It’s A Zoo Out There: Tame It!
2017 NAWIC Midwest Region Spring Forum
April 27-29, 2017, Omaha, NE
Registration Form
Name: ________________________________ Designations:____________ First Time at Conference: □ if yes
Company: _______________________________________________________________________________
Mailing Address: ____________________________City:__________________ State:_____ ZIP:_________
Phone: _____________________________ Email:_______________________________________________
Chapter Name & Number: _____________________________ NAWIC Title: _________________________
Membership Type:
Active
Corporate
Associate
Student
Retired
At Large
Out of Region
Non-Member
Special dietary needs or allergies: _________________________________________________________________________
Full Registration includes: Friday & Saturday attendance, Lunch and snacks both days, Friday Welcome Party admission.
You must complete a registration form for all payments made, whether by check or credit card. NAWIC does not invoice.
Mail Registration and Payment to:
Sarah Tufly
c/o Freedom Specialty Contracting, Inc.
12144 Roberts Road
La Vista, NE 68128
Make Checks Payable to:
NAWIC Midwest Region
If paying with Credit Card Email Registration:
[email protected]
Credit Card Information:
Card #: _______________________________________
Exp. Date: ________________ CVS Code: __________
Billing Zip: _____________
Registration Type
Fee
Full Member (Before 4/6/2017)
Full Non-Member (Before
$145
4/6/2017)
$185
$185
Late Full Member Registration
Late Full Non-Member
Registration
Friday Only Registration
Saturday Only Registration
Thursday Zoo Tour
Extra Welcome Party Tickets
Extra Lunch Tickets
# of
tickets
Total
$225
$75
$75
$20
$25
$30
Grand Total
Email receipt: __________________________________
Saturday dinner is on your own, but we are happy
to make group reservations. See attached
recommendations and mark your choice and
how many we should expect:
Roja Mexican Restaurant
Spaghetti Works
Upstream Brewing Company
HOTEL RESERVATIONS
Embassy Suites Omaha – Downtown/Old Market
555 S. 10th Street
Omaha, NE 68102
Rates: Single/Double: $149, Triple: $164, Quad: $179
Hotel Deadline: 4/5/2017
http://embassysuites.hilton.com/en/es/groups/personalized/O/OMA
DTES-ANA-20170427/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG
It’s A Zoo Out There: Tame It!
2017 NAWIC Midwest Region Spring Forum
April 27-29, 2017, Omaha, NE
Sponsorship Packages
Sponsorship of the 2017 NAWIC Midwest Region Spring Forum provides a focus on your business and its support of NAWIC. It also
allows you to recognize your company superstars, honor past NAWIC members, welcome new members, thank NAWIC for
opportunities you’ve had and encourage others to participate.
$1500-African Elephant: Promotional booth at Welcome Party, Signage at event, Logo on Midwest
Region website for 3 months, Logo on Omaha or your Local chapter’s website for 3 months, Ad in Midwest
Region & Local newsletters for 1 month, Full-page Ad on a tab page in the Forum book. (Limit 4, 1st to send in
gets Ad on back cover)
$1000-Tapir: Signage at event, Logo on Midwest Region website for 3 months, Logo on Omaha or Local
chapter’s website for 3 months, Ad in Midwest Region & Local newsletter for 1 month, Full-page Ad in Forum
book
$750-Lowland Gorilla: Signage at event, Logo on Midwest & Local chapter website for 1 month, Ad in
Midwest & Local newsletter 1 month, Full-page Ad in Forum Book
$500-Ring-tailed Lemur: Signage at event, 1 month in both newsletters, Half-page Ad in Forum Book
$250-Meerkat: Signage at the event, Half-page Ad in Forum Book
$100-Rockhopper Penguin: Half-page Ad in Forum Book
$50-Butterfly: Business Card Ad in Forum Book
Items for Welcome Goodie Bags(100+) or $25+ Value Door Prize
Needed in Omaha by April 14th—Ad in Forum Book
Please specify:____________________________________________________
Mail Sponsorship and Payment to:
Sarah Tufly
c/o Freedom Specialty Contracting, Inc.
12144 Roberts Road
La Vista, NE 68128
Make Checks Payable to:
NAWIC Midwest Region
If paying with Credit Card Email Form:
[email protected]
Credit Card Information:
Card #: _________________________________
Exp. Date: ___________CVS Code: __________
Billing Zip: ____________
Email receipt:____________________________
Company Information:
Company Name:________________________
Address:_________________________________
City:_____________State:___ZIP:________
Phone:______________________________
Contact Name:________________________
Email:_______________________________
Please email advertisement information to [email protected] by April 14, 2017.
Agenda (subject to change)
Thursday, April 27, 2017
12:00pm-12:45pm: Registration
12:45pm-6:00pm: Zoo Visit & Tour
Friday, April 28, 2017
7:30am-9:00am: Registration
9:00am-10:00am: Educational Sessions
1. Handling Changes to a Project
2. Generational Dynamics
3. Subcontractor Roundtable
10:00am-10:30am: Break/Networking
10:30am-11:30am: Educational Sessions
4. Handling Changes to a Project
5. Generational Dynamics
6. Cyber Security
11:45am-1:00pm: Lunch
1:00pm-2:00pm: Educational Sessions
7. Violence in the Workplace
8. Gender Diversity is Good for Business
9. Managing Risk in Hiring & Firing
2:15pm-2:45pm: Break/Networking
2:45pm-3:45pm: Educational Sessions
10. Violence in the Workplace
11. Technology in Construction
12. Social Media Marketing
4:00pm-5:30pm: Chapter Presidents Meeting
5:00pm-5:30pm: First Timer’s Meeting
6:00pm-10pm:
Welcome Party
Hospitality Room open during downtime
Saturday, April 29, 2017
7:00am-8:15am: Registration
8:30am-9:00am: General Session
Call to Order
Present colors/Pledge of Allegiance
Inspiration
Introductions
9:00am-9:45am: Welcomes
Welcome to Omaha
Welcome to Forum
9:45am-10:15am: General Session
First Credentials Report
Adoption of Forum Rules and Agenda
NAWIC President’s message
National Mid-Year Board Report 2017
Midwest Region Director’s Fund Report
Midwest Region Treasurer’s Report
10:15am-10:30am: Break/Chapter Sales
10:30am-11:30am: Keynote by Katie Loughmiller
Reclaim Time and Reconnect w/ Yourself
11:30am-12:00pm: Strategic Plan for NAWIC
Anne Pfleger, Connie Leipard, Vickie Nickel
12:00pm-1:45pm: Awards Luncheon
Inspiration
Safety & Health
Block Kids, CAD Design Drafting
WIC Week
PR/Marketing, Membership
Longevity Pin Recipients
Midwest Rising Star & Member of Year
Parade of Appreciation
1:45pm-2:00pm: Break/Chapter Sales
2:00pm-3:30pm: General Session
Final Credentials Report
2017-2018 NAWIC Candidate Showcase
Caucus
New Business
Site Committee Report for Forum 2019
Invite to AMEC, Anaheim, CA
Invite to Fall Conference 2018
Invite to Spring Forum 2018, Black Hills
Chapter Sales Raffle
3:30pm-4:30pm: NEF Fundraiser
4:30pm:
Resolution
6:00pm:
Dinner Around the Old Market
Hospitality Room open during downtime
Presenters’ Information
Educational Sessions 1 & 4: Managing Risk: Handling Changes to a Project by Woods & Aitken, LLP
Lawyers: Emphasizes the different kinds of changes that can occur during a project and outlines an effective
process for handling change orders and making claims for changed or extra work.
Educational Sessions 2 & 5: Generational Dynamics by Quinn Texmo, JEO Consulting Group, Inc.: Learn
common traits of each generation that is now in the workforce, including cultural factors that form that
generation. Also, will learn how each generation deals with conflict management and how to capture the best
qualities of everyone.
Educational Session 3: Subcontractor Roundtable: A moderated question and answer with local
subcontractors on what makes a project run smoothly for multiple trades and the advantages of working
together.
Educational Session 6: Cyber Security by Greg Andersen, Douglas-Omaha Technology Commission: Cyberattacks are becoming more prevalent in the business world. Learn what to look out for and how to deal with one
if it happens.
Educational Sessions 7 & 10: Violence in the Workplace by Sharon Mount, Thomas McGee, L.C.: Define
workplace violence, identify the four categories of workplace violence and provide information on the general
risk factors and common actions to prevent violence.
Educational Session 8: Gender Diversity is Good for Business by Michaelann Agoranos & Peggy Newquist,
Constructing Opportunity, LLC.: Although the pay gap for women in construction is only 94% vs. 82% for the
workforce in general, women’s participation in the industry remains at about 9%. We will explore the
challenges and discuss solutions for attracting and retaining women in our industry.
Educational Session 9: Managing Risk in Employment: Hiring, Firing and Everything in Between by Woods
& Aitken, LLP Lawyers: Addresses labor and employment issues that we face along every stage of a project.
Specifically issues with performance, wage, disabilities, strategies for supervisors and other issues facing
construction employers.
Educational Session 11: Technology in Construction by Sydney Parkhe & Jeff Neal, McCarthy Construction
Company: An overview of new technology being implemented including, laser scanning, drones, virtual reality
and much more!
Educational Session 12: Social Media Marketing by Emily Fors, JE Dunn Construction: To post or not to post
– the ins and outs of social media marketing!
Welcome Party
Embassy Suites Omaha –Downtown/Old Market
Council Bluffs Room
Friday, April 28th 6-10pm
Wear your best Animal Print!
DJ & Karaoke
Appetizers and Cash Bar
Admission is included with Full Registrations (Not Friday Only registration). Extra tickets are $25
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Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo Tour
Thursday, April 27th at 12:45pm, $20
Meet in Lobby of Embassy Suites Omaha-Downtown/Old Market for the bus
Admission into one of the Top 5 Zoos in the nation and a guided tour of current
construction projects (adults only) that continue to make the Omaha Zoo a cutting edge
environment.
Wear comfy closed toed shoes
http://www.omahazoo.com/
This outing is an extra cost and not included with Registration.
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Saturday Dinner Around “The Old Market”
Dinner is on your own, but we are making large reservations at these 3 amazing restaurants in the
Old Market. Please note on the registration form if you (and any others) want to join us!
Meet in the hotel lobby at 6pm for the walk over.
Roja Mexican Food- 1212 Harney Street, Omaha, NE (3.5 block walk)- The vibrant atmosphere is
true to their namesake, which imparts a deep sense of fiery hot energy to complement their Tex-Mex
cuisine. Famous in Omaha for their classic house lime margaritas.
Spaghetti Works- 502 S. 11th Street, Omaha, NE (1 block walk)- This restaurant has been an
Omaha institution for over 30 years, offering a unique dining experience in a restored warehouse.
Traditional Italian specialties, all-you-can-eat pasta dinners, great salad bar, and full service bar.
Upstream Brewing Company: 514 S. 11th Street, Omaha, NE (2 block walk)-Omaha’s original
brewpub, making people feel like locals and locals feel like another round since 1996. Beer brewed
in house and great food ranging from steaks, seafood and local specialties.
Embassy Suites Omaha – Downtown/Old Market
555 S. 10th Street
Omaha, NE 68102
402-346-9000
The Embassy Suites Omaha - Downtown/Old Market hotel in Omaha, Nebraska, is a
full-service, all-suite hotel located in the heart of Omaha's historic Old Market
District. Stay at this hotel and be close to many key attractions, such as Omaha
Henry Doorly Zoo, CenturyLink Center Omaha, TD Ameritrade Stadium and the
Durham Museum.
This Omaha hotel offers spacious two-room suites featuring private bedrooms and
separate living areas, perfect for relaxing after a day out at the Old Market. Each
suite is equipped with a host of facilities, including two flat-screen HDTVs and high-speed internet access. Your complimentary
breakfast is cooked-to-order each morning, while the complimentary Evening Reception offers drinks in the open-air atrium. The hotel
restaurant, the Falling Water Grille, provides a café-style menu among tropical gardens and water features.
Relax in this Embassy Suites Omaha - Downtown/Old Market hotel’s atrium-style lobby, full
of tropical gardens and calming fountains. Guests of this all-suite hotel enjoy a range of leisure
facilities and special services such as a modern Embassy Suites Fitness Center and an inviting
indoor swimming pool, whirlpool and dry sauna. Make your business trip a success, with our
central Omaha hotel’s corporate services including meeting facilities and a 24-hour Embassy
BusinessLink™ Business Center.
The NAWIC rate is good for the dates: April 24th – May 2nd, Make it a long weekend!
Free parking, breakfast, and happy hour are also included with your room.
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Traveling To Omaha, Nebraska
Directions:
From Eppley Airfield: Exit Airport, turning left on Abbott Drive. Continue Abbott Drive approximately 2 miles to 10th
Street and turn left. Follow 10th Street for 6 blocks to the hotel which is located on the left (east) side of the street at 10th
and Howard.
From I-29: Take I-480 West to the Dodge/Eppley Airfield Exit, turn left onto 10th Street and continue approximately 3
blocks to the hotel which is located on the left (east) side of the street at 10th and Howard.
From I-80: Take I-480 North downtown, continue approximately 3.5 miles to the 14th Street Exit. Continue south on 14th
Street approximately 3 blocks turn left on Douglas, go 3 blocks to 10th Street. Turn right, continue approximately 3
blocks to the hotel which is located on the left (east) side of the street at 10th & Howard.
Embassy Suites Omaha – Downtown/Old Market has a FREE shuttle to/from Eppley Airfield.
Other helpful websites:
http://oldmarket.com/
https://www.visitomaha.com/
http://www.omahazoo.com/
http://www.flyoma.com/