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Third Annual NGA Glazing Executives Forum
Join Us October 6, 2008 | Las Vegas
At GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo
2008 Forum Agenda
| October 5 |
| 5:30 – 7:00pm |
GEF Kick-Off Reception – (Chairman’s Suite) |
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| October 6 |
| 8:00 am |
Registration & Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 am |
Welcome – NGA President Phil James |
| 9:05 am |
Introduction – NGA Chairman Rod Van Buskirk |
| 9:10-10:15 am |
Featured Presentation: BIM and Your Business
Charles Eastman, Director, AEC Integration Laboratory, Georgia Tech University |
| 10:15 am |
Break |
| 10:30 am - Noon |
Breakout Sessions
- BIM repercussions (led by Charles Eastman and Rich Voreis)
- Storefront & Curtainwall-Unitized Curtainwall Fabrication & Installation
- LEED and Green Developments in Fenestration Subcontracting
- Other topics to be determined
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| Noon – 1:15 pm |
 Lunch Presentation –- Industry Economic Forecast and Q&A
Jeff Dietrich, EcoTrends |
| 1:30 – 3:00 pm |
Breakout Sessions
- Anti-Terrorism Codes and Blast Load Design (led by Stewart Jeske)
- Training Your Employees (a MyGlassClass case study)
- Construction Management vs. General Contractor Projects: Pitfalls & Problems to Look For
- Water Proofing Buildings (led by Peter Poirier of Tremco Glazing Solutions Group)
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| 3:00 pm |
Break |
| 3:15 – 4:00 pm |
Keynote Address: The Top 10 Leadership Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Pepe Charles, Senior Consultant, MAP
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| 4:00 pm |
Wrap up – NGA staff |
Click here to view the 2007 schedule.
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