From monthly archives: July 2016

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Hosting Successful Lawmaker Visits to ABC Jobsites

Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 Watch Now
Time: 2:00 p.m. (ET) / 1:00 p.m. (CT) / 12:00 p.m. (MT) / 11:00 a.m. (PT)
Length: 30 minutes
Fee: Free
Speaker: John Mielke, ABC of Wisconsin Chapter President
  Nick Novak, Director of Marketing and Communications, ABC of Wisconsin
 
Category: Training and Education  
WEBINAR DESCRIPTION 
This webinar will provide an overview and best practice tips to help Chapters successfully host a site visit by lawmakers and other elected officials.

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The Influence of Technology on Workforce Development

Date: Monday, July 25, 2016 Watch Now
Time: 2:00 p.m. (ET) / 1:00 p.m. (CT) / 12:00 p.m. (MT) / 11:00 a.m. (PT)
Length: 60 minutes
Fee: Free
Speaker: Gregg Schoppman, Principal, FMI Corporation 
Category: Training and Education  
PRESENTED AND SPONSORED BY ABC'S STRATEGIC PARTNER - VIEWPOINT 



WEBINAR DESCRIPTION 
This webinar looks at the contemporary influences that motivate workforce teams today. Today’s workforce is increasingly made up of millennials, a generation widely known for embracing state-of-the art solutions, making technology a major motivating factor. Results of the 2015 AGC workforce development survey indicated that, 73 percent of respondents will be hiring and replacing professionals in their organization and 55 percent experience challenges filling key project management positions. 

Join us for this free webinar that explores how technology will give you the leg up on recruiting and retaining your project workforce and learn how to benefit from this generation’s strengths of bringing about change and adopting technology into new processes.

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The Fourth Dimension of Jobsite Tech: Wearables

Date: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 Watch Now
Time: 2:00 p.m. (ET) / 1:00 p.m. (CT) / 12:00 p.m. (MT) / 11:00 a.m. (PT)
Length: 60 minutes
Fee: Free
Speaker: Taylor Cupp, Project Solutions Technologist, Mortenson Construction
  Zach Goepel, Field Marketing Manager, Procore Technologies, Inc.
 
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PRESENTED BY ABC'S NATIONAL EVENT SPONSOR - PROCORE

WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
The biggest reality is that virtual, mixed, and augmented reality will be making their way to your job site. And the impact will be enormous. While the possibilities for businesses are endless, the biggest impact will happen in the field. Yes, wearables will be infiltrating the job site and the question is not whether you will adopt them, the question is how fast, and who will be the first? Join Taylor Cupp, Mortenson Construction, and Zach Goepel, Procore, as they step into the fast growing world of wearable technology. As we stand at the intersection of gaming technology, wearable computing and machine learning, will you be ready for a rapid proliferation of multi-player collaborative environments to optimize design, sequencing, coordination and safety planning? No? Maybe you should really attend!

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STEP - World Class Safety Programs

Date: Tuesday, July 12, 2016 Watch Now
Time: 3:00 p.m. (ET) / 2:00 p.m. (CT) / 1:00 p.m. (MT) / 12:00 p.m. (PT)
Length: 60 minutes
Fee: Free
Speaker: Greg Sizemore, Vice President of EHS and Workforce Development, ABC National 
Category: Training and Education, AQC  
WEBINAR DESCRIPTION 
In this webinar, you’ll learn the first steps to take to improve safety performance, understand leadership commitment required and you will learn the importance of the role of cultural transformation in achieving world class safety. We will be using ABC’s award winning Safety Performance Report as a learning tool throughout the webinar.
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