The "Top 4" Methodology  The August symposium featured 50 Subject Matter Experts - 10+ in each group - in a stimulating, facilitated 3 hour discussion.  Each group reports their findings in a White Paper to be presented at the CMAA National Conference October 3-5 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt AND to the region's top public agency executives at "Paths to Partnerships" on October 21, 2010.

(1) Alternative Delivery Methods: IPD, Design-Build, CM at Risk

(2) Lean Lifecycle / BIM and other program management methods to make projects work more efficiently, cost effectively and bring better value to the project owner

(3) Water and other Natural Resources: How to keep industry going in a world of less water PLUS coping with the looming shortage of other local natural resources, recycling and solid waste managemement. What decisions can we make today that will put us on a sustainable path?

(4) Delivering Quality in the new Millenia: Given our aging work force, how are we mentoring the next generation of leaders? How will high quality be delivered during a time of high-turnover at the top and middle levels?

The 4 regional issues symposium  identified "What's Working and What's Not Working" on each issue, based on the experience in the region - sharing knowledge to better manage risk.

• Lessons Learned from regional experience in public agency work
• Top industry research in each issue will be identified and explored for relevance
• Best practices, pro's, con's and risks identified.

The RCPC includes these active design and construction procurement particpants:

• Transportation agencies
• Water agencies
• Municipalities & county
• School districts
• Colleges & Universities
• Regional military
• Industry associations