2015 Construction CPM Conference At-A-Glance
our program continues to be refined and is subject to change without notice

January 12 MONDAY Solano Leucadia Point Loma Santa Rosa       Palomar - 3rd Level
Mon 800-400 Vendor Training TBD AACE SoCal
CCP Certification
Training		 PMA Netpoint
Team Prep Meeting		 Vendor Training TBD       Conference Office
(Throughout  Conference)
               
January 13 TUESDAY Temecula Leucadia Point Loma / Solano Santa Rosa       Palomar - 3rd Level
Tue 800-500 Synchro
Team Prep		 AACE So Cal
CCP Certification
Training		 PMA Netpoint
5th Annual
User Conference		 PMA Netpoint
5th Annual User Conference
Luncheon		       Conference Office
(Throughout  Conference)
Tue
530pm-630pm		 Synchro Reception - South Poolside PMA Netpoint Reception
Coronado Terrace -4th		        
               
January 14 WEDNESDAY Temecula North Lobby &
North Poolside		 Coronado - 4th Level Coronado Terrace
Catalina - 4th Level		 Mission Hills - 3rd Level     Palomar - 3rd Level
Wed 800-500 Synchro
4th Annual
User Conference		 Synchro
4th Annual
User Conference		 PMA Netpoint
5th Annual
User Conference		 PMA Netpoint
5th Annual User Conference
Luncheon		 Asta Powerproject
DAY of TRAINING
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(Throughout  Conference)
Wed 6pm-10pm

Welcome Reception  - Coronado Terrace 4th Level - Sponsored by Oracle®
               
January 15 THURSDAY Marina E - 3rd Level Marina F - 3rd Level Mission Hills - 3rd Level Cardiff - 3rd Level Del Mar - 3rd Level Catalina - 4th Level La Costa - 4th Level Miramar - 3rd Level
Thu 6am-6pm

Registration at Conference Main Registration Desk  - 3rd Level
Thu 630-800 Marina G - 3rd Level  - Breakfast is Being Served - Proudly Sponsored by Phoenix Project Manager
Thu 630-450 Exhibit Tables, Virtual Bookstore, and Internet Cafe are Open
Thu 800-830

Thu 830-915		 Opening Remarks
by Fred Plotnick and Jim O'Brien
 and Keynote by
Dr. Alexia Nalewaik, President ICEC and
Chair of AACE Inter-Organizational Committee
"Setting Standards for Professionals"		 Ready Room and
Green Room for Speakers		 Ready Room and
Green Room for Speakers		 Ready Room and
Green Room for Speakers		 Ready Room and
Green Room for Speakers		 Ready Room and
Green Room for Speakers		 Ready Room and
Green Room for Speakers
Thu 915-945 Marina G - 3rd Level  - Coffee Break Proudly Sponsored by Orcas
Thu 915-500 Companion Program - Balboa Park Five Museum Tour (Separate Fee)
Thu 945-1100 Oracle Track
Introduction to Oracle Primavera's Solution for Engineering & Construction		 Deltek Track 
Three Steps to Project Maturity: Step 1 Schedule Diagnostics		 Software Track
Using Microsoft Project Professional in the Cloud
by Larry Mead		 Software Track
Schedule Planning in
Vico Office		 Software Track
Introduction to
Synchro Professional
 		   Software Track
PMA Netpoint Presents:
The GPM Way - The time of discontent with CPM is past		 Practice Track
Planning, Scheduling and Detailed Planning – Getting to Earned
by Mike Mosley
Planning Planet Track
Welcome by
James Williams
and Theo d'Orgee
Thu  945-450 Oracle Primavera One-on-One Clinic
Conference 1 (3rd Level) - Sign up for your 30 minute session with an Oracle Primavera Specialist - Powered by Critical Business Analysis
Thu  945-450 Synchro One-on-One Clinic
Conference 2 (3rd Level) - Sign up for your 30 minute session with an Synchro Specialist
Thu 1100-1110 Free Float
Thu 1110-1225 Schedule Development Using P6 Professional
Download to 1st Report		 Three Steps to Project Maturity: Step 2 Schedule Risk Analysis Really Understanding Microsoft Project
by Ron Winter
Introduction to
Asta Powerproject
 Oracle Primavera PRA
(Pertmaster)
including RDCPM®		 Introduction to
Micro Planner
Software		 Weather Delays and
How to Deal With Them
by Heath Suddleson, PSP		 Pradip Mehta,
PMP, CCE, PSP, EVP, RMP
Manager, Project Controls
AECOM and PP Guild
Thu 1225-200 Marina G - 3rd Level  - Tech Society Lunch is Being Served - Proudly Sponsored by Micro Planner X-Pert
Remarks by AACE, PMI SCoP, Planning Planet, CMAA, PMCOS
Video Presentation of Dick's Picks - by Dick Faris, retiring after 31+ years at Primavera
Thu 200-315 Schedule Updating Using
P6 Professional
NTP to 1st Update Report		 Deltek Open Plan
Download to 1st Update		 Hacking Primavera P6 Professional
by Planner Tuts*
* online training provider		 Production Control in
Trimble Vico Office		 Advanced Features of Spider Project
for project model but absent in most scheduling tools		  Collaborative Working Agreements
in the New Zealand Construction Industry		 P6, Fuse & Synchro
Bring All Together
on a Major Infrastructure Program		 See Planning Planet
P6 Performance
for the Enterprise
by LoadSpring
Thu 315-335 Marina G - 3rd Level  - Ice Tea Break - Proudly Sponsored by TBD
Thu 335-450 Primavera P6 – Make Your Reports Sing and Dance!
by Jonathan Japka		 Three Steps to Project Maturity: Step 3 Cost and Schedule Integration Risk Analysis - Art Science or Bull? Introduction to
Phoenix Project Planner		 Introduction to
Safran
Schedule Risk & EVM		 The Hidden Critical Paths (HCP) Method Proper and Effective Uses of Recovery Schedules
by Charles Choyce		 Planning Planet
Guild of Project Controls
Town Hall
Thu 450-630 Networking Reception - South Poolside or Marina G - Proudly Sponsored by Synchro  
Thu 700-1000 Dine on Your Own - or - Dine with Your Five New Friends™
Thu 10-Midnite Smoke & Mirror Cigar Late-Late Evening Networking Event  - Pool Deck Level - Sponsored by Ron Winter's Schedule Analyzer
               
January 16 FRIDAY Marina E - 3rd Level Marina F - 3rd Level Mission Hills - 3rd Level Cardiff - 3rd Level Del Mar - 3rd Level Catalina - 4th Level La Costa - 4th Level Miramar - 3rd Level
Fri 7am-5pm Registration at Conference Main Registration Desk
Fri 630-800 Marina G - 3rd Level - Breakfast is Being Served - Proudly Sponsored by TBD
Fri 630-450 Exhibit Tables, Virtual Bookstore, and Internet Cafe are Open
Fri 800-300 Companion Program - Whale Watching & Seaport Village Adventure (Separate Fee)
Fri 800-915 Friday Keynote
The Past and Future of CPM Project Scheduling
Dan Patterson
formerly Pertmaster, Primavera, Acumen, Deltek		 Ready Room and
Green Room for Speakers		 Ready Room and
Green Room for Speakers		 Ready Room and
Green Room for Speakers		 Ready Room and
Green Room for Speakers		 Ready Room and
Green Room for Speakers		 Ready Room and
Green Room for Speakers
Fri 915-945 Marina G - 3rd Level - Coffee Break Proudly Sponsored by TBD
Fri 945-1100 Litigation Track
 Admissible Evidence
Will the Judge let you speak?		 Risk Track
Advanced Features of Schedule Risk Analysis with Risk Driver Method?		 Document Track
 Developing Scheduling Specifications for P6
by DR McNatty
 		 BIM Track
4D scheduling
in a nutshell! 		Cost Track
Humphreys on EVM		   Software Track
Riddle of the Ribbon
Moving to MS Project 2010
by Ed Mahler		 Practice Track
Development and Training of the Planning and Scheduling Professional
by Ted Douglas		 Planning Planet Track
 -PP Friday Welcome-
Ten Best Approaches To Avoid Claims
Carson & Palmer
Fri 945-450 Oracle Primavera One-on-One Clinic
Conference 1 (3rd Level) - Sign up for your 30 minute session with an Oracle Primavera Specialist - Powered by Critical Business Analysis
Fri 1100-1110 Free Float
Fri 1110-1225 Forensic Schedule Analysis and Discretionary Logic Making Sense of
Schedule Risk Analysis
Tony Welsh & John Owen		 Document Control and Field Admin with Trimble ProjectSight Introduction to
Asta BIM
 		 Oracle P6 EPPM
from Hermit Data to
4D/5D Collaboration		 Schedule Analyzer Live!
by Ron Winter		 David Long
UFSG Project Schedule Structure Requirements		 Use Case for
 Acumen Analytics
by Envision
Fri 1225-200 Marina G - 3rd Level - Vendor User Group Lunch is Being Served - Proudly Sponsored by TBD
Remarks by OPSIG, MPUG, AUG, ...
Fri 1245-145 Friday Luncheon Program
Urgent v Critical - the sinking of the USS Ammen DD-527 - presented by James J. O'Brien
Preview of CPM in Construction Management 8th Edition
Fri 200-315 The Critical Intersection Method: A New Paradigm in Delay Analysis Integrated Cost/Schedule Risk Analysis Using Polaris Connecting Teams and Information with EADOC to Reduce Risk Why Linear Planning? Why the Earned Value Measured Mile Analysis Works! Trimble
Schedule Planner
Case Study		 David Long
UFSG Project Schedule Reporting Requirements		 Use Case for
Primavera Pertmaster (PRA) and Acumen Risk
by Envision
Fri 315-335 Marina G - 3rd Level - Ice Tea & Lemonade Break - Proudly Sponsored by ... TBD
Fri 335-450 Pacing Delay – The Practical Effect on Construction Projects & Delay Claims

 		 Deltek Acumen Risk™
In-Depth Review
by Dan Patterson		 Netpoint
Case Study
 		 Safe Planning through 4D Model-Schedule Integration Real-Time Cost Risk Analysis with Argo
by Eric Druker
Booz Allen Hamilton		 Special Program
Selling Effectively in the New Economy		 Project Scheduling Toolbox
by Heath Suddleson, PSP		 Forensic
Schedule Analysis
by AACE 29R-03
Fri 450-630 Networking Reception  - South Poolside or Marina G - Proudly Sponsored by Phoenix Project Manager
Fri 700-1000 Dine on Your Own - or - Dine with Your Five New Friends™
Fri 700-1000 Planning Planet Gala Reception and Dinner (Separate Fee)
Fri 1000-Midnight "One Last Drink" at Marina Kitchen Bar  - Sponsored by Orcas
               
January 17 SATURDAY Marina E - 3rd Level Marina F - 3rd Level Mission Hills - 3rd Level Cardiff - 3rd Level Del Mar - 3rd Level Catalina - 4th Level La Costa - 4th Level Miramar - 3rd Level
Sat 630-900 Registration at Conference Main Registration Desk
Sat630-800 Marina G - Breakfast is Being Served - Proudly Sponsored by TBD
Sat 630-350 Exhibit Tables, Virtual Bookstore, and Internet Cafe are Open
Sat 800-945

Sat 830-945

  Mock Trial 2014
 Oracle Track Cost & Risk Track
 		 Specialty Track
 		 Software Track
 		 Special Topics
 		 PM COS Track Planning Planet Track
 
Oracle's Primavera P6
Tips & Tricks for
Database
Administrators		 RiskyProject
on Risk		 Use Case for Primavera Unifier and P6 David Long
How to cost load for
USACE's QCS/RMS 		  Project Management
College of Scheduling
Town Hall
(Details CLICK HERE)		 Planning Planet
Introduction to the Best Practices and Guidelines for CPM Scheduling in Construction Book
Sat 800-400 Oracle Primavera One-on-One Clinic
Conference 1 (3rd Level) - Sign up for your 30 minute session with an Oracle Primavera Specialist - Powered by Critical Business Analysis
Thu 915-500 Companion Program - San Diego Zoo Adventure (Separate Fee)
Sat 945-1000 Marina G - Coffee Break Proudly Sponsored by TBD
Sat 1000-1115 Litigation Track
 Presentation and Negotiation of Delay Claims in Public Contracting		 Oracle Primavera
Town Hall
User Wish List and Q&A		 Using Stochastic Optimization to Prioritize Risks Document Control for Better Claims Avoidance and Resolution Introduction to
Asta Mobile		 When Projects are Delayed Beyond
Contract Boundaries		 PMCOS
Why Project Execution Doesn’t Cause Project Failure		 Planning Planet
Review of the Guild’s Standard of Practice for Planning & Scheduling
Sat 1115-115 Marina G  - Lunch Theatre Presentation - Proudly Sponsored by Phoenix Project Manager
 The Great Graphics Election Results and Awards
Sat 1200-100 Ernie Hani's The Great Debate - Lean Planning vs CPM Methodologies
Sat 115-230  A Construction Lawyer's Perspective on the Cultural and Legal Impact of BIM and IPD on CPM Inner Workings of P6
by Ron Winter
Part I		 Polaris
Cost & Schedule Risk
In-Depth Training		 An Afternoon
with Synchro		 50 Years of CPM in
Construction Management
 1st to 8th Edition		 PROJECT SHOWCASE: AN ELECTRIFIED MASTER SCHEDULE PMCOS
Schedule Development Checklists		 Planning Planet
Review of the Guild’s Standard of Practice for Forensic Analysis
Sat 230-245 Marina G - Final Break - Proudly Sponsored by ... TBD
Sat 245-400  Experts & Ethics
 A Panel Discussion		 Inner Workings of P6
by Ron Winter
Part II		 Polaris
Cost & Schedule Risk
In-Depth Training		 An Afternoon
with Synchro		 Katy's Castle - An Exercise in Collaborative Planning & Scheduling   Project Management
College of Scheduling
Call for Papers		 Planning Planet
Review of the Guild’s Standard of Practice for Cost Management
Sat 400 SEE YOU NEXT YEAR in NEW ORLEANS