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C A L E N D A R : AUGUST 2016 S3: Slopes, Slides & Stabilization Seminar 2016FES/ FICE 100th

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Financial Management for Non- Financial Managers

Annual Summer Conference Three-day conference pre- sented by FES. This centennial celebration will feature meet- ings, special events, profes- sional development sessions, and more. location: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL more info: fleng.org/seminars. cfm?event_id=715

DFI’s Deep Foundations for Landslides/Slope Stabilization and Tiebacks & Soil Nailing committees are organizing a three-day event featuring lectures by industry experts on current technologies, key design concepts and case histories that illustrate effective application of deep foundations for stabilization of slopes and excavation support. Recent and future projects will be presented that include challenging slope and landslide repairs and excavation support with deep foundation methods. Equipment, material and instrumentation suppliers, contractors, engineers, and other vendors will present their services in our Exhibit Hall. location: Denver more info: dfi.org/s3

Becoming aBetter Recruiter This is a one-day seminar that was specifically developed to help firm principals, managers, HR people, and design and technical professionals in architecture, engineering, planning, and environmental firms become better recruiters. We will help you and your team be more comfortable approaching great talent and learn how to promote the firm, its culture, and career opportunities and advancement. location: Minneapolis more info: zweiggroup.com/ seminars/better_recruiter/ index.php Geo- Chicago2016 Top reasons to attend:

Solid financial management is crucial to the success of any company, and firms in the A/E/C industry are no exception. This is a one-day seminar that was specifically developed to help design and technical professionals become more comfortable dealing with financial management and accounting. This course helps attendees become better stewards of the company’s resources and to better understand how to leverage resources and maximize profit. cost: first attendee: $975; additional attendees: $825 location: Denver more info: zweiggroup.com/semi- nars/better_fm/index.php WebEd: Impress Your Project Owners This webinar will provide attend- ees with an overview of Workforce Reporting requirements around the country including tracking and monitoring of women, minorities, local hires, disadvantaged/low income, apprentice/trainee and veteran workers. Learn about the pain points associated with complying with these require- ments. Find out how you can easily produce real-time, accurate and detailed workforce reports to impress your project owners and potentially earn your company more business! cost: free time: 2 p.m. more info: agc.org/learn/educa- tion-training/events/webed-im- press-your-project-owners-what- you-need-know-produce-real

Safety Management Training Course

The AGC Safety Management Training Course provides at- tendees three days of training on the basic skills needed to manage a company safety program in the construction industry. The program builds on Focus Four training and prepares attendees to manage key safety issues on the job site and provides techniques for delivering basic safety training to field personnel. Par- ticipants will receive intensive instruction and training that will allow them to return to their firms with readily applicable new skills to positively impact their company’s safety and health program. cost: $995 location: Honolulu more info: agc.org/learn/edu- cation-training/events/safety- management-training-course

AGC IT Forum Conference

z Gain state of the practice and

art knowledge in the areas of sustainability, geoenvironmental engineering, and energy geotechnics

Goals of the conference: z Give attendees excellent, practical take-aways from each session; great networking with other technology professionals in the industry z Leave conference with ideas that could make near-term and long-term positive impact on your company’s bottom- line cost: members: $329; non-mem- bers: $379 location: Chicago more info: meetings.agc.org/ itforum/

z Network with your geoenvironmental engineering colleagues from around the world z Learn from top leaders in the geoenvironmental engineering profession through special plenary sessions, panels, and sessions z And more! cost: members: $825; non- members: $925 location: Chicago more info: geoenvironmentcon- ference.org

THE ZWEIG LETTER July 25, 2016, ISSUE 1161

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