2019 IT FORUM CONFERENCE NEWS
The agenda for the 10th Anniversary IT Forum Conference, scheduled for Aug. 15-17, 2018, is now live! Click here to visit the conference site and browse through the live discussion panels, break-out sessions, and Pillar presentations slated to take place at the construction industry's premier source for technological innovation and practical IT management. Highlighted sessions will include: Purpose Driven Innovation in Practice; Innovation - A Core Competency for Construction; Enhance Your Security Posture: Protect, Detect, Respond; Cybersecurity 101 for AEC; What to do when you’ve been Hacked; Epic Failures and Lessons Learned: An Open Mic session; BIM/VDC: Strategy and Software Selection for Better Budgets; and more. Click here for more information or follow us on Twitter @AGCIT for updates as they occur. Group reservation rates at the IT Forum’s Convention Hotel, the Sheraton Grand Chicago, are also available until July 24. Located right off the Chicago River and two blocks from Lake Michigan, the Sheraton Grand Chicago will give attendees access to the best shopping and sightseeing in the heart of the Windy City. Click here to register today!
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CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY NEWS
On June 12, AGC will host the first session in its Construction Technology Innovation WebEd Series. This four-part WebEd Series is designed to keep AGC members informed and aware of the trends in innovation and technology that are playing a significant role in how contractors approach projects. The opening webinar, led by industry experts Jose Luis Blanco Alvarez, a partner at McKinsey & Company, and Zach Scheel, the Co-Founder and CEO of Rhumbix, will explore "The Innovation Landscape" of Construction IT, providing an overview of the technologies and trends shaping the industry, while discussing challenges and best practices for contractors looking to stay ahead of the technology curve.
Additional speakers include Cody Nowak – DisruptAEC, Josh Kanner – Smartvid.io, Chad Hollingsworth – Triax Technologies, Josh Bone & Tony Nicolaidis - DeWalt and Taylor Cupp - Mortenson. Further WebEd topics in this series include: The Connected Jobsite ( June 19, 2018), Augmented Reality & Virtual Reality ( July 10, 2018), and Frontier Technologies: IoT, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and more ( July 17, 2018). If you’re interested in registering or learning more about this ground-breaking new WebEd series click here.
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ASSOCIATION NEWS
This year, AGC celebrates 100 years as the leading association for the construction industry. To commemorate this momentous occasion, AGC has created a centennial website where members can learn about the association's rich history, share their own stories, register for upcoming events, and much more.
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TRENDS IN TECHNOLOGY
Telematics is often thought of as a technology for gathering current vehicle and equipment locations, but the benefits go far beyond tracking asset whereabouts for construction businesses. Telematics provides essential tools to help businesses tackle their most significant challenges, like improving driver safety fleetwide. BY JENNY SHINER
MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, GPS INSIGHT
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AGC has prepared a drone use survey to determine the state the art in drone use on highway, bridge, heavy and civil projects. AGC's Highway and Transportation Division has created a task force to address the use of Unmanned Arial Systems – aka drones – in civil construction operations. The task force is looking at issues such as: how contractors are using drones in day-to-day operations, what impediments to their use exist, what are best practice recommendations, what technical issues need to be addressed, how can AGC work with FHWA and state DOTs in addressing these concerns. Three members of the task force participated in a national roundtable conference with FHWA, AASHTO, state DOTs and industry representatives in February to discuss how the groups can work together to ensure that no unnecessary impediments are preventing the use of this technology in construction operations from developing. This survey will help guide the task force's efforts. Please take the time to have the person in your company who is the expert on drone use complete the survey.
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CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY SPOTLIGHT
UPCOMING EVENTS
Thursday, May 24, 2018
2 to 3 p.m.
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