28th IRMI Construction Risk Conference Agenda
28th IRMI Construction Risk Conference
Las Vegas
October 27–30, 2008
Plan your time at the 28th IRMI Construction Risk Conference with our handy
Schedule-at-a-Glance. A more detailed version
of the agenda, including workshop titles and descriptions, is outlined below.
Learning Tracks
To help you select sessions that will be of greatest interest and value to
you, the workshops are classified under one or more of the following learning
tracks.
| Bonding |
| Contractors |
| Insurance |
| Legal |
| Owners |
| Residential |
| Safety |
Monday Workshops - October 27
Breakfast: 7:30 – 9 a.m.
Half-Day Workshops:
9 a.m. – noon and 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. Lunch is noon – 1:15 p.m.
Monday attendees can choose one of two options: (1) Two half-day workshops
(2) the all-day workshop.
- M1. ABCs of the Construction Process (C,
I, L, O, R)
- M2. Managing the Risks of Hiring Independent
Contractors (C, I, L, O, R)
- M3. Building Information Modeling (BIM)
(B, C, I, L, O)
- M4. Building a Better Wrap-Up (C, I, O,
R)
- M5. "911—What Is Your Emergency?" (C, I, O,
R, S)
All-Day Workshop:
9 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Lunch is noon – 1:15 p.m.
Tuesday - October 28
Breakfast: 7:30 – 9 a.m.
General Session:
Double Down: Winning Strategies from Leaders in Construction
Risk Management (9:00 a.m. – 10:20 a.m., 10:50 a.m. – noon) All Conference
registrants attend.
Construction Café: noon – 1:15 p.m.
Afternoon Workshops:
1:30 – 3:00 p.m. and 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Attendees choose two workshops to attend.
- T1. Allocation Issues in Construction Defect
Claims (C, I, L, O, R)
- T2. Best Practices for Eliminating Crane
Losses (C, I, O, S)
- T3. Risk and Insurance in Green Construction
(B, C, I, L, O, R, S)
- T4. Navigating Merger and Acquisition Risks
(B, C, I, L, O, R)
- T5. Emerging Bonding Issues for Contractors
and Sureties (B, C, I, L, O)
- T6. Procuring and Contracting for Large
Capital Projects (B, C, I, L, O)
- T7. Enterprise Risk Management for a Project
Life Cycle (B, C, I, L, O, R)
- T8. Risk Managers Forum (B, C, I, O,
R, S)
Reception: 5:00 - 6:15 p.m.
Wednesday - October 29
Breakfast: 7:30 – 9 a.m.
Half-Day Workshops:
9 a.m. – noon; break from 10:15 – 10:45 a.m. Attendees choose one workshop to
attend.
- W1. Vital Signs—Emerging Trends in Construction
Insurance (C, I, O)
- W2. What Every Contractor Must Know about
the False Claims Act (C, L, O)
- W3. Managing Risks on High-Profile Projects—A
Case Study (B, C, I, L, O, S)
- W4. Award-Winning Risk Management
(C, O, R, S)
- W5. Tips and Tactics for Managing Contract
Risks (C, I, L, O, R)
- W6. Builders Risk Claims and Coverage
Issues (C, I, L, O, R)
Gary E. Bird Horizon Award Lunch: noon –
1:15 p.m.
Afternoon Workshops:
1:30 – 3:00 p.m. and 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Attendees choose two workshops to attend.
- W7. Making "Cents" of Experience Modification
(C, I, O, R)
- W8. Survival Strategies for Home Builders
and Residential Developers (B, I, L, O, R)
- W9. Construction Management—A to Z
(C, I, L, O)
- W10. Insuring Construction Pollution
Liabilities (C, I, O, R)
- W11. Securing the Construction Site
(C, I, O, R, S)
- W12. Mitigating Risk with Preconstruction
Services (B, C, I, L, O)
- W13. Who Wants To Save a Million Bucks?
(C, I, O)
Thursday - October 30
Breakfast: 7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
Half-Day Workshop:
8:30 – 11:15 a.m.; break from 9:30 - 9:45 a.m.