INDEPENDENT LUBRICANT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

MEETING MANAGEMENT:ILMA'S MEETINGS HAVE BECOME KNOWN AS THE BEST PLACE TO LEARN ABOUT TRENDS IN THE LUBRICANTS INDUSTRY, RECONNECT WITH OLD COLLEAGUES AND MEET NEW ASSOCIATES.WHEN PLANNING THE PROGRAMS FOR BOTH THE ILMA ENGAGE AND ANNUAL MEETING, ILMA KEEPS YOU AND YOUR BUSINESS IN MIND FOR WHAT WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE SESSIONS AND HOW ATTENDEES CAN REACH OUT TO CUSTOMERS DURING THE DAY AND EVENING. TWO MEETINGS ARE HELD EACH YEAR TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE INDUSTRY: ILMA ENGAGE AND ILMA" S ANNUAL MEETING.ILMA ENGAGE, A NEW APPROACH TO THE SPRING MEETING LAUNCHED IN 2019, OCCURS OVER THREE DAYS TYPICALLY IN APRIL. THE KICKOFF OF THE MEETING IS COMMITTEE DAY, WITH NETWORKING OPTIONS DURING THE DAY, AN OBVIOUS AND EXCELLENT WAY FOR MEMBERS TO ENGAGE WITH EACH OTHER TO DISCUSS THE INDUSTRY ISSUES OF THE DAY. WITH THIS FRESH MEETING EXPERIENCE, ILMA OFFERS EXCELLENT SPEAKERS, A "TOWN HALL" LUNCH SESSION THAT GIVES UPDATES ON IMPORTANT INDUSTRY ISSUES, AS WELL AS ILMA CONVERSATIONS THAT ENGAGE THE SPEAKERS AND AUDIENCE IN A MORE RELAXED, INFORMAL SETTING. AND, AS ALWAYS, PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK.ILMA'S ANNUAL MEETING, TYPICALLY HELD EACH OCTOBER, IS FOUR DAYS OF COMMITTEE AND TECHNICAL SESSIONS, WITH NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES AND SOCIAL/SPORTING EVENTS. IN 2023, ILMA CELEBRATED IT'S 75TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY WHICH WAS PART OF THE ANNUAL MEETING.

INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS:ON AN ONGOING BASIS, ILMA SURVEYS MANUFACTURING MEMBERS REGARDING THEIR REGULATORY AND LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. UTILIZING THAT INFORMATION, ILMA PRIORITIZES ITS ADVOCACY AGENDA FOR THE YEAR. ILMA MONITORS LEGISLATION AND PARTICIPATES IN VARIOUS INDUSTRY COALITIONS ADVOCATING ISSUES THAT REFLECT THE MEMBERS' CONCERNS. IN ADDITION, ILMA INFORMS MEMBERS OF EMERGING REGULATORY MATTERS AND PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO THE AGENCIES AS IT IS DEVELOPING REGULATIONS, AS WELL AS COMPLIANCE INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS AS REGULATIONS ARE IMPLEMENTED. IN 2023 ILMA EXPANDED IT'S ADVOCACY TO INCLUDE LONG TERM REGULATORY ISSUES RELATED TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES, EMPTY DRUMS, OILY WASTEWATER AND PFAS. THOSE EXPENSES WERE $32,316 (PART OF THE TOTAL PROGRAM EXPENSE).