BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Construction Writers
Association (CWA) will meet at the Hotel Allegro, Chicago, IL, from October
10 to 12, 2007. The association's midyear meeting will feature a tour of
the Lakeshore East development, an education session focusing on digital
media, a session featuring construction-related topics, and an awards
dinner.
CWA's Thursday morning education session will include: Judy Schriener,
formerly editor of McGraw-Hill's construction website, on writing for the
web; Toni Antonetti of Public Relations Chicago on new tools available to
writers; and blogging, podcasting, and other new techniques with John
Usherwood, eChannel Commercial Manager, MPSD - Global Brand Management,
Caterpillar Inc. A wrap-up session will cover the pros and cons of digital
and print media.
The $4 billion Lakeshore East development site was the largest
available urban acreage in Chicago. Previously a 9-hole golf course made
out of a wasteland, it covers 28 acres east of Michigan Avenue along the
Chicago River. Magellan Development Group LLC is creating this luxury
village including housing, retail, recreation, and a school. Three
residential buildings have been completed, and three more were nearing
completion earlier this summer. The spectacular 82-story Aqua Building is
currently under construction. CWA attendees will visit with the developer
and tour the site on Thursday afternoon.
Thursday evening will feature the CWA Marketing Communication Awards
and Website and Electronic Communications Awards Dinner.
On Friday morning, the midyear meeting session will highlight the
82-story Aqua Building, designed to combine condos, rental apartments, a
hotel and retail spaces. Ron Klemencic, president of engineering consulting
firm Magnusson Klemencic Associates, Inc., Seattle and Chicago; David
Alexander of the James McHugh Construction Co., Chicago, IL; and James
Loewenberg, AIA, co-CEO of Magellan will be on hand to discuss the
Lakeshore East development. Design architect Jeanne Gang has also been
invited.
Building Information Modeling, commonly called BIM, will also be
introduced. Mark Woodburn, AIA LEED AP, of DMJM Design will be a panelist.
A software supplier, building owner, and a contractor have been invited to
participate on this panel. We're also planning a session with
representatives of the Illinois Tollway, who will discuss open tolling and
variable pricing proposals, concepts that are becoming popular throughout
the US.
The CWA Board of Directors will meet on Wednesday afternoon at the
Hotel Allegro. Observers are welcome at this session. A welcoming reception
has been scheduled for Wednesday evening at the offices of Concrete
Products magazine, published by Penton, in the IBM Building. Reservations
are needed for the reception due to building security, but there is no
charge for Wednesday events.
Rooms at the Hotel Allegro will be $219 per night. The reservation
cut-off date is Friday, September 14, 2007. To book, call 800-643-1500 and
mention the "Construction Writers Association."
Registration fees for members will be $125 for the Friday midyear
meeting, which includes the Thursday evening Awards Dinner, and $125 for
the Thursday morning education session - or $240 for both. Nonmembers will
pay $150 for each session or $290 for both. Nonmembers are encouraged to
join CWA for $100 individual annual dues and attend the meeting at member
registration rates. There is no charge to attend the CWA Board of Directors
Meeting, the welcome pizza party, or the Lakeshore East development tour.
Construction Writers Association is a non-profit, non-partisan,
international organization for journalists, publicists, photographers, and
marketing communications professionals serving the information needs of the
construction industry. By providing opportunities for networking,
education, recognition, and fellowship, CWA helps foster a strong community
-- and improve the quality of construction writing. CWA's website is
http://www.constructionwriters.org.
SOURCE Construction Writers Association
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CONTACT:
Sheila Wertz, Executive Director,
Construction Writers Association, +1-847-398-7756,
office@constructionwriters.org
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