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Alliance And Specialty Events
October 6-9
DistriPak Pavilion
The National Paper Trade Alliance (NPTA) will host the DistriPak Pavilion on the show floor featuring paper and packaging exhibitors.
IEHA Annual Convention
The International Executive Housekeepers Association (IEHA) will host its annual convention along with ISSA/INTERCLEAN for the 10th straight year. Events include seminars, CEH/REH designation exams and more.
ARCSI Annual Convention
The Association of Residential Cleaning Services International (ARCSI) will host its 6th Annual Convention and Educational Conference. There will be a series of seminars focusing on residential cleaning issues.
October 8
USGBC Chicago Chapter Seminar
The local chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) will host a workshop to address proper green cleaning and maintenance for the different Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certifications, including LEED for Existing Buildings: Operation and Maintenance.
October 9
BSCAI Executive Seminar
The Building Service Contractors Association International (BSCAI) will host its Executive Seminar, an opportunity for contractors to build leadership skills, learn growth strategies and network. Speakers include Henry Givray, chairman and CEO of SmithBucklin Corp., and business consultant Art Turock.
Specialty Events
The Green Connections Center
In the center of the exhibit hall, the Green Connections Center features a full-sized mock restroom and mock classroom for cleaning, science and environmental presentations. Also located at the center are the Green Product Showcase featuring the newest products and a Resource Library stocked with free case studies, white papers and other research. Attendees can also stop by the Green Pavilion where government agencies, certifying bodies and consultants will be exhibiting.
Education includes an update on measuring cleanliness in K-12 schools as part of ISSA’s Clean Standard for educational facilities and a presentation explaining the new ISSA Green Cleaning University for distributor salespeople.
Thursday, October 8
12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Show Floor Roundtable Lunch
The first-ever show floor lunch lets attendees network without having to leave the exhibit hall. A table moderator will lead the discussion about important industry topics.
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Show Floor Happy Hour
Attendees can grab a drink while they network on the show floor. During the event, a live dueling piano performance will entertain the crowd.