June 2009
A/E/E Firm Management Symposium

Brought to you by: Professional Concepts Insurance Agency

In assoication with:
AIA Michigan
ACEC of Michigan
MAEP
SMPS Michigan
XL Insurance

Ready or not! Discussion of A/E Industry s Hottest Topics

PCIA s 2009 Firm Management Symposium is designed to help you improve your A/E/E practice during these tough economic times. Learn skills for reducing your firm s liability risks while implementing valuable marketing and financial concepts. Join your colleagues and discover how costly claims can be avoided and valuable clients retained, all while earning 6.5 hours of CE credit!

This program is intended for firm principals, project managers and business development staff.

Date/Time:
June 4, 2009
8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Location:
VisTaTech Center at Schoolcraft College
18600 Haggerty Road
Livonia, MI 48152

Cost:
$149 in advance or $179 at the door

Download the Registration PDF

Agenda:
7:30 till 8:15 Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:15 till 8:30 Welcoming & Opening Remarks

8:30 till 9:45 Integrated Project Delivery And BIM, All of Our Problems Are Solved? Randy Lewis, XL

9:45 till 10:00 Break

10:00 till 11:15 So We re in a Recession Now What?, Robert Van Arsdall, XL

11:15 till 12:00 Ask the Attorneys Opportunity to hear from AEE legal experts!

12:00 till 1:15 Lunch

1:15 till 2:00 Marketing Strategy: Positioning for the Rebound, Leslie Kusek, LMK Consulting and Kevin Flattery, Plante & Moran

2:00 till 2:45 Your Money: If Understanding Math Was All It Took, Affluent Solutions

2:45 till 3:00 Break

3:00 till 4:00 Breakout Sessions: Risk Management Using the EJCDC Engineering and Construction Contract, EJCDC Counsel Hugh Anderson
or AIA Contracts, Fred Butters and Craig Thompson

4:00 till 5:00 Reception



For more information regarding upcoming programs and events, please contact:

Education/Programs Committee:
Tara K. Perpich - Business Development
Great Lakes Mechanical
3800 Maple
Dearborn, MI 48126
tel: 313.729.0619 · fax: 313.581.8246
tperpich@glmech.com

or

Michelle Yaremchuk - Senior Marketing Assistant
Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc.
43980 Plymouth Oaks Blvd.
Plymouth, MI 48170
tel: 734.454.9900 · fax: 734.454.0629
yaremchuk@sme-usa.com

COMING SOON!
2010/2011 Program Calendar
June 2010
Laugh Often. Bid Big.
SMPS-MI Annual Meeting, Silent Auction & Comedy Fest

May 2010
Promotional Perspectives: What We See and What It Says

April 2010
2010 Heartland Regional Conference

April 2010
Know How to Read Clients: Face Reading for Business

March 2010
Food for Thought - Marketer Rountables

February 2010
Social Media Networking

January 2010
2010 Economic Forecast

November 2009
Investing in Ourselves: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Client Panel

October 2009
Face the Music: Be a business development rockstar!

July 2009
How to Conduct a Highly Effective Job Search:

June 2009
A/E/E Firm Management Symposium

April 2009
How Does Your Firm Measure Up?

March 2009
Branding: Interpretation and Implementation

February 2009
Strategic Futuring: Managing uncertainty/Making the future actionable

January 2009
SOLD OUT!!
2009 CoreNet Michigan Economic Forecast Luncheon

January 2009
Ann Arbor Ad Club - Google Event

November 2008
The American Marketing Association Detroit chapter presents an exclusive evening at the DIA

November 2008
The Power of One: How Individual Initiative Can Drive Environmental Action

October 2008
Building Your Organization in a Social Media World

September 2008
Good Food, Good Wine,
Good Friends, Good Times!!



If you have suggestions for future program topics, comments or feedback on previous programs, or are interested in joining the Education and Program Committee to offer your assistance at upcoming programs, please contact: Dana Galvin, CPSM at 248.436.5570 or dana.galvin@bartonmalow.com