Record Attendance for Convention Education Sessions

For the third year at AGC’s  Annual Convention, AGC offered educational tracks on 5 different subjects – BIM and Technology, Executive Management, Federal Markets, Financial Management, and Risk and Liability Management. Each session was eligible for industry-related continuing education credits Many sessions touched on current events and the hottest topics. Top tracks were Executive Management and Financial management where many of the sessions were filled to standing room only. On an average, the classes held about 86 attendees each. Top 10 Attended Education Sessions

1. What do most Profitable Contractors have in Common- 183 attendees
2. Extraordinary Leadership - Moving Managers from Good to Great- 133 attendees
3. RETHINK :: REINVENT :: 10 TIPS TO EMERGE STRONGER, LEANER & SMARTER- 122 attendees
4. Organizing For Growth – Is Your Company Structured For the Coming Rebound?- 113 attendees
5. Comparing BIM in Two Delivery Methods: Design-Bid-Build vs. Design-Build- 108 attendees
6. Executive Coaching: Perk or Need? - 98 attendees
7. Keys to Preparing a Winning Proposal on a Government Contract and What to Do If You Lose- 98 attendees
8. What You Really Need to Know About Partnering with Small Businesses on Government Projects- 95 attendees
9. The 4 R’s of BIM- 91 attendees
10. The Next Step in Social Media: Rethink Strategies, Reinvest Resources, Reconnect Relationships and Rebuild Networks- 86 attendees

In conjunction with Experient, AGC used blackberry barcode scanning to track overall attendance and record attendance for those interested in earning continuing education credits. In total, 1700 individuals were scanned for credits at the 20 sessions that offered continuing education credits. This is over an 80% increase compared to last year’s data. AGC is proud to have offered credits from the following credentialing bodies at our 92^nd Annual Convention:

• International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET)
• American Institute of Architects Continuing Education Systems (AIA CES)
• National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, (NASBA CPE)
• American Bar Association, (ABA CLE)
• American Institute of Constructors (AIC CPD)

AGC would like to thank all the speakers for making this convention so successful. Keep an eye out for the 2012 Call for Presentations; it will be posted in the coming weeks. Still need to earn your credits from convention sessions? Log in to AGC Connection here.