Thank you to all of our speakers, sponsors, and registrants at the 2009 Joint HR Professionals and Training & Development Conference. We had a great event in Atlanta.

Please check AGC publications and emails for information about the 2010 conference.

EDUCATION EXCELLENCE AWARDS

The AGC Education Excellence Awards recognizes and honors the programs and instructors at AGC contractor firms and chapters that exemplify the highest standards in professional development. Please check out this year's winners, including the presentations they gave at the conference, as well as the brochure for the 2010 awards program. Your firm or chapter could be a winner in 2010!

Click on the session title for session description and speaker information.

Conference Materials

HR and T&D Conference Schedule

Please take a moment to look over the latest schedule and note the room locations. We have provided the schedules in both color and black and white for easy downloading. We will provide small, pocket schedules in your registration packet, also.

Attendance roster

We also have included an attendance roster that is current as of Oct. 20, 2009.

Presentations

In an effort to help the environment, AGC is posting the presentations advance as 3-slide handouts. Please feel free to look over the schedule and download the presentations for the sessions you plan to attend. Please note that no presentations are posted for the Educating Excellence Award winners' three breakout sessions; those will be posted after the conference.

Tuesday session:

• HR Pre-Conference - Human Capital Models - David Muehlbauer

Wednesday sessions:

• T&D - Managing your Training through an LMS - Brendan Noud
• T&D - Facilitating Building Information Modeling (BIM) Education - Jan Reinhardt
• HR - Employment Law Workshop - Bert Brannen
• T&D - Educating through Entertainment with Game-based Learning - Dan Hannan
• T&D - Forming a Statewide Recruiting & Training Partnership - Richard Cattanach
• HR & T&D - From MySpace to My Workplace: Using Social Media Campaigns & Web 2.0 for Recruiting & Employee Engagement - Ron Kubitz
• HR - A Seat at the Table: How HR Moves from the Break Room to the Board Room - Wally Adamchik
• T&D - Connecting to the Workforce Investment System - Pete Fleming
• T&D - AGC Connection - Membership has its LMS Privileges - Michael Bourassa
• HR - Department of Labor (DOL) Forum - GT Breezley, Bill Glisson, & Brenda Rickborn
  
  

      Handouts for DOL Forum:

  • OFCCP Technical Assistance Guide
  • EBSA Reporting and Disclosure Guide
• T&D - Get Connected: AGC's Learning Management System - For Chapter Staff - Brendan Noud
• T&D - Education Excellence Awards - Chapter Winners
  • Chapter Craft
  • Chapter Project & Executive Management
  • Instructor of the Year
• T&D - Education Excellence Awards - Member Winners
  • Member Craft
  • Member Supervisory
  • Member Project & Executive Management
• T&D - Education Excellence Awards - Grand Winner

Thursday sessions:

• T&D - Train-the-trainer for the Highway Worker Safety Program - Forrest Ropp
• HR - Construction Compensation Strategies in a Challenging Economy - Doug Mure & Jeff Robinson
• T&D - Practical Social Learning Solutions - Mike Vandall
• HR & T&D - Facilitating Green Construction Education - Thomas Taylor
• T&D - AGC's STP Unit 6: Understanding and Managing Project Costs Revision Highlights - Mark Federle
• HR - Immigration Compliance for the Construction Industry - David Whitlock
• T&D - Kirkpatrick Four Levels of Training Parts 1 & 2 - Wendy Kirkpatrick

Handouts

A few speakers have asked that registrants planning to attend their session bring copies of their handouts with them to the conference. If you plan to attend either of the Kirkpatrick Delivering Training Part 1 or Kirkpatrick Delivering Training Part 2 sessions or the Experiential Learning, Name Game, please download the handouts and bring them with you to the conference. We will not provide copies on-site. There is also a handout for the Immigration Compliance session, which will be helpful to those attending that session but it is not necessary to bring it with you.

Hotel map

We have provided a map of the hotel. Please note that the conference will be taking place on the First and Second floors. Registration, breakfast, and the exhibitors' area will be located in front of Grand Ballroom III on the First Floor. Plenary sessions and some of the T&D breakout sessions will be held in the Grand Ballroom III on the First Floor. Other T&D breakout sessions, lunch on Wednesday, and all of the HR plenary sessions will be held on the Second Floor, primarily in the Piedmont and Library rooms.

The Hotel deadline has been extended to October 15, 2009.

Registration Rates

Registration Options

1. Register online now!
2. Fax: Send the completed registration form with credit card information to (703) 837-5403
3. E-mail: Send the completed registration form with credit card information to meetings@agc.org
4. Mail: Send the completed registration form with check or credit card information to:

   AGC of America
   HR Professionals / Training & Development Conferences
   2300 Wilson Blvd., Suite 400
   Arlington, VA 22201

Registration Discount

We encourage you to bring a colleague. Each additional attendee from your organization will receive a 10% discount on his/her registration fee by entering coupon code HRTDMULTI when registering online or on the registration form.

Hotel Reservations

The Grand Hyatt Atlanta is a sophisticated Buckhead area hotel offering a tranquil retreat within a vibrant urban setting. The hotel provides the ultimate convenience of being just minutes from the World of Coca-Cola Museum, the new Georgia Aquarium, Six Flags and the renowned shops of Lennox Square and Phipps Plaza. Located just 21 miles from the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL), the Grand Hyatt Atlanta is accessible by airport shuttle, taxi or by boarding the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA). Check-in is at 3:00 p.m. and check-out is at noon. For more information, visit their website.

Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead
3300 Peachtree Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30305

Reserve by phone: (404) 237-1234
Online: Grand Hyatt Reservations Website

Mention the Associated General Contractors of America or enter group code AGC to receive the discounted room rate of $159.00.

Hotel reservations and/or cancellations must be made directly with the hotel before October 15, 2009. A credit card is required at the time of booking. Cancellations must be made 24 hours prior to your scheduled arrival.

For registration questions and concerns, email meetings@agc.org or call (703) 837-5304. For questions concerning the planning or content of this event, email education@agc.org.

Non-Solicitation Rule

Both conferences are intended to provide a networking and information exchange opportunity to individuals working directly for AGC member contractors or AGC chapters on human resource, education, training and development initiatives. Registrants may not solicit business from other conference attendees during the conference or use the registration list to solicit business from other registrants following the event. Anyone who violates this will be prohibited from participating in future events and additional action may be taken.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Sponsorship and table-top display opportunities are available to service providers and suppliers who wish to take advantage of this great opportunity to showcase their companies, products and services during each conference. To learn more, download our sponsor's guide or please contact AGC at education@agc.org.

Dress Code

Attire for all conference events, including the reception, is business casual.

Cancellation Policy

If you must cancel your conference registration, full refunds will be granted to requests sent to AGC of America by email to education@agc.org by October 1, 2009. No refunds will be granted after this date. Cancellations will not be accepted over the telephone.

AGC of America extends a special thank you to our conference sponsors:

To participate in the conference as a sponsor, download the joint conference sponsor's guide.

For a brief description of the products and services provided by our sponsors, download the 2009 Sponsorship Services Guide.

What past attendees of the AGC HR Professionals Conference and the Training & Development Conference are saying:

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