One of the great honors of holding this esteemed office is the opportunity to preside over IAPMO’s annual Education and Business Conference. I attended my first one exactly 20 years ago and it was truly a pivotal moment in my career. I left that conference with a new outlook on our industry and an eagerness to be integrally involved in everything IAPMO was doing. I hope this year’s conference provides similar inspiration for all who attend.

For this 84th annual convening we’ll be in Kansas City, Mo., almost as famous for its barbecue as it is for its proximity to Vice President Bruce Pfeiffer’s home in nearby Topeka. (OK, maybe the barbecue is slightly more renowned.) This is the first time an IAPMO annual conference has visited the Show-Me State, but we are by no means strangers there. St. Louis has been playing host to Technical Committee meetings for several years and the Missouri/Kansas area is home to six IAPMO chapters.

As you probably know from personal experience or heard through the industry grapevine, IAPMO conferences feature some of the best code education sessions you’ll be able to find anywhere in the country, many with Continuing Education Units (CEU) available in order to maintain various licenses. If you registered for all of the available classes elsewhere, you could expect to pay more, and they wouldn’t come with any of the other benefits — networking receptions, group outings, code development opportunities — IAPMO conference attendees receive.

We’ll be reviewing proposed changes for the 2015 Uniform Codes, so we want and need your input and expertise to ensure consensus and maintain the strongest model codes in the industry.

In addition to the barbecue I mentioned earlier, Kansas City promises sights both historical and exhilarating. Some of you might know that I’m a NASCAR fan, so imagine my delight when I discovered there just happens to be a race at the nearby Kansas Speedway the weekend following the conference. Looks like I’ll be staying over a couple of days.

Please join me and your fellow IAPMO members — and prospective members — as we learn, socialize, share our knowledge, and advance the cause of safe, healthy plumbing and mechanical systems. See you in Kansas City!

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Attendee Recruitment Program                                                    

In an effort to get the word out about IAPMO’s Annual Education & Business Conference as well as bring new members to the association, IAPMO will extend a discount to existing members who recruit someone to attend Conference. In particular, IAPMO is looking to welcome someone who has never or not recently attended an Annual Conference.

The member who recruits the most attendees will be recognized for their efforts during the conference’s Opening Session.

Qualifying requirements for Recruiter:

    * The recruiter must be an existing member of IAPMO, in good standing.
    * Only one individual or organization can receive credit for the recruit(s). Qualifying requirements for Recruit:
    * The recruit must be or become a member of IAPMO prior to recruit receiving credit.
    * The recruit must have a fully paid Conference registration.
    * The recruit is required to list the referring individual or organization.
    * The recruit will not have attended an IAPMO Annual Education and Business Conference in the past 3 years.

Reward:
For each person recruited in accordance with the rules above, the member (recruiter) will receive a $50 discount off of the member Full Conference Registration Fee up to a maximum of $500.

Exposition

Seminars

Pre Conference Brochure
Registration Form
Roscoe King Memorial Golf Tournament Registration Form
Sponsorship Form
Exhibitor Form