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The Code Council's digital photo album on Flickr allows you to catch all the exciting happenings at conference. From the Ron Burton Golf Outing and Kansas City Welcome Event, to the Membership Council Meetings, Building Safety & Design Expo, and Education Programs, see the people, events and technology that converge and connect. New photos are uploaded daily.

The 2016-2017 International Code Council Board of Directors Officers, elected by the ICC Members during the 2016 Annual Business Meeting, are President M. Dwayne Garriss (second from right), Georgia State Fire Marshal; Vice President Jay Elbettar (second from left), P.E., CBO, Building Official, city of Mission Viejo, Calif.; Secretary/Treasurer William R. Bryant (left), MCP, CBO, Assistant Director of Inspections and Permits Department of Anne Arundel County, Md.; and Immediate Past President Alex Olszowy III (right), Building Inspector Manager, Lexington Fayette Urban County Government, Ky.

ICC Voting Members elect 2016-2017 Board officers, directors.

International Code Council Voting Members elected Board officers and directors during the association's Annual Business Meeting at the 2016 Annual Conference in Kansas City, Mo. M. Dwayne Garriss, Georgia State Fire Marshal, was elected President of the ICC Board. Mission Viejo, Calif., Building Official Jay Elbettar was elected Vice President, and Anne Arundel County, Md., Assistant Director of Inspections and Permits Department William R. Bryant was elected Secretary/Treasurer. Voting Members also elected representatives to sectional and at-large positions on the board.

Klein: Building smarter transportation and more livable cities.

Monday's Opening Session featured special guest speaker Gabe Klein, author of Start-Up City: Inspiring Private and Public Entrepreneurship, Getting Projects Done, and Having Fun, and former Department of Transportation director under Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration in Chicago and former Director of the District DOT under Mayor Adrian M. Fenty.

View photos from the Opening Session.

International Code Council Chief Executive Officer Dominic Sims (right) interviews Board of Directors President Alex Olszowy (left) during the ICC Members Forum on Monday.

Sims and Olszowy discuss new Safety 2.0 presidential initiative.

International Code Council Chief Executive Officer Dominic Sims interviewed Board of Directors President Alex Olszowy during the ICC Members Forum on Monday. Sims asked Olszowy to share a few highlights of his visits with Members and Chapters during the last year, asked what it's really like serving as President of a 60,000-member association, and delved into what inspired Olszowy's new signature presidential initiative — Safety 2.0: Building Careers for Today's Generation.

View photos from the ICC Members Forum.

Moya: Work hard, dream big, and don't let anyone ever tell you it can't be done.

Paul Moya was the keynote speaker for the Annual Business Meeting. As a Harvard Millennials Expert, Paul is best known for the world-class results his clients receive at Millennial Labs — a full-service consulting firm trusted by globally recognized brands to solve their most complex generational challenges in the workplace, marketplace, and voting booth.

Moya partnered with ICC Board President Alex Olszowy to deliver a special presentation on the official launch of ICC's Safety 2.0 program, which Olszowy detailed in his President's Report delivered during the ICC Annual Business Meeting.

View photos from the Annual Business Meeting.

Seven are chosen as Honorary Members.

Voters approved seven individuals as International Code Council Honorary Members during Monday's Annual Business Meeting. Qualified candidates for the Honorary Member distinction have demonstrated outstanding service to the International Code Council or one of the legacy model code organizations. Names were proposed by the Board of Directors and confirmed by a majority vote of the Governmental Member Representatives at the Annual Business Meeting. This year's honorees are: Ronald Hoover, Stephen Jones, Tina Rakes, Kevin Scott, Maureen Traxler, Steven Winkel and Gilbert Gonzales.

Conference attendees immerse themselves in the College Basketball Experience in Kansas City.

Conference Host Chapters invited attendees to experience the game of college basketball at the College Basketball Experience during the Welcoming Event on Monday. The Sprint Center is not only the home of men's collegiate basketball history, but also houses interactive opportunities such as three-point shooting, free-throw shooting, calling the highlights of an actual NCAA basketball action and much more. Add in some Kansas City barbecue and the city's very own Boulevard Wheat and Pale Ale beers, and it was an ultimate evening of fun for conference attendees.

View photos from the Welcoming Event.

Drones, Energy Efficiency Zone are big draws at networking luncheon.

The Energy Efficiency Zone sponsored by RESNET, is new to the trade show floor this year and features manufacturers, suppliers and organizations displaying and discussing the latest energy efficiency technologies and products.

Drone experts will also be on hand to show how this exciting new technology is helping municipalities, and those in the building industry, in the areas of floodplain mapping, pre- and post-construction surveys, building information modeling, master planned developments, and real-time project management data.

View photos from the Building Safety & Design Expo.

Public Comment Hearings begin tomorrow.

The 2016 Group B Public Comment Hearings begin Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 8:00 a.m. Central at the Kansas City Convention Center. The Group B International Codes consist of administrative provisions in all codes; structural chapters in the International Building and International Existing Building Codes; building and energy chapters in the International Residential Code; and all chapters in the International Fire, International Energy Conservation and International Wildland-Urban Interface Codes. Download the schedule.

The hearings will be webcast live on the ICC website.

ICC Conference App available.

Stay connected and up-to-date by downloading the 2016 ICC Conference App. It's free and easy! With ICC's Conference App, you can create a personal schedule; check out speaker information, floor plans, and exhibitors details; and download Conference education materials ahead of time. The App is available for Apple, Android, BlackBerry and Windows devices. It's also available on the web.

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