Restoration HR Leadership Development & HR Law: A Need to Know Workshop

Holly Bognar, Ph.D., of Violand Management, and Joel Greenwald, Esq., of Greenwald & Doherty, will tackle the subjects of "Emotional Intelligence" and employee lawsuits in this pre-convention workshop on April 9^th.

RIA's Vendor Council seeking donations for Silent Auction

As RIA continues its efforts to secure a judgment of invalidity against the '812 Patent, RIA's Vendor Council is holding a Silent Auction at the Convention to raise funds for this effort. Vendors are contributing fabulous items for the auction and attendees will be able to bid online and in person. To donate an item, email rilf@restorationindustry.org. 

RIA Certified Restorer Curriculum Available for Open Industry Review

RIA Certified Restorer Curriculum is now available for an Open Industry Review.  The CR Curriculum document features four major domains of knowledge: leadership, management, scientific and technical, which will be needed by the 21^st Century Certified Restorer (CR) in order to show competency in the field. The Curriculum encompasses fire and smoke, water, environmental issues, contents restoration and leadership. The RIA CR Curriculum is the first document of its kind created within the restoration industry and will be the basis for industry educators to create specialized courses of study specific to the Certified Restorer.

The Open Industry Review will run from February 17, 2014 through March 17, 2014. Those interested in participating can email chereth@restorationindustry.org to obtain the appropriate documents to begin the review process.