Find out what you will learn and how you can attend upcoming design and construction conferences across the country.

Commercial building convention set for May in Philadelphia
CONSTRUCT 2010, held in conjunction with the 54th CSI Annual Convention, will take place May 11-14 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. Co-located with The Total Facility Management Show, an event for the senior executive facility manager, this event is dedicated to the institutional, industrial, and commercial building industry.

Produced by Hanley Wood, CONSTRUCT 2010 is the commercial building industry event for architects, engineers, specifiers, building owners, facility managers, members of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), project managers, designers, general contractors, and other building professionals. The event offers networking, education, and an exhibit hall featuring the newest products and services in the commercial building industry. Visit www.constructshow.com to learn more and register.

Information technology conference on deck for May in Las Vegas
AEC Technology Strategies 2010 Conference is the eleventh annual information technology conference for business and IT leaders in architecture, engineering, and construction. The event’s focus is “Tactics for Adapting Today, Strategies for Thriving Tomorrow.” The program is organized around today’s most critical issues in the four areas of responsibility for IT management including AEC Design Systems, AEC Business Systems, IT Infrastructure for the AEC Business, and The Role of the AEC IT Leader.

Scheduled for May 20-21 at the Green Valley Ranch in Las Vegas, the event, presented by Stagnito Media, offers keynote sessions including:

• Technology: A Strategy For All Seasons, by Raul Cruz, senior vice president & chief information officer, AECOM;
• Demystifying the Cloud: Virtualization, BIM and the AEC Industry, by Chris France, CIO, Little;
• Technology and New Project Delivery Models: Team Perspectives, a panel presentation by Samir Emdanat, director, Virtual Design & Construction, GHAFARI Associates, and John Moebes, AIA NCARB, director of construction, Crate&Barrel; and
• Embracing Process Change in the Building Industry, by Jonathan Cohen, FAIA, LEED AP, principal, Jonathan Cohen and Associates.

Sponsors of the 2010 event include Newforma, Bentley, ESRI, tw telecom, Knowledge Architecture, and GigWerks. Your registration fee includes two days of speakers, intensive learning sessions, and networking with other professionals. Plus, you’ll receive a conference workbook, breakfasts, luncheons, refreshments, and an invitation to a special poolside cocktail session on the first night. Register before April 20 for a reduced registration fee. For more information and to register, visit www.aectechstrategies.com

May’s annual bridges and structures meeting to be held in Sacramento, Calif.
AASHTO’s Subcommittee on Bridges and Structures will hold its annual meeting from May 23-27 this year in Sacramento, Calif. The event’s premier sponsors include AECOM, CH2M HILL, HNTB, and Parsons Brinkerhoff. To learn more or register for the meeting, visit www.transportation.org

BIM event scheduled for June in Kansas City
This June, contractors, architects, owners, and engineers from around the country will participate in the 2010 BIMForum in Kansas City, Mo. BIMForum’s mission is to accelerate the industry’s adoption of building information modeling (BIM) by leading by example and developing best practices for virtual design and construction (VDC).

Organized by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), this BIM meeting will focus on the primary principles of Lean Design and Construction and how BIM might be best integrated into Lean practices and vice versa. Topics will also include how VDC and BIM enhanced Lean practices in specific projects, how technology is being combined with BIM to support Lean methods, and more. BIMForum is held three times a year in various locations around the country. To participate in the June 17-18 event, visit www.bimforum.org