Installation Methods Manual
The Information Transport Systems Installation Methods Manual (ITSIMM), 5th edition, is now available. Click here for more details and to order your copy!

BICSI Introduces Installation Program Updates
BICSI releases three new installation courses and credentials based on the newly released ITSIMM. With more specific emphasis on copper and optical fiber, the new courses will provide individual credentials for specializing in each topic. Visit www.bicsi.org/installation for more information.

ANSI/NECA/BICSI 568-2006
The standard for Installing Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling is now available through BICSI. Members may download the document from the Members Only section at no cost. For nonmembers, or members who wish to have a CD-ROM or printed version, click here for more details.

Wireless Design Reference Manual (WDRM), 3rd Edition, Available
In today’s communications world, wireless and cabling technologies work hand-in-hand to provide buildings with the low-voltage information that structures require. BICSI’s WDRM, 3rd edition, incorporates these technologies to show you how to plan, design and implement a wide spectrum of wireless design projects. Click here for more information about the new edition of the WDRM!

2008 BICSI Fall Conference Hotel Deadline Approaching!
Hotel reservations at the BICSI group rate for the MGM Grand must be booked by Aug. 26. Click here for the group code. Visit www.bicsi.org/fall to view the most recent conference information. The BICSI Fall Conference will be held Sept. 29-Oct. 2 in Las Vegas with an exhibition on Sept. 28-Oct. 1.

2008 BICSI Cares Fall Golf Tournament
Join us at the BICSI Cares Fall Golf Tournament for a great time while raising money for a worthwhile cause—and a chance to drive off in a new BMW! There are still spots open to golf in the tournament. For more information and to register as a golfer, click here.

Present at the BICSI Winter Conference
Want to share your insight in the ITS industry? Apply to present on an industry topic at the 2009 BICSI Winter Conference, Jan. 19-22 in Orlando, Florida, at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort. Click here for more information. The deadline is Sept. 12, 2008.

Installers, Technicians—Prepare now for the 2009 Cabling Skills Challenge
Start training now for next year’s BICSI Cabling Skills Challenge, May 10-12, at the Baltimore Convention Center. Get a step up on the competition by watching the 2008 Cabling Skills Challenge videos courtesy of Cabling Installation & Maintenance Magazine. Click here and click on the BICSI Spring ’08 tab for the video series.

North-Central/Northeast
October 28, 2008
Pittsburgh, PA