Engineering Inc. - July/August 2007 - I16

P ACEC’s National Conference on the Built Environment, SeSSionS HigHligHt today’S ‘Hot topicS’ lan now to join us for ACEC’s National Conference on the Built Environment, in unforgettable Maui, Hawaii, September 26–29, 2007. The Conference program features a series of educational sessions grouped by theme tracks and an expanded trade show exhibit, in addition to a full complement of tours, events and opportunities to enjoy Maui’s famed hospitality and unique tropical ambience. Joining the professional engineering firm leaders at the Conference will be owners, architects, project managers, contractors and other industry professionals who design and develop the entire built environment. Business Management Bringing Your Company Values to Life Kenneth e. nelson, Clark Dietz, Inc. The Conference will focus on business and knowledge management, including emerging markets, creative leadership and unique solutions developed by practitioners and facility/infrastructure owners, in the following educational areas: • BUSINESS MANAGEMENT • CONTRACTS & RISK MANAGEMENT • PROJECT MANAGEMENT & PROJECT DELIVERY • CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE MARKETS • BUILDINGS, INDUSTRIAL PROCESS & TECHNOLOGY Visit www.acec.org for the most up-to-date listing of sessions and events. Great companies are those in which the right people are “on the bus.” The challenge is defining who your “right” people are. The concept of core values provides a common language to use in defining not only who is right for the firm but who the right clients are as well. Using Clark Dietz as a case study, the presentation will discuss how to develop core values and how they can be brought to life through employee feedback, recruitment, career development and client selection. Women in the Boardroom Chandra L. Weiss, Pivotal Management Consulting, LLC; Lisa Nargi, Foster Wheeler; Erleen Hatfield, Thornton Tomasetti; and Debbie Varon, Heery An accomplished panel of top women executives in the engineering world talks about the secrets of their success. This interactive session will provide participants with insights on how these women moved out of the trenches and into the boardroom; motivations for women to advance to executive ranks; advice on how to recruit, retain and nurture women in their aspirations; and a discussion of the benefits women executives can bring to a firm. Business Practice in a Software World Matt Hirst, Caldwell Richards Sorensen For small- and mid-sized businesses, this session will be an interactive discovery and discussion on the difficulties of Time-Billing-Project Management software, the use of the Internet to provide internal staff tools and external project communications tools, and project data archival and retrieval. The end result will be new knowledge of software applications, tips, and solutions for effectively working through these issues. Marketing the Generations Sally Corey, Outsourcing Marketing, Inc. Different generations gather and process information differently, make decisions based on criteria unique to their generation, and have a variety of buying motivations. Participants in this workshop will gain new insights into effective ways of bridging generation gaps through understanding generational buying patterns and decision-making processes, and utilizing appropriate communications that are key to successful multigeneration marketing. Ownership Transition Part I: Financial Aspects Colvin Matheson, Matheson Financial Advisors Understanding the financial principles that drive ownership transitions is essential to accurately valuing your firm and successfully undertaking a smooth transition for all parties involved. In this session, attendees will learn about key valuation approaches and how to structure an ownership transition. Increasing firm profits and sound financial accounting to perpetuate growth for the next generation of owners will be stressed as key to successful transitions. I-16 InstItute For BusIness ManageMent
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