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News CMAA Presents New “Owners Forum” In Atlanta • CM/PM services and the best/worst things about CM providers • Project Delivery Methods: Options, comparisons, constraints • Human Capital Strategies: Outsourcing, staff augmentation, workforce development • ARRA and life after the stimulus: The future of funding The Owners Forum is an opportunity for owners across all business segments to share best practices, discuss strategies for a recovering economy, and learn what today’s marketplace has to offer. “We have innovated in several ways and created a truly unparalleled event that will also offer significant benefits for the service provider organizations and individuals joining us in Atlanta,” said CMAA Chair and owner member Gary Cardamone. “If you want to hear first hand what owners need, want and expect, you can’t miss this Forum.” All Forum participants will hear every word spoken by all the owners presenting and participate in the facilitated dialogue and Q&A in Town Hall sessions each day of the Forum. The agenda will stress high level strategic business considerations, not “nuts and bolts” on how to perform CM/PM. A special low owner registration fee will make it possible to attend on even a tight budget. Opening the Forum on Sunday afternoon will be a special presentation on construction best practices by the Construction Industry Institute, University of Texas, followed by a CMAA College of Fellows presentation on “Leadership: Filling the Gap in Capital Construction.” These sessions will provide a springboard to what will surely be the most active and worthwhile experience to follow. The Fellows will engage the owners and service providers in a discussion of the most interesting and controversial topics of the day. Learn more about the Owners Forum and reserve your space today at http://cmaanet.org/owners-forum-2010. CMAA’s annual spring national gathering is bringing into sharp focus the central ingredient in the capital construction process with its first ever Owners Forum May 2–4 in Atlanta, Georgia. The overarching purpose of this new event is to put the views, interests, priorities and needs of owners in the spotlight. Owners will deliver presentations sharing their views on topics of interest to other owners, and to CM service providers alike. Among the prominent owner organizations whose executives will speak at the Forum are Target, the MassPort Authority, American Airlines, Sutter Healthcare, the Virginia Department of Transportation, the Port of Long Beach, the New York City Transit, and major federal owners including the Army Corps of Engineers and the General Services Administration. These owner organization leaders will deliver presentations in four full audience sessions: Buildings, Process Industries, Transportation and Transit, and Federal. In session after session, owners will take the lectern to share what their organizations are doing, what they plan to do, and what issues and opportunities are “front of mind” for them. They will focus on such critical topics as: • Sustainability • BIM, electronic project management, and other emerging technologies • Integrated Project Delivery CMAdvisor
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