CEDIA, the association for smart home professionals, continues to advocate for its members and the smart home industry. The organization’s latest effort toward that end will take place later this month, when CEDIA is set to host the CEDIA Legislative Day at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing on Oct. 18.
The event will emphasize the importance of skilled trades in that state and the need for a proper regulatory environment to support the smart home technology industry, according to CEDIA. Michigan integrators will be joined by CEDIA’s leadership to explain to policymakers the essential work of the industry.
The effort is the first in-person state lobby day, the association notes, and is part of an ongoing ramp up of CEDIA’s government affairs program that also includes recruitment of statewide leaders and an upcoming planned advocacy day in Washington, D.C.
This event exemplifies the association’s push to protect the custom integration industry and the mainly small-to-medium businesses comprising the channel. During last year’s CEDIA Expo, the group hosted its first advocacy Town Hall breakfast session, which it followed up at CEDIA Expo 2023 with a workplace development Town Hall focused on resources such as its Next:Gen Smart Home Career Toolkit.
CEDIA is urging its members and other residential technology professionals in the state of Michigan to collectively amplify their voice by attending this special and important function.
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Details about CEDIA Legislative Day
The upcoming event is being held, as noted, on October 18, 2023. The location will be the Michigan State Capitol building, at 100 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing, Mich., 48933. CEDIA Legislative Day is scheduled to be an all-day gathering, running from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
CEDIA members will meet with members of the legislature and executive branch. During a lunchtime session, CEDIA leaders and Republican Sen. Mark Huizenga will offer remarks and insights on home technology policy.
The day will conclude with a closing session at the Michigan Legislative Consultants offices.
“People often say that it’s important to know who your legislators are, but it’s even more important that they know who you are,” says Daryl Friedman, CEDIA global president and CEO.
“When you build relationships with leaders in Michigan, your visits and communications have a far greater impact on issues that matter to you and your business.”
To attend the CEDIA Legislative Day, members and integrators can visit the registration link. For questions about any of CEDIA’s government affairs initiatives, they can contact Darren Reaman, CEDIA director of Government Affairs, at [email protected].
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