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The Construction SuperConference is now accepting proposals for presentations for the 27th annual event, to be held on December 12 – 14, in San Francisco, California. The conference is continually regarded as one of the leading industry events for construction owners, their general counsel and construction attorneys.
The conference advisory board is seeking impactful plenary sessions and compelling educational sessions from senior-level leaders of legal, consulting, and construction companies who bring to the forefront challenging issues and new insights into the legal, business, and economic opportunities in today’s construction market.
The educational curriculum includes (but are not limited to):
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Dispute Avoidance
- Financing and Insurance
- Green Building (Sustainability/LEED)
- Industry - Specific Case Studies (Buildings, Transportation, Power, Industrial, Telecom, Environmental)
- Infrastructure Planning and Construction
- International Construction
- Litigation Case Studies and Best Practices
- Legislation and Compliance (domestic and international)
- Public Private Partnership
Project Management (including):
- Claims and Disputes
- Construction Management
- Consulting Contracting
- Contract Documents and Contract Negotiation
- Design
- Employment Law and Labor Relations and Compliance (domestic and International)
- Ethics
- Human Resources/Labor Relations/Performance and Administration
- Insurance
- Project Labor Agreements
- Safety
- Scheduling
- Technology (Building Information Modeling, Deposition Animation/Social Media/Internet Marketing
Industry experts are invited to submit presentation proposals via our online form through April 6, 2012.
Conference and Presentation Formats
Plenary sessions will be 60 minutes. All educational sessions will be 75 minutes to allow for audience participation and interaction. All presentations should be targeted to executive attendees. 86% of attendees to the SuperConference have worked in the industry for 11 years or more, so introductory topics should be avoided. For a list of titles of conference attendees, click here.
Considerations for presentation acceptance include timely and substantive content, with a reference to a case study preferred. Suggested panelists should include senior attorney or general counsel and a construction firm executive.
Schedule
| 04/06/12 |
Deadline for proposals on Friday, April 6, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. ET. No extensions will be granted. |
| 05/09/12 - 05/16/12 |
Notification of acceptance |
| 05/23/12 |
Deadline for presenter acceptance |
| 07/20/12 |
Presentations PowerPoint Outline due (3 - 5 slides) |
| 09/14/12 |
Presenter registration deadline |
| 11/02/12 |
Presentation materials due |
| 11/02/12 |
Deadline for all changes/substitutions of speaker or abstract information to be included in conference materials. |
| 12/12/12 |
Construction SuperConference pre-conference begins |
Presenter Guidelines
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Presenters do not receive honorariums and are responsible for their own travel/hotel arrangements and associated costs.
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Presenters agree to submit all program materials, including handouts and PowerPoint slides, electronically by dates indicated in the above timeline. Presenters will receive instructions on submitting materials. All presenters must provide their own laptop loaded with their presentation at the time of session. One speaker per session receives a complimentary full conference pass. Additional presenters within a session are responsible for the costs of registration at the Construction SuperConference (discounted registrations will be made available up until September 14, 2012 for additional speakers or panelists).
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