Committee Overview
2015
Iowa Communications Alliance volunteer leaders are the lifeblood of this organization.
Committees are instrumental in allowing the Association to provide value and service
that our members depend on.
Our committees provide a great opportunity to get involved, network with your peers,
and exchange ideas with other experts in your field.
Please contact Jolene Davis at jolene@icacommunicationsall.com or Dave Duncan at
dduncan@iacommunicationsall.com or call 515-867-2091 if you are interested in
volunteering for any of these. We will pass your name to the committee chair that will be
making the committee member selection.
Annual Meeting & Expo Committee: The Annual Meeting and Expo Committee
plans the Association’s annual conference, membership meeting and trade show. The
committee is responsible for selecting topics and speakers of interest to the members,
scheduling, marketing & advertising the event, and actively participating during the
event. The Annual Meeting and Expo is held in Des Moines in early March of each year.
Continuing Education Oversight Committee: The Continuing Education
Committees identify topics and subject matters of interest to ICA members and their
employees and advise each of the subcommittees on direction and content. It also
oversees the Certificate Programs established by the Association. The subcommittees
then plan, coordinate, and implement training sessions and other continuing education
opportunities. The Oversight Committee is comprised mostly of the chairs and co-chairs
of the subcommittees, with other interested volunteers. Here are the four subcommittees, each targeted to a key audience inside a communications provider:
 Manager’s Training subcommittee. Organizes, directs and produces
timely meetings to address key industry developments, regulatory changes
and other hot topics of interest to general managers and their key staff.
 Marketing and Front Office subcommittee. Works to provide
members with the education, tools and resources to successfully market their
products and services. Gathers industry information to promote the telecom
industry in Iowa. Produces the annual Marketing and Front Office
Conference to educate members on the need to market, as well as current
and innovative marketing practices.
 Technology subcommittee. This committee works closely with industry
partners and community colleges in Iowa to produce training and educational
opportunities focused on current and new technologies of importance to
communications providers. This committee plans and organizes appropriate
educational training seminars and sessions.
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 Video subcommittee: The Video Committee gathers the latest
information and creates knowledge and resources to assist members who are
providing video services or who are considering providing video services.
Golf Committee: The Golf Committee plans, organizes and assists with running the
Association’s golf events. This includes all meal functions, give-aways, registering
golfers and actively participating during the events.
Regulatory Relations Committee: The Regulatory Committee advises the _
Association on all regulatory matters coming before the Iowa Utilities Board, the FCC,
and other regulatory agencies, as well as matters affecting our industry as a whole.
Participants often break into key task forces and subcommittees to study industry issues.
 Tariff Subcommittee. The Tariff subcommittee assists in making changes
and updates to the ITA Model Tariff and the ITA Access Tariff.
Legislative Committee: The Legislative Committee advises ICA on matters before
the Iowa Legislature and the Governor’s Office, and assists in grassroots development
programs. It also advocates changes in Iowa law that will advance telecommunication
services for the betterment of Iowa and its citizens. Members of this committee are
expected to have personal interaction with their own legislators and with other elected
officials and staff.
TelePAC Committee: The TelePAC promotes personal participation in our industry’s
Political Action Committee. It identifies and coordinates appropriate fundraising events,
and determines the level of financial support given to legislators who support our
industry. In order for our industry to be successful in our lobbying efforts, we must help
to elect individuals who understand and support our views on legislative issues. The
Committee has representatives from ICA’s members including Iowa Network Services.
Members of this committee are expected to have personal interaction with their own
legislators and with other elected officials and staff.
Scholarship Committee: The Scholarship Committee invests in the future of our
industry by raising funds and distributing scholarships that benefit our members and the
communications industry. It is responsible for determining the appropriate number and
amounts of scholarships that will be awarded each year based on available funding. It
also strives to increase the awareness of our scholarship programs and partner with
educational institutions to create new scholarship opportunities.
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