PDC General Info

Conference Dates | Conference Location
  Registration Fees | Hotel Room Reservations

Iowa-Illinois Safety Council's Annual Professional Development Conference and Expo (PDC) brings together Safety, Health, and Environmental professionals from Illinois, Iowa, and even nationwide!   IISC's PDC is unique to Illinois and Iowa and continues to meet the needs of SHE professionals.  

Education is the focal point with over 40 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.  

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Conference Dates

Wednesday, April 22, 2020- 4 & 8 Hour Technical Sessions
Thursday & Friday, April 23-24, 2020 - Keynotes, Breakout Sessions, Exhibitors, Networking Reception (Thursday), Awards Luncheon (Friday)


Conference Location:

Grand River Center 
500 Bell St - Dubuque, IA 52001 | 563-690-4500
**Free parking


Registration Fees:

Wednesday - Priced per session

4 Hour sessions - 8:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 - 5:00 pm
Session selection required when registering - seats are limited.

AM-A: Essentials of a Health Work Design: A Total Worker Health Approach to Worker Wellbeing | Member - $200 / Non-member - $350
AM-B: Competent Equipment Inspector Training | Member - $200 / Non-member - $350
AM-C: Surviving The Violence | Member - $200 / Non-member - $350
PM-A: Functional Ergonomics: The Basics & Beyond | Member - $200 / Non-member - $350
PM-B: NFPA 70E Electrical Safety Training | Member - $280 / Non-member - $430
PM-C: Understanding Human Error Reduction | Member - $200 / Non-member - $350


**Special Discount Available: Register for one 4-hour AM session & one 4-hour PM session and save $50.
This discount is only valid for the same person attending both sessions and registration for both classes must be done at the same time.  Discounted registration can not be split between two people.


8 Hour sessions - 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Selection required when registering - seats are limited.
8HR: Fundamentals of Rigging - Member | $350  |  Non-member: $650


Both Days (Thursday & Friday)

Includes Thursday lunch, Thursday Hospitality Hour, and Friday Awards Luncheon
March 30 or before - Member: $350 | Not-yet-a-member: $550
After March 30 - Member: $375 | Not-yet-a-member: $575
***Register 5 people at regular price and the 6th person is FREE***
(To receive this discount all attendees must be registered at the same time.  Click here to register your large group online or email iiscadmin@iisc.org)

Thursday Only 

Includes Thursday lunch and Thursday Hospitality Hour
March 30 or before - Member: $200 | Not-yet-a-member: $300
After March 30 - Member: $225 | Not-yet-a-member: $325

Friday Only 

Includes Friday Awards Luncheon
March 30 or before - Member: $160 | Not-yet-a-member: $260
After March 30 - Member: $185 | Not-yet-a-member: $285

Awards Luncheon Only

Member: $75 | Not-yet-a-member: $95


Hotel Room Reservations:

Grand Harbor Resort  (Connected to Grand River Center)
350 Bell St | Dubuque, IA 52001
Ph. 563-690-4000

Standard or Double Bed Room: $109 (free parking)
Cut-off date for special rate: March 22, 2020

Mention the Iowa-Illinois Safety Council conference when booking your room.  At this time you must call to receive the special rate.  There is a limited amount of rooms available on a first come-first serve basis.  The room block will sell out.   

Additional Hotels

Information about room blocks at additional hotels will be available at a later date.