Wednesday - October 23, 2024
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for Thursday October 03, 2024 ( 9 items )  

Core Webinar: Copyright (Basics) for Creators
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 2 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: Join Core for the webinar "Copyright (Basics) for Creators" on November 20, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. This webinar seeks to foster a basic understanding of Copyright, emphasizing content creators. It will provide an introduction to a vast topic in hopes of making it a less intimidating subject. By the end of the session, attendees will be able to provide a basic definition of copyrig  more

CTU Presents District With New Contract Proposal to Standardize Termination Terms for CEO Districtwide
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 2 -- Chicago Teachers Union issued the following news release: In recent months, the Chicago Public School District CEO has come under fire for passing an incomplete budget, devoting resources to plans for school closures, lacking a revenue plan, beginning the school year with over 1,200 vacancies and drafting plans for mid-year layoffs and furloughs that would further exacerbate the current transportation issues, special education violations, and overcrowded and under-r  more

IBEX Hires Aaron Porter as Editorial Director
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 2 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: The International BoatBuilders' Exhibition and Conference (IBEX), North America's premier technical trade event for the recreational marine industry, announced today that it has hired Aaron Porter as Editorial Director. Porter is a Maine-based maritime journalist and sailor who was the editor of Professional BoatBuilder magazine for the last 14 years. With a backgr  more

International Code Council Initiatives Highlighted in 2024 Breakthrough Agenda Report
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 3 (TNSres) -- The International Code Council issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: * * * The International Energy Agency report identifies progress and ongoing priorities to meet the Buildings Breakthrough including the Building Capacity for Sustainable and Resilient Buildings Initiative led by the International Code Council * * * Washington D.C.- On September 26, 2024, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released the third annual Breakthrough Agenda Re  more

MRAA Launches Service Advisor Certification
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 2 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas (MRAA) announced the launch of its all-new Service Advisor Certification Program a high-demand, position-specific certification designed to elevate a dealership's service department by boosting technician efficiency, driving up revenue and profits, and transforming customer experience. "Not only does the service advi  more

New CompTIA Cloud+ certification focuses on critical network infrastructure management and security skills
DOWNERS GROVE, Illinois, Oct. 2 [Category: Computer Technology] -- CompTIA issued the following news release: DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. Validating the essential skills necessary to implement, maintain, and optimize cloud-based infrastructure services remains core to the updated CompTIA Cloud+ professional certification, which now also focuses on the popular practice of combining software development with network operations, known as DevOps. CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the information tec  more

NRCA Encourages Roofing Professionals to Complete Latest Quarterly Market Index Survey for Reroofing
ROSEMONT, Illinois, Oct. 3 -- The National Roofing Contractors Association issued the following news release: The National Roofing Contractors Association encourages roofing professionals to join industry trade associations representing contractors, consultants and manufacturers in the U.S. and Canada in taking part in the latest Quarterly Market Index Survey for Reroofing to evaluate business conditions during the third quarter of 2024. For more than two years, the survey has taken the pulse   more

PCMA CONFIRMS ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS FOR CONVENING EMEA 2025
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 3 -- The Professional Convention Management Association issued the following news release: * * * 2025 Destination Reveal Follows Record Attendance at Convening EMEA 2024 in Barcelona * * * Sherrif Karamat, CAE, PCMA and CEMA President and CEO, today announced Rotterdam, a city focused on urban and societal transformation to achieve a resilient future, as the host city for Convening EMEA 2025. Convening EMEA is an omnichannel event created for business events professio  more

Pivotal Legislation to Renew National Commitment to Addressing Alzheimer's Signed Into Law
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 3 -- The Alzheimer's Association issued the following news release: * * * NAPA Reauthorization Act and Alzheimer's Accountability and Investment Act will build on the progress made in the fight against Alzheimer's * * * Washington, D.C., October 2, 2024 -- Two pieces of critical bipartisan legislation that renew the nation's commitment to the fight against Alzheimer's and other dementia were signed into law: the NAPA Reauthorization Act and the Alzheimer's Accountabil  more