2017MCAATechnologyConferenceTentativeScheduleWednesday,November8

4:00PM RegistrationOpens5:00PM OpeningReceptionBegins6:00–7:30PM GamificationofaPanelDiscussionThursday,November9

7:00AM Breakfast8:00AM WelcomeandIntroductions8:30AM WhiteHatCyberSecurity9:30AM Break9:45AM Breakout1

- MakingRevitMorePowerfulwithCuttingEdgePlugins- FixingtheProcessBeforeBuyingaSolution- CRMandSalesSoftware- TotalStations,3DScanningandDrones

11:00AM HowtoBuildaMadScientist–StartingR&D12:00PM Lunch1:00PM 60Ideasin60Minutes2:00PM Break2:10PM Breakout2

- UsingAugmentedRealityinConstruction- ERPSoftware- ComparingServiceSoftwareandHardware- FabricationTechnology

3:15PM HardwareRundown–MobileDevicesandBIMWorkstations4:15PM Break4:25PM Breakout3

- KeepingBIMCostsinCheck- TheEvolvingOrgChart- SecurityBestPractices- MobileDeviceManagement

5:30PM–7:30PM ReceptionandExhibitFriday,November10

7:00AM Breakfast8:00AM RecapSessionandTakeaways8:45AM Architect-Engineer-ContractorForum10:00AM Break10:15AM ThePaperlessContractor:MythorReality?11:30AM ClosingRemarks

SessionDescriptionsWednesday,November8GamificationofaPanelDiscussionTokickoffthe2017TechnologyConference,MCAAwillhaveasessionunlikeanytheyhavehadbefore.Inthisdiscussion,fourconstructiontechnologyinsiderswillhavetothinkfastontheirfeetasthispanelturnsitselfintoacompetition.Gamificationhasbeenusedtomotivatepeoplebyturningroutinetasksintoagame.Tomakethissessionmoreentertaining,panelistswillcompeteforpointsinanefforttowintheargumentandattendeeswillbejudge.Asthediscussiongoeson,theaudiencewillbeabletousetheirmobilephonestovoteandaskquestions.HostedbySashaReed,Bluebeam.PanelistsareJamesBenham,NathanWood,JoshBoneThursday,November9WhiteHatCyberSecurityCybersecurityhasplayedanincreasinglyimportantroleforbusinessestoday,butespeciallycontractors.Withaccesstoinfrastructureandconnectedsystems,contractorsarefrequentlytargetedbyhackersformaliciousreasonslikecyber-ransomandsystemspenetration.Inthissession,NickEspinosawillinform,andpossiblydisturb,withhisimportantmessageregardingminimizingriskstoyourprivacy,data,andbusinessoperationsinourconnecteddigitalworld,whileenjoyingthebenefitsoftechnology.Thispresentationoncybersecuritywillincludealivehackingdemonstration! PresentedbyNickEspinosaBreakoutSessionOne

• MakingRevitMorePowerfulwithCutting-EdgePlug-InsThissessionwilldiscusstheimpactthatBIMhashadonthemechanicalcontractors.AsmorecontractsrequirefullRevitMEPintegration,newsoftwaretoolsarebeingdevelopedtointegratewithRevitandprovidecontractorswithtoolsgearedtowardstheirspecifictrades.OneofthesetoolsisthenewComplexityMeasurementTool(CMT),sponsoredbyMCERFanddevelopedbyBrettYoungwithBuildingsSP.BrettwillexplainhowthisnewtoolalignswithRevitalongwithotherplug-insincludingSysque,ClashMEPandothers.

o PresentedbyNathanWood,BrettYoung

• FixingtheProcessBeforeBuyingtheSolution-Oftentimes,contractorslooktowardssoftwaretofixaproblembeforelookingattheunderlyingprocess.Thissessionwilltalkaboutbasicoperationsandhowtherightmanpower,workflow,jobprocessesareinplacebeforeusingnewtechnology.Whenitcomestomovingontonewsoftwareorhardware,leadershipneedstomakeadecisionthatcanimpactfinances,schedulesandmanpower.Howmuchwillitcost,howhardwillitbetotrainemployeeson

it,howmuchefficiencywillIgainandwhatopportunitiesamImissingoutonifIdon’tchange.WhatistheROIofthetechnologyandincludecasestudiesofexamples.

• CRMSalesSoftware-CRMsoftwaregoesbeyondsalesandintocustomerrelationships.Forservicecontractorsthataretryingtoexpandtheirclientbase,thisisessential.Forcontractorsthatfocusinnewconstruction,itismoreaboutdevelopingandmaintainingrelationships.Thissessionwillexploredifferentsoftwareoutthereandhowcontractorscanuseiteffectively.

o PresentedbyCarlHerman

• TotalStations,3DScannersandDrones-JobsiteroboticsarehelpingcontractorsleveragemoreinformationtoandfromBIMmodelsandthejobsite.Thissessionwillbeginwithanexplorationofthreeofthemostcommontools,RoboticTotalStations,3DscannersandDrones.Itwilldiscusstheprocessesinvolvedineachsolutionandcomparehardware,processesandcostsforeach.Thissessionwillincluderoundtablediscussiononhowcontractorsareusingeachofthesetechnologiesintheiroperations.

o PresentedbyChrisWeaver,JonathanMarshHowtoBuildaMadScientistandStartingupR&DMostcompaniesdonotknowwheretobeginwhenitcomestostayingontopoftechnology,butusuallyitstartsbyfindingsomeoneinyourorganizationthathastheintellectualcuriosity,theknowledgeofprocesses,andthebudgettoallowthemtoresearch.Inthissession,attendeeswilllearnwheretobegintheprocess,howtorecruittherightpersonorteamandestablishanappropriatebudget.MadScientistshavetofillmanyrolesinanorganizationandinordertosucceed,itisimportanttounderstandwhattheirroleshouldbe,whatprocessesneedtobeexperimentedwithandhowtheycanleadanimplementationfornewtools,devicesandprocesses.PresentedbyJamesBenham60Ideasin60MinutesWhatarethebestideasorlessonslearnedfromworstmistakesorgreatestsuccesses?Inthisfastpacedsession,themicrophonewillbethrownaround(yes,thrown)sothatattendeescanquicklyexplainwhatideasbigorsmallhavemadeadifferenceintheircompany.Themoderatorwilldotheirbesttohelppulloutdetailsfromtheideasinordertoexplaintheconcepttotheentiregroup.Therunninglistwillbecompiledinrealtimeandsharedwiththegroupasahandoutuponcompletion.PresentedbyNathanWood

BreakoutSessionTwo• UsingAugmentedRealityinConstruction-AugmentedRealityhashitthe

mainstreamrecentlywithdevicesliketheMicrosoftHololensandXOEyecomingtothemarket.Overthelastyear,membersoftheMCAATechnologyCommitteehavebeenevaluatingthehardwareandsomeofthesoftwarethatisbeingdevelopedfortheconstructionindustry.Inthissession,membersoftheMCAATechnologyCommitteewilltalkaboutpositiveandnegativefindingsfromtheirfieldtestsandhowaugmentedrealitytechnologyhasrealpotentialtomakeanimmediateimpactforcontractors.

o PresentedbyStacyZerr

• ERPSoftware-Thisfall,MCAAwillreleaseitsnextinstallmentoftheTechnologyResearchSerieswithareportonERPSoftware.KellyDoyle,thereport’sprincipalauthor,willpresenthisresearchanddiscusstheevaluations.Kellywillalsomoderatearoundtablediscussiononcurrentsolutionsandwhatneedsyouhavefromthesoftware.Varioussoftwarewillbecomparedandcritiquedandcontractorswillincludeinputfromtheirexperience.

o PresentedbyKellyDoyle

• ServiceSoftwareandHardware-InOctober2016,MCAAproducedaTechnologyResearchSeriesReportonServiceSoftware.Thissessionwillincludeadiscussionofdifferentsoftwareandhardwareinthereport,whatsoftwaresolutionsservicecontractorsareusing,andprocessesthatareeffective.Thesessionwillcontinuewithadiscussionofnewhardwareusedinservicevehiclesandbyservicetechniciansinthefieldtodocumentjobsiteswithphoto/videoandthermalimaging.

• FabricationTechnology-ManycontractorsbeginusingVDCtoolslikeBIMasameanstoextendandenhancetheirfabricationcapabilities.Technologyisnowemergingthatgoesbeyondcreatingspooldrawingsforfabricators.Inthissession,DougSmith,CorporateBIMManagerforDynamicSystemswilldiscusshownewhardwareandsoftwareoptionsarebeingusedbycontractorsthatallowtoconnectBIMtofabricationstationsthroughautomation,roboticsandassistedmanufacturing.

o PresentedbyDougSmithHardwareRundown:ComparingMobileDeviceandVDCWorkstationsContractorsalwayswanttofindoutwhatisthemosteffectivetoolforavarietyofpurposes.Thissessionwillexplorethedifferencesandeffectivenessofavarietyofhardwareintwoparts.Thefirstpartwillevaluatemobiledevicesandhowtheyareusedtodayinservice,thefieldandtheoffice.Thediscussionwilltalkaboutthebleedingoflinesofeachcategoryandhoweacharemosteffectiveonthejobsite.

ThesecondpartofthissessionwilltalkaboutwhatisrequiredtorunBIMplatforms,3Dscanningsoftwareandpotentiallyeven3Dmeshingsoftwarefromphotogrammetry.Includedwillbegaminglaptops,BIMBoxesandotheralternativesthathaveahighprocessorpower.PresentedbyJoshBoneandJamesBenhamBreakoutSessionThree

• TheEvolvingOrgChart-Thissessionwilldiscusshowthedigitalrevolutionistransformingstandardprocessesandthecorporatestructuresupportingit.Companiesarenowcreatinghybridrolesthatsharefunctionsofestimators,BIMandprojectmanagers.These“strikeforce”teamsmayhavethreeorfourpeopleworkingintandemtosupporttheothers’roles.Theintroductionofentirevirtualdesignandconstruction(VDC)departmentshavecreatedconfusionbetweentherolesofITandOperations.Thecontractor’sorgchartofthefuturewillcontinuetoshrinkverticallyandexpandhorizontally.

o PresentedbyNathanWood

• SecurityBestPractices-Withtheriseofhackersandcomputerviruses,cyber-criminalsaregoingaftereverycompany’sdata.Theygoafteritbecausealthoughthedataitselfmightnotbevaluable,itisvaluabletoyouroperationsandthusworthtargeting.Inthissession,wewilltalkaboutwaystopreventcyberthreatsanddatalossthroughtraining,softwareandbestpractices.

• MobileDeviceManagementSolutions-ThemostMCAAmembersdeploymobilephonesandtabletstotheirmanpowerinthefield.Mobiledevicescanprovideaccesstojobinformation,speedupbillingandcommunicatewiththeteam.Althoughmostcompaniesdeploythesedevices,fewusemobiledevicemanagement(MDM)softwaretomanagethedevices.MDMsoftwarenotonlytracksusageandlocation,butprotectsyourcompanydatafromtheft,pushessoftwareapplicationstodevicesandcanbeusedtocripplethedeviceincasesoflossortheft.Itisessentialsoftwaretouseifyouareusingmobiledevicestoday.

o PresentedbySteveMetzman

• KeepingBIMCostsinCheck-AlthoughmanycontractorsunderstandhowusingBIMorVDConaprojectcansavetimeandmoney,howdotheytrack,manageandestimatethecostsassociatedwithmanagingtheBIMprocess?Inthissession,JoshBone,BIMServicesManagerforJBKnowledge,willdiscussBIMExecutionPlansandstrategiesforlimitingscopecreep.HewillalsoleadroundtablediscussionsonBIMestimationstrategies,trackingandscopemaintenance.

o PresentedbyJoshBone

Friday,November10Architect/Engineer/ContractorForumOurindustryisevolvingrapidly,drivenbytechnologytoproduceever-higherperformingbuildings.Thisfocusonperformancerequiresanintegratedapproachtodesign,construction,operationandmaintenance.Thebuildingindustryand,ultimately,societywouldbenefitfromaforumthatbringstogetherarchitects,consultingengineersandcontractorstoaddresstheissuesthatrevolvearoundhighperformancebuildings.Thepurposesoftheforumwouldbetoimprovethebusinessworkingrelationshipsamongarchitects,engineersandcontractorsandtoprovideavenueinwhichthedisciplinesshareinformationanddiscussperspectivesonbuildingdesign,construction,operationandmaintenance.PresentedwithrepresentativesofMCAA,AIAandASHRAEPaperlessContractor:MythorRealityGoingpaperlessisagoalthatalotofcontractorsareworkingtowards,butveryfewhaveactuallyachieved.Theadvantagesarebillingefficiency,organization,increasingdatalakesforanalytics,workingoncurrentdrawings,documentation,andaccountingtonameafew.Butfewsoftwareworktogetherseamlesslyandfewercontractorshavebeenabletoeliminateeverything.Thissessionwouldincludesoftwaresolutionsandmanagementguidance.ItwillexplorefortogetbeyondsimplePDF’sandusespecificsoftwareanddatabasesthatcanbeleveragedlater.Finally,itwillincludereallifecasestudiesofhowcontractorshaveachievedthisgoalandthosemakingtheeffort.PresentedbyRobMcKinney

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