These Convention Sessions are a Must for Building Contractors

Join us March 21-25, 2011 in Las Vegas for AGC of America's 92^nd Annual Convention. AGC’s Annual Convention delivers the working knowledge contractors need to improve operations, expand into new markets and build their business.  In addition to professional development sessions focused on: BIM and Technology; Executive Management; Federal Markets, Financial Management, and Risk and Liability Management, here are some of the programs presented specifically for you by the AGC Building Division. What in the World is IPDish?—Presented by the Project Delivery Forum This moderated panel discussion representing the perspectives of a contractor, architect, owner, and attorney will debate the merits of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) as a delivery system vs. a philosophy (IPDish). Phoenix Rising—How Recent Economic Disruptions in the Owner Community Will Create Opportunity for Contractors—Presented by the Industry Liaison Committee This presentation will introduce the audience to how the 2008 financial crisis, the 2009 economic crisis, and 2010 social crisis are creating both opportunities and challenges for contractors. FMI’s Scott Winstead will provide insight from FMI’s recently completed Owner and Contractor surveys and outline key trends that will shape the construction market recovery. AIA A201 vs. ConsensusDOCS: A 10 Round Bout to Determine which is the Fairest Contract of Them All?—Presented by the AGC Contract Documents Committee Which contract is a better fit for your next project? ConsensusDOCS has just released new 2011 editions of its prime agreements providing a fresh opportunity for you to weigh the new and the old contracts. Come listen to an entertaining and insightful battle royal of some of the highest regarded construction attorneys in the country representing the two heavyweights in standard construction contracts. Moving the Conversation Away from Price—Presented by the AGC Construction Marketing Forum How are your peers convincing their clients/owners to hire them based on their qualifications and not based on price in today’s crazy environment? Whether it is an RFP or RFQ it seems to only matter about the low number. Owners flirt with quality and qualifications based selection, but always seem to divert back to that all mighty dollar. Come listen to your peers discuss their success stories and learn how they convinced clients based on their services and qualifications instead of price. Lean Construction Forum Leaders of the AGC Lean Construction Forum will provide a brief overview of the Forum and its current and future activities, including a “sneak preview” of AGC’s Lean Construction Curriculum currently under development. All Building Contractors are also invited to attend a two-hour Building Contractors Division Session on March 24 featuring COAA Vice President Ted Argyle, who will share his perspective on the current building construction market, discuss the successful partnership between COAA and AGC, share why COAA and its owner members find ConsensusDOCS to be such an important industry initiative, and highlight COAA’s initiatives in areas including Lean Construction and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD). This session will also include some important Building Division activities, including a “State of the Building Division” presentation, preview of the 2011 AGC Building Contractors Conference focused on Lean Construction and Integrated Project Delivery, an overview of the Lean Construction Curriculum under development, and election of the 2011-12 Building Division chair and vice chair. With sessions on BIM, project delivery, green building, contract documents, and the building construction market, you are clearly missing out if you don’t attend the Convention. The 2011 Convention will be held in conjunction with the CONEXPO/CON-AGG tradeshow, the largest North American tradeshow for the commercial construction industry. Register for the AGC Annual Convention and get free admission to CONEXPO/CON-AGG. To review the program and to register, please visit http://convention.agc.org/.