Blogger and futurist Seth Godin had a great post the other day about the importance of listening. And maybe that’s what associations should be doing more of when they talk about the next generation of their annual meetings, conferences and conventions—listening. As association professionals, we have lots of clever ways to talk to members through our communications and live events, but are we really listening to what they have to say?

Barbara J. Dawson, CIH, CSP, began her year-long term as president of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) at the group’s just-concluded AIHce 2013. Dawson will head up the international society, which represents 10,000 occupational and environmental health and safety professionals, until AIHce 2013, which will take place in San Antonio, Texas.

Charles S. “Sid” Ellis is the recipient of the 2012 Robert B. Hurley Distinguished Service Award from ISEA.

Nominations for 2013 American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) awards must be made by Dec. 1, according to the AIHA Awards Committee.

The American Industrial Hygiene Association® (AIHA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA) that establishes a working relationship between the two associations, allowing for knowledge sharing and issue collaboration.

The deadline for advance registration for AIHce 2012 – which involves significant savings -- is May 20^th, according to the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA). 

AIHA has been expanding its quality programming to reach out to product stewards.