AEC - Science & Technology Keynote Speakers Cover the Industry's Hottest Topics
RCG Productions, LLC, producer of AEC - Science & Technology (AEC-ST), has announced keynote speakers and topics for the June 2005 conference in Orlando, Florida. All keynote programs focus on the impact on the built environment as new technologies for documentation; sharing and distribution are developed and implemented. Keynote speakers and panel moderators include: A. B. Buddy Cleveland, Jr., director of Construction Sciences Research Foundation (CSRF) and Senior Vice President of Bentley Systems Inc., Exton, Pa.; Jim Glymph, Partner, Gehry Partners, LLP, and CEO, Gehry Technologies, LLC, Los Angeles; and Patrick MacLeamy, CEO of HOK, San Francisco.
Exton, PA (PRWEB) March 8, 2005 -- RCG Productions, LLC, producer of AEC -
Science & Technology (AEC-ST), has announced keynote speakers and topics for
the June 2005 conference in Orlando, Florida.
All keynote programs focus
on the impact on the built environment as new technologies for documentation;
sharing and distribution are developed and implemented. Keynote speakers and
panel moderators include: A. B. Buddy Cleveland, Jr., director of Construction
Sciences Research Foundation (CSRF) and Senior Vice President of Bentley Systems
Inc., Exton, Pa.; Jim Glymph, Partner, Gehry Partners, LLP, and CEO, Gehry
Technologies, LLC, Los Angeles; and Patrick MacLeamy, CEO of HOK, San
Francisco.
The Tuesday, June 21 panel discussion, “Extending the Reach of
AEC Content: Creating A Common Language,” is moderated by Cleveland and
addresses the issues surrounding AEC content – it’s nature, complexity, and
challenges – and the pragmatic, effective approaches that can be employed today
to extend the reach of AEC content.
The session, sponsored by CSRF,
focuses on creating a common language for documentation and service delivery for
the $3.4 trillion architecture, engineering and construction industry. Extending
the richness of AEC content to the large community that still relies on paper is
perhaps the most promising opportunity for the industry to enhance the return on
its significant investment in creating AEC content.
On Wednesday, June
22, Glymph presents “Digital Practice: The Integration of Design and Technology
at Gehry Partners.” In this session Glymph addresses the role of digital
technology in the design and construction process. Gehry is a global leader in
the effective application of computer tools to the design practice and its
sister company, Gehry Technologies, promotes design and construction
methodologies that view three-dimensional models of construction information as
components of the project contract documentation. Glymph will describe recent
work, computer technology’s role in it, and will propose a new role in the AEC
project team - the Information Architect Digital Practice in planning,
fabrication and construction.
On Thursday June 23, the National Institute
of Building Sciences (NIBS) and International Alliance for Interoperability (IAI
sponsor “Create Value by Building Smart: Lifecycle Facility Optimization through
Building Information Models." This session features a keynote address by
MacLeamy and a panel discussion covering the challenges confronting the
construction industry including: fragmentation, low productivity, unsatisfactory
quality and litigation as impediments to improving the value of the construction
delivery process.
MacLeamy advocates changing the fragmented nature of
the industry into a vertically integrated, highly efficient system that emulates
the manufacturing industry and supports this vision as a founder and
international chairman of the International Alliance for Interoperability (IAI),
an organization which fosters standards for data exchange in the building
industry.
The AEC-ST conference addresses information technology needs
of the entire team. It covers: how information and electronic data are used and
exchanged; how resources and assets are leveraged; how information standards are
defined and shared. Program content is organized by Randall Newton,
editor-in-chief of AEC Automation Newsletter and analyst with Bethesda,
Md.-based Cyon Research, who has more than 19 years experience in the AEC
technology industry.
The panel will address the key findings and
recommendations of recent industry assessments by National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST) and Construction Users Round Table (CURT) and
their implication on Science and Technology in AEC as well as available and
emerging remedies.
The AEC - Science & Technology keynote sessions
will headline the most comprehensive Information Technology conference for the
AEC industry in the United States. It addresses interoperability across all
disciplines that exchange data in the process of planning, designing, building,
owning and maintaining structures and infrastructure. The event premieres June
20-23, 2005 at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort and Convention Center, Orlando,
Florida. Conferences run June 20-23; exhibits and software demonstrations are
open June 21-23.
AEC - Science & Technology is co-located with
related events, including the AEC/GIS IT Analyst Conference chaired by Bradley
Holtz, president and CEO of Cyon Research. Holtz formerly was conference
director A/E/C Systems International and has been involved in analysis and
consulting in the CAD and engineering software industry since 1977.Ecobuild
America, a conference and exhibition addressing the needs of the expanding green
and sustainable building market, fm/IT, a conference addressing information
technology and the facility manager, and the National Specifiers Conference; a
conference designed for Specifiers to stay up-to-date with the most advanced
automation and production tools for specs.
George Borkovich, creator and
co-founder of the A/E/C Systems show more than 20 years ago, states, “Our
success back then was in bringing the entire building team together. Since then,
the industry has again fragmented, so we have created a co-conference
environment with a format and content that encourage all the disciplines to come
together to advance technology development across the entire building team.”
Registration for AEC - Science & Technology is now in progress and
discounts apply for early registrants. For information call 1-800-996-3863, fax
1-508-790-4750 or visit www.aecst.com to register.
About RCG Productions LLC
RCG Productions LLC (Exton, Pa.) produces
Ecobuild America, AEC-ST, the National Specifiers Conference, FM/IT and the
AEC/GIS IT Analyst Conference. RCG principals, George Borkovich, Richard C.
Vendola, Jr., and Chris Gibson have a depth of experience in technology and
event planning, including the former A/E/C SYSTEMS International conference and
exhibition. For more information, visit www.ecobuildamerica.com
and www.aecst.com
Strategically Co-located Conferences and
Events
AEC – Science & Technology
AEC-ST examines technology tools
and methods to improve the use and sharing of information in multiple data
formats both within and between each stage of the built environment
lifecycle.
AEC/GIS IT Analyst Conference:
The AEC/GIS Analyst
Conference provides an overall assessment of the industry, including a state of
the industry address and future outlook. Attendees will explore the most
important issues facing the customer today and learn what direction the industry
information technology suppliers are headed.
fm/IT
Until now, there
has never been an event that addresses the IT needs of facility managers: how
information and electronic data are leveraged to improve FM business processes;
the kinds of technologies that are having a meaningful business impact; how
information standards are defined and shared; and the resources required to make
these efforts successful.
Ecobuild America
Ecobuild America explores
the breadth of commercial, industrial, institutional and residential green
building techniques, construction products, renewable energy resources,
sustainable design and ecological planning processes, with particular emphasis
on the lifecycle of the built environment.
The National Specifiers
Conference
The National Specifiers Conference presents the most concentrated
group of sessions on specifications in 2005 to help attendees: stay up-to-date
with the most advanced automation and production tools for specs, learn about
new resources to save time and improve quality, and prepare for future changes.
M6: Mold, Moisture, Misery, Money, and Myth - Plus Management
The
Building Environment and Thermal Envelope Council, a committee of the National
Institute of Building Sciences will produce a conference addressing a sequential
series of protocols from discovery of mold through remediation to the
post-remediation operation and maintenance procedures. This symposium is
designed to walk participants through a catastrophic mold event.
The
National Residential CM/IT Conference
This conference addresses management
and technology solutions for homebuilders, remodelers, and residential
architects.
LEED: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
The
U.S. Green Building Council will present LEED workshops throughout the Ecobuild
America conference program. The workshops will address issues related to
LEED-New Construction, LEED -Existing Building and LEED-Commercial Interior.
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Conference
NRMCA,
recognized as one the construction industry's leading advocates for sustainable
building practices, presents a conference that provides valuable, current and
authoritative information on important subjects for architectural, engineering
and construction professionals.
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