ICC Board President Wally Bailey (left) turns a question over to Senior Vice President of Government Relations Sara Yerkes during the Fireside Chat. Sara and Member Services Senior Vice President Mike Armstrong (right) fielded several questions about certification, training and government relations activities.

ICC COO Dominic Sims (from left), Board President Wally Bailey, CEO Rick Weiland, Board Vice President Steve Shapiro and Member Services Senior Vice President Mike Armstrong participate in the Fireside Chat. Topics included Building Safety Week, the Community Building Code Administration Grant Program and the Governance Review Ad-Hoc Committee.

Members of the ICC Board of Directors, Government Relations Advisory Committee (GRAC) and Chapter leaders gather in the Headquarters conference room as ICC Board President Wally Bailey delivers his second Fireside Chat. Wally encouraged members to attend the 2007 Codes Forum and explained that electronic voting key pads will be used for voting at the event. He also discussed the green building initiative and asked members to visit the web site to answer a brief survey. Chapter leaders joined Board and GRAC members on annual Capitol Hill Day visits to promote building safety and the Community Building Code Administration Grant Program. Pictured are (clockwise) COO Dominic Sims, Board President Wally Bailey, CEO Rick Weiland, Member Services Senior Vice President Mike Armstrong, Government Relations Senior Vice President Sara Yerkes, GRAC Chair Becky Baker, California Building Officials President Shelia Lee, Board Member John LaTorra, Heart of America Chapter President Tina Rakes, Board Member John Darnall and Board Secretary/Treasurer Adolf Zubia.