ACEC Councils and Forums
ACEC's forums are a means for member firm employees with specific functional responsibilities to network with colleagues with similar responsibilities at other member firms. Each forum has an active listserv through which members communicate with each other, and each forum also has its own agenda of events during the year, offering programs such as workshops, roundtable discussions, educational events, newsletters and networking events. Not all forums offer the same events.
You may click on any of the Forums listed below to view details about that forum, and to sign up or receive more information.
CFO Council
Designed by and for CFOs and senior finance executives, the CFO Forum provides unparalleled opportunities to exchange best practices, network with peers from around the country, and get the insights and ideas to keep your firm successful in these challenging economic times. For more information, click here.
CIO Council
The ACEC CIO Council is all about sharing best practices and innovations, providing you with new insights on how today's information, communication and technical leaders are addressing the critical challenges and rapidly changing needs of a globally integrated industry. For more information, click here.
Finance Forum
The Finance Forum is composed of financial professionals from engineering firms who meet at annual roundtables to discuss key finance issues affecting their firms. The Forum members stay connected throughout the year through a dedicated ListServ to share best practices, discuss solutions to problems and to gain insights into industry trends. For further information, click here.
Human Resources Forum
The Human Resources Forum joins together HR professionals from engineering firms throughout North America to meet in an annual roundtable format to discuss solutions to personnel issues, share best practices and to understand and act on emerging trends. All throughout the year, HR Forum members stay in touch through a dedicated ListServ. The HR Forum also houses the Education Subcommittee, which concentrates on training and development issues for the nation's engineering firms. For further information, click here.
Information Technology Forum
IT Professionals gather at an annual information exchange meeting to share state-of-the art tips to their peers about managing software and hardware systems to the benefit of engineering firms. All year long, IT Forum members pose questions to their dedicated ListServ and generate discussions that give valuable insights and solutions for IT problem-solving. For more information, click here.
Legal Counsel Forum
The Legal Counsel Forum was founded in 1986 to bring together attorneys representing ACEC member firms to share information about legal issues in the engineering industry. The Forum meets twice each year in conjunction with the ACEC Annual Convention and Fall Business Conference. During the balance of the year, Legal Counsels keep in touch through the Forum ListServ. For additional information, click here.
Sales and Marketing Forum
Sales and Marketing Professionals are linked throughout the ACEC Membership by a Forum dedicated to their activities. This special interest group holds day-long workshops in an interactive, roundtable format to discuss marketing research, emerging markets, developing and winning clients, achieving trusted advisor status and new approaches and techniques for building engineering business portfolios. Through the Sales and Marketing ListServ, members stay connected throughout the year. For more information, click here.
