International District Energy Assoc

“The association has members who pay annual dues.”

“Members whose dues are paid in full, "in good standing," are accorded the right to nominate members to serve on the board of directors and to vote for nominated candidates for voluntary service on the board. The election of directors is governed in the association bylaws which calls for a slate of candidates to be developed by the nominating committee, chaired by the immediate past chair, and the slate to be presented to members at least thirty (30) days prior to the annual meeting of the association, which is held at the annual conference each year.”

“Special meetings of the members may be called at any time and place selected by the board or upon written application of members representing at least ten percent (10%) of the smallest quorum of members, required for a vote, upon any matter, at the annual meeting.”

“Ken smith 76 west kellogg blvd. St. Paul, mn 55102-1611 bruce ander 8100 warden avenue markham, l6g 1b4, ca james adams 1110 east huron street ann arbor, mi 48104-1631 tim griffin 8081 arco corporate drive, suite 300 raleigh, nc 27617 joe reimer 3600 pammel creek road la crosse, 1 54601 ahmad bin shafar po box 8081 dubai, ae scott clark 6500 west freeway, suite 700 fort worth, tx 76116 edward conway west 59th st., generating station new york, ny 10019 mark vogler 2150 dr. Martin luther king jr. St. Indianapolis, in 46202 richard damecour 3901 highway 7, suite 300 woodbridge, on l4l 8l5, ca david bump 200 west jackson blvd., suite 1310 chicago, il 60606 jeffrey duncan 3780 kilroy airport way long beach, ca 90806 jim lodge 1 east washington st., suite 2570 phoenix, az 85004 chris lyons 9330 sky park ct., sp3q san diego, ca 92123 robert manning 46 blackstone street cambridge, ma 02139 david musto 84 twin rivers drive east windsor, nj 08520 christopher potter 25 e street at new jersey washington, dc 20003 jim riley texas a&m university college station, tx 77843-1584 meghan riesterer 173 west lorain street, room 209 oberlin, oh 44074 walter doll 631 s richland avenue york, pa 17403 steve swinson 1615 braeswood blvd. Houston, tx 77046 kevin fox 777 main street fort worth, tx 76102”

“Form 990 was reviewed by the president and executive committee.”

“All directors and officers are annualy sent a copy of the idea conflict of interest policy and required to sign and return an acknowledgement to the office of the organization's counsel. Results are recorded annual by the counsel. The anti-trust statement is read prior to all board meetings. The conflict of interest policy is issued to all current and nominated board members prior to the annual business meeting and reinforced at board of director meetings regularly.”

“The executive committee, led by the current chair, is assigned responsibility for setting and negotiating compensation for the president. As of april 8, 2014 a bew five year contract extension was authorized for the period january 1, 2014 to december 31, 2018. The compensation review process undertaken by the executive committee considered comparable compensation levels for similarly situated non-profit industry associations using multiple sources.”

“Bylaws are posted on the association's website and are issued to all incoming board members. Anti-trust policy is a written document and issued to incoming members. The financial statements are made available upon request. Conflict of interest policy and forms are issued and authorized by the president and all members of the board of directors annually.”

“Idea fosters the success of its members as leaders in providing reliable, economical, efficient and environmentally sound district energy services. We promote energy efficiency and environmental quality through the advancement of district heating, district cooling and cogeneration (also known as combined heat and power or chp) and we actively lobby to secure favorable policies, legislation and regulations for district energy.”

“UNITED ARAB EMIRATES”