IIBEC Holds 2020 Awards Ceremony Online
October 21, 2020
By Katherine Springle Lempka On October 7, 2020, IIBEC hosted a virtual awards ceremony to honor the year’s recipients. This would usually take place as a luncheon at IIBEC’s International Convention and Trade Show, which was also held virtually this year due to COVID-19. Immediate Past President Bob Card welcomed everyone to the Awards Ceremony, […]
A Tribute to Twenty-Four Years
October 01, 2020
In his October 2020 message in IIBEC Interface, IIBEC President Scott Hinesley took the opportunity to use his virtual pulpit to honor someone whose selfless work has been a crucial cog in the wheel of IIBEC for over two decades. We reference, of course, Kris Ammerman. As the executive editor of IIBEC Interface during those […]
Blast From IIBEC’s Past: 1995
July 31, 2020
In 1995, IIBEC (then RCI) was 12 years old. The Tenth RCI Convention, held in Reno, NV, boasted over 700 attendees and 126 companies exhibited at the trade show. Interface went to a monthly publication schedule. A survey of Interface readers indicated that 79% saved their copy in their libraries. (How far back does your […]
Blast from IIBEC’s Past: 1993
June 01, 2020
Ten years following IIBEC’s (then RCI’s) founding, the association claimed 546 members “in a time of financial problems,” according to then- president Richard Horowitz. Its membership categories were expanded to include Affiliated members and Government Liaisons.The first edition of the RCI Directory of Roofing Professionals was published. The association’s educational offerings included Basics of Roofing, […]
The Guide: An Overview of IIBEC Services 2020-2021 Is Here
May 27, 2020
The Guide: An Overview of IIBEC Services 2020-2021 is a 76-page, magazine-style publication. It is your personal handbook of IIBEC services and programs. Look for it to arrive in your digital library shortly. This year’s guide features advertisers from our upcoming Virtual Convention and Trade Show. Download an optimized .pdf version of IIBEC The Guide here. It […]
