7: On September 7, from 5-9 pm AIA Akron, AIA
Eastern Ohio and the Akron-Canton CSI
will be holding a joint meeting at Kent
State University. Following the social
hour and dinner, there will be a lecture
by Lawrence Scarpa of Pugh + Scarpa,
recipients of the 2010 AIA Gold Medal.
For additional information on Mr. Scarpa
and Pugh + Scarpa, please refer to
www.akroncantoncsi.org. Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Kent State University

8: The third of ULI's 2010 YLG Meet the Developer Breakfasts series will feature Russell Berusch, the Vice President for Commercial Development for Case Western Reserve University. The series this year highlights firms and institutions engaged in development opportunities related to servicing the needs of colleges and universities and their surrounding communities. Mr. Berusch oversees Case Western Reserve University's commercial real estate portfolio and is currently spearheading for CWRU the Uptown mixed use project in University Circle. He is also President of Berusch Development Partners, LLC where he provides consulting services to a variety of clients engaged in real estate development and finance. Wednesday, September 8th, 2010. Thompson Hine LLP, 39th Floor - Key Tower, 127 Public Square - Cleveland, OH 44114

9: BX Clambake at Astorhurst Golf Course! Call Laurel at 216-393-6300 for reservations!
www.bxohio.com

10: BOMA Clambake at Astorhurst, 4 pm. $50 a person, dinner at 6 pm with games and fun.
www.bomacleveland.org

15: The first annual CURT|LCI Summit, Getting In The Game, will be held September 15 in Cincinnati. The joint summit is presented by the Lean Construction Institute and the Construction Users Roundtable. It will explore why and how owners can use lean construction to improve the delivery of their capital projects.
Reserve by August 23, 2010! For more information or to sign up go to www.curt.org. Venue is the Cincinnati Marriott at RiverCenter, Covington, KY.
Contact Donna Janssens
The Construction Users Roundtable
Phone: (513) 563-4131
Email: construction-users@curt.org








www.CURT.org

16: ABC Networking Event, the Boneyard, Broadview Hts., 101 E. Royalton. There will be food, beverages, networking, big screens, games, raffles and fun. Please join the ABC Staff, Board and Committee members for our September social event. Invite prospects, employees, friends, business partners, and business associates. Let's show our support for this great association. Registration needed.
www.nocabc.com

21: Location:  State Highway Patrol Academy, 740 E. 17th St., Columbus, OH 43211
Schedule:  Badge pick-up: 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Classes: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Registration:  Please provide your name, agency or company and contact details to NER by September 14th. You can reach NER by phone at (866) 663-7872 or via e-mail at info@NERusa.com
Registration is free

22: Industrial spending for capital and maintenance projects in Pennsylvania is scheduled to rise slightly in 2011 compared with 2010, but there will be significant shifts among industries, according to data tracked by Industrial Info Resources. Industry experts from IIR's Power, Upstream & Downstream Oil & Gas, Chemical Processing, Metals & Minerals, and Pharmaceutical & Biotech industries will discuss these at an executive briefing Sept. 22 at the Scanticon Hotel & Conference Center, 1160 First Ave., King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. The complimentary briefing begins at 4:30 p.m. and includes a networking reception.

28: The 2010 NEO/Cleveland Facilities Maintenance & Building Expo will be held Tuesday, September 28, at LaCentre Conference Center in Westlake. Supported by member groups including BX, IFMA and BOMA, this one-day event is packed with qualified attendees, seminars and networking. Attendance, parking and seminars are free to all BX members and trade professionals. Facilities Maintenance & Building Expos will also be held in Columbus on October 14, 2010, and in Cincinnati and Indianapolis in early 2011.
For exhibitor packages, trade group member discounts, floor plan and other information, contact Dave Bertsch with Expo Source, at 330-686-0509 or dwbertsch@neo.rr.com, and for more info go to www.facilitiesmaintenanceexpo.com.
www.facilitiesmaintenanceexpo.com

30: Women on the Rise to benefit Hard Hatted Women, 5-7:30 pm, Crowne Plaza Cleveland City Centre Hotel, 777 St. Clair, keynoted by Patricia Shiu, Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance, Dept. of Labor, $60
www.hardhattedwomen.org

13-15: Reclaiming Vacant Properties, The conference will take place at the historic Renaissance Cleveland Hotel, 35 breakout sessions, plus mobile workshops featuring some of the most exciting initiatives in Cleveland. This conference is sponsored by the Center for Community Progress with its principal planning partner, Neighborhood Progress, Inc.
reclaimingvacantproperties.org

14: CDES Fall Engineering Extravaganza
www.cesnet.org

20: Understanding the Business of Wind Farms in Ohio will help ready Ohio's construction industry through a better understanding of the farm construction process and requirements on October 20 at Ohio Northern University and will be open to anyone involved with the construction industry. It will bring Ohio's highly capable construction industry closer to being a capable and READY industry to plan and execute the establishment of this important new source of energy in our state. The workshop planning team includes representatives from the construction industry and local economic development teams in west central Ohio, working with experts from Great Lakes Wind Network.

27: Cleveland Conference
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Holiday Inn Cleveland South/Rockside Road
6001 Rockside Road, Independence
3:00 - 9:30 p.m. Over 500 in attendance at our last NEC Conference
Display Your Products and/or Services at one or both conferences
Educational Conference, offering 5 hours of continuing education
OCILB and Ohio Board of Building Standards accredited
Hours of Completion Certificate for PE's
Space reserved on first/come, first/serve basis

10: Akron/Canton Conference
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Sheraton Suites Cuyahoga Falls
1989 Front Street, Cuyahoga Falls
3:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Over 500 in attendance at our last NEC Conference
Display Your Products and/or Services at one or both conferences
Educational Conference, offering 5 hours of continuing education
OCILB and Ohio Board of Building Standards accredited
Hours of Completion Certificate for PE's
Space reserved on first/come, first/serve basis