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The Call for Presentations submission process for IISC's 74th Annual Professional Development Conference & Expo is now open!
Proposals must be submitted no later than November 13, 2026.
The Iowa-Illinois Safety Council (IISC) is seeking dynamic presentations for our 2027 Professional Development Conference & Expo (PDC) that will be held April 21-22, 2027 at the Bien Venu Event Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
IISC's Annual Professional Development Conference and Expo brings together over 400 Safety, Health, and Environmental professionals from Illinois, Iowa, and surrounding states. IISC's Professional Development Conference is unique to Illinois and Iowa and continues to meet the needs of SHE professionals.
Education is the focal point with over 30 sessions providing the very best educational opportunity in Illinois and Iowa in relation to safety, health, and environmental topics. In addition, networking opportunities are unmatched in the Illinois-Iowa region and the expo portion of IISC's PDC brings you the best of the best vendors with new ideas, resources, and technology.
We are soliciting presentations for 60 minute breakout sessions on Wednesday and Thursday, April 21-22, 2027.
BREAK-OUT PRESENTATION FORMAT
Break-out presentations will be held April 21st between the hours of 11:00 am and 4:45 pm and April 22nd between the hours of 10:15 am and 12:30 pm approximately.
Presentation slots are 60 minutes long, including time for questions. Presentations requiring more than one consecutive time slot will be considered on a limited basis at the discretion of IISC. Please identify this in the description section of your application.
Presentations can be in any one of the following formats:
- Traditional Presentation: Focused on a single topic or program; includes a talk followed by a short discussion.
- Roundtable Discussion: Informal presentation that emphasizes discussion between the presenter(s) and session attendees. Presenters start the discussion with a short presentation of information, followed by an open discussion for input and exchange of ideas.
- Panel Discussion: Allows for a short opening statement from panel members presenting different perspectives on a topic or question, followed by an open discussion directed either by session attendees or a list of pre-set questions.
Presentations can cover a wide variety of safety and health topics, from technical/regulatory issues, safety leadership, safety culture, to new emerging best practices. Below is a list of topics we are most interested in having sessions on. You can submit a presentation from the list or submit another topic that you would like to share.
- L.O.T.O. – When is it Necessary
- Confined Space Entry Best Practices
- Combustible Dust Dangers and Best Practices
- Office Ergonomics
- Safety Program Start to Implementation
- Temporary/Contract Worker Safety
- Navigating Safety Resistant Management
- Adding Value to Safety
- Exciting Ways to Train
- Worker Behavior and Safety
- Managing the Paper Requirements of and EHS Professional
- Proper Setup of New Equipment for Utilities
- Improving Safety Culture
- Workers' Compensation Topics
- Environmental Topics
HOW TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL
1. ALL proposals must be submitted using the Call for Presentation Form
2. Submit your proposal no later than November 13, 2026.
PROPOSAL REVIEW AND NOTIFICATION
Proposals will be reviewed by the Iowa-Illinois Safety Council Executive Director and PDC committee.
Applicants will be notified of their proposal status by December 31, 2026.
For questions related to submissions or the review process, please contact IISC's Executive Director, Heather Eaton (Heather@iisc.org).
For more information about the Iowa-Illinois Safety Council Professional Development Conference & Expo visit http://www.iisc.org/PDC.
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