Date: February 21, ICPI Voting Members Employees. Charles McGrath, Executive Director Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute.

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1 Date: February 21, 2012 To: Fr: Re: ICPI Voting Members Employees Charles McGrath, Executive Director Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute ICPI Committees The Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute (ICPI) is very fortunate to have many members participating in task groups, subcommittees, committees and the Board of Directors. Most recently there has been a waiting list of members who would like to participate on many of ICPI s Standing Committees. As a result, the ICPI Executive Committee has agreed to formalize the committee appointment process for committee participation on ICPI Committees. Committee terms are three years (six meetings) and terms expire immediately after the ICPI Annual Meeting. To appoint the most qualified candidates to committees, we ask that current committee members with terms expiring in winter 2012 and prospective committee members complete and return the attached Volunteer Committee Interest Form. Committee members with terms expiring in winter 2012 are included in the attached document. Based on the responses, ICPI staff liaisons, committee chairman and the chairman-elect will review the forms and the chairman-elect will make committee appointments prior to the Summer Meeting in August Please submit your Volunteer Committee Interest Form by Monday, April 2, If you have questions regarding the committee appointment process or the Volunteer Committee Interest Form, please contact me at (703) x209 or cmcgrath@icpi.org. Attachments

2 Volunteer Committee Interest Form Date: Name: Title: Company: Street Address: City: State/Province: Postal Code: Phone: Fax: Volunteer Committee Interest Please use the committee descriptions listed on the attached page to prioritize desired volunteer positions. Committee: Please provide a brief statement on why you are interested in contributing to a specific committee and what you can provide if offered participation as a committee member. Please accept my interest form for the selected committees. I understand that if appointed to a committee, my responsibilities would include participation in two half-day in-person committee meetings per year, participation in committee task groups and conference calls (as needed), as well as review of committee agendas and materials prior to the meeting. I understand that committee members are expected to register for the annual and summer meetings and cover travel and meeting expenses. I also understand that missing two consecutive committee meetings will result in my removal from the committee. Signature Date Please return form via fax or by April 2, 2012 to: (703) (fax) icpi@icpi.org

3 ICPI Committee Charge and Descriptions Chapter Subcommittee The Chapter Subcommittee is responsible for assisting the Dues, Bylaws and Membership Committee in the development and maintenance of ICPI Chapters and all items pertaining to the development of new chapters, support of existing chapters, membership development and retention, generating program concepts, governance issues, and overall chapter business as it relates to the ongoing activities of ICPI. Construction Improve installation practices, contracting, safety, insurance and contractor business operations. Activities include, but are not limited to, liaise with the Technical Committee in the review of constructability references within standards, guide specifications and technical publications covering the construction of interlocking concrete pavements, development of construction and maintenance related Tech Specs, development of documents and specifications relating specifically to constructability and liaison with other associations regarding construction matters.. Contractor Education Subcommittee The Contractor Education Subcommittee is responsible for assisting the Education Committee in the development and implementation of education, training and certification programs to improve installation practices, contracting, safety, insurance and contractor business operations. Dues, Bylaws and Membership Determination and oversight of the dues schedule, ICPI Bylaws, and ICPI Statement of Policy (operating policies). Activities include monitoring of membership, promotion of membership, recognition of membership recruitment and retention, oversight of regional chapters as well as web site development to promote membership. This Committee continuously reviews the Association's Bylaws and policies and procedures to ensure that they are designed to assist in operations and the attainment of ICPI goals. Any Association member may recommend a change in Bylaws, or policies and procedures for the consideration by the committee. Education Committee The ICPI Education Committee is responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of all ICPI educational programs that serve contractors, industry sales personnel, design professionals, and academia. The committee is responsible for ensuring that ICPI s education programs support the association s Strategic Plan goals and objectives. Expo/Convention The Expo/Convention committee is responsible for the recommendation of the annual and summer meeting city selections, annual meeting networking receptions, meeting sponsorships, golf tournaments, oversight of tours such as the ICPI Bauma tour and other tours, recommendations for member sponsored plant tours and receptions. Hardscape North America Steering Special Committee The Hardscape North America Steering Committee is responsible for the development of the educational program, strategies, schedule of events and promotion for Hardscape North America (HNA). The committee is also responsible for proposing a HNA budget to the Financial Review and Audit Committee and policies regarding HNA to the Dues, Bylaws and Membership Committee. Government Relations Committee The Government Relations committee is responsible for developing an advocacy program to target legislative and regulatory issues. Activities include, but are not limited to, working with outside counsel to advocate, promote and defend industry interests concerning government policy and legislative proposals that might impact the ICPI mission, establishing ICPI as the voice for segmental concrete pavements among legislative bodies and regulatory agencies, and promoting the use of segmental concrete pavements in government agencies procurement policies, design guidelines and specifications. The committee will also make recommendations on where to spend Political Action Committee monies. Marketing Development of strategies and promotional programs for pavers and awareness of ICPI and its resources to users. Market promotion will be consistent with the ICPI's strategic plan and the directives of the Board of Directors. Activities include, but are not limited to, oversight of the ICPI web site, print advertising, brochures and case studies, trade shows, public relations, Interlocking Concrete Pavement Magazine, promotional books and others as necessary. Technical The Technical Committee is responsible for the development of product and manufacturing guidelines, pavement design and management, liaise with the Construction Committee on construction and maintenance guidelines, as well as research and demonstration projects. Activities include, but are not limited to, Tech Spec bulletins, guide specifications, design manuals, pavement design, management and specification software, ASTM, and CSA and other national/provincial/state standards, technical papers, QC/A for manufacturing and liaison with other associations regarding technical matters.

4 Committee members with terms expiring in Winter Construction Committee Ronnie Birdwell Sims Stone Richard Bodie Pavestone Company Frank Gandora Creative Hardscape Company Stephen Jones PAVE TECH Hardscape Outfitters Jay LaCharite Interpave Precast Systems, Ltd. Michael LaMonica Syrstone, Inc. Richard Rice Stone Age Pavers, Inc. Charles Taylor Oldcastle Architectural, Inc. Ryan Taylor Decorative Paving, Inc. Contractor Education Sub-Committee Fred Adams Fred Adams Paving Co., Inc. Ronnie Birdwell Sims Stone Bob Laskey Northfield Block Company, an Oldcastle Company William Schneider Aqua Paving Construction Gary Stowe Stowe Contracting, Inc. Dues, Bylaws and Membership Committee Allen Aaseth Columbia Machine, Inc. Angel Abelleira Grace Construction Products Ken Diedrich Pathfinder Systems/Tiger USA Ted Light Expo/Convention Committee Alwin Bennmann KBH Baustoffwerke Gebhart & Soehne GmbH & Company KG Chuck Chambers St. Marys Cement, Inc. Norman Dick Expocrete Concrete Products, Ltd. Ken Diedrich Pathfinder Systems/Tiger USa Dean Jurik Dancing Bear, Inc. Mike Mueller TEKA North America, Inc. Jason Orton SRW Products Rich Solomon Solomon Colors, Inc. Government Relations Committee Kendall Anderegg Mutual Materials Company Steve Barry Oldcastle Coastal Marshall Brown Ted Light Larry Nicolai Pavers by Ideal Nino Papa Santerra Stonecraft David Pitre Pavestone Company Andrew Vear Southwest Specialties, Inc. Marketing Committee Kendall Anderegg Mutual Materials Company Elliot Bender OAKS Concrete Products Richard Guillemette Rampf Molds Industries, Inc. Dean Jurik Dancing Bear, Inc. Mike Riehm Envirobond Products Corporation

5 Technical Committee Bill Braswell Oldcastle Coastal John Ciente Solomon Colors, Inc. Kevin Earley Nicolock Paving Stones of Maryland Manfred Herold Brown s Concrete Products, Ltd. Ajaykumar Kedige LANXESS Michael LaMonica Syrstone, Inc. Todd VanBlankenstein Southwest Specialties, Inc. Craig Walloch Typically, special committee terms expire in the winter and members on these committees need to reapply each year. The HNA Steering Special Committee expires after each HNA.