|
September |
|
8 |
Workforce &
Professional Development Committee |
9 am, AGC Center.
Contact Bob
Strader, 503-682-3363. |
|
13 |
Best Fest '10 |
Oregon Convention
Center, Portland. Best Fest brings together
university researchers and industry leaders
engaged in the sustainable built environment and
renewable energy sectors for an all-day
networking event and research. Participants
include researchers from the Oregon University
System, public and private funders of technology
R&D, entrepreneurs and inventers, and others
working in the innovation sector. The event
features speakers, research presentations,
panels, and an interactive
Innovation-Collaboration Challenge aimed at
generating and exploring five top revolutionary
projects that Oregon BEST will help advance.
Come discover how green research, innovation,
and collaboration are fueling Oregon's green
economy, and how you can connect.
Click here
to register. |
|
14 |
Membership/Marketing Meeting |
11:30 am–1 pm, AGC
Center, Wilsonville. Contact
Linda
Scronce-Johnson, 503-682-3363 or
800-826-6610. |
|
14 |
Portland
Construction Leadership Council: Networking
Night |
5:30 pm, Lucky Lab
East Side, 915 SE Hawthorne, Portland. Contact
Karla
Holland, 503-682-3363. |
|
15 |
Tuesdays@4:
Portland |
4 pm, Holiday Inn
Wilsonville. Tuesdays@4 is
a series of grass roots forums scheduled around
the state that allows members of the
construction industry to come together, discuss
critical issues, and get to know their industry
colleagues as well as AGC staff and leadership.
These educational/networking events are hosted
at AGC member businesses and offer an informal
“come as you are” atmosphere. The format
includes a brief presentation on a critical
construction industry issue starting at 4 pm; at
5 pm it turns into an informal networking event.
Click
here for current locations and event
information. |
|
16 |
Legislative
Committee Meeting |
7:00–9:00 am, AGC
Center. This meeting is open to all members.
Note: The Legislative Committee meetings are
typically scheduled for the second Wednesday of
each month, and the schedule will return to
normal in October. Starting in September and
continuing through its fall monthly meetings
(second Wednesday of each month), the committee
will discuss and review a wide range of
legislative concepts currently under discussion
for the 2011 Oregon Legislative Session. RSVP to
Allison
Kanker, 503-682-3363 or 800-826-6610. |
|
21 |
Tuesdays@4:
Medford |
4 pm, Jackson County
Expo, Central Point. Tuesdays@4 is
a series of grass roots forums scheduled around
the state that allows members of the
construction industry to come together, discuss
critical issues, and get to know their industry
colleagues as well as AGC staff and leadership.
These educational/networking events are hosted
at AGC member businesses and offer an informal
“come as you are” atmosphere. The format
includes a brief presentation on a critical
construction industry issue starting at 4 pm; at
5 pm it turns into an informal networking event.
Click
here for current locations and event
information. |
|
22 |
Tuesdays@4:
Klamath Falls |
4 pm, Gino's Cafe,
147 E. Main Street, Klamath Falls. Tuesdays@4 is
a series of grass roots forums scheduled around
the state that allows members of the
construction industry to come together, discuss
critical issues, and get to know their industry
colleagues as well as AGC staff and leadership.
These educational/networking events are hosted
at AGC member businesses and offer an informal
“come as you are” atmosphere. The format
includes a brief presentation on a critical
construction industry issue starting at 4 pm; at
5 pm it turns into an informal networking event.
Click
here for current locations and event
information. |
|
21–23 |
AGCA Safety
Management Training Course |
Philadelphia, Penn.
The AGC Safety Management Training Course (SMTC)
provides attendees three days of training on the
basic skills needed to manage a company safety
program in the construction industry. The
program builds on Focus Four training and
prepares attendees to manage key safety issues
on the job site and provides techniques for
delivering basic safety training to field
personnel. Participants will receive intensive
instruction and training that will allow them to
return to their firms with readily applicable
new skills to positively impact their company’s
safety and health program.
Topics covered include: OSHA inspections,
subcontractors & multi–employer relations; job
safety analysis; equipment management; steel
erection safety; electrical safety management;
accident investigation; excavation management;
concrete safety; fall protection management; and
bi–lingual issues. Cost: $995 (includes training
materials, breakfasts, lunches, and snacks).
Click here for registration and info. |
|
22 |
Specialty
Contractors Core Council Meeting |
1–3 pm, AGC Center,
Wilsonville. All specialty/subcontractor members
are invited to participate in the chapter’s
Specialty Contractors Council meetings. Find out
what is going on locally and nationally with
specialty contractors. Help identify key
concerns and issues to help develop future
training and education topics and best business
practices. Network with industry peers. Contact
Colette
Evers, 503-682-3363 or 800-826-6610 for
additional information about this council or to
RSVP. |
|
22–23 |
Central Oregon
Occupational Safety and Health Conference:
Fork in the Road? Choose Safety |
Eagle Crest Resort,
Redmond, Ore. The Central Oregon Safety and
Health Association and Oregon’s Occupational
Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA), a
division of the Department of Consumer and
Business Services, encourage workers and
employers to attend the conference to help
improve safety and health performance.
Transforming the workplace safety culture can
help organizations reduce injuries and
accidents, and decrease workers’ compensation
costs. Some of the topics featured at this
year’s conference include: safety committees and
safety meetings, hazard communication, winter
driving tips, and waste management and recycling
certification. Registration for the event is
$125, with optional pre-conference workshops for
$40. The Waste Management and Recycling
certification workshop is $75. For more
information about the conference or to register,
call Oregon OSHA’s Conference Section,
503-378-3272 or 888-292-5247 (toll-free), then
option one or visit the Conferences webpage at
www.orosha.org/conferences. |
|
23–25 |
CLC National
Working Weekend |
Kansas City,
Missouri. This year’s annual event for
mid-career professionals promises to be our best
ever, with great speakers, social networking
opportunities, and two jobsite tours – both a
groundbreaking performing arts center and an
iconic bridge. The Construction Leadership
Council (CLC) National Working Weekend is
designed to connect AGC’s mid-career
professionals from across the nation. The
purpose of the CLC is to act as a conduit for
participants to network and exchange ideas about
work and the industry while continuing to
develop their professional and leadership
skills. Complete session, speaker, and
registration information, as well as options for
travel discounts are all available online at
www.agc.org/CLC2010. Space is limited, so
make your plans early to join us in Kansas City! |
|
28 |
Tuesdays@4:
North Bend/Coos Bay |
4 pm. Tuesdays@4 is
a series of grass roots forums scheduled around
the state that allows members of the
construction industry to come together, discuss
critical issues, and get to know their industry
colleagues as well as AGC staff and leadership.
These educational/networking events are hosted
at AGC member businesses and offer an informal
“come as you are” atmosphere. The format
includes a brief presentation on a critical
construction industry issue starting at 4 pm; at
5 pm it turns into an informal networking event.
Click
here for current locations and event
information. |
|
October |
|
1 |
Oregon-Columbia
Chapter Board of Directors Meeting |
7–8:30 am, AGC Center Boardroom. Breakfast is
served. All members are welcome to attend;
please RSVP in advance. Contact
Kari
Schoonover, 503-682-3363 or 800-826-6610. |
|
5 |
GoGreen '10:
Cultivating Sustainable Business |
Portland.
GoGreen '10 Portland will inspire, motivate, and
educate you on how to take your business to the
next level of sustainability. Spend a
value-packed day learning from our esteemed
speaker line-up, over 50 of the top sustainable
business leaders from Oregon. Connect, discuss,
and engage with our speakers and attendees while
gathering actionable next steps towards
sustainability for your business. NEBC members
will receive $25 off to attend, use discount
code: “NEBC” when registering.
Click here for more information. |
|
5 |
Tuesdays@4:
Vancouver |
4 pm, Vancouver,
Wash. Tuesdays@4 is a series of grass roots
forums scheduled around the state that allows
members of the construction industry to come
together, discuss critical issues, and get to
know their industry colleagues as well as AGC
staff and leadership. These
educational/networking events are hosted at AGC
member businesses and offer an informal “come as
you are” atmosphere. The format includes a brief
presentation on a critical construction industry
issue starting at 4 pm; at 5 pm it turns into an
informal networking event.
Click
here for current locations and event
information. |
|
6 |
Specialty Contractors Council Education Session:
Surety and Bonding Market Update
|
7:30–9:30 am, AGC
Center Wilsonville. Contact
Judy
Robinson, 503-682-3363 or 800-826-6610. |
|
7 |
Whole Lotta
Shakin’ Goin’ On! |
9:30–11:30 am,
Liberty Northwest Insurance–Gill Auditorium, 650
NE Holladay Street, Portland. The stories of the
devastation in Chile and Haiti are alarming!
There has been an earthquake somewhere nearly
every month in 2010. Join an intriguing CE
presentation on the Cascadia Subduction Zone and
learn how you can better understand earthquake
risk in Oregon. The presenter is James Roddey,
Earth sciences information officer with the
Oregon Department of Geology and Minerals, or,
as he calls himself, the “prophet of doom.” $25
registration fee, September 30 deadline.
Click here for a
registration form. |
|
14 |
Safety and Health
Council |
9:30–11:30 am, AGC
Center. The Safety and Health Council meets
every other month from October through June;
anyone interested in promoting safety and health
is encouraged to attend. For more information or
to RSVP contact
Chris
Miller, 503-704-7636. |
|
14 |
Portland Construction
Leadership Council Billiards Tournament |
5:30–8:30 pm, The
Uptown Billiards Club, 120 NW 23rd Ave.,
Portland. Sign up as a two-person team or an
individual for a five-game, round robin Eight
Ball tournament. Prizes will be awarded for
first and second place, and everyone is eligible
for door prizes. If you don’t want to play, come
anyway: this is a great place to meet your peers
in the industry! Registration opens on
Wednesday, September 15. Cost (includes
appetizers): $25 per team member, $15 for
non-participants.
Contact
Karla Holland, 503-682-3363 or 800-826-6610. |
|
18–20 |
2010 AGCA
Training & Development Conference & HR
Professionals Conference |
Scottsdale, Arizona.
Last year, the conferences were held
concurrently with many overlapping sessions.
This year, the conferences will have one full
day of sessions each, plus one joint plenary
session, along with several opportunities for
participants at both conferences to network
socially. This adjustment will allow
participants to attend each or both conferences,
without having to choose between HR and T&D
sessions. As many budgets are still financially
strained, and to assist our chapters and member
companies who would like to send two or more
participants, a discount will be available for
those who choose to attend both conferences.
Visit
www.agc.org
for more information. |
|
19 |
AGCA HR &
Training Conference |
Scottsdale, Arizona.
Participants will learn the importance of
coaching to transform employee potential into
workplace performance, and ultimately, corporate
results. Kelly S. Riggs of Vmax Performance
Group in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, will address
both groups in a joint, keynote.
Click here for more information and
registration. |
|
19–20 |
Negotiating
Skills for Contractors |
Atlanta, Georgia.
Successful negotiating is a talent—a talent that
can be improved by learning the right skills. In
this two–day course, participants will gain
valuable working knowledge of negotiating and
listening and how it will benefit their
relationships, both personally and
professionally. For more information and to
register, please visit the
AGCA website.
|
|
20 |
Tuesdays@4:
Eugene |
4 pm, Lane Events
Center, 796 W. 13th Ave., Eugene. Tuesdays@4 is
a series of grass roots forums scheduled around
the state that allows members of the
construction industry to come together, discuss
critical issues, and get to know their industry
colleagues as well as AGC staff and leadership.
These educational/networking events are hosted
at AGC member businesses and offer an informal
“come as you are” atmosphere. The format
includes a brief presentation on a critical
construction industry issue starting at 4 pm; at
5 pm it turns into an informal networking event.
Click
here for current locations and event
information. |
|
26 |
Tuesdays@4: Bend |
4 pm. Tuesdays@4 is
a series of grass roots forums scheduled around
the state that allows members of the
construction industry to come together, discuss
critical issues, and get to know their industry
colleagues as well as AGC staff and leadership.
These educational/networking events are hosted
at AGC member businesses and offer an informal
“come as you are” atmosphere. The format
includes a brief presentation on a critical
construction industry issue starting at 4 pm; at
5 pm it turns into an informal networking event.
Click
here for current locations and event
information. |
|
27 |
Professional and
Industry Associates Council Meeting |
Noon–1:30 pm,
The PPI Group, 6015 NE 80th, Portland. Lunch will be served, so
please RSVP. Contact
Christina Devlin,
503-682-3363 or 800-826-6610. |
|
28 |
Ghouls and
Goblins Bowl-a-Thon |
6–9 pm, Grand
Central Restaurant and Bowling Lounge, SE 8th &
Morrison, Portland. Join the AGC Professional
and Industry Associates Council for a spooky
night of witches brew, eyes of newt and other
tasty treats, and a grueling bowling tournament
that will have you screaming for more. The
bowl-a-thon is open to all skill levels. Out
strike, out spare, out gutter the competition
and your team could win one of the following
prizes: first, second, and third highest team
scores, lowest team score, and the team with the
most gutter balls. Registration fee of $55
includes bowling, heavy hors d’oeuvres, and two
drink tickets, those too afraid to bowl may
attend for $35 per person. Come dressed in your
best costume. Prizes will be awarded for best
individual costume as well as best team themed
costume. Registration Deadline: October 1.
Click here to register. |
|
November |
|
2 |
CompChat:
Investigations and Claims |
9–11 am, AGC Center,
Wilsonville. This
free interactive session will discuss workers'
compensation claim investigation processes and
techniques: worker and employer interviews,
activity checks, surveillance, and fraud
investigations. Contact
Judy
Robinson for registration assistance,
503-682-3363. |
|
5 |
Oregon-Columbia
Chapter Foundation Black Tie Blue Jeans Auction |
Governor Hotel,
Portland. To volunteer with the auction efforts
or to donate items, please contact
Zoya Kumar
Ufford, 503-682-3363 or 800-826-6610.
Click here for more information. |
|
7–13 |
AGCA's Advanced
Management Program |
Dallas, Texas. A
number of management education programs are
available for executives looking to improve
their abilities to lead strategically,
efficiently, and ethically. However, for leaders
in the construction industry, no program
provides a more comprehensive, uniquely focused
program than AGCA's Advanced Management Program
(AMP). Suited for chief executives and
senior-level management in construction, this
premier six-day program has been helping
industry decision-makers amplify their business
acumen since 1986, producing an elite society of
graduates that includes top leaders throughout
the construction marketplace. AMP also provides
an exceptional opportunity to sculpt future
decision-makers and C-suite executives tapped to
take the reins.
Click here for more information. |
|
9 |
Portland
Construction Leadership Council: Professional
Development/Networking |
5:30 pm, Lucky Lab
Beer Hall, 1945 NW Quimby Street, Portland.
Contact
Karla Holland, 503-682-3363 or 800-826-6610. |
|
10 |
Workforce &
Professional Development Committee |
9 am, AGC Center.
Contact Bob
Strader, 503-682-3363. |
|
12 |
Oregon-Columbia
Chapter Board of Directors Meeting |
7–8:30 am, AGC
Center Boardroom. Breakfast is served. All
members are welcome to attend; please RSVP in
advance. Contact
Kari
Schoonover, 503-682-3363 or 800-826-6610. |
|
December |
|
6–7 |
Northwest
Environmental Conference & Trade Show |
Red Lion Hotel on
the River, Jantzen Beach, Portland. Presented by
Associated Oregon Industries, Oregon DEQ, NEBC &
Wash. Dept. of Ecology, this outstanding two-day
event is the largest, most comprehensive
environmental conference and tradeshow in the
Pacific Northwest. Now in its 22nd year, the
goal remains to provide Northwest businesses,
agencies and other organizations with
high-quality, low-cost environmental training,
information, and networking opportunities. For
general information and to register go to
www.nwec.org.
|
|
17 |
Oregon-Columbia
Chapter Board of Directors Meeting |
7–8:30 am, AGC
Center Boardroom. Breakfast is served. All
members are welcome to attend; please RSVP in
advance. Contact
Kari
Schoonover, 503-682-3363 or 800-826-6610. |
|
March 2011 |
|
21–25 |
AGC of America's
92nd Annual Convention |
The Bellagio Hotel,
Las Vegas. Visit
www.agc.org for more information. |
