A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR 2018
DIRECT CONNECTION SPONSORS!
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In this Issue
Member News
- New Members
- Experts Network
- Membership Drive
- Professional Headshots
- #myfcsi
- Consultant Contributing Corner
Serving Up Solutions
- Corporate Café
- Need Volunteers
Save the Date
Chapter Corner
Quick Links
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ndustry News
- NAFEM Show
- KCL's Tech Tips Tuesdays
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Consultants: Log Your CEUs for 2018
Please take a moment to log your CEUs for 2018. Associates need to earn 3 CEUs annually, Senior Associates need to earn 6 CEUs and Professional Members need to earn 12 CEUs. Visit the FCSI
Calendar
for current programs.
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2018 at a Glance
William Caruso, FFCSI (PP)
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Funny…we all say that as the years roll on, time goes faster and faster. I think this is the total truth…witness me sitting here on December 20 fighting a print deadline and thinking that we now have less than 2 weeks left in 2018 – are you kidding me?! I don’t know where the time went but to say it’s been busy in an understatement. A smashing success this past April with the Denver conference, a June Executive Board visit in Brazil with our many members there, in concert with the FISPAL Show, the recently concluded EAME Conference in Rotterdam which included a Worldwide Board of Directors Meeting.and now, a busy 2019 looming. I hope you all join us in February at the FCSI – The Americas Symposium prior to the NAFEM Show. It is going to be great!
We have a lot to be thankful for and I hope that each and every one of our members will “give back” a bit to the Society in the New Year. “How?”, you ask? Join a committee, sign up to speak at an event, participate in our “Serving Up Solutions” series. We’d love your help to continue to make the Division the best it can be! Contact
Wade and our staff – they will help answer any questions...but get involved; you’ll feel good about doing it and the Society will be better for it!
And so, we are closing the books on another great year and we give thanks to all of you...you have made change and success possible! I want to wish all of you the very best Holiday season ever, and the happiest and healthiest 2019!
All my best regards,
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William J. Caruso, FFCSI (PP)
Chair – The Americas Division
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Associate
John Melancon
Street Collaborative, LLC
Flavio Guersola
Guersola Consultoria
Adalberto Santos
Guersola Consultoria
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Congratulations to the following Members pursuing Professional Membership!
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Senior Associate
Emre Evren
Ricca Design Studios
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Professional Membership
Diris Faria, FCSI
Studioino - Arquitetura E Design SS LTDA
Robert Scheibly, FCSI
SSA, Inc.
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Shift into high gear because we're starting this Symposium off right at
Andretti Indoor Karting and Gaming
on Tuesday, February 5, 2019. Compete head to head on the race track, channel your inner child in the arcade, lace up your bowling shoes, and network your heart out. You won't wanna miss this.
The flag won't drop until after a full day of education on Wednesday.
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Attention Corporate Members
Sponsor a First-Time Attendee for the Symposium for $250!
Help a first-time attendee attend the Symposium by matching one or more grants for US$250 each.
Thank you to our Sponsors to date!
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Thank you to our Symposium Sponsors to date!
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Still want to sponsor the Symposium?
Find out more information
here
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Start the New Year with a New Image
Have you downloaded your headshots yet? They are still available
here
using the passcode
180419
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#myfcsi
Do you want to win prizes for posting on social media? Well now you can! FCSI The Americas is giving away prizes to any consultant, allied, or student member who uses the
#myfcsi
on any post (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or LinkedIn) related to FCSI or the foodservice and hospitality industry. We want to see what you're up to!
What better way to share, support, and inspire... and be rewarded!
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How to Enter
- Simply use the #myfcsi on posts to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or LinkedIn. Posts can highlight completed projects, assigned project, trade shows, Chapter events, educational events, etc.
Winners
- Headquarters will track #myfcsi and will select a random winner each month. The more you post, the more chances to win!
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Spread the Word About FCSI TA's Foodservice Consultants Experts Network
FCSI The Americas launched a Foodservice Consultants Experts Network, made up of foodservice consultants who serve as experts in the foodservice and hospitality industry. This network can be used as a resource where an independent foodservice consultant is needed to comment, write, or speak as an expert in the foodservice and hospitality industry.
Consultants can be searched by location, areas of expertise, market segments, or experience. For more information or a list of contacts, visit the
FCSI webpage
or contact
Wade
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Consultants Contributing Corner
Compass Restaurant Consulting & Research (Compass RCR) publishes a monthly pulse report on the Restaurant Industry. The information in this Business Summary is derived from Compass RCR’s monthly reports, the National Restaurant Association Research Department, and Black Box Intelligence. (Image above:
Monthly Restaurant Industry Snapshot - November 2018)
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If you are a Consultant and would like to share your experiences with our Society, please contact
Sydney
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It's that time of year! You should have received your renewal statement via email and USPS. If you did not receive a statement, please contact
Penny
to update your contact information in the database and request a statement.
Please renew ASAP to ensure that you continue to receive full membership benefits.
Consultant Members: today is your last day to renew to be entered into the prize drawing.
We value your membership and look forward to continuing to serve you in 2019!
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We are excited to announce FCSI TA's 2019 Membership drive! January - March we are encouraging members to recruit and refer qualified foodservice professionals to FCSI. Consider referring co-workers, colleagues, and industry peers who you feel would benefit from FCSI membership!
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Second Wednesday of each month
1-2 pm ET
February 5-6, 2019
February 7-9, 2019
May 18-21, 2019
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Corporate Café
with Marci Pick
In this 19th episode of FCSI The Americas' Serving Up Solutions video series, Marci Pick explains corporate cafés and discusses how bringing in a Consultant can help the project succeed.
If you are interested in being featured in an upcoming video, contact
Sydney
. Filming starts during the Symposium in February! If you are attending the Symposium or the NAFEM Show, consider taking 10-20 minutes out of your day to participate. Promote yourself and our Society!
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FCSI TA's Southeast Chapter Monthly Revit Webinar
This webinar reviewed family building, including building an interface, best practices for a studio library, and properly positioning geometry within a family.
Register now for this monthly webinar held on the second Wednesday of every month at 1pm ET through 2019.
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NAFEM Show 2019
The NAFEM Show is right around the corner. NAFEM's opening party will take place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Wednesday, February 6th at 5:30PM. The Show floor will be open Thursday, February 7th through Saturday, February 9th.
Consultants - be sure to use the compensation code
FCSI19
to ensure your complimentary badge and gain early access to the Show floor on Thursday and Friday!
For questions regarding the registration process, please email
NAFEM
or call 1.312.245.1054
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KCL is pleased to announce Tech Tip Tuesdays, a series of free webinars just for you. The lunchtime sessions start at 1:00 pm Central. Each one will provide a tasty morsel of information on a focused topic in 20-30 minutes. The sessions, delivered in meal time, er, real time, will include a question and answer period.
Topics will include an introduction to KCL for new users, as well as introduce new features, like KCL NapkinSketch, and help subscribers make the most of existing features, like custom blocks. See the current schedule below for details and registration information. Later this fall, the webinars will explore KCL efficiency tools like layer mapping and the Revit toolbar.
Tech Tip Tuesdays will build on the momentum of recent KCL On The Road live training sessions hosted by Pecinka-Ferri, Rational, and Welbilt. The online sessions will be recorded and made available on our
YouTube Channel
.
*CEUs are not available for these webinars.
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