{"id":4827,"date":"2020-12-10T14:55:57","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T14:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/uncategorized\/awards-and-good-cheer-at-iecs-2020-christmas-party-and-awards-celebration-copy\/"},"modified":"2020-12-10T16:18:08","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T16:18:08","slug":"premios-y-alegria-en-la-fiesta-de-navidad-y-entrega-de-premios-de-iecs-2020-copia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/es\/blog\/awards-and-good-cheer-at-iecs-2020-christmas-party-and-awards-celebration-copy\/","title":{"rendered":"Resumen del a\u00f1o 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-4827\" data-postid=\"4827\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-4827 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_dqc6473 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_jwq9475 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_j5is476  repeat\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>Resumen del a\u00f1o 2020 del Director Ejecutivo Niel Dawson<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4832\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4832\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AdobeStock_2020Review-scaled-e1607613195405.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4832\" src=\"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AdobeStock_2020Review-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4832\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Texto de revisi\u00f3n del a\u00f1o 2020 en una servilleta con una taza de caf\u00e9, concepto empresarial de fin de a\u00f1o<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cuando todos reflexionamos sobre 2020, hay multitud de adjetivos que podr\u00edamos utilizar, y hemos utilizado, para describir este a\u00f1o. Estos adjetivos van desde desafiante (mi favorito personal), agotador, estresante, agotador, asqueroso, sofocante, rentable, y as\u00ed sucesivamente.<\/p>\n<p>Sin embargo, aqu\u00ed en el CEI, lo que me viene a la mente es el agradecimiento. Doy las gracias por la constancia de nuestros miembros: 196 contratistas (142 ATL\/54 GA), lo que supone un aumento de 2% con respecto a hace un a\u00f1o, y 102 socios (76 ATL\/26 GA). Y a pesar de este a\u00f1o tan dif\u00edcil, estoy agradecido de que hayamos celebrado 15 almuerzos de trabajo en Georgia con m\u00e1s de 300 asistentes.<\/p>\n<p>Adem\u00e1s, organizamos un torneo de pesca, dos torneos de golf (m\u00e1s de 200 jugadores), una graduaci\u00f3n con 200 invitados, un tiro al plato para 60 y una fiesta de Navidad para 100 socios. En el almuerzo de agosto, el orador invitado fue el senador Kelly Loeffler, que tambi\u00e9n visit\u00f3 nuestro centro de formaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>A principios de a\u00f1o conseguimos que se aprobara un proyecto de ley que permite a los contratistas demandar a un cliente por falta de pago cuando no se cumple la fecha de presentaci\u00f3n de los derechos de retenci\u00f3n. Los tribunales hab\u00edan dictaminado anteriormente que si no se cumpl\u00eda el plazo de presentaci\u00f3n de los derechos de retenci\u00f3n no se pod\u00eda demandar por falta de pago.<\/p>\n<p>Apoyar a nuestros miembros a trav\u00e9s de COVID se convirti\u00f3 en una prioridad absoluta, e hicimos lo siguiente:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Imparti\u00f3 10 seminarios web Zoom sobre seguridad, APP, EPI, RRHH, cadena de suministro y OSHA.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Actualizaciones y avisos semanales sobre COVID<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Env\u00edo gratuito de mascarillas, desinfectantes de manos y guantes a los afiliados<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Creaci\u00f3n de una p\u00e1gina de recursos COVID en el sitio web de la CEI<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Se ofrecen sesiones de entrevistas en l\u00ednea y en directo<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Clases CEU pregrabadas y en directo por Internet<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Se distribuyeron protocolos de seguridad para que los miembros los siguieran<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>En marzo, todas nuestras clases se impartieron en l\u00ednea. En julio, nuestras clases para aprendices de Georgia volvieron a ser totalmente presenciales, mientras que nuestros aprendices de Atlanta volvieron a utilizar un enfoque h\u00edbrido. En noviembre,<br \/>a\u00f1adimos 3.500 pies cuadrados de aulas en Atlanta y todas las clases volvieron a ser presenciales.<\/p>\n<p>Ahora, con m\u00e1s de 700 aprendices en formaci\u00f3n en cuatro ubicaciones, as\u00ed como en l\u00ednea, estamos a\u00f1adiendo un Coordinador de Calidad del Programa para asegurar que la calidad de la formaci\u00f3n en el programa de aprendizaje contin\u00faa<br \/>mejorar. Si conoce a alguien que pueda estar interesado en este puesto, p\u00f3ngase en contacto con todd.hawkins@iecatlantaga.org.<\/p>\n<p>Por \u00faltimo, estoy orgulloso y agradecido al personal del IEC y a nuestros 31 instructores que han seguido adapt\u00e1ndose, trabajando para los miembros y buscando la excelencia a lo largo de este dif\u00edcil a\u00f1o. Tambi\u00e9n es estupendo ver que esto se reconoce al recibir el Premio al Cap\u00edtulo Nacional del A\u00f1o 2020 del IEC, as\u00ed como el Premio al Crecimiento del Cap\u00edtulo, tanto para el Cap\u00edtulo de Atlanta como para el de Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>Esperamos un fant\u00e1stico 2021 y deseamos a todos nuestros miembros una Feliz Navidad y un Pr\u00f3spero A\u00f1o Nuevo.  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These range from challenging (my personal favorite), exhausting, stressful, taxing, gross, stifling, profitable, and so on.<\/p> <p>However, here at the IEC, what comes to my mind is thankfulness! I am thankful for our steadfast members - 196 contractors (142 ATL\/54 GA), which is up 2% from a year ago, and 102 partners (76 ATL\/26 GA). And in spite of this challenging year, I am thankful that we held 15 luncheon meetings throughout Georgia with over 300 attendees.<\/p> <p>Additionally, we hosted a fishing tournament, two golf tournaments (over 200 players), graduation with 200 guests, a clay shoot for 60 and Christmas party for 100 members. A highlight at our August luncheon was guest speaker Senator Kelly Loeffler who also toured our training center.<\/p> <p>Earlier in the year we were able to get a bill passed that allows contractors to sue a customer for lack of payment when you miss the filling date for your lien rights. The courts had ruled earlier that if you missed filing for you lien rights you could not sue for lack of payment.<\/p> <p>Supporting our members though COVID became a top priority, and we did the following:<\/p> <ul> <li>Provided 10 Zoom webinars on safety, PPP, PPE, HR, supply chain and OSHA<\/li> <li>\u00a0Issued weekly COVID updates and advisories<\/li> <li>\u00a0Sent free masks, hand sanitizers and gloves to members<\/li> <li>\u00a0Provided a COVID resource page on the IEC website<\/li> <li>\u00a0Offered online and live interview sessions<\/li> <li>\u00a0Provided pre-recorded &amp;amp; live online CEU classes<\/li> <li>\u00a0Distributed safety protocols for the membership to follow<\/li> <\/ul> <p>In March all of our classes went online. Then our Georgia apprenticeship classes started back fully in person in July while our Atlanta apprentices started back using a hybrid approach. Then in November,<br \/>we added 3,500 square feet of classroom space in Atlanta and all classes returned to in person training.<\/p> <p>Now with over 700 apprentices in training in four locations, as well as online, are adding a Program Quality Coordinator to assure that the quality of training in the apprenticeship program continues to<br \/>improve. If you know of someone who may be interested in this position, please contact todd.hawkins@iecatlantaga.org.<\/p> <p>Finally, I am proud and thankful for the IEC staff and our 31 instructors who have continued to adapt, come to work for the membership and pursue excellence through this challenging year. It is also great to see this acknowledged by receiving the 2020 National IEC Chapter of the Year Award, as well as the Chapter Growth Award for both Atlanta and Georgia Chapters.<\/p> <p>We look forward to a fantastic 2021 and wish all of our members a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!\u00a0 Download our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2021CalendarEvents-Combined.pdf\">2021CalendarEvents-Combined<\/a><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4827"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4837,"href":"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4827\/revisions\/4837"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}