CASE RMP CONVOCATIONS ARE EVERYWHERE!
The CASE RMP Convocation Committee has been very busy developing meaningful risk management convocations for various venues. Shown below are summaries of this year's Convocations and a look at some upcoming events.
Orlando - May 2010
The next CASE Risk Management Convocation will be held in conjunction with the first-ever combined Structures Congress/North American Steel Construction Conference at the Gaylord Palms Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, May 12-15, 2010. The Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE (SEI) and the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) are joining forces in 2010 to host this first-ever combined event. Registration will be handled at AISC's website: www.aisc.org. A preliminary program is available for viewing at SEI's website www.seinstitute.org.
The following CASE Convocation sessions are scheduled to take place on Friday, May 14:
6:45 am - 8:00 am
CASE Breakfast: Changes to AISC Code of Standard Practice - What SE's Need to Know
Speaker: David B. Ratterman, Secretary and General Counsel, AISC
The AISC Code of Standard Practice has served as a specification guideline and statement of custom and usage in the fabricated structural steel industry since approximately 1921. The Code is regularly updated and maintained by a balanced committee of industry professionals; approximately one-third of the Code Committee is comprised of practicing structural engineers. Mr. Ratterman is a graduate engineer and counsel to the Code Committee. He will discuss the relationship of the Code to the practice of structural engineering.
8:00 am - 9:30 am
Steel Design Dos & Don'ts - A Construction Friendly Perspective
Speakers: Carol Drucker, Drucker Zaidel; Other Speakers TBA
This session will be led by a licensed structural engineer specializing in connection design who will comment on the document quality as it relates to potential risk management issues for the structural engineer of record. Often, problems in steel design are not so apparent until after the job has been awarded and is in detailing, fabrication or erection. Small oversights can have big impact and may cause delays or additional costs. Potential issues are avoidable are by understanding structural steel systems and their connections. This seminar will address different aspects of lateral system design, main member design, connection design and avoidable problems. Actual examples from real projects will be highlighted and discussed. The session will include discussion from a steel detailer and a steel fabricator related to the associated construction costs and/or change orders resulting from document quality and clarity.
1:45 pm - 3:15 pm
A Day in the Life of a Project Manager
Speakers: John Aniol, Walter P. Moore; Corey Matsuoka, SSFM International
Follow the day of a structural project manager as he struggles through a day filled with risk and discovers tools to help him mitigate those risks. Some of the tools he will discover will cover communication, corporate culture, planning and prevention, education, scope and contracts, construction documents and construction.
3:30 pm -5:00 pm
Managing Expectations and Risks During the Steel Detailing Process
Speakers: Glenn Bishop, LBYD, Birmingham AL; Will Ikerd, RLG Engineers, Dallas, TX
The AISC Code of Standard Practice provides two options for structural steel connections, either fully detailed by the engineer or selected and completed by the detailer. After much discussion, AISC is considering adding a third option for connection: design by a specialty structural engineer retained by the fabricator. This session will explore the needs and expectations of both the engineer and the fabricator for each of these three options. Also discussed will be how these expectations might change in the BIM world.
Puerto Rico - October 2010
The CASE Risk Management Convocation will be held in conjunction with the ACEC Fall Conference, October 17-20, 2010, at El Conquistador Resort & Spa, Las Corabas, Puerto Rico. Details on this program will be made available in the near future. Topics under consideration include:
- Avoiding the Pitfalls in Working With Architects Using AIA C401
- A Day in the Life of a Project Manager
- Software Issues and Output Verification
- Lessons Learned From Actual Claims
In 2011 the CASE Convocations will both be held in Las Vegas, Nevada; in April in conjunction with the SEI Structures Congress, and in October with the ACEC Fall Conference. Stay Tuned!
Past Convocations
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