The New York Interagency Engineering Council will host its 15th Annual technical conference. The theme will be Project Delivery Methods in These Economically Challenging Times. The keynote speaker will be Reed Construction Data's, Director of Research an Analytics, Jim Haughey. There will be seven presentations. Some of the subjects covered in the presentations will include Prioritizing Capital Needs, Quality Based Design Services Selection, Integrative Design, Cost Savings through Building Information Modeling, Design/Build, Defined Quantity Contracting, Job Order Contracting, and the CM/GC project delivery.

The conference is set for June 15th at CUNY Graduate Center located at 34th Street and Fifth Avenue. Registration and breakfast buffet is scheduled to start at 8:00 AM, lunch will also be provided. The first 150 attendees will receive a CD compilation of the presentations. AIA, Continuing Education Credits will be offered. The fee is $125 for NYIEC member agencies, $150 for all others.

For a complete list of presentations and, bios and updates, and additional information on the conference and NYIEC visit their website at www.nyiec.org or contact Catherine Nigro, Port Authority of NY & NJ at (201) 807-4013