The 2024 ASSE International Mid-Year Meeting will be held April 2-3, 2024 at The Tributary Hub in Madison, Wisconsin. The Tributary Hub is a multi-use complex housing Plumbers Local 75 Training Center, and other non-profit organizations supporting the trades in South-Central Wisconsin. The Mid-Year Meeting is a gathering of expert individuals who influence ASSE standards, certifications, membership, and code development. Whether you’re a manufacturer, training provider, engineer, contractor, or general member, there are several meetings that will help you get a full perspective of ASSE’s program development.
3pm – 4:30pm | Seal Control Board (Online via Zoom) |
If you would like to attend this meeting, please contact staffengineer@asse-plumbing.org for login information.
7:30am – 5pm | Networking/Hospitality Area Sponsored by Holby Valve Inc, So Cal Pipe Trades District Council 16, Sprinkler Fitters Local 483, Sprinkler Fitters Local 692, and UA Local 46 Training Department |
8am - 8:30am | Membership Committee |
8:45am - 10:15am | Fire Protection (15000/27000) Technical Committee |
10:30am - 11:30am | Professional Qualifications Standards Committee |
11:45am - 1:00pm | Lunch and "State of ASSE" Presentation |
1:15pm - 2:45pm | Cross-Connection Control (5000) Technical Committee |
1:15pm - 2:45pm | IAPMO Plumbing Standards Committee |
3:00pm - 4:00pm | Service Plumber (13000) Technical Committee |
3:00pm - 4:00pm | Product Standards Committee |
4:15pm - 5:15pm | Local 75 Tour |
5:30pm – 7:30pm | Social Event: "Game Night" (food and beverages) Sponsored by Pipefitters Local 597, Precision Plumbing Products, UA Local 46 Training Department, UA Local 400, and Woodford / Watco Mfg |
7:30am – 5pm | Networking/Hospitality Area Sponsored by Holby Valve Inc, So Cal Pipe Trades District Council 16, Sprinkler Fitters Local 483, Sprinkler Fitters Local 692, and UA Local 46 Training Department |
8:30am - 10:30am | 12000 Technical Committee |
10:45 - 11:45am | 22000 Technical Committee |
12:00pm - 1:15pm | Lunch |
1:30pm - 2:30pm | Professional Qualifications Technical Committee |
2:45pm - 3:45pm | ASSE History Presentation: “A Grateful Tribute to Our Past” |
4pm - 5pm | Code Development Committee |
Join us on Tuesday evening, 5:30pm - 7:30pm, for a fun "Game Night." This social event will feature a “Name That Tune” style trivia game covering music, movies, and TV. Our host will play a short music clip from a well-known song and participants will guess the music artist or TV/movie the song belongs to. Answers will be multiple-choice, and the players/teams who answer the most questions correctly (and the quickest) will win the round. In between each “Name That Tune” round, participants will compete in simple games against the clock using common household items. Food and beverages will be provided.
This presentation, “A Grateful Tribute to Our Past,” will provide tribute to ASSE mentors of the past by briefly delineating the unprecedented accomplishments as recorded in the “Proceedings/Conventions” from 1906 to 1938. A refined focus will be on the 1928 discovery by Dr. Arnold Kegel and Joel Connolly concerning hospital sterilizers regarding potential contamination (1928 “Proceedings”); the major work of ASSE’s participation in the “Hoover Code” (1921-1938 “Proceedings”); the “debacle” which was 1933, familiar to most (1934-1938 “Proceedings); and the background story to “The Plumber Protects the Health of the Nation” (Charles Nash, 1935 “Proceedings).
To say that our founders, Mr. Davis, Ball, Groeniger, Claffy, Cornelius, and Crotty, were “guardians of public health” is an extreme understatement. These individuals took us “from a rope and bucket, and from the rat, mosquito, and fly infested privy vault, to the development of scientific plumbing, the elimination of health hazards, and the prevention of sickness.” (Wm Groeniger, 1936 Proceedings). We need to acknowledge our gratitude.
About the Presenter: Pat Casey is a plumber and one of a team of plumbing instructors at Plumbers Local 75 in Milwaukee, WI. His is grateful to Vince Gallo, who asked him if he was interested in presenting on the topic, Dan Rademacher, who gave his approval to present; and to Scott Hamilton, who pulled some strings and allowed access to the 1925-1935 proceedings.
If you are not on a committee that is meeting, registration will be $100 for one day, or $150 for both days. If you are a member of a committee that is meeting, a coupon code for 50% off registration fees will be provided to you. Lunch and a social networking event is included with registration.
The Tributary Hub (Hosted by Plumbers Local 75)
2102 E Springs Drive
Madison, WI 53704
Courtyard Madison East
2502 Crossroads Drive Madison, Wisconsin 53718
608-661-8100
We have rooms reserved at Courtyard Madison East for Sunday, March 31 - Friday, April 5. Our special rate is $129 per night. You must book by March 2nd to receive this rate. Booking is simple: just click HERE or the button below, then select "Check Availability."
All IAPMO Group meetings, including the ASSE Midyear Meeting, are subject to IAPMO’s Policy for In-Person Meetings and Code of Conduct. ASSE’s Midyear Meeting will also abide by the requirements of our hosts, Plumbers Local 75.