIP
OESP's Dave Nelsen Scholarship Program was established in 1999 to provide scholarships to students interested in pursuing their careers in the energy service industry.
Since 1999, more than $300,000 in awards have been presented. To be considered a candidate, applicants are required to write a 500-word essay about themselves and their background and what has prepared them for success in their chosen field of study. Each year we receive many applications that are reviewed by our dedicated scholarship committee.
Applicants, please click HERE for eligibility requirements and to download an application.
Deadline to apply is Monday, March 13, 2023.
Thank you to our early sponsors of this year’s Dave Nelsen Scholarship:
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The Dan Holohan Grant is available to instructors at either HVAC colleges or technical high schools that want to continue their education or purchase needed tools or books for the classroom. Click HERE for eligibility requirements and to download an application.
Deadline to apply is Monday, March 13, 2023.
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TECHNICIAN SCHOLARSHIP
The Technician's scholarship was added in recent years to provide for grants of up to $2,000 for current technicians who wish to take continuing education or certification courses. Click HERE for eligibility requirements and to download an application.
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STUDENT CERTIFICATION SCHOLARSHIP
OESP will be offering scholarship to future technicians for qualifying education up to a maximum of $2,000. Click HERE for eligibility requirements and to download an application.
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OESP FAMILY COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
OESP will be offering Five $2,000 college scholarships each year to family members of members in good standing of OESP. Students will be notified at or before the OESP Annual
Awards banquet at the Eastern Energy Expo in May, 2023.
Deadline to apply is Monday, March 13, 2023.
Click HERE for more details and to apply.
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The Spring 2023 Board of Directors meeting will take place Saturday, April 1, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at Caesars, Atlantic City, NJ.
Hotel Information:
Caesars Hotel
2100 Pacific Ave, Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Click HERE to book your hotel room.
To book hotel via phone:
Phone: 888-516-2215 (8am-2am EST, 7 days a week)
Group name: OESP Board Meeting 2023
Group code: SC03BM3
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Click HERE for registration information
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May 21-24, 2023
Atlantic City, NJ
Click HERE for more information
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The chapter hosted 38 members and guests at its February meeting including six students from a local trade school. Everyone was on hand to get a front row seat to the informative presentation from the always entertaining, Bruce Graham of Carlin/Hydrolevel, who discussed tips on converting appliances with power gas burners.
James Rathe, Tom Olsen and Shane Pitta were the lucky raffle winners!
For more information on the Long Island chapter, please click HERE.
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Despite the cold weather, the Westchester chapter meeting last month was a huge success with an excellent turnout of 34 attendees. The guest speaker was Pat Somma speaking about “The Tank Crank”, a device that assists with oil tank removal from a basement, allowing one person to remove the tank. This product was developed and patented by Pat, President of Blue Flame Oil in New Haven, as a solution to a problem they were having in the field. The device is lightweight and allows the technician to remove a tank with or without stairs by himself. Having had similar issues, our attendees welcomed his presentation with great interest.
Our own Bob Daros presented the tech talk and discussed tank installations and proper methods of installing tanks to meet safety requirements and proper codes. Drawing on his years of experience as a company owner, he passed along a tremendous amount of knowledge to our members who were anxious to gain his information and expertise.
For more information on the Westchester Chapter, click HERE.
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The January Garden State chapter meeting was held at Libretti's with 25 people in attendance, including several techs.
The presentation took a deep dive into wireless, WI-FI and Resideo Red Link thermostats. Our speaker was Tom Dwyer from Venco Sales.
His presentation was very informative and kept the audience engaged. There was a spirited Q&A with many very interesting questions asked and answered.
For more information on the Garden State Chapter,
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The Rhode Island chapter held its February meeting at Chelo’s Restaurant. Eddie St. Jean from Walter Morris gave a presentation on Bock products and Aqua Pure water products. A good time was had by all.
For more information on Rhode Island, click HERE.
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Fairfield County Chapter Meeting |
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The Fairfield County Chapter held its meeting at Jennie’s Restaurant with an astounding 47 attendees, including 20 technicians. Adam Scheuritzel from F.W. Webb was the guest speaker. He gave an informative presentation on propane regulators and components.
For more information regarding the Fairfield Chapter, click HERE.
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The February Pocono Chapter meeting was held at the original Pocono Pub. President Sal Furino called the meeting to order and spoke about the upcoming national board meeting and trade show. President Furino turned the floor over to our guest speaker Bob Bruno from Venco Sales. Bob introduced the Diversified heat transfer Inc new TX Series indirect water heater and talked about other products of DHT. Steve Heintzelman from DHT Inc. was also on hand to assist.
For more information on the Poconos Chapter, click HERE.
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Pocono and Lehigh Tech Night |
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The Pocono and Lehigh chapters held a Tech Night in January, after having a few meetings cancelled due to weather. Tech night had 40+ members and guests in attendance to hear Dave Holdorf, Senior Tech Trainer for Taco Comfort Solutions, speak about hydronic systems, application of ECM circulators, and troubleshooting of systems. Dave also covered common hurdles that techs often run into in basements. A great time was had by all. |
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Click HERE to find a local chapter near you.
Click HERE t o view recent photos of chapter meetings on Facebook.
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Welcome New
OESP Members
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OESP is pleased to welcome the following new members who recently joined. We look forward to seeing you at our future meetings! |
Dilip Akalloo
John Alexander
Advanced Hydronics Sales
Cliff Brink
Cliff Brink Heating & Cooling
Chris Faucher
The Peterson School
Melissa Johnson
Peterson's Oil Service Inc.
Conner Julian
Hirsch Fuel Inc.
Frank Moraco
Innov8tive Environmental Services Inc.
Scott Quinty
Sid Harvey
Mark Schmittzeh
Advanced Hydronics Sales
David Vaccari
Advanced Hydronics Sales
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Thank you to all our Corporate Members for your continued support. If you are interested in learning more about a corporate membership, please call the office at 888-552-0900 or email Lisa Strug at lstrug@thinkoesp.org.
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Advanced Fuel Solutions
B.J. Terroni Co.
Bell & Gossett (A Xylem brand)
Bender
Bradford White Corp.
Carlin/Hydrolevel
CC Controlled Combustion
Consumer Focus / ServicEdge
E Instruments by Sauermann
EDOS, INC.
Emerson Swan
Energy Kinetics
Field Controls Co.
Fluid Industrial Associates
Fuel Ox
F.W. Webb
General Filters
Grundfos
Laars Heating Systems
Mitsubishi Electric
NEFI
New Yorker Boiler
NTI - USA
PA Petroleum Assoc
PB Heat, LLC
Powderhorn Agency
QHT, Inc.
R.W. Beckett Corp.
Rathe Associates
Resideo
Riello Burners of NA
Rinnai
Roth, USA
Seitron Americas
Shipley Energy
Sid Harvey
Slant/Fin
Suntec Industries
TACO, Inc.
Testo Inc.
The Granite Group
Thermo Pride
Torrington Supply
Toyotomi USA, Inc.
TSS Associates
Universal Supply Group
Venco Sales
Weil-McLain
Wohler USA, Inc.
Z-Flex US, Inc
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Message from the Executive Director |
Hello OESP! Spring is in the air and if you haven’t signed up yet for the spring board meeting or Saturday night dinner, please click HERE to register.
I invite you to take note of the Corporate Partners who have once again graciously agreed to support OESP as 2023 annual sponsors – Taco, R.W. Beckett, Suntec Industries, Carlin/Hyrdolevel, General Filters, Sid Harvey, Roth, Energy Kinetics and F.W. Webb. You will see their logos at the top of this issue and you’ll see OESP happily promote them at every turn.
If you want your company to join them as a Corporate Sponsor, please contact OESP headquarters for more information on special packages. We will be very happy to hear from you.
It is unbelievable to think, but the conference is right around the corner! Registration is opening shortly for EEE attendees; we are pleased to offer a full array of educational opportunities for the entire conference. Once again, registration features discounts to OESP members who want to register for the technical education track. This is just another way that your OESP membership pays off.
We must thank our valuable EEE Sponsors – your support is pivotal to our success: Expo Sponsors: ADD Systems,Beckett, Federated Insurance, Rinnai and Taco; Technical Education Sponsors: Resideo, Carlin/Hydrolevel, F.W. Webb and Weil-McLain; Shuttle Sponsor: Sid Harvey’s. Own the Classroom Sponsors: AFS, Sauermann and Seitron Americas.
As you very well know, membership in OESP provides you with invaluable connections to our industry as well as endless opportunities for networking and training. The association depends on its members to keep the wheels turning. So, please keep current with your dues. Paper invoices were mailed at the end of January for those who did not reply to the emailed version. If you typically receive your invoice by mail, please provide us with your email address so that we can send it that way in the future.
For those who have not had a chance to renew, please expect to hear from your chapter’s membership chair in a few weeks. Also, please provide updated information so that we can send your invoice promptly. If you have questions, please contact me at lstrug@thinkoesp.org or 888-552-0900.
Looking for a great outing at the EEE? The Dave Nelsen Golf Outing will take place on Monday, May 22 at the Blue Heron Pines Golf Club as a fundraiser for the scholarship fund. Player registration will open with EEE Registration shortly.
Sponsorships are available. Please check with your company to see if you can lend support to the future of the industry (and have a lot of fun in the process.) Click HERE for available sponsorships.
OESP is also seeking support for the very important Dave Nelsen Scholarship fund. This scholarship has provided more than $300,000 in financial aid to students pursuing careers in the oil and energy field. Thank you to our early sponsors, Carlin/Hydrolevel and Pompetti Oil, for their generous support of this worthy cause.
You can also book your hotel room now, so don’t delay. Click HERE for reservation details.
You won’t want to miss the OESP opening reception being held on Monday, May 22 in conjunction with the EEE Hospitality night. It will be held at Harrah’s Resort Casino, the EEE host hotel in Atlantic City. The evening promises a night of good food, drinks and friendship.
And, of course, there’s the annual awards banquet on Tuesday night, May 23, where we will honor our own who have worked so hard on our behalf, and we will also honor some exceptional future members of our industry. OESP is accepting applications for these very important awards. They will be presented at the banquet. When registration opens, please purchase your tickets ASAP.
On behalf of Jonathan Jaffe, Meredith Levy, Andrea Klimkowski, and the rest of the OESP management team, thank you for the opportunity to serve this great Association. We look forward to seeing you in Atlantic City!
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