With education sessions and networking receptions, there's something for everyone at the 2014 Workforce Development Conference April 29-May 2 in Birmingham, Ala. Construction owners; mid to upper management; project managers and supervisors; safety and risk professionals; and ABC Chapter staff can pick and choose from concurrent sessions covering a variety of industry topics and network with industry leaders. In addition, attendees can watch more than 180 craft trainees compete in the National Craft Championships. Register for the conference here.

Five specific tracks are outlined in the preconference brochure covering available education sessions, keynote speakers and networking events specific to association management, emerging technologies, increasing productivity, management & implementation, safety and workforce development. The brochure also breaks down the sessions by job function detailed below:

Electrical Contractors

• 2014 National Electrical Code Update – earn up to 16 hours of CEUs 
• Agile Construction: Completing Projects Profitably and Efficiently
• Maximize Productivity Utilizing a Best-in-Class Prefab System for Electrical Contractors
• How to Implement Short Interval Scheduling (SIS)
• Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) for Electrical Contracting 
• BIM Solutions for Construction - Expanding Your Business
• Lean for Construction - Motion Is Money
• Managing the Lifeblood of Contracting - Cash Flow

Mechanical Contractors

• Introduction to Lean Construction
• Agile Construction: Completing Projects Profitably and Efficiently
• Technology Trends That Drive Contractor Success
• Maximize Productivity Utilizing a Best-in-Class Prefab System for Mechanical Contractors
• BIM Solutions for Construction - Expanding Your Business
• A Social Media Blueprint to Build Your Construction Business

Safety Professionals

• Protecting Workers and Avoiding Silica Exposure - Competent Person Training
• Builders Risk - Protecting the Jobsite from Fire, Wind, Water and Theft
• Return-to-Work Process for Construction
• Falls from Equipment Load and Securement
• Safety Keynote – The Physical Effects of Substance Abuse

Education Directors

• Law and the Training Professional 
• Best Practices for Today’s Training Professional
• Planning for Your Successful NCCER Accreditation Visit / Audit
• ABC Chapters Best Practice Exchange
• Workforce Under Construction: Leveraging Resources to Promote Industry Careers
• Digital Marketing in the Year 2014

Membership Directors

• Empowering Volunteers in Today’s “New Normal”
• Recruiting Members You Can Retain
• ABC Chapters Best Practice Exchange
• Big Event, Big Success
• Digital Marketing in the Year 2014
• Budgets, Balance Sheets and Embezzling: A Non-CPA View of Chapter Finances

Young Professionals

• A Social Media Blueprint to Build Your Construction Business
• The Ultimate Success Workshop
• 29 Mind-Blowing Leadership Tips for Explosive Growth
• Technology Trends that Drive Contractor Success
• Look in the Mirror: An Executive’s Role in Business Development
• BIM Solutions for Construction - Expanding Your Business

For more information and to register for the conference, visit wdc.abc.org.