Tuesday April 22, 2025

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

8:15am – 4:00pm Central Time

8:15am – 9:15am Welcome and Session 1 – Mark Briggs – Safety Management Resources

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 – 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 –  The Value of ASSP – Presentation & Panel Discussion

2:30pm – 2:40pm Break

2:40pm – 3:40pm Session 6 – Mark Lies – 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

Attendees will be able to choose vegetarian and/or gluten free food options

Registration for members and nonmembers is $125.00

Gold Level Sponsorships are available for $500

Silver 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.   

Silver Level Sponsorships include the registration of 1 attendee at the PDC. Silver Level Sponsorship also includes a verbal announcement of all Silver Level Sponsor organization names at all breaks and lunch, inclusion of your organization name and/or logo on the digital binder materials, and a listing as a Silver Level Sponsor on the cil.assp.org website.  There are unlimited Silver Level Sponsorship Opportunities, within the overall attendance capacity of the event.   

Choose the Gold or Silver Level ticket options 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.