Again this year, NEF will endorse certain workshops at NAWIC’s Annual Conference held Aug. 21-24 in Atlanta, Georgia. Each participant who signs up with an NEF representative prior to entering each workshop will receive a Certificate of Participation with a notation that it represents 1.5 Contact Hours.  

The list of workshops chosen by NEF include:
• Tactical Confrontation for a Safer Workplace
• Shaping Safety Culture
• How We Build
• Diversity Matters
• Value of Safety and Health Certification in Construction
• Cyber Liability

NAWIC is offering a high level of education sessions this year. You are encouraged to participate in as many as your schedule allows including those listed above which offer an added benefit of a NEF Certificate and 1.5 Contact Hours for your continuing-education goals.

Join Construction Business Owner in honoring the industry’s best with a nomination for Outstanding Women in Construction.

Construction Business Owner (CBO) Magazine is honoring some of the construction industry’s most hardworking construction professionals with a special section dedicated to Outstanding Women in Construction. From GCs to CEOs to specialty trade workers, CBO will profile female construction professionals who are advancing the industry.

Nominees for Outstanding Women in Construction are female construction professionals of any age who are respected by industry peers, leaders and clients and show outstanding skills, leadership, management or innovation. Nominees should work in construction (general contracting, subcontracting, specialty trades and others allied to the field) in the United States and make outstanding contributions to their company, industry and/or community. Nominations close Sept. 3.

Regular registration rates for the 2019 Annual Conference in Atlanta, GA, Aug. 21 - 24, may have ended, but it's not too late to get in on this great event!

For questions, or to register online visit www.nawic.org/nawic/Annual_Conference.asp
or call 800-552-3506.

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