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Our annual elections are nearing, so we wanted to share a few reminders about how the elections work, important dates, general guidelines, and what to expect. For more information on the candidates, be sure to attend the Virtual Town Hall tonight! For more election and candidate details, visit the NAWIC website.
VOTING GUIDELINES Tallying and Notification: The ballots will be tallied by an outside source as determined by the NAWIC office. The outside source will send a letter with the determined outcome of the election to the executive administrator of the association. The number of votes a candidate receives will not be published. Each candidate may submit a written request to the executive administrator asking for the number of votes she received with a breakdown by region. Candidates and the NAWIC board of directors will be notified of the results within four working days following May 31 via email or phone. Results will be posted on the NAWIC website within 24 hours following notification to the candidates. If a second vote is required, ballots will be sent as soon as possible after May 31. You must vote in the first ballot to be eligible to vote in the second ballot. Remember: As in any election, your vote does count. Write-in Candidates: Write-in candidates will be allowed. To qualify, write-in candidates must have their application to the NAWIC office two working days prior to May 15.
 Our first Virtual Town Hall on April 23, 2020 was a great success! Now we are going for Round 2, so if you missed Round 1, or just thought of more questions you'd like to ask the candidates, this is your chance! This town hall, like the previous one, will be live-streamed to our NAWIC YouTube channel, and you will be able to comment and post questions there, real-time. **Please note: In order to comment in the chat, you will need to have or create a Google account and be logged in. If you do not have a Google account, it's simple and quick to create one!** Join us tonight at 5 p.m. CT as the candidates are given an opportunity to speak to you and answer questions about themselves and their visions for our association. If you have questions you would like the moderator to ask, you can submit them beforehand by emailing them to ambers@nawic.org. We can't wait to "see" you all at our Town Hall TONIGHT! Moderator: Sandy Field, CBT, CIT, PNP Panelists: President-Elect Candidate: Jill Hanson, CDT, CIT, ESP When: Tuesday, May 12, 2020, 5 p.m. CST Where: The town hall will be live-streamed to the NAWIC YouTube Channel. Once you are on the NAWIC YouTube Channel page, you will see the live-stream when it begins. Afterward, a recording will be posted to the NAWIC website.  Planning is still underway for the 2020 NAWIC Annual Conference in Houston, Texas. We know COVID-19 has taken its toll, and we are planning all kinds of fun this year that you will NOT want to miss! For those who would like to register early, our special “Early bird” registration rate offer has been extended through May 31! For questions about registration, contact Lauri McCullough at laurim@nawic.org. Early Bird (March 1 to May 31) One Day Rates
ANNUAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM AD SALES The 2020 Annual Conference Program will be full-color and will list the Annual Conference daily schedule, speaker profiles and events. You can also purchase ads to be featured in the program. This is a great opportunity to feature your company (simply advertising your company, illustrating that they support NAWIC, or showing how they support Women in Construction — the choice is yours!) or give congratulations to employees, members and leadership. So many of you, your chapters, your companies, and your partner companies are doing amazing things, and this is your chance to showcase that for all of NAWIC! Front Inside Cover, Back Inside Cover and Back Outside Cover ads will be first come, first served. AD PRICING Back Cover | $750 The deadline for all Annual Conference Program ads is June 15. For more details, previews of ad specs and sizes, and the Ad Pricing Form to submit your order, click here. Please direct all questions to Amber Swinford at ambers@nawic.org. ANNUAL CONFERENCE CHAPTER TABLE SALES Reserve a space in the Construction Zone for your chapter or region now! One (1) table may be purchased at the chapter rate of $100. For groups of 3-5 chapters, two (2) tables may be purchased at the region rate of $150. You can find more information, rules, and the Chapter Table Reservation Form here. Education / Training
Apply Now! NAWIC Benefits Spotlight
In this difficult time, we want to remind you of all association benefits available to you, some of which you may never have had cause to use or may even have forgotten about! One such benefit is our NAWIC Career Center. You can access the Career Center here. If you have job openings to fill, reach out to our Career Center contact: Marty Rice at 727-497-6565 ext. 3513. Marty.Rice@communitybrands.com
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Industry Update
Predicting how technology will change and impact the construction job market, even in the near-term of five to 10 years, can be difficult. Moore’s law, which states that transistors per chip doubles every 2 years, combines with social factors, particularly the varying rate at which people absorb and consume new technology, to speed up or slow down adoption. These variables can cause some technologies to be available in half the time that was originally expected, while causing other technologies to be much less available than originally anticipated.
Nevertheless, by examining recent trends and historical patterns, it is possible for companies to develop a solid strategy for choosing and rolling out technology. This first in a three-part series identifies current options, looks at specific examples, and helps companies assess what fits into their own strategic plan. In the span of two months, the coronavirus crisis has demanded sweeping changes from the U.S. construction industry, and experts say many of them will remain in place even after the outbreak recedes.
As contractors prepare to return to work on sites that have been shut down by shelter-in-place initiatives, they will face an industry that has been drastically changed by the both public health and economic effects of the pandemic.
“There are new factors coming into play now that you or I never thought about,” said Joe Natarelli, leader of Marcum LLP's national Construction Industry Group. “And people need to plan now to be prepared for the long term.”
The coronavirus pandemic has shocked U.S. construction into needing to adopt new technologies to maintain social distancing and monitor jobsites remotely. Those adaptations, some construction leaders say, should have been adopted in the first place, before the pandemic forced contractors to implement them.
The outbreak has also forced more connection between the site and office, as most office workers have been relegated to working from home. Shared data and digital connectivity is becoming the norm, said Scott Crozier, general manager of civil engineering and construction for software company Trimble, as engineers, architects, site supervisors and other stakeholders need up-to-date information no matter the construction environment.
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