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RSES AND BAKER JOIN FORCES DURING HVAC COMFORTECH 2009

Des Plaines, Ill. (Sept. 10, 2009) – RSES and Baker Distributing Co. have joined forces in an effort to increase awareness and encourage North American Technician Excellence certification during HVAC Comfortech 2009.

To increase the number of technicians who are NATE certified, Baker Distributing Co. is offering a four-hour NATE refresher course and a NATE certification testing session during HVAC Comfortech 2009. To help spread the word, RSES is announcing this availability and encourages anyone in the Nashville area to take advantage of this opportunity.

Led by Tom Robertson from Baker, the refresher course will help individuals prepare for the exam and will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in room 102 of the Nashville Convention Center on Sept. 23, 2009. RSES will provide a “NATE Test Prep Survival Kit” to refresher course attendees that will contain a bottle of water, a stress reliever, a snack, a highlighter, a coupon for 20% off RSES eLearning and a copy of the Safety for the HVACR Service Technician manual. In addition, attendees will have the opportunity to enter a drawing for an RSES eLearning Library giveaway.

Following the refresher course, Baker will host a NATE certification testing session at 1:00 p.m. in the same room. RSES will provide #2 sharpened pencils and classic calculators for the testing session.

To register please visit hvaccomfortech.com/events to complete and return the registration form to Nicole Runkel by Sept. 18, 2009. If you have questions, please contact Tom Robertson by phone at 904-407-4365, or by e-mail at trobertson@bakerdist.com. For more information on NATE, visit natex.org.

RSES is the world's leading education, training and certification association for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration professionals. RSES credentials include its Active Specialized Member, Certificate Member and Certificate Member Specialist categories, as well as one of the largest EPA Section 608 certification programs in the industry. Founded in 1933, RSES is a non-profit organization of more than 15,000 members in 209 chapters in the U.S. and Canada, as well as affiliate organizations worldwide. For more information on RSES call 800-297-5660 or 847-297-6464, or visit our Web site at www.rses.org. RSES, 1666 Rand Road, Des Plaines, IL 60016.