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Drycleaning & Laundry Institute Advanced Drycleaning Course.

Drycleaning & Laundry Institute Cleaning & Stain Removal Course.

Drycleaning & Laundry Institute Introduction to Drycleaning Course.

LAUREL, Md. & NEW YORK — The Drycleaning & Laundry Institute (DLI) and the National Cleaners Association (NCA) are preparing for their first-ever combined “Five-Star Brainstorming” conference in Puerto Rico in two weeks.

The Jan. 12-15 conference at the Gran Melia Resort will bring together members of both associations and offer an excellent opportunity to network and make new friends in the industry, the associations say.

Each day of the conference will feature morning seminars, leaving the rest of the day free for exploration, relaxation and conversation in a tropical paradise setting.

Some of the sessions on the agenda include:

LAUREL, Md. — The Drycleaning & Laundry Institute’s Encyclopedia is now available through DLI’s new website, dlionline.org. Annual subscriptions are available to ensure that members have the most up-to-date information at their fingertips, DLI says.

Online access makes the Encyclopedia easy to access from any computer or mobile device connected to the Internet, DLI says. The tome is also available on CD-ROM and includes the ability to install its full resources on computers that do not have Internet access, whether at the front counter or elsewhere in a plant.

The Encyclopedia includes sections on counter operations, marketing methods, shirt and laundry procedures, fabrics and fashions, health and safety, and more.

For more information, call 800-638-2627.

LAUREL, Md., and NEW YORK — The Drycleaning & Laundry Institute (DLI) and the National Cleaners Association (NCA) are teaming up to protect and improve the Care Label Rule as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reopens it for public comment.

The associations will file joint comments and are asking all cleaners to share their comments with the FTC by the Sept. 6 deadline in a process that requires only a few steps to do online.

The FTC is concerned with all aspects of the Care Label Rule, the associations say, but is looking for comments on:

• The need to require care labeling
• Whether or not to include professional wetcleaning in the rule
• If the rule should be modified to account for current or impending changes in technology or economic conditions
• Whether some parts of the rule are no longer necessary
• If languages other than English should appear on care labels

The FTC is also asking if any rule modifications might increase benefits or reduce costs for small businesses.

LAUREL, Md. — Each year, Drycleaning & Laundry Institute’s (DLI) board of directors holds elections in two districts to ensure a fresh perspective on the institute and industry. Director terms last two years. Presidential terms last one year with the president becoming chairperson of the board at the end of that year.

This year’s DLI board of directors lineup features:

Introduction to Drycleaning. DLI course to be held July 18-22 in Laurel, Md. Call 800-638-2627 or visit www.ifi.org

Advanced Drycleaning. DLI course to be held Oct. 24-Nov. 4, 2011 in Laurel, Md. Call 800-638-2627 or visit www.ifi.org.

Introduction to Drycleaning. DLI course to be held Oct. 17-21, 2011 in Laurel, Md. Call 800-638-2627 or visit www.ifi.org.

KANSAS CITY — More than 45 people attended GreenEarth’s Eastern Workshop & Conference, (EW&C), held last month at Drycleaning & Laundry Institute (DLI) headquarters in Laurel, Md.

Traveling from as far as California, the GreenEarth affiliates in attendance spent the weekend learning marketing strategies, spotting techniques, machinery maintenance and more. Representatives from GreenEarth, Adco, District Cleaners Equipment, DLI, Fabritec International, A.L. Wilson and marketing firm AdMoreZing appeared.