Registration will remain open, however a meal and certificate of attendance cannot be guaranteed if you register after 9am April 13, 2026… please contact Stig Ruxlow at updates@cil.assp.org or 309-431-5436 voice/text if you have any questions regarding registration after 9am April 13, 2026.
Tuesday April 14, 2026
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 14, 2026
7:45am – 4:00pm Central Time
7:45am – 8:10am Arrivals!! We will start promptly at 8:15am!
8:15am – 9:15am
Session 1 – Shae Birkey – Caterpillar, Inc.
My Brain Made Me Do It: Psychological drivers of employee behavior
9:15am – 9:25am Break
9:25am – 10:25am
Session 2 – Brian MacKenzie – JULIE 1 Call
JULIE 101, Joint Utility Locating Information for Excavators program overview and resources
10:25am – 10:35am Break
10:35am – 11:35am
Session 3 – Brad Malone – Black & Co.
New trends and technology in PPE
11:35am – 12:20pm Lunch and Networking (Jason’s Deli Sandwich Tray Catering)
12:20pm – 1:20pm
Session 4 – Ed Marshall – Peoria Area OSHA Director
OSHA Update
1:20pm – 1:30pm Break
1:30pm – 2:30pm
Session 5 – Stig Ruxlow – Central Illinois Chapter President
The Value of ASSP, Getting Involved in ASSP Leadership and Central Illinois Chapter Elections
2:30pm – 2:40pm Break
2:40pm – 3:40pm
Session 6 – Mark Briggs – Safety Management Resources
Wild, Wacky, and Highly Effective Training v.6.2
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.
The Peoria OSHA Office will have a Compliance Officer in attendance with a display table at the conference, in addition to the presentation by the Area Director.
The Illinois On-Site Consultation program will have a representative in attendance with a display table at the conference.
Registration for members and guests is $150 each.
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 for 10 months. We are currently limited to about 5 Gold Level Sponsorship opportunities due to available space in the meeting room.
Choose the 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 shouldn’t need a PayPal account to make a regular credit card payment through the system.
Each attendee or sponsor attendee must register and pay separately.
Registration will remain open, however a meal and certificate of attendance cannot be guaranteed if you register after 9am April 13, 2026… please contact Stig Ruxlow at updates@cil.assp.org or 309-431-5436 voice/text if you have any questions regarding registration after 9am April 13, 2026.
Register Now on the Events Page! https://cil.assp.org/event/ The registration process seems to work best using the Chrome Browser.