BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Robbins Schwartz - ECPv6.15.0.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Robbins Schwartz
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://robbinsschwartz.clmcloud.app
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Robbins Schwartz
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:UTC
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:UTC
DTSTART:20250101T000000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250225T083000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250225T120000
DTSTAMP:20260521T123016
CREATED:20241218T034730Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T013752Z
UID:9694-1740472200-1740484800@robbinsschwartz.clmcloud.app
SUMMARY:2025 Purchasing & Construction Virtual Conference
DESCRIPTION:Register Now for Our Annual Purchasing & Construction Virtual Conference on February 25\, 2025. \n\n\n\n\n\nLocation: Zoom \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\nDownload the Conference Program\n\n\n\nDownload the Conference Materials\n\n\n\n\nTopics and Descriptions are Below: \n\n\n\nMaking Purchasing and Procurement Easier: Essential Bidding Strategies and Leveraging the Recent Amendment to the Governmental Joint Purchasing Act \n\n\n\n8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis presentation will focus on purchasing and procurement requirements for Illinois local governments—from school districts and community colleges to park districts and municipalities. Our attorneys will walk through compliance requirements and strategies for purchasing and procurement through common exemptions and newly enacted amendments to the Illinois Governmental Joint Purchasing Act that provide public bodies with greater flexibility when relying on cooperative purchases through other government agencies.  \n\n\n\nMitigate Risks: Best Practices for Effective Risk Management and Insurance Strategies for Public Contracts and Construction \n\n\n\n9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Robbins Schwartz construction and transactional attorneys to discuss the importance of mitigating risk and properly insuring public entities in connection with common transactions including construction projects\, facility use agreements\, leases\, and software purchases involving personally protected information. The presentation will address various types of insurance for applicable transactions\, contract terms that protect public bodies\, and the Tort Immunity Act that public entities can rely on to mitigate risk.  \n\n\n\nConstruction Pitfalls: Key Considerations for Public Bodies to Avoid Problems on a Construction Project \n\n\n\n10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. \n\n\n\nPublic construction is complex. The parties involved often have overlapping responsibilities\, tasks\, schedules and liabilities. Moreover\, the risks can be just as complex\, ranging from unknown conditions at the project site and weather to supply chain issues and pandemics. In this presentation\, Robbins Schwartz’s construction lawyers will discuss common construction project problems and how to avoid them.  \n\n\n\nRead (or Write) the Fine Print! Negotiating Contracts for Public Entities \n\n\n\n11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvery transaction comes with terms and conditions. Those terms and conditions are agreed upon by the parties to a transaction but not always reduced to writing or properly reviewed. From complex construction contracts and real estate agreements\, to purchase orders and website privacy policies\, public bodies need to be aware of contract terms that could significantly impact its ability to benefit from any bargain. This presentation will identify key terms to consider\, as well as strategies to negotiating the same.  
URL:https://robbinsschwartz.clmcloud.app/event/2025-purchasing-construction-virtual-conference/
LOCATION:IL
CATEGORIES:Upcoming Conferences
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://robbinsschwartz.clmcloud.app/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/iStock-1330165937.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250505T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250510T130000
DTSTAMP:20260521T123016
CREATED:20250221T032137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T015225Z
UID:10023-1746468000-1746882000@robbinsschwartz.clmcloud.app
SUMMARY:Register Now: ISBE Approved Professional Development Leadership Training
DESCRIPTION:Robbins Schwartz attorneys are approved by ISBE to conduct School Board Member Training.  \n\n\n\nJoin us for our complimentary professional development leadership training (PDLT) designed to provide newly elected school board members with the necessary requirements to meet mandatory PDLT\, including trauma-informed practices for students and staff; Improving student outcomes; Open Meetings Act (OMA); and Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA). \n\n\n\nTraining will be offered in two formats:  \n\n\n\nTwo-Part Series \n\n\n\nPart 1: Monday\, May 5\, 2025 from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM  \n\n\n\nPart 2: Wednesday\, May 7\, 2025 from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM  \n\n\n\n\nRegister for the Two-Part Series Here\n\n\n\n\nFull-Day Session \n\n\n\nSaturday\, May 10\, 2025 from 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM \n\n\n\n\nRegister for the Full-Day Session Here
URL:https://robbinsschwartz.clmcloud.app/event/save-the-date-isbe-approved-professional-development-leadership-training/
LOCATION:IL
CATEGORIES:Upcoming Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://robbinsschwartz.clmcloud.app/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/iStock-1154851624-scaled.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250614T083000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250614T130000
DTSTAMP:20260521T123016
CREATED:20250221T032057Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250329T022816Z
UID:10026-1749889800-1749906000@robbinsschwartz.clmcloud.app
SUMMARY:Register Now: Community College Trustee Training
DESCRIPTION:Robbins Schwartz attorneys are approved by ICCB to conduct professional development leadership training for community college trustees. \n\n\n\nJoin us Join us for our complimentary Community Colle Trustee Training.  \n\n\n\nTopics will include:  \n\n\n\n\nThe Open Meetings Act: FAQs and Answers\n\n\n\nThe Role of the Board of Trustees in Preventing and Addressing Sexual Violence on Campus\n\n\n\nCollective Bargaining Overview and Tips for Negotiations\n\n\n\nFiduciary Responsibilities of a Community College Trustee\n\n\n\nGeneral Compliance Guidance: Illinois Freedom of Information Act\n\n\n\nFinancial Oversight and Accountability\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here
URL:https://robbinsschwartz.clmcloud.app/event/save-the-date-community-college-trustee-training/
LOCATION:IL
CATEGORIES:Upcoming Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://robbinsschwartz.clmcloud.app/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Thumbnail.jpg
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR