At the Annual Meeting, you’ll experience:
Interactive Product Group Sessions
Engage with your peers to discuss opportunities to create and innovate standards to keep workers safe. The Annual Meeting is where our product groups and committees meet to accomplish the essential work of the association – developing standards, formulating policy positions, and planning for the future.
Rich Networking Opportunities
Between the popular Awards Reception & Dinner, Networking Reception, and more, the Annual Meeting is full of can’t-miss opportunities to connect with your peers.Â
High Value General Sessions
Hear the latest safety trends straight from end-users. Get a deeper understanding of shifts in the regulatory and political landscape and how to capitalize on them to drive growth. It’s all at the ISEA Annual Meeting.Â
Need to Know
Start: Dec. 9 (8am)
End: Dec. 11 (3pm)
We recommend arriving the evening of Sunday, December 8, flying into DCA.
Ritz Carlton Pentagon City
Arlington, VA
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- Policies
All registrants and participants agree to adhere to our event policies.
- Safety
Please familiarize yourself with our latest health & safety guidelines.
Registration Options
All Access Pass
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Product Group Meetings
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All Evening Networking Events & Meals
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Business Meeting & General Session (Dec 10)
Awards Dinner
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Event at the Library of Congress with round-trip transportation
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Appetizers, spirits, and dinner
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ISEA Foundation awards presentation
Product Group In-Person
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Access to Product Group Meetings
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Product Group Bootcamp Dec 10
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Breakfast & Lunch
Sponsorship Options
Are you interested in reaching decision makers at leading companies and their executives in the safety equipment industry? We have a limited number of sponsorship opportunities for our:
- Awards Dinner & Networking Events
- Keynote Speaker
- Safety Partner Sponsorship
Featured Speakers
Dec 5
Jim Frederick
Deputy Assistant Secretary of OSHA
Dec 5
Connor Lokar
Senior Forecaster at ITR Economics
Dec 5
Jennifer Langton
SVP, Health & Innovation at NFL
Dec 5
Kristen Soltis Anderson
Political Pollster, Author, & CNN Contributor
Agenda
Monday, December 9
Registration opens at 7:00am, and breakfast will be available between 7:00am and 9:00am.Â
The Board will meet from 8am – Noon. Room assignment TBA
Product Group meetings will take place all day, starting at 8:00am and concluding at 3:30pm.Â
NOTE: These meetings are open only to members of the product groups.Â
Time | Session | Room |
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8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Hand Protection | Â |
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Eyewash & Shower | Â |
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Coffee Break | Â |
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Head Protection | Â |
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Protective Apparel | Â |
11:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Lunch Available | Â |
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | Heat Stress | Â |
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Protective Footwear (open session) | Â |
Lunch will be available 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM.
Join us at the Library of Congress for a special networking reception followed by the ISEA Foundation Awards Dinner, where we present top awards to honor ISEA members and industry leaders helping to advance worker safety. Exact timing TBA.Â
Transportation Details
Busses depart the the Ritz Carlton at 5:30 PM.Â
Busses will return to the Ritz Carlton following the event.Â
Tuesday, December 10
Registration opens at 7:00am, and breakfast will be available between 7:00am and 8:00am.Â
New to ISEA and our Product Groups? Or maybe you’ve been involved for a few years and would like to learn about what’s new? This session will give you a primer on how standard development works, tips on getting the most value out of PGs, an overview of our new PG web platform, and more.Â
This session will take place from 8:00 – 9:45am.Â
Learn about all ISEA has done to advocate for the industry in the last year, and what member can expect for 2025.
10:00 – 10:30am
Abstract TBA
Expert
- Ian Heller, Chief Strategy Officer, Distribution Strategy Group
10:30 – 12:00pm
Lunch will be available starting at 12:00pm.
- Dan Glucksman, Senior Director of Advocacy, ISEA
- Cam Mackey, CEO, ISEA
1:30 – 2:00pm
We’ve blocked 3:30 – 5:30pm for additional Product Group meetings.
NOTE:Â These meetings are open only to members of the product groups.Â
This session will give ISEA members insights into latest anthropometric research, potential regulations, and end-user trends in PPE equity. That will better equip them to make decisions about equity issues that impact ISEA standard development & member product design.
Experts
- Dr. John Howard, Director of NIOSH (bio)
- Chris Trahan Cain, Executive Director of CPWR (bio)
- Mindy Uber, Senior EHS Director at Skanska (bio)
2:00 – 3:00pm
Time | Session | Room |
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3:30 PM – 5:30 PM | HiViz | Â |
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM | Respiratory Protection | Â |
Join us for drinks, heavy appetizers, and a debrief on the 2024 election season and what it means for our country and industry, featuring Bruce Mehlman.Â
Wednesday, December 11
We’ve blocked 8:00am – 1:00pm for additional Product Group and Committee meetings. Breakfast will also be available.
Time | Session | Room |
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8:00 AM- 10:00 AM | Advocacy Committee (closed session) | |
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Marketing Committee | |
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Standards Planning & Development Committee (closed session) | |
10:30 AM – 3:00 PM | First Aid |
*Please note the following ISEA product groups will not be meeting at the Annual Meeting this year: Dropped Objects Prevention, Eye & Face Protection, Fall Protection, Hearing Product, and Instruments.