Inside AGC — January/February 2007

Events — Upcoming AGC Events

AGC Announces 2007 Meeting Highlights

Supervisory Training Program Instructors Training Workshop
January 18-19, 2007, Arlington, Va.
AGC of America Headquarters
The STP Instructor Training Workshop provides ongoing professional development opportunities and is designed for individuals who are responsible for delivering STP courses. This two-day workshop will give participants the basic instructional skills necessary to successfully teach the STP materials and provide hands-on opportunities to practice teaching techniques.
Cost: $295
For more information visit, www.agc.org/stp or call Amy Fields at 703-837-5360.

Leadership in Construction Workshop
January 21-24, 2007, Tempe, Ariz.
Tempe Mission Hills Hotel
March 10-13, 2007, Gainesville, Fla.
Hilton University of Florida Conference Center
These three-day work sessions will help participants discover their leadership styles and apply the principles of leadership to work teams in the field or office.
Member Cost: $2,950
Non-member Cost: $3,540
For more information, call Barbara Hickman at 703-837-5315.

Surety Bonding and Risk Management Meeting
February 5-9, 2007, Longboat Key, Fla.
Longboat Key Club and Resort
AGC's Surety Bonding and Risk Management meetings promise to provide an opportunity for extended discussion of the complex but vital relationships between the construction industry and the surety and insurance industries. These meetings will also provide an opportunity to determine the best and most effective ways to address surety and risk issues.
Cost: $165 (members only)
For more information, visit www.agc.org/suretyrisk or call Amy Southworth at 703-837-5382.

Construction Project Manager Course
February 5-10, 2007, Dallas, Texas
Cooper Aerobics Center
This five-day course offers project managers and project engineers instruction in scheduling, project planning, communications, leadership and personal behavior, claims management, legal issues/contract clauses, safety and substance abuse, cost control, construction productivity, and balancing work and family.
Member Cost: $3,895
Non-member Cost: $4,675
For more information, call Barbara Hickman at 703-837-5315.

2007 Davis-Bacon Act Compliance Training Program
February 14-15, 2007, Arlington, Va.
AGC of America Headquarters
This course provides a great opportunity to learn how to comply with the rules and regulations from the regulators at the U.S. Department of Labor. Attendees will have ample opportunity to get advice that relates to their particular concerns.
Member Cost: $695
Non-member Cost: $795
For more information, contact Amy Southworth at 703-837-5382.

88th Annual Convention & CONSTRUCTOR Expo
March 21-24, San Antonio, Texas
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
Cost: Early Bird Special-On or before January 29: $825; after January 29: $950

Safety Management Training Course
April 17-19, Omaha, Neb.
Kiewit Building Group-Training Center
AGC Safety Management Training Course provides intensive instruction of the basic skills needed to manage a safety program within a company. Participants will receive instruction and training that will allow them to return to their firms with readily applicable new skills. Ideal candidates have responsibilities that include Safety from firms that recognize safety as a paramount function.
Cost: $995
For more information, visit www.agc.org/safety or contact Justin Crandol at crandolj@agc.org.

AGC 2007 Federal Contractors Conference
May 7-10, Washington, D.C.
Mandarin Oriental Hotel
This annual event provides contractors and federal agency personnel the opportunity to meet together in a neutral forum and review construction issues occurring around the United States. These exchanges have solidified the need for both federal construction contractors and federal agencies to share information on a wide variety of issues.
Member Cost: $249
Non-member Cost: $1,100
For more information, visit www.agc.org/federal or call Perry Fowler at 202-547-1983.

Human Resource Professionals Forum
June 7-8, 2007, St. Louis, Mo.
Sheraton St. Louis City Center
The Human Resource Professionals Forum provides a special opportunity to members' HR staffs to share questions, concerns, ideas and best practices on the HR issues that contractors across the country face daily.
Cost: $485 (members only)
For more information, contact Amy Southworth at southwortha@agc.org.