Berks County Building and Code Association is a newly-established organization comprised of code officials, third-party agencies, design professionals, contractors and trade associations. Serving eight counties in southeastern Pennsylvania, this professional chapter wants to provide continuing education and promote networking for its members.

Building Inspection Technology Alumni Association was approved for student chapter status and is sponsored by the Southwest Washington Chapter. Members include students, alumni and faculty from Portland Community College in Portland, Oregon. The group's primary purpose is to promote a lifelong relationship of mutual benefits and assistance through the Building Inspection Technology profession.

Building Inspectors Association of Nassau County (BIANCO) was formed in 1953 and is affiliated with the New York State Building Officials Conference. Their purpose expands beyond the boundaries of Nassau County through education programs, joint seminars, scholarships and code development. BIANCO looks forward to greater opportunities to participate on a state and national level via its ICC local chapter status.

ICC Heartland Region IV Coalition serves ICC chapters located in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Illinois. To help develop the chapter, President J. Michael Davis (Missouri) will devote some time in the next year to attending state chapter meetings throughout the region so he can learn each group's concerns and wishes. Read more about this chapter in the Regions Update section.

ICC Northeast Regional Coalition is the seventh group of ICC chapters to be granted regional chapter status. This group will serve ICC's Region VI in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont. The officers and directors are committed to public safety in the built environment, and have established a communication network to facilitate timely delivery of information in their region. Read more about this chapter in the Regions Update section.

New York State Building Officials Conference; Tri-County Chapter is comprised of approximately 187 code enforcement and fire officials in Orange, Ulster and Sullivan counties. Tri-County is the twelfth region of the New York State Building Officials Conference to obtain local ICC chapter status.

Pennsylvania Association of Building Code Officials, Inc., was established in January 2005. This professional chapter currently has over 700 members that represent all segments of code administration and enforcement throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Building Officials Conference Region 5 has over 100 building and fire inspector members from Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder, Union and York counties. They are the third subdivision of the Pennsylvania Building Officials Conference to obtain local ICC chapter status.

Wyoming Association of Fire Marshals was formed approximately two years ago and currently has about 18 members. This statewide chapter realizes that a strong fire marshal's group contributes markedly to a safer Wyoming through group discussion and advocacy on issues pertinent to fire marshals. They look forward to more training opportunities, a collective voice and allied missions with other nationally recognized organizations.