Possible presentation idea...

[kell.p...@gmail.com]

To get the ball rolling, I think it would be a good idea to have James
Salmon from Collaborative Construction in Cincinnati give a
presentation on the benefits and rewards of working collaboratively in
Building Information Modeling software. He is President of
Collaborative Construction and Founder at Collaborative BIM
Advocates. He has spoken all around the country on Building
Information Modeling to Architects, Engineers, Owners, and
Constructors. I have pitched this idea to some of you before but
perhaps this is the best venue to partake of his knowledge. I have
been in contact with him this afternoon and he has agreed to do a
little seminar for a a very reduced fee since we are a local group.

From Jame's Bio:
Collaborative Construction empowers stakeholders in the U.S
Construction Industry to utilize collaborative agreements, BIM and
lean construction methods to deliver integrated construction services
more efficiently and more productively. As a construction lawyer James
spent 15 years defending and pursuing construction claims on behalf of
owners, architects, engineers and contractors. James is now a leader
in the collaborative construction revolution sweeping the industry. He
is a member of the National Building Information Model Standards
(NBIMS) Project Committee and the Build SMART Alliance's Business
Process Integration Task Team, (BPITT), James advocates the use of
collaborative agreements, BIM and lean construction methods because
these tools exponentially increase productivity and efficiency, saving
owners money and earning higher profits for others. The U.S.
Construction Industry is desperately seeking a better business model
and James is working hard to provide it! Under James' leadership CCR
hosted a National Teleconference Series exploring how best to put the
new generation of Collaborative Agreements to work on actual projects.
Ultimately, James formulated the innovative IPD in 3D™ Program that
helps construction industry stakeholders purchase and deliver
planning, design, construction and maintenance services more
efficiently.

You can view James's LinkedIn profile here: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jameslsalmon
his blog here: http://www.collaborativeconstruction.blogspot.com/
and his company here: http://www.collaborativeconstruction.com/

Let me know what you all think. I'm willing to put up 20% - 25% of
the cost myself to bring him down if there are some others interested
in sponsoring the event. I'd like to do more events like this if
possible and bring experts in to help us understand the industry
trends that will eventually shape how we do things in the near future.

-Kell

[Dawn Harrington]

Kell,

I would be interested.  I did not open the links but let me know how much we would be talking on the fee.

Thanks,

Dawn

[kell.p...@gmail.com]

The last time I talked with James, he quoted me $500 for a
presentation. His focus is more broad that just Revit and he
specializes in BIM execution plans and BIM addenda to contracts all
the way up to Single Purpose Entity contracts and full IPD. So his
presentation is more broadly focused on how teams of designers work
together and exchange information. Which in my experience is as
important as making the models themselves. So I think he brings
something that is applicable beyond the just Revit modeler's world.
So non-revit using parts of a team would stand to gain a lot from this
as well since it delves into the actual business processes that
support use of Revit and BIM. Depending on how many people are
interested, the cost could be very reasonable with the discount. I'm
approaching Advanced Solutions and some other folks to see if they are
interested in providing a little sponsorship for this event as well.