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Challenges and Issues Facing Contractors
The AGC Houston Chapter and Texas A&M University jointly present a unique one-day event where you will get a chance to hear challenges and issues that construction professionals may face when they use Building Information Modeling to make proactive decisions for construction projects. So save your day on September 17, 2009 for the BIM Forum Houston 2009.
Date
September 17, 2009
Venue
Sheraton Houston Brookhollow Hotel
3000 North Loop West Frwy, Houston, Texas 77092
Phone: (713) 688-0100
Click [here] for more information.

Topics
Keynote Presentations
- Building Information Modeling and the State of Texas, Chris Tisdel (Texas Facilities Commission)
- Update on Construction Markets, Stephen Sandherr (AGC of America)
Breakout Session Presentations
- VDC at New Meadowlands Stadium, Albert Zulps (Skanska USA Building)
- Transitioning Critical BIM Data to Operational Use by Facilities Management, Hyde Griffith (Broaddus & Associates)
- An Integrated approach in providing BIM services to maximize productivity, Naresh Kalla (Weston Solutions)
- Using BIM for Production Management, Igor Starkov (Tokmo Solutions)
- BIM Enterprise Architecture, David Edwards (Oracle Corporation)
- Best Practices for BIM Implementation, Mike Flieller (Autodesk) & Doug Sinclair (Total CAD Systems)
Interactive Presentations
Panel Discussion
- Challengers and Issues Facing Constructors (Chris Tisdel, Jorge Vanegas, Jason Choyce, Doug Sinclair, Doug Childer)
Program
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8:00-9:00 |
Check-in |
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9:00 - 9:10 |
Opening Remarks, Jerry Nevlud |
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9:00 - 10:00 |
Keynote Presentation: Building Information Modeling and the State of Texas, Chris Tisdel |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
Networking Break & Technology Vender Exhibition |
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Breakout Session I |
Breakout Session II |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
VDC at New Meadowlands Stadium, Albert Zulps |
Using BIM for Production Management, Igor Starkov |
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11:00 - 11:30 |
Transitioning Critical BIM Data to Operational Use by Facilities Management, Hyde Griffith |
BIM Enterprise Architecture, David Edwards |
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11:30 - 12:00 |
An Integrated approach in providing BIM services to maximize productivity, Naresh Kalla |
Best Practices for BIM Implementation, Mike Flieller & Doug Sinclair |
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12:00 - 2:00 |
Keynote Presentation: Update on Construction Markets, Stephen Sandherr |
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2:00 - 2:50 |
Interactive Presentation: Revit |
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3:00 - 3:30 |
Interactive Presentation: DProfiler |
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3:30 - 5:00 |
Panel Discussion: Challengers and Issues Facing Constructors
Chris Tisdel, Jorge Vanegas, Jason Choyce, Doug Sinclair, Doug Childer |
Organizers

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If you are interested in supporting the BIM Forum Houston 2009, contact Dr. Julian Kang (juliankang@tamu.edu) |
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