Date and Time
Thursday Aug 4, 2016 Sunday Aug 7, 2016
Location
THE OMNI GROVE PARK INN
290 Macon Ave, Asheville NC 28804
Rooms are available under the ACEC/NC Room Block. All attendees need to make their own hotel reservations. GROVE PARK INN is sold out
OVERFLOW ROOMS
Hotel rooms are also available at the Four Points by Sheraton
This hotel is 2 miles from the Grove Park Inn
Please CLICK HERE to make a reservation. The DEADLINE to make reservations is July 11th.
Fees/Admission
ACEC/NC Members: $350 Early Bird Rate until July 5th ($400 after July 5th) Deadline to register is 7/25/16
Spouse, Guest or Child over 13: $250 (Children under 13 are free)
Friday Dinner Only: $160
Future Leaders Registration: $199 (Saturday registration for participants of the current Future Leaders class only)
Non-Member Registration: $500
Accents on Asheville Brewery Tours: $99
These Thursday events are optional and you will need to register separately to attend. Deadline to register is 7/27/16.
CLICK HERE to register for one of the brewery tours.
No conference or brewery tour refunds will be given for cancelations after July 5th.
Contact Information
Jessica Mills
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Description
Escape to the North Carolina Mountains for this Engineering Summer Conference hosted by ACEC/NC. This annual event is the perfect opportunity to network with engineering professionals from around the state, earn professional development hours and vacation with your family.
In addition to the educational and developmental opportunities, the conference registration includes:
Breakfast Friday & Saturday
Lunch Friday
Cocktail Reception Friday Evening
Dinner Friday Evening
Saturday Evening Reception & Silent Auction
TENTATIVE AGENDA
Thursday, August 4th
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Registration
3:30 pm Brewery Tour (Optional event. Separate registration required)
CLICK HERE to register for the Brewery Tour
Friday, August 5th
7:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast & Registration
8:00 am - 9:00 am NCBELS Update, Andrew Ritter (1PDH)
9:00 am - 10:00 am PSMJ Marketing Session, Ken Tichacek (1 PDH)
9:00 am - 4:00 pm Future Leaders Class
10:00 am - 10:30 am Break
10:30 am - 11:30 am Client Experience Matters, Ryan Suydam, Client Feedback Tool (1 PDH)
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Federal Legislative Update, Steve Hall (1 PDH)
12:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm - 5:30 pm FREE TIME
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm ACEC/NC Board of Directors Meeting
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Cocktail Reception
6:30 pm Dinner
- Keynote Speaker: Thomas Dismukes
- Future Leaders Graduation
- 2016 - 2017 Officer Installation
Saturday, August 6th
7:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast
8:00 am - 9:00 am PSMJ Business Development Session - Ken Tichacek (1 PDH)
9:00 am - 10:00 am Design Professional Indemnity Clauses: Are You Overexposed? - Stephen Safran, Safran Law Offices
(1 PDH)
10:00 am - 10:30 am Break
10:30 am - 11:30 am Pundit Pallooza, Joe Stewart and Panel (1 PDH)
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Session, Thomas Dismukes (1 PDH)
12:30 pm - 7:00 pm FREE TIME
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm ACEC/PAC Reception and Silent Auction
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Sponsorship of the ACEC/NC Annual Summer Conference provides your firm the ability to enhance its image with engineering professionals from across the state. CLICK HERE for a list of sponsorship opportunities that will demonstrate your support and affiliate your firm with the ACEC/NC Annual Summer Conference.