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We had a very successful CIL ASSP PDC!!!
Normal, IL
Tuesday April 22, 2025 (The event ran from 8:15am – 4:00pm)
The Central Illinois Chapter and Student Section jointly hosted a Professional Development Conference (PDC) for members and guests at the Illinois State University Alumni Center at 1101 N. Main St. in Normal, IL. We had an excellent day with 61 total participants!!
Thank you to our Speakers and Gold Level Sponsors!!!
Welcome and Session 1 – Mark Briggs – We’re all Risk Managers
Session 2 – Brian Bothast – OSHA Overview
Session 3 – Cheryl Jekiel – Driving Safety-related Performance to a New Level – Lean Leadership Center & Author
Provided Lunch and Networking (Jason’s Deli Sandwich Tray Catering)
Session 4 – Tim Pottorff – QP3 ErgoSystems – Enhancing Safety and Productivity through Ergonomic Innovation
Session 5 – Kady Olson – The Value of ASSP – Presentation & Panel Discussion – Don Cooper, Mark Briggs, Tim Pottorff & Stig Ruxlow
Session 6 – Adam Young – Seyfarth Shaw Law Firm – Ethics in Safety
Coffee was provided in the morning. Bottled water and iced tea was available all day with cookies in the afternoon!
We catered lunch in by Jason’s Deli and attendees could choose vegetarian and/or gluten free options in their registration.
Special Thank You for our Gold Level Sponsors!!
QP3-ErgoSystems qp3ergosystems.com
HY-TEST Safety Shoe Service htsafetyshoes.com
CIL ASSP PDC
April 22, 2025
Normal, IL
CIL ASSP PDC
Registration is open on the Events page!!
Tuesday April 22, 2025 (The event runs from 8:15am – 4:00pm)
What: The Central Illinois Chapter and Student Section are jointly hosting a Professional Development Conference (PDC) for members and guests!
Where: The Illinois State University Alumni Center
1101 N. Main St. Normal, IL
When: Tuesday April 22, 2025
7:45am – 8:10am Arrivals!! We will start Promptly at 8:15am!!
8:15am – 4:00pm Central Time
8:15am – 9:15am Welcome and Session 1 – Mark Briggs – We’re all Risk Managers
9:15am – 9:25am Break
9:25am – 10:25am Session 2 – Brian Bothast – OSHA Overview
10:25am – 10:35am Break
10:35am – 11:35am Session 3 – Cheryl Jekiel – Driving Safety-related Performance to a New Level – Lean Leadership Center & Author
11:35am – 12:20pm Lunch and Networking (Jason’s Deli Sandwich Tray Catering)
12:20pm – 1:20pm Session 4 – Tim Pottorff – QP3 ErgoSystems – Enhancing Safety and Productivity through Ergonomic Innovation
1:20pm – 1:30pm Break
1:30pm – 2:30pm Session 5 – CIL ASSP Leadership – The Value of ASSP – Presentation & Panel Discussion
2:30pm – 2:40pm Break
2:40pm – 3:40pm Session 6 – Mark Lies & Adam Young – Seyfarth – Ethics in Safety
3:40pm – 3:50pm Closing Remarks (PDC Committee)
We will have coffee in the morning
Bottled water and iced tea will be available all day
We will have lunch catered in by Jason’s Deli and attendees will be able to choose vegetarian and/or gluten free options in their registration.
Special Thank You for our Gold Level Sponsor QP3-ErgoSystems

Registration for members and nonmembers is $125.00
Gold Level Sponsorships are available for $250
Gold Level Sponsorships include the registration of 1 attendee at the PDC. Gold Level Sponsorship also includes a table at the PDC for you to place information about your organization along the sidewalls of the meeting room, verbal announcement of all Gold Level Sponsor organization names at all breaks and the lunch, inclusion of your organization name and/or logo on the digital binder materials, and a listing as a Gold Level Sponsor on the cil.assp.org website. We are currently limited to 5 Gold Level Sponsorship Opportunities.
Choose Gold Level ticket option to register as a sponsor.
At this time, we can only accept online payments through our registration system. PayPal is our online payment processor, you will be able to use your credit card to pay for your registration. You do not need a PayPal account to make a regular credit card payment.
Each attendee or sponsor attendee must register and pay separately.
Registration is CLOSED Register now through the Events page!! Events Page
Last Minute and Walk-In registrations are available! We have up to 10 total available slots for last minute and walk-in registrations!
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