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ABOUT THE CONFERENCE 2018 ZWEIG GROUP HOT FIRM + A/E INDUSTRY AWARDS CONFERENCE The 2018 Zweig Group Hot Firm + A/E Industry Awards Conference is the AEC industry’s largest and most comprehensive business conference for leaders and aspiring leaders of AEC firms in the U.S.

top firms in the U.S. and Canada based on workplace practices, employee benefits, retention rates, and much more. ❚ ❚ Marketing Excellence Award. Recognizes outstanding and effective marketing in our industry. Categories include: External Communication, Holiday Marketing, Social Media, Special Event, Integrated Marketing, Website, Internal Marketing, Proposal Presentation, and Video Marketing. ❚ ❚ Jerry Allen Courage in Leadership. Given each year to someone who has made tremendous impacts on their firm through courageous leadership. ❚ ❚ Trifecta Award. Recognizes the exceptional firms that have received three awards in the same year. ❚ ❚ Rising Stars in Civil + Structural Engineering. Recognizes younger professionals whose exceptional technical capability, leadership ability, effective teaching or research, or public service has benefited the civil or structural engineering professions, their employers, project owners, and society. The Hot Firm Conference will culminate with a black-tie awards banquet and ceremony where awards will be presented to firms on the 2018 Hot Firm List, the 2018 Best Firms To Work For, 2018 Marketing Excellence Award, and the Jerry Allen Courage in Leadership Award winner.

Come network, gain knowledge, and celebrate with the top firms in the industry. The conference agenda includes topics on technology, leadership challenges, business planning, marketing methods, recruiting and retention, and growth strategies. The success stories of Zweig Group award winners will be shared at the event, along with a variety of speakers from a range of industries, all guaranteed to challenge and inspire you to achieve even greater success. Zweig Group offers the following awards programs focused on A/E/P and environmental consulting firm achievement: ❚ ❚ Top New Venture. Zweig Group’s newest award is based, in part, on the Hot Firm Award and will honor a group of the fastest growing start-ups. Top New Venture will be judged on revenue growth in addtion to what makes that firm a top new venture in the industry. ❚ ❚ Hot Firm. For more than 20 years the Hot Firm List has recognized the 100 fastest- growing architecture, engineering, planning, and environmental consulting firms in the U.S. ❚ ❚ Best Firms to Work For. Recognizes the

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positive energy that is critical to further growth and evolution. Celebrating the accom- plishments of individuals and organizations can have a profound impact on both cul- ture and operations. When we win awards, it tells our people they are important. That perception becomes reality as the firm adopts a more positive outlook. 2)Being good to oneself. The act of celebrating brings the mind, body, and spirit into harmony, releasing endorphins that make you feel good. This conditions you to seek more rewards in daily work and life. If we fail to celebrate, we are robbing ourselves of important reinforcing benefits. It’s kind of like bonuses and other perks. Why give any of these great things up? 3)A learning opportunity. Celebrating helps us understand what works. It tells the firm what is good and shows us what we should focus on. Celebrating with other firms enhances, exponentially, the educational value of the fest, as we learn how other firms take care of their staff and their clients. I encourage you to find new ways to celebrate the accomplishments of your firm and its people. The benefits are not just numerous, but enormous in effect. Indeed, we need to take our celebrations to a new level, gaining greater exposure for our industry. This helps to not only elevate our firms, but the entire industry, and enables us to attract much needed talent to fill the increasing demands of infrastructure. Come help us elevate the industry by honoring your people and their success, and recognizing the tremendous impact the AEC industry is having on the world. Grab your hat and boots and come to the Hot Firm + A/E Industry Awards Conference on Sept. 20-21 in Dallas at the Fairmont Hotel. Let’s celebrate! CHAD CLINEHENS is Zweig Group’s president and CEO. Contact him at cclinehens@zweiggroup. com.

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