Ontario, California — IAPMO® is seeking applicants to serve as technical experts on Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC®) and Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC®) task groups.
The UPC Technical Committee is seeking special subject experts to join the following task groups:
The UMC Technical Committee is seeking special subject experts to join the following task groups:
Task group members will participate via conference call or web meeting, share their perspectives on the code, and help draft recommendations for action by the UPC and UMC Technical Committees. Applicants are not required to be members of either committee.
Those interested in participating in the UPC or UMC task groups can apply HERE.
The deadline to apply is June 22.
For questions about the UMC task groups, contact Taylor Duran by phone at (909) 218-8126 or email at taylor.duran@iapmo.org. For questions about the UPC task groups, contact Enrique Gonzalez at (909) 230-5535 or by email at enrique.gonzalez@iapmo.org.
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