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june 2010 newsletter. - IPCSA

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C O M M I T T E E R E P O R T SResource CommitteeA total of 23 vendors exhibited at the spring conference in Lake County on April 28–30, 2010. Twenty of the 23 vendorshave shown their support for IPCSA by exhibiting at conferences in the past, three were new exhibitors. Eightof the vendors came from out of state to exhibit.As always, the vendors represented a wide range of <strong>probation</strong>-related services available from across the state andacross the country in their displays. Conference participants were afforded an <strong>opportunity</strong> to interact with the vendorsbefore and after the training sessions, as well as at the New Member Reception generously sponsored byGoodin Associates on Wednesday evening after the workshops. Rosecrance donated the gifts for the Association’snew members.Alcohol Monitors of IL/SCRAM and Streamwood Behavioral Healthcare System each sponsored a scholarship thatallowed one IPCSA member to attend the conference. The scholarships paid the conference registration fee andhelped defray a significant portion of the lodging costs for two <strong>probation</strong> officers.In addition to paying the exhibit fee, Arrowhead Ranch sponsored one of the conference breaks.Some very nice raffle gifts were donated by several vendors – an IPod Shuffle from One Step Detect, earrings and abracelet from Goodin Associates, a video camera from Lexis Nexis, and Jasper the Giraffe from New Dawn Technologies.The Resource Committee encourages the IPCSA membership to consider supporting our vendors by using their serviceswhen needed and appropriate. The vendors who participated in the Spring Conference include:*1 Step Detect *Gateway Foundation*3rd Millennium Classrooms*Gibault Children’s Services*Alcohol Monitors of IL/SCRAM *Goodin Associates*Arrowhead Ranch*Integrated Software Specialists*Boys Town*Kids Peace*Chestnut Health Systems*Lexis Nexis*Clinicare*New Dawn Technologies*Focus House*Onarga Academy*Rosecrance Health Network*Smart Start*Satellite Tracking of People*Solution Specialties*Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics *Spectrum Wilderness*Streamwood Behavioral HealthThe Resource Committee would like to thank Carol Gierut, IPCSA Executive Assistant, and Cay McCrea and VickiSmith, Clerical Staff in DeKalb County, for all their work with the many details of preparing for the conference.For information about joining the Resource Committee or for more information about the vendors, please call cochairMargi Gilmour @ (815) 895-7193.14

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