Schedule
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Day 1 Thursday, June 23
8:00am Registration Opens
     
  Session 1  
09:00 Introduction / Welcome - Wesley Benn
     
10:00 Keynote Address

- Carl Bass
 
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11:00 Morning Tea
     
11:25 Session 2 - Part A  
  Designing a Revolution: Reflections on Designing Revit from a Napkin Sketch to BIM
- All Levels
- David Conant
     
  Green Design with Revit Architecture
- All Levels
- William Troeak
     
  Lab - Revit MEP Plumbing - Mystery Solved - Part 1
- All Levels
- Plamen Hristov
     
  Revit for Residential Design
- Intermediate
- Solomon Smith
     
  Using a Revit Model in Engineering Analysis and Design
- Intermediate
- Desiree Ratley
     
12:20 Changeover
     
12:30 Session 2 - Part B  
  Lab - Revit MEP Plumbing - Mystery Solved - Part 2
- All Levels
- Plamen Hristov
     
  Providing Revit Help Desk Support in a Larger Office
- Intermediate
- Daniel Stine
     
  Revit + Ecotect - A Green Relationship
- All Levels
- David Haynes
     
  Revit Conceptual Massing in a REAL Project
- Advanced
- Kelly Cone
     
  Site, Shared and Civil: Revit Coordinate Workflow
- All Levels
- Harlan Brumm
     
  Triage for Your Revit Family: Information Your Family Wished You Knew
- Intermediate
- Shawn Zirbes
     
13:25 Lunch
     
14:25 Session 3 - Part A  
  Effective Coordination with Revit Models
- Intermediate
- Amy Patel
     
  Five Common Pitfalls & Misconceptions of Digital Fabrication from BIM
- All Levels
- Jeffrey McGrew
     
  GenerativeComponents: "Capturing the Concept"
- All Levels
- Mary Chib
     
  Revit MEP - A Deeper Look at Specific Features
- All Levels
- Jay Ayala
     
  Lab - Architectural Advanced Families - Part 1
- Advanced
- Chris Price
     
  We Have a Revit Project - Now What?
- All Levels
- Daniel Stonecipher
     
15:15 Changeover
     
15:30 Session 3 - Part B  
  Conduit and Cable Tray Takeoffs in Revit MEP 2012
- All Levels
- Patrick Olson
     
  Lab - Architectural Advanced Families - Part 2
- Advanced
- Chris Price
     
  Solving Common Autodesk Revit Architecture Problems
- Advanced
- Harlan Brumm
     
  Super Families: The Evolution of the Door
- Advanced
- Nicholas Kramer
     
  Tips and Tricks for BIM Managers
- All Levels
- Brian Andresen
     
  What You Need to Know About Copy/Monitor
- All Levels
- R. Robert Bell
     
16:25 Afternoon Tea
     
16:45 Session 4  
  Ah, What's The Program Doc? Revit for Planning and Programming Projects
- Advanced
- Jay Zallan
     
  How Do I Make Revit Structure Projects Profitable?
- All Levels
- Thomas Weir
     
  Lab - You Can Schedule That
- Intermediate
- Ken Marcus
     
  Revit - Model Review Add In
- Intermediate
- Lonnie Cumpton
     
  The Mass Family Editor Finally Explained! The Basics and The Behavior
- All Levels
- Marcello Sgambelluri
     
  What's New in Revit 2012
- All Levels
- Scott Davis
     
18:00
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Day 2 Friday, June 24
     
09:00 Session 5  
  BIM Beyond Documentation
- All Levels
- Alejandro Ogata
     
  BIMpact on Practice: How BIM Impacts My Firm - Nicholas Kramer
 
  Practice Leadership Day
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  Lab - Facilities Management With Revit Architecture: What's in Your Tool Box
- All Levels
- Clyne Curtis
     
  Lab - Massing for Revit MEP
- Intermediate
- Simon Whitbread
     
  Managing Construction Phase Revisions Using Revit
- Intermediate
- Daniel Stine
     
  Revit 2012 - Parts and Assemblies Explained
- Advanced
- Scott Davis
     
  What's New - Revit Structure 2012
- All Levels
- David Harrington
     
  Revit Graphic Tips, Tricks and Techniques to Help Make Your Drawings Look and Communicate Better
- All Levels
- Steven Shell
     
10:15 Morning Tea
     
10:45 Session 6 - Part A  
  Codebook and Revit = BIM Lifecycle Management: Bidirectionally Linking Data with BIM for Validation Management and Integration with FM and GIS
- All Levels
- Cyril Verley
     
  Detailing in Autodesk Revit Architecture
- All Levels
- Paul Aubin
     
  Forum: HR and BIM: Understanding the Impact on Your Business - Wesley Benn, Phil Read & Melanie Tristram
     
  Graphical Column Schedules: Making Them Work for You
- All Levels
- Marcello Sgambelluri
     
  Lab - BIM For Wood Structures - Part 1
- Advanced
- Thomas Weir
     
  Lab - Revit 2012 - Parts and Assemblies Explained - Part 1
- All Levels
- Scott Davis
     
  What's New - Revit MEP 2012
- Advanced
- Jay Ayala
     
  Finding your way around Shared Coordinates
- Intermediate
- Teresa Martin
     
12:00
Changeover
     
12:10 Session 6 - Part B  
  BIM Implementation - Jim Balding
     
  Designing with Revit MEP - Calculations, Design Schedules and More!
- Intermediate
- Daniel Stonecipher
     
  How to Establish a BIM Project Execution Plan to Better Assist Your IPD Projects
- All Levels
- Doug Williams
     
  iConstruct
- All Levels
- Daniel Smith
     
  Lab - BIM For Wood Structures - Part 2
- All Levels
- Thomas Weir
     
  Lab - Revit 2012 - Parts and Assemblies Explained - Part 2
- Advanced
- Scott Davis
     
  Leveraging BIM for CFD: The Future or Sustainable Design
- Advanced
- Parker Wright
     
  Panalize This! Techniques for Designing and Documenting Panalized Wall Systems in Revit
- Intermediate
- Robert Manna
     
13:05
Lunch
     
14:00 Session 7 - Part A  
  Adopting Lean Process in BIM - David Haynes
     
  Filling the Gap: Extending BIM to the Programing and Schematic Design Phases through Integration
- All Levels
- Larry Ciscon
     
  Lab - Creating the Perfect Family - Part 1
- Intermediate
- Brian Andresen
     
  Lab - MEP Family Creation - Part 1
- Intermediate
- Andrew Bagnall
     
  Our First Revit Project: What Went Right, What Went Wrong?
- All Levels
- Peter Giampa
     
  Revit for Urban Design
- All Levels
- Lee Miller
     
  Revit Interiors & Finishes
- Intermediate
- Michelle Leonard
     
  Tips and Tricks - Beyond the Functionality of Revit
- All Levels
- Jennifer Storey
     
14:55
Changeover
     
15:05 Session 7 - Part B  
  Designing in Revit Using Parametric Formulas
Session's Preview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ3Pkr4JBao
- Advanced
- Tim Waldock
     
  Exploring Many Different Modelling Techniques for Complex Walls
- All Levels
- Jarod Schultz
     
  Forum: Thought Leadership 2.0 - Christopher Parsons
     
  Lab - Creating the Perfect Family - Part 2
- Intermediate
- Brian Andresen
     
  Lab - MEP Family Creation - Part 2
- Intermediate
- Simon Whitbread
     
  Laser Scanning and 3D Imagery - What you need to know to successfully implement them on your next project.
- All Levels
- John Russo
     
  Revit Collaboration and a "One Model" Case Study
- All Levels
- Chris Price
     
  A Revit Project Template to maximize your gains!
- Advanced
- Aaron Maller
     
16:20
Afternoon Tea
     
16:45 Session 8  
  Engineering & Revit Model Coordination is equal to E=RMC2
- Advanced
- Shane Brown
     
  Forum: Collaborative BIM for Construction
- All Levels
- Marc Goldman
     
  Forum: Revit Usability Workshop
- All Levels
- David Conant
     
  Overcoming Real and Perceived Obstacles to IPD - Randy Deutsch
     
  It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's "Super Families"
- Advanced
- Jason Grant
     
  Lab - A Special Application of the Adaptive Component Family
- Advanced
- Marcello Sgambelluri
     
  Lab - Worksets Workshop
- All Levels
- Paul Aubin
     
  In(to) the Clouds! Design Technologies & the Cloud at Cannon Design
- Advanced
- Elizabeth Chodosh & Joseph Talamantez
     
18:00
BBQ Dinner Proudly sponsored by  
     
     
Day 3 Saturday, June 25
     
09:00 Session 9  
  Advanced Scheduling in Revit
- All Levels
- Brian Mackey
     
  How BIM Contributes to Redesigning New Developments - Based on Rebuilding Japan
- All Levels
- Hidetoshi Dote
     
  Integrated Design Using the Autodesk Revit Suite
- Advanced
- Clay Hickling
     
  Lab - Creating Your First Revit Ribbon: Introduction to the Revit SDK and API
- Advanced
- Peter Giampa
     
  Leveraging the Model Post Construction
- All Levels
- Josh Lowe
     
  Revit's Top Model: Conceptual Massing World
- Advanced
- Stephen Taskin
     
10:15 Morning Tea
     
10:45 Session 10 - Part A  
  Building a Dynamic Facility Management Web Application with Revit Using APIs
- Advanced
- Don Rudder
     
  Empty Nester? Or Not?: Advanced Nesting Techniques in Revit 2011
- Advanced
- Shawn Zirbes
     
  Lab - All in the Family
- Advanced
- Ken Marcus
     
  Lab - Structural Advanced Families - Part 1
- Advanced
- Chris Price
     
  Revit for Presentations: Graphics that "Pop"
- All Levels
- Jason Grant
     
  Revit Project Planning - The DIALOG Experience with the Calgary International Airport?
- All Levels
- Bruce McCallum
     
  Still Not Sharing Your Coordinates?
- All Levels
- Paul Aubin
     
12:00
Changeover
     
12:10 Session 10 - Part B  
  A+ Families
- Advanced
- Jay Zallan
     
  Lab - Nesting Families
- Intermediate
- Brian Mackey
     
  Lab - Structural Advanced Families - Part 2
- Advanced
- Chris Price
     
  Plugins and Third Party Applications: "How Bentley Helps Revit Users"
- All Levels
- Mary Chib
     
  Revit MEP - Not Enough Content; What is the Problem Again?
- All Levels
- Plamen Hristov
     
  Site Design in Revit
- Intermediate
- Luis Rojas
     
  Ten Free Revit Add-on's You Can't Live Without
- All Levels
- Clay Hickling
     
13:05
Lunch
     
14:00 Session 11  
  Closing Address: BIM 1.0 to BIM 2.0: The Path Forward - Paul Doherty
 
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15:05
Afternoon Tea
     
  Session 12  
15:35 Glorious Gadgets
- All Levels
- Jim Balding
 
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16:15

Tips & Tricks and Conference Wrap Up
- All Levels

- Wesley Benn
     
18:00
Break
     
19:00
Gala Dinner Proudly sponsored by

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Class Stream

Architecture
Structure
MEP
General
Practice Leadership
BIM Management
Visualization & Presentation
Facilities Management
Sustainability
Emerging Technologies
Class Difficulty
All Levels
Intermediate
Advanced