2009 Region IV VPPPA Annual Conference
continuing Education CM Points	2009 MENTOR OF THE YEAR	2010 MENTOR OF THE YEAR	Outstanding Mentoring  Recognition  Guidelines	Mentor Nomination Form
Thank you so much for your participation and support of the 2009 Region IV Annual Conference held on April 1-3, 2009 at the Grove Park Inn, Asheville, North Carolina.  It proved to be a great success!  We hope that it was both enjoyable and extremely informative.  In addition, we trust that the workshops and exhibitors provided helpful tools to assist you in maintaining excellent safety and health programs in your workplaces. We're looking forward to the 2010 Region IV Annual Conference!
EARLY REGISTRATION 2010 REGION IV VPP CONFERENCE Thanks for your participation! CLICK HERE to view "Early Registration"   click here to "VIEW REFLECTIONS OF THE 2009 REGION IV  VPPPA  ANNUAL CONFERENCE"                         Continuing Education CM Points The VPPPA Region IV 2008 Annual Conference was approved by American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH) for the accumulation of "points" toward the total required every five years for Certification Maintenance for CIHs/CAIH and Safety Professional certifications.  The ABIH approved point accumulation of up to 1.5 points total for Conference Attendance (1.0 points) and participation in either one of the pre-conference workshops (.5 points.) SSQ Workshop and VPP Application Workshop. A number of 2008 Region IV Conference Attendees utilized their VPPPA Annual Conference attendance for CM Point accumulation.  The ABIH approval is specific for a particular conference.  We anticipate continued approval of Continuing Education Points for all future conferences and upon ABIH approval; we will make notification via the website and the VPPP Newsletter.     2010 Mentor of the Year   Region IV 2010 Mentor of the Year Mentors usually give of themselves unselfishly with no expectation of recognition.  However, “Mentor of the Year Nomination” provides an excellent opportunity for a site that has been mentored to show appreciation and acknowledgement of mentoring assistance. Ø  Three ‘Outstanding Mentors’ and a ’Mentor of the Year’ will be recognized at the 2010 Region IV VPPPA Conference.  Ø  This recognition will be for mentoring that occurred during the period January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009.   Ø  2009 Mentor of the Year Nominations must be received by January 15, 2010.  Mentor of the Year Guidelines and Nomination form can be found (under Mentoring and Outreach) on the Region IV website   http://www.regionivvpp.org/    Question regarding 2010 Region IV Mentor of the Year can be directed to Art Edwards (321-861-1298) or any member of the VPPPA Region IV Board of Directors  2010 Mentor of the Year Nomination deadline-01/15/10