ISA members and guests met at the Grand Bear Lodge in Utica, Ill. for the two-day Fall Conference and Golf Outing, October 12 and 13, 2005.

The golf outing at Senica's Oak Ridge Golf Club kicked off the conference. The Board of Directors meeting and a welcome reception and evening awards program followed the golf outing.

Mr. Harry Niese, Mid-West Neon Supply, was honored with the 2005 Maury Ely Award, which I SA President Paul Tylman presented. The 2005 Sign Design Awards were also presented that evening. This year the sign supply distributor members sponsored a $500 cash prize for the "Best of the Best" winner. Doyle Signs' Hershey project was voted "Best of the Best" by those in attendance at the conference.

The auction rounded out the first evening of the ISA Fall Conference. Thanks to everyone's generous donations and bids, ISA raised a record $5,892.50 for education and programs!