The CONSTRUCT 2009 conference program has been designed to mix real-life case studies with papers looking at the future commercial and regulatory environment in which the building and construction professionals will work. The program for CONSTRUCT 2009 is as follows and for more information select one of the paper titles, or click on the arrow, and an abstract will appear in a pop-up window (you may need to turn off any your pop-up blocker):

Thursday, 26 February 2009		Friday, 27 February 2009
Registration - Tea & Coffee		Conference Breakfast
Official conference opening
Morning Session: Going legal		Morning Session: Going safely
	Going Legal: Conference keynote Profit or pain:  Avoiding contractual disputes — Justice Barry O'Keefe AM QC		Construction Safety: Conference keynote Managing staff to achieve construction site safety — Federal Safety Commissioner
	Going Legal: Risk management Implications of the proportionate liability regime — Beth Cuthbitt, Mallesons Stephens Jacques		Developing a safety culture - Behaviour is the key A model that will work within your firm — Aiden Hayes, Woodside Energy
Morning Tea		Morning Tea
Mid-Morning Session - Going green		Mid-Morning Session: Going public
	The less glamorous side of sustainability What is in it for the construction industry? — Brian Moore, Grocon Constructors		Paper to be confirmed Topic to be confirmed — Speaker to be confirmed
	Case Study: Parramatta Justice Precint Parramatta Justice Precinct — Laurie Foy, Brookfield Multiplex		Government Contracting Profiting from public sector tendering innovations — Peter McFarlane, Grosvenor Consulting
			Government contracting case study Army Special Forces Training Facility — Kevin Gomez, Hansen Yuncken
Lunch — Sponsor: Hill McGlynn		Lunch
Mid-Afternoon Session: Going global		Mid-Afternoon Session: Going forward
	Dubai - A 21st century development boom The region, its projects and opportunities — Paul Morris, GHD Dubai		The Skills Shortage and its solutions Where will builders find tomorrow's workers? — Rod Camm, Construction Skills Queensland
	Thinking of working overseas Perspectives of an Australian builder in India — Bob Wildermuth, Leighton Construction India		Human resource management Making construction and attractive career option — Debra Achbold, Debra Wilson Consulting
	Case Study: Australians working overseas Dubai International Airport — Bill Mansell, Chadwick Technology		Case Study: Collaborative teams How to introduce collaborative teams on-site — Pettie Walker, Leighton Contractors
Afternoon Tea		Afternoon Tea
Afternoon Session: Going up		CONSTRUCTION SITE VISIT
	Adapting to higher material and labour costs Strategies you can use to remain profitable — David Mitchell, Mitchell Brandtman
	Industry Insight: Steel reinforcing prices A supplier's view and what it means for you —- David Armston, OneSteel Reinforcing
	How much should you allow for escalation Cost predictions over the next decade — Gary Emmett, Turner & Townsend	Construct Conference Dinner

The feedback from delegates about the previous CONSTRUCT 2008 conference program was excellent, based in part on the grouping of papers into sessions. This maximised the synergies between industry case-studies and in-depth analysis of best-practice. For CONSTRUCT 2009 each of the conference papers fall into one of the following areas:

.A range of social events including the conference dinner and golf game are also being organised and further information will be available on the registration form.

Thanks to our sponsors including OneSteel, Winston Scaffolding and AIB's other partners.

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