Engineering Inc. - July/August 2007 - I18

legal principle with broad practical effects on design practice. Recognizing its application can avoid potential “unlimited liability” for claims, and enforce mutually negotiated contractual terms and provisions. Attendees will learn the status of the economic loss doctrine in jurisdictions across the country and how to recognize it in design practices. Using this doctrine knowledge, firms can interface effectively with insurance carriers or third-party claims professionals to handle legal disputes. Gold Mine or Land Mine: Which One Will Your Next Project Be? Thomas M. Bongi, XL Design Professional Absent a crystal ball, firms often rely on intuition when selecting clients and projects. But this session looks at a more reliable method. Utilizing over 30 years of data on engineering projects, attendees will get an inside look at factors statistically proven to be relevant to a successful project—and factors that foretell a potentially disastrous one. Learning the criteria for sizing up clients to determine their predisposition to litigation or nonpayment of fees makes this a very valuable session. Navigating the Perfect Storm Gary M. Prather, Travelers Insurance Learn to break the cycle of events that lead to the “perfect storm” in design and project delivery. This session will translate professional liability statistics into practical management tools to help firms better control risk and liability. This presentation offers a focused look at the importance of information and decisions in delivering successful design as well as satisfied clients. And there’s a special “management challenge” call to action to wrap up the session. Civil Infrastructure Markets What Municipal Owners Really Want From Their Engineering Advisors Kurt Corey, City of Eugene, Oregon In this special APWAsponsored session, City of Eugene, OR, Public Works Director Kurt Corey explains how explicit and latent public needs are met by private sector providers. From technical services to policy guidance, hear what public owners are really looking for in their stable of engineering firms. Buildings, Industrial Process & Technology How Creative Engineering Won the Hawaii Convention Center Project Jon D. Magnusson, Magnusson Klemencic Associates, Inc. The selection jury for the Hawaii Convention Center focused in on two great attributes of the design—placement of the main exhibition hall on the ground floor adjacent to a navigable canal, and soaring columns and beams disguised as tall, leafy palm trees. Ideas from the design architect? Hear how the structural designers’ ideas won the day for the entire design and construction team. Thinking Outside the Inbox: Deploying an E-mail Management Process Enterprise-Wide Jim Forester, Newforma, Inc. Busy project managers often manage information with email, yet its shortcomings are many: mis-filing e-mail with other project documents, for instance. This slide-assisted presentation demonstrates how engineering firms are implementing a consistent e-mail management process enterprise-wide. Attendees will take away tips, strategies and technologies to help them empty their inboxes, comply with regulations and streamline the larger project management process. For full details and to register, visit www.acec.org. I-18 InstItute For BusIness ManageMent

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