Schedule of Events 2004-2005

Schedule of Events 2007-2008

September 7th 2007	Site Tour - Turner Construction - Providence Hospital Tour
October 7th 2007	Cost Estimating in a Fluctuating Market	Speaker: Dennis VanKirk
November 8th 2007	New Advances in CPM Scheduling	Speaker: Blake Marchand
December 13th 2007	Holiday Break - No Meeting
January 8th 2008	Annual Economic Forecast Joint w/ CSI & ASPE	Speaker: Kermit Baker (AIA)
February 14th 2008	Business Development in China	Speaker: Paul Boundy
March 13th 2008	Palomar Gas Transmission Line Palomar is a proposed natural gas pipeline that is designed to increase the reliability of natural gas service in the Willamette alley, and to enhance the supply of natural gas in the Pacific Northwest by connecting the Portland area to gas pipelines from one of the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminals proposed along the Columbia River.	Speaker: Henry Morse Henry Morse, the Project Manager for the proposed Palomar pipeline project. Mr. Morse holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering ( with honors) and a master’s degree in management from the University of Redlands and is a member of the Board of Trustees of Outward Bound USA.
April 10th 2008	Columbia River Crossing (I-5 Bridge)	Speaker: Frank Green Frank Green, P.E., is the Project Engineer for the Columbia River Crossing Project. Mr. Green is responsible for ensuring that design concepts being developed by the Columbia River Crossing Project Staff meet the standards and policies of Washington, Oregon, and the Federal Highway Administration.
April 24th 2008	Spring Workshop - Project Management & Scheduling Workshop This workshop is designed to provide fundamentals of project planning and scheduling to establish an acceptable course of action (“plan”) to execute a project in an effective manner through the review of project objectives and scope. The purpose of the workshop is to develop planning and scheduling techniques to define activities, durations, and relationship logic to implement the project plan, and update, monitor, and communicate the schedule to reflect current status and the impact of project changes. You will gain knowledge to become a planning and scheduling professional and critical project management skills to deliver a project in an effective manner. You will also acquire an understanding of the roles, responsibilities and professional ethics of Planning and Scheduling Professional’s.	Hosted by: CH2M Hill, JMJ, Pinnell/Busch, and Scheduling & Information Services Presenters: Patti Drewett, Blake Marchand and Tony Bolstad Patti Drewett with CH2M Hill has over 13 years experience in project management, project controls, CPM scheduling and training for the construction industry. She is a certified Engineer in Training (EIT) from the state of Alaska. Blake Marchand with Pinnell Busch has over 14 years of project management, CPM scheduling, estimating, training, and consulting experience, and has served as a construction manager and planner for both owners and contractors on many diverse projects. Tony Bolstad with Scheduling and Information Services has 25 years of project experience in cost controls, planning, CPM scheduling, cost engineering, and training. He also has an extensive background in various types of industrial construction projects.
May 8th 2008	TBD - Come back for more Details !
June 8th 2008	Tour (Watch for Details)
July 2008	AACE Annual Meeting in Nashville, TN www.aacei.org

Location: University Place - 310 SW Lincoln St - Portland, OR 97201

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