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2022 ODOT/ACEC Ohio Partnering Conference Registration Open for May 19th Event

04/01/2022

2022 ODOT/ACEC Ohio Partnering Conference Registration Open for May 19th Event

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We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2022 ODOT/ACEC Ohio Partnering Conference on May 19, 2022, at the Ohio Union. Join your peers and clients for a day of partnership between our organizations to promote cooperation between the public and private sectors. Click here to register! 

This year's agenda includes the opportunity to attend 2 of 4 break-out sessions:

Breakout session 1: What’s on the Other Side of the Mirror?

This session will include a video and a panel discussion that tries to answer the questions you always wanted to know about ODOT or the consultant community but were too afraid to ask. ODOT and the consultant community has been scanned for their confidential questions and our expert panel is ready to try to provide answers.

Moderators: Sarah Lee (HNTB) and Dave Holstein (Woolpert)

We need your help with this session -- Volunteers needed

Our partnering conference planning committee has already seated our panel, ODOT and ACEC have already circulated surveys to collect questions, and now we need 15 volunteers from our membership to self-record videos of your responses/remarks to some of those questions posed by ODOT employees! As you see below, there are certainly opportunities in your answers/remarks to help this session be fun.

  • Questions from ODOT to consultants
    • Do the designers know what the marketing people promised and do the marketing people know what the designers actually deliver?
    • How many hours do you really work each week?
    • Would you rather work for a consultant or for ODOT, and why?
  • Questions from consultants to ODOT
    • How many hours do you really work each week?
    • Would you rather work for a consultant or for ODOT, and why?
    • Can't you guys just loosen up a little and join us for a lunch meeting once in a while?

Click here to view a document with tips/tricks for filming on a smartphone – so you’ll get a flavor of what we are after!

If you’re willing and eager to participate, please email Haley Phillippi at haley.phillippi@acecohio.org.

Breakout session 2: New Workplace Reality

This is an interactive conversation about the new workplace realities. Conversations will include performance metrics, recruitment/retainment, best practices, and general discussion on what’s working and what’s not with the new workplace reality including ODOT/Consultant interactions. This is your chance to share what’s going right or where improvements can be made.

Moderators: Lori Duguid (ODOT), Kristin Studabaker (Carpenter Marty Transportation), Valerie Croasmun (ms consultants)

Breakout session 3: PBPD - Lessons Learned

Discussion and interactive workshop on the application of PBPD on recent projects, and the concept of a Good project vs. Great project.

Moderators: Tommy Arnold (ODOT District 8), Adam Koenig (ODOT), Joe Bolzenius (The Mannik & Smith Group)

Breakout session 4: Who's Next?

We are all seeking to develop the next generation of Project Managers. This session will feature a panel of those rising leaders. Find out about the secrets to their success and some of their memorable "learning" experiences. Attendees will be encouraged to share their experiences as well in this interactive discussion.

Moderators: Thom Slack (ODOT District 6), Brent Downing (TranSystems)

**We will also be honoring the winners of the 2022 Partnering Awards**

Registration closes Friday, May 13, 2022.

Click here to register! 

If you have any questions please reach out to Haley Phillippi at haley.phillippi@acecohio.org.

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