The latest news from the Construction Management Association of America http://www.cmaanet.org The Construction Management Association of America has published its Call for Proposals for presentations at its National Conference in San Francisco in October. The Conference theme is "Ahead of the Curve...On Top of the Trends." CMAA is seeking presentations addressing project management, Program Management, emerging technologies and future industry issues and opportunities. http://cmaanet.org//user_images/national_conf_2008_call_for_proposals.doc id_18 Statement by Bruce D'Agostino, president of the Construction Management Association of America, on President Bush's FY 2009 budget proposal. http://www.cmaanet.org/user_images/budget_statement.pdf id_17 The Smithsonian Institution, whose construction plans for the near future include a new Museum of African American History and Culture, plus major improvements to the National Zoo, the Smithsonian Center for Environmental Research and other key facilities, now urges firms responding to its solicitations to include CCMs on their proposed project teams. http://cmaanet.org/user_images/smithsonian_release_0108.pdf id_16 The Construction Management Association of America has published a Call for Proposals for presentations at its 2008 Leadership Forum in Baltimore on May 18-20. The Conference theme is "Developing Excellence Through Leadership," and nearly 30 sessions will be offered. http://www.cmaanet.org/user_images/leadership_forum_may_2008_call_for_proposals.pdf id_15 Chris Carson of Alpha Corporation discusses "Updating a Schedule" online on Thursday at noon EST. This webinar provides a complete program for handling a full update of a project schedule, from the straightforward status updating to a full analysis covering on-time and late completion, with recommendations for historical trending and statistics as well as internal and external reporting. http://cmaanet.org/pd_at_a_glance.php#talklive id_14 The Construction Management Association of America has joined with about 30 other concerned national organizations in urging the Congress to override President Bush's veto of the Water Resources Development Act. The Clean Water Council notes in its letter that many of the projects authorized by WRDA "have been neglected for years...Several recent failures in America's infrastructure have spotlighted the need to increase the federal commitment to refurbish it, and this legislation would authorize significant resources to do just that." http://cmaanet.org/user_images/wrda_release_0907.pdf id_13 Last week's Construction Management Association of America National Conference and Trade Show saw the debut of a new online educational program in "Contract Administration." This is the first of a series of self-paced online Certificate modules CMAA will roll out in coming months, designed to deliver a comprehensive fundamental CM education in a convenient and flexible manner. http://www.cmaanet.org/user_images/news_release2-_online_certificates.pdf id_12 William E. Van Wagenen, Jr., CCM, CPC, Esq., Vice President and Director of the Program Management/Construction Management Practice at CH2M HILL, was elected chair of the Construction Management Association of America at CMAA's National Conference in Chicago in early October. http://www.cmaanet.org/user_images/leadership_release_1007.pdf id_11 Arguing that the Water Resources Development Act "will have enormous beneficial impacts on communities throughout the country," the Construction Management Association of America has urged President Bush to sign the legislation rather than vetoing it. http://cmaanet.org/user_images/wrda_release_0907.pdf id_10 Tommy Thomas, CCM, senior pre-construction manager, Turner Construction Company and one of America's most experienced construction managers, will discuss the CM's role in the critical area of cost control at the next CMs TalkLive! interactive webinar. The webinar takes place Thursday, September 27 at noon EST and lasts one hour. http://cmaanet.org/pd_at_a_glance.php id_09 Jan paul Miller, an experienced specialist in industrial certification and education, has joined the Construction Management Association of America as Vice President, Certification. Miller will supervise the rapidly growing Certified Construction Manager (CCM) program, which has certified nearly 1,000 professionals. http://cmaanet.org/user_images/miller_news_release.pdf id_08 If the industry truly wants to minimize risk, it must allocate it to the entity best able to mitigate or minimize the particular risk. Chris Brasco, a partner at Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, LLP, offers valuable advice on how contractors can minimize their risk on their projects. http://www.newconstructionstrategies.com/CMAA/ChrisBrasco.html id_07 Just days after a recent national exam that produced more than 25 new Certified Construction Managers, an additional 50 or more potential candidates for certification took part in a special online webinar presented by the Construction Management Association of America to introduce and promote the certification program. http://cmaanet.org/user_images/ccm_webinar_release.pdf id_06 New statement stresses leadership, wide range of projects and programs. http://cmaanet.org/user_images/mission_statement_release.pdf id_05 CMAA's August 23 online Webinar will provide a complete overview of the Certified Construction Managerprogram: Pre-requisites, completing the application, and most commonly asked questions from candidates. The panel will also discuss benefits and advantages of CCM certification and trends of the program. http://cmaanet.org/pd_at_a_glance.php id_04 Chief Architect Judith Kunoff of New York City Transit talks about benefits of Building Information Modeling and strategies for its adoption in the latest CMAA Radio interview. Click the headline to listen. http://www.newconstructionstrategies.com/CMAA/JudithKunoff.html id_03 To deliver a steadily expanding range of Professional Development programs for its members, the Construction Management Association of America has added two new professionals to its PD Department. http://cmaanet.org/user_images/pd_staff_release.pdf id_02 The Construction Management Association of America has announced a program of 37 Professional Development sessions, chosen from nearly 100 proposals, for its upcoming National Conference in Chicago, October 7-9. http://cmaanet.org/user_images/chicago_pd_sessions_.pdf id_01