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August 15, 2011

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Sign up today for Las Vegas Connections event

Las Vegas — This year''s Connections Convention and Trade Show September 7-10 in Las Vegas may prove to be the most intensive hands-on training experience ever offered at an industry show of this size.

In addition to seminars concentrating on business management and marketing, five sponsors will set up their own structures on the trade show floor to create a hands-on training experience for water damage restoration technicians.

Keynote addresses will be shared by two trainers: Steve Toburen with Jon-Don will discuss the "Top 10 Dumb Mistakes Cleaners and Restorers Make (and how to avoid them!)," while Tracy Repchuk will handle "Internet Marketing for Multiple Streams of Income."

Register online at www.connectionsconvention.org or call (888)881-1001 extension 104.

Former IICRC board member, industry volunteer, passes away

NEWBURY, MA — Former Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) board member and admired industry volunteer Paul J. Thompson passed away unexpectedly on June 14.

Thompson, 53, was on vacation with his wife, Ginny, when he was taken to the Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, where he later died.

Thompson joined the New England Institute of Restoration and Cleaning (NEIRC) in 1992. In 1998, he joined the board of directors, and in 2001-2003 served as the association president.

During his career, Thompson was a Connections representative for the NEIRC, including three years as Connections president; he served on the IICRC board of directors and was head of the cleaning division of the IICRC Certification Council. There were many other duties he engaged in, most of them in a volunteer capacity.

Thompson held 23 different certification credentials, all active and current, including three Master level designations in Textile Cleaning, Fire/Smoke Damage Restoration and Water Damage Restoration.

IICRC names new standards director

VANCOUVER, WA — The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) has announced that Mili Washington has been hired as the new IICRC standards director.

At the IICRC, Washington''s focus in the coming year will be to streamline the standards development process and strategy at the IICRC, work toward American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approval for new and revised ANSI/IICRC standards and use more digital tools to make virtual collaboration come to life.

"We welcome Washington to the IICRC," said IICRC President Patrick Winters. "Her strong background with ANSI accredited standards development will continue to help the IICRC reach its goal of being recognized as developing the most credible, collaborative and up-to-date standards of care for our allied industries," Winters added.

The IAQA announces online university

ROCKVILLE, MD — The Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA) has launched an online education program for the cleaning, restoration and indoor environmental industries.

The program, IAQA University Online, offers 50 one-hour online courses on a wide variety of IAQ issues.

IAQA''s online courses are designed for individuals seeking to expand their knowledge of a particular topic, earn credits toward certification renewal or to train employees.

Online courses are organized by subject matter into seven categories, with each category including between four to nine courses.

For more information, visit www.iaqa.org