AGC and the Electronic Information Systems Committee (EIS) would like to invite general contractors and specialty contractors to present at the 2010 AGC Convention in Orlando, Florida. Share your reasons for implementing SharePoint, your implementation plan, pitfalls, successes and how it has or hasn’t met your expectations.Representatives from three AGC contractor member companies will be chosen to share the details of their SharePoint implementations at the Convention. Each representative will receive a complimentary registration to the Convention.For more information or to apply for the showcase, visit http://www.agc.org/techshowcase.The deadline to apply is November 30, 2009.

Make plans to join members of the Construction Leadership Council from across the nation as they discuss and learn about issues relevant to young- and mid-career construction industry professionals at this year’s Working Weekend, to be held Nov. 19-21, 2009, in Nashville, Tennessee. This event is co-sponsored by the AGC of America Construction Leadership Council, the AGC of Tennessee, and the AGC of East Tennessee.

AGC’s two Nebraska Chapters recently created a Construction Learning Center at the 2009 Nebraska State Fair. Over the course of 10 days, the center offered an entertaining, educational, and hands-on experience for fairgoers of all ages. About a week later, the Kansas Construction Careers Coalition (KC3) - a partnership between the Associated General Contractors of Kansas, Inc., the Kansas Contractors Association, and the National Association of Women in Construction – hosted its award-winning Construction Learning Center for the third year at the Kansas State Fair.

Attend AGC’s HR Professionals Conference and Training & Development Conference October 27-29, in Atlanta and learn what you need to know to be successful as an HR or T&D professional in the construction industry.  With expert speakers providing compliance-related guidance for HR professionals, and interactive sessions that are guaranteed to help T&D professionals sharpen your skills and solve common challenges, you will learn best practices for maximizing efficiency and effectiveness. Register and learn more at www.agc.org/hr_td.

The Alabama AGC has joined in a coalition with other trade associations, unions, and owner groups to form the Alabama Construction Recruitment Institute (ACRI) and launch a statewide image-recruitment campaign designed to bring field personnel into the non-residential construction industry.

AGC’s Education and Research Foundation is pleased to announce that applications and forms are now available for the 2010 scholarship and education awards programs. All applications must be postmarked or submitted online by November 1, 2009.

AGC will be offering the webinar, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD): Why Owners Choose Multi-Party, on October 29, 2009 from 1:00-2:30 PM ET.Recognize the advantages and disadvantages of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and identify best practices at AGC’s latest IPD webinar. Owners Phillip G. Bernstein, FAIA, RIBA, LEED AP, with Autodesk and Martin Hague of Ascension Health, both industry experts with IPD experience, will discuss the benefits of IPD using a multi-party agreement and explain what you need to know. Free sample of ConsensusDOCS 300 provided with registration. Register today at www.agc.org/ipdwebinar. Contact Megan McGarvey at mcgarveym@agc.org with any questions.

The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) has updated the “Your Role in the Green Environment” curriculum to include LEED Version 3 and a Training Course Study Guide: Preparation for Green Advantage® Exam. This guide will assist students and practitioners in their preparations for the Green Advantage® Commercial/Residential Certification Exam.

Free Webinar - September 30th from 1-2pm ETDeveloped by AGC and Zurich Services Corp, the Highway Worker Safety Program focuses on the leading causes of fatality and injury for employees managing and performing work on highways in America. In this webinar, learn how to effectively navigate and use this program to train supervisors and empower company employees to work safely. Understand the key exposures that cause 90% of all highway worker deaths and maimings, and the best controls to eliminate and minimize these exposures. Learn more at www.agc.org/HWSP.

Training, development and human resource professionals should attend the AGC Training & Development Conference and HR Professionals Conference October 27-29, in Atlanta to earn valuable continuing education credits toward their respective designations.