For Immediate Release
November 14, 2005
Press Contacts:
Jamie Antcliff, CEDIA
jantcliff@cedia.org
(317) 328-4336
CEDIA participates in SGAC Leaders’ Policy Conference
Indianapolis, Ind. – Members of the Custom
Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) Government
Affairs team will participate in the State Government Affairs Council
(SGAC) Foundation 2005 Leaders’ Policy Conference (LPC). The
conference will be held Nov. 19-22 in Miami Beach, Fla. and will focus
on current topics and policy issues facing government leaders and businesses
in the United States.
At the conference, CEDIA Government Affairs members will
have the opportunity to meet state legislators and discuss the interests
of CEDIA members as well as the current and future use of technology
in residential homes. Legislative leaders from throughout the United
States, including house speakers and senate presidents, will attend
the conference.
The Leaders’ Policy Conference is an annual meeting
of states’ legislative leadership and state government affairs
professionals from America’s leading businesses, associations,
and service providers. The SGAC Foundation sponsors the LPC in cooperation
with the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) and The Council
of State Governments (CSG). The SGAC is the premier national association
for multi-state government affairs professionals, who represent over
120 major U.S. corporations, trade associations and service providers.
“CEDIA is a member of the 2005 Leaders’ Policy
Conference and Planning Committee and has worked with other organizations
to develop programming for the 2005 conference,” said Mitchell
Klein, CEDIA’s government affairs and public policy chair. “This
conference is a terrific opportunity for CEDIA’s government affairs
team to continue public policy efforts on behalf of our members and
help them and their businesses be successful.”
CEDIA is an international trade association of companies
that specialize in designing and installing electronic systems for
the home. The association was founded in September 1989 and has more
than 3,000 member companies worldwide. CEDIA members are established
and insured businesses with bona fide qualifications and experience
in this specialized field. CEDIA members include Residential Electronics
Systems Professionals who have emerged as the “fourth contractor” in
the building and remodeling industries alongside electrical, plumbing
and HVAC professionals. For more information on CEDIA, visit the association’s
Web site at www.cedia.org.
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