I.P.I.A. Dear members of the IPIA. Just a brief note to let you know Elections are coming up for President and the Executive Board. Your dues will have to be paid in order for you to vote. Voting will take place April 18th 2012. Anyone wishing to run for office ,please contact Jack Sievert to have your name on the ballot. Thanks, Gary W. Howard President IPIA Dear members of the Illinois Plumbing Inspectors Association: As new, plumbing inspectors, education year unfolds and I am ending my term as your President, I invite you to pause and celebrate all that we have accomplished together in the last 33 months, a remarkable period of discovery, teaching and learning. I also wish to extend my gratitude to all who came together- Board members and members of all the Chapters, Charter, Tri County, Fox Valley, North Eastern Illinois and Kankakee across the IPIA and throughout our affiliation-to advance the science, physics, and code enforcement to improve the health of people not only in Illinois but worldwide. Building on 33 months of accomplishment, we have still greater ambitions for the coming years. We look forward to launching new programs. As we continue to innovate in the spheres of Public Health and Education we will initiate for the first time working closely with local, state and federal programs to reduce bio-terrorist and contamination to our water systems. We will also embark on an instructor-led strategic planning process to consider and renew the future role of continuing plumbing education (CEU’S) within our communities, while at the same time embarking on a parallel process to reaccredit our existing CEU program. We must continue to expand the reach of the IPIA, building upon our existing programs in Illinois, efforts that are influencing research and education around the world. While our goals are aggressive, it is clear that-when we work together; united in our purpose- we are equal to them. I want to congratulate everyone on your spectacular 33 months, without one complaint from anyone (state, local or federal) and I am proud to be in partnership with Educated Plumbing Inspectors. Here is a short list of who the IPIA has worked well with over the past 33 months. Illinois Department of Public Health, Center for Disease Control, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Illinois Accessibility, Food and Drug Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Office of President William Jefferson Clinton, Office of President Barrack Obama, YMCA, Office of Lieutenant Governor, Sheila Simon, Office of Governor Pat Quinn, Health Green, Illinois Farmers Market Network, Farm Resource Center, Cook County Environmental Health Services, State of Illinois Secretary of State Jessie White, Illinois Labor Relations Board, Illinois Pipe Trades Advancement & promotion Program, Illinois Well Water Construction, among others. The new year of Continuing Education will start off with a new location. The six hours of continuing education sponsored by the Illinois Department of Public Health Plumbing Program Director Frank Shimkus and IPIA . Will be held at: Medinah Banquets This event will be held on May Medinah Shrine Center 11, 2012 550 Shriners Drive sign in at 7:00 a m and Class Addison, IL. 60101 start time is at 8:00 a m Phone 630-458-0200 CODE BOOK REQUIRED I.P.I.A. Mission Our Mission is to educate those in the plumbing field on the IL state plumbing code. It is our duty if we see something wrong we should ask questions why it is wrong, and how is it going to be corrected. We must increase membership so we can reach more people with our goals. I.P.I.A. Vision Our ultimate goal is to make sure all plumbing work in the State of Illinois is installed according to State and local codes.