CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION CONFERENCE 
April 15-17, 2009
Flamingo Hotel
Las Vegas, NV

ABC's super-conference brings together some of the industry's leading experts to create a dynamic, exciting learning environment.

Take advantage of six powerful educational tracks:

  • Mechanical Contractors
  • Electrical Contractors
  • Business Managers
  • Project Managers
  • Training Professionals
  • Safety Professionals


You can choose one the six specialty tracks or you can build your own educational experience by selecting sessions to meet your specific needs and interests.  


Location and Hotel

Flamingo Las Vegas
3555 Las Vegas Blvd S,
Las Vegas, NV 89109
888-902-9929

Discounted Room Rates

Rate for Single/Double:
$165

Hotel Reservations

Book Online
Reservations: (888) 373-9855
Rate Cutoff: Wednesday, March 11, 2009
*Rate not guaranteed thru
  this date as space is limited 
Airline Discounts
 
American Airlines
5% discount
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Reservations: (800) 433-1790
 
Use Promo Code: To Be Determined

Rental Car Discounts

Enterprise Rent-A-Car
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2008 Conference Session Handouts

Keynote Presentation


Business Management

  • Family Succession Planning for Contractors 
  • Construction Law – The Basics and a Little Beyond 
  • The Systems for Success 
  • New/Unique Approaches to Recruiting and Training Workforce

    Foreman Training
    • Foreman Part 1: Skills and Traits Necessary to Achieve Excellence 
    • Foreman Part 2: Understanding the Concept of Production and Time 
    • Foreman Part 3: Developing Superior Foreman Part 1 
    • Foreman Part 4: Developing Superior Foreman Part 2

      Mechanical Contractors
    • Building Commissioning 
    • Sheet Metal Coordinated Drawings

      Project Management
    • Change Orders-Managing Construction Changes and Claims 
    • Fundamentals of Construction Financial Reporting 
    • Increase Margins By Decreasing Close-out Headaches 
    • New Risks-Legal Considerations on Changing Risk Allocations

      Training Professionals 
    • NCCER and Industry Workforce Development Update 
    • Developing a Successful Chapter Education Program 
    • Growing Membership Through Outstanding Educational Programs 
    • How to Set up Green Building and BIM Training Programs 
    • Soft Skills for Training Professionals 
    • Top 10 Hot Trends in Management Education 
    • Working with Department of Labor
    • Outlook on Workforce Development  
    • Web-Enabled Chapter Database


      • Safety Professionals

    • Developing Your Chapter's Safety Training Program 

    • Pre-Task Planning for Safety

      • Register
      2008 Brochure

      2008 Conference Brochure  

      Sponsors
      ACTON Mobile Industries

      ACTON Mobile Industries

      Foundation Software

      Foundation Software

      Tradesmen International

      Tradesmen International

      Enterprise

      Enterprise

      ABC Insurance

      ABC Insurance


      Corecon

      Corecon

      ProEST Estimating

      ProEST Estimating

      ConsensusDOCS

      ConsensusDOCS

      Landmark Data Systems

      Landmark Data Systems

      Allied North America

      Allied North America


      AIG Environmental

      AIG Environmental

      GM

      GM