Iowa Permit Technicians Annual Meeting & Conference 2024

November 14, 2023 · 7:00am - November 15, 2023 · 4:00pm CDT

Location

Altoona City Hall – City Council Chambers

900 Venbury Drive, Suite A, Altoona, IA 50009

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

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About This Event

November 14th & 15th, 2024

$150.00 + fees (Sales end November 1st)

Price includes TWO days of training with practice exam and a 2025 IPTA Annual Membership

ICC CEU’s: .07 per day x 2 + 1.4

IPTA will hold its annual in-person meeting. Permit Techs (and anyone else interested in code education) are encouraged to attend the meeting. This also allows you to renew your IPTA membership for 2025 or to become a member of IPTA and take advantage of the educational opportunity.

Day 1 – November 14th: 7:00AM – 4:30PM

7:00am-8:00am: Annual IPTA Membership Meeting

8:00am-12:00pm: Education Session

12:00pm: Networking lunch

1:00pm-4:30pm: Educational Session continued

5:30PM: Optional Social Hour (Dinner on your own. Details given at end of afternoon session.)

Day 2 – November 15th 8:00AM – 4:00PM

8:00am-12:00pm: Education Session Continued

12:00pm: Working Box Lunch

12:30pm-4:00pm: Education Session Continued

Course Description: This two-day course is intended to provide essential information in the areas of code administration and history, legal aspects, customer service, basic construction, inspection process, zoning requirements, permit fee calculations, basic occupancy and construction types and dealing with difficult customers. The course is recommended for: Front counter personnel, other Building Department staff, and those who may be interested in preparing for the 2018 or 2021 ICC Permit Technician certification exam.

**Please bring a calculator, highlighter, 2018 or 2021 International Building Code, 2018 or 2021 International Zoning Code, Legal Aspects of Code Administration and Basic Code Enforcement.**

Hotel Accommodations:

Hyatt Place – Altoona/Des Moines

480 Bass Pro Dr NW, Altoona, IA 50009

Special Rate: $114/night

• Reservations by phone: (515) 520-8300 “Choose 0” & reference “Iowa Permit Techs” guestroom rate

• Reservations online:

https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/iowa/hyatt-place-altoona-des-moines/dsmza

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Change dates to needed stay – block valid 11/13/24 – 11/15/24

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Enter G-IAPT into the corporate or group code box

Group rate should be $114 per night.

Instructor Bio:

Steve has been in the Code industry since 1972. He started as a Secretary/Permit Tech and Residential Plans Examiner and then later worked as a Building Inspector, Zoning Inspector, Code Enforcement Officer, Senior Plans Examiner, Senior Building Inspector, Assistant Building Official, Chief Building Official and Code Consultant.

Steve is certified in the following areas: Certified Building Official, LEED A.P., Certified Code Official, Permit Technician, Code Specialist, Plans Examiner, Building Inspector, Mechanical Inspector, Electrical Inspector, Accessibility/Usability Specialist, One-and two-family Electrical Inspector and Fire Inspector II. He also has served on the following ICBO/ICC Committees: Permit Technician Exam Committee, Education Committee, Certification Committee and the Legacy Codes Exam Committee as well as the Arizona Building Officials (AZBO) Education Committee and Legislative Committee. In 1999 he was elected President of the Arizona Chapter and Chairman of the Arizona Building Officials. Steve was named AZBO Building Official of the Year in 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2005. He was a member of the California Building Officials (CALBO), 2017 Education Chair and Board Member for the Sacramento Valley Association of Building Officials (SVABO) and represented Building Officials as Chairperson on the State of California Building and Fire Advisory Committee. He has received the SVABO Inspector of the Year Award (2012), Outstanding Contributions Award (2015) and President’s Award (2016 and 2017), SVABO Honorary Membership (2017), AZBO Brent Snyder Award (2021), as well as the 2016 ICC Educator of the Year.

Steve has taught Permit Technician educational classes since 1998 in Arizona, California, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Texas, Kansas, Utah, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Idaho. Steve has authored the ICC “Permit Technician Study Companion”, updated “The Public Counter” (Chapter 12) in the revised ICC “Building Department Administration” book, and updated the ICC “You Can Build It!” and “Basic Code Enforcement” reference books as well as multiple articles and webinars for the International Code Council.

Host or Publisher Iowa Association of Building Officials - IABO