Reducing Construction Costs: Uses of Best Dispute Resolution Practices by Project Owners: Proceedings Report (2007)
Chapter: Appendix A Forum Agenda
APPENDIX A
Forum Agenda
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8:45-9:00 |
Welcoming Remarks |
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William W. Brubaker, NAC, Smithsonian Institution; Vice-Chair, Federal Facilities Council |
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James G. Slaughter, Jr., NAC, S&B Engineering & Construction; President, National Academy of Construction |
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9:00-9:30 |
Keynote Address: “Changing the Adversarial Culture of the Construction Industry” |
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Thomas J. Stipanowich, President and CEO, International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution |
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9:30-10:30 |
Brief Review of Typical “Dispute Prevention and Resolution Best Practices” |
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James P. Groton, NAC, Past President, American College of Construction Lawyers |
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Robert A. Rubin, NAC, Past President, American College of Construction Lawyers |
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10:30-11:00 |
Break |
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11:00-12:30 |
Specific Examples of Successful Uses of Dispute Prevention and Resolution Best Practices |
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Documentation of Successful Results from Using CII Best Practices |
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Hans Van Winkle, NAC, Director, Construction Industry Institute |
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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Successful Uses of Dispute Resolution Best Practices |
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Takis Salpeas, Assistant General Manager, WMATA Capital Projects |
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Using “Bridging” and Dispute Resolution to Improve Design/Build Projects |
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George Heery, President, Brookwood Program Management |
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Project Success in the Pentagon Renovation Through Dispute Resolution Best Practices |
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Andrew Blumenfeld, Chief Counsel, Pentagon Renovation Project |
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12:30-1:30 |
Lunch |
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1:30-2:45 |
Current Extent of Use of Dispute Prevention and Early Resolution Practices Among Project Owners; Why Aren’t They More Widely Used? |
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Principal Speaker: |
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Paul Barshop, Chief Operating Officer, Independent Project Analysis, Inc. |
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Commentators: |
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Theodore C. Kennedy, NAC, Founder, BE&K, Inc. |
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James B. Porter, Jr., Vice President, Engineering & Operations, DuPont |
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Gerald H. Greene, NAC, former Proctor and Gamble Manager |
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Moderator: |
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Richard Little, Director, Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment, National Research Council |
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2:45-3:00 |
Break |
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3:00-4:00 |
Exploring Ways to Encourage and Implement Greater Uses of Dispute Resolution Best Practices |
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G. Edward Gibson, NAC, Director, Center for Construction Industry Studies, University of Texas |
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Lester Edelman, former Chief Counsel, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
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Thomas J. Stipanowich, President, International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution |
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Michael C. Vorster, NAC, Ph.D., Construction and Management Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute |
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4:00-4:15 |
Summary of Key Points of the Forum and Adjournment |
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4:15-5:30 |
Reception |
