1997 Innovation Celebration Ticket Sales Breaking Records
Again
Ticket demand for the 1997 Innovation Celebration is already breaking last years' record pace. At publication time, over 330 tickets have been purchased. Seating will be limited to 600 to maintain the quality of construction's most prestigious event. We encourage you to purchase your tickets early as the last five celebrations have sold out more than a month prior to the event.
The 1997 Innovation Celebration will be held on March 13, 1997 at the Laurel Manor in Livonia, Michigan. The keynote speaker will be J. Peter Ellefson, Construction Manager, E.I. duPont Nemours Company, Wilmington, Delaware. His speech will focus on 'How to Find and Use Innovation Worldwide'. The Innovation Celebration will begin at 4:30 pm with a cocktail reception, followed by dinner, keynote address and the 1997 NOVA Awards Presentation.
Please contact the CIF office for a reservation - (313) 995-1855 phone, (313) 995-5002 fax, or send email to: info@cif.org. Tickets are $175 each or $1,200 for a table of eight. Seating will be in tables of eight and table purchases receive preferential seating.
Sponsorships for '97 Celebration still available
There are still a few sponsorships available for the 1997 Innovation Celebration. These are a wonderful way to support CIF publicly and get your name out among the CIF supporters. The available sponsorships include:
Event lighting - $4,300
Coasters - $3,500
Floral Decorations - $5,000
Advertising (to announce 97 NOVA winners the day after the banquet) - $1,000-$64,000
If you or or company are interested in participating in any or part of the sponsorship of any of the above, please contact the CIF office and let them know of your interest. Thank you.
Nomination Process. How is a NOVA Award Winner Selected?
The NOVA Award Jury Process
The selection of the NOVA Award recipients is a four-stage process. The
first stage is the Call for Nominations which started the day after the
March Innovation Celebration and ended September 15, 1996. The Jury met
to review each of the nominations and select finalists for further investigation
by the CIF Awards Manager and Assistants.
The CIF then investigated and prepared a confidential report for the Jury on each finalist. Each of the finalists was thoroughly screened, first by contacting the people listed in the nomination. Independent sources were also contacted so the jury could base it's final decision on objective information.
The CIF Awards Manager is Robert B. Harris, Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering at the University of Michigan. He oversees the investigation of each finalist with support from John Everett, Photios Ioannou, and Tony Tons, Professors from the University of Michigan Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Construction Engineering and Management program. CIF cannot thank these individuals enough for the numerous volunteer hours spent researching the finalists.
The jury will meet once again in late January and review each report on the finalists and then select the eventual NOVA Award winners.
The NOVA Award winners will be announced and statues presented to the winning innovations at the Innovation Celebration scheduled for March 14 in the Livonia, Michigan. All nominees, as well as winners, will be acknowledged at the Innovation Celebration in a Nominee Booklet that will be given to each attendee. The booklet will describe each nomination entry and a contact person and address.
Membership Update
The following organizations, listed by membership type, have recently joined
the Construction Innovation Forum as members.
Welcome!
Corporate Members
Construction Association of Michigan
Ghafari Associates, Inc.
McDonough Bolyard Peck, Inc.
Southeastern Michigan Chapter, NECA
Associate Members
Construction Coalition of Michigan
Ellis-Don Michigan, Inc.
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
James N. Gray Construction Company
Motor City Electric Co.
Novocon International, Inc.
Phillips, Getschow Co.
ToolWatch Corporation
Tennessee Valley Authority
1996 MEMBERSHIP
INNOVATION SPONSORS
Ford Motor Land Development Corporation
General Motors, WFG Facilities Engineering
Mobilization Optimization Stabilization & Training (MOST)
The Detroit Edison Company
The Dow Chemical Company
ALLIED INDUSTRY MEMBERS
Asbestos Workers Regional Local 207
Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, P.L.C.
National Center for Construction Education and Research (ABC)
The Business Roundtable
CORPORATE MEMBERS
AGC, Greater Detroit Chapter, Inc.
AGC, Michigan Chapter
Albert Kahn Associates, Inc.
BE&K, Inc.
Black & Veatch
Consumers Power Company
George W. Auch Company
Michigan Road Builders Association
Operating Engineers Local 324 Labor - Mgmt. Committee
Perini Building Company, Central U.S. Division
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 190
Robert I. Carr, Ph.D., P.E.
Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc.
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
A.J. Etkin Construction Company
American Glass & Metals Corporation
Angelo Iafrate Construction Company
Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Western
Michigan Chapter
Associated Underground Contractors, Inc.
B & V Construction, Inc.
Baker Concrete Construction, Inc.
Bechtel Construction Company
Bierlein Companies
Carpenters Labor Management Productivity and Training Committee
Civil Engineering Research Foundation
Davy Songer, Inc.
Harley Ellington Pierce Yee Associates, Inc.
John E. Green Company
Laborers' Local No. 1076
Lansing Mechanical Contractors Association
Lovett, Silverman & Associates, Inc.
M.U.S.T.
Michigan Construction User's Council, Inc. Michigan State Building Trades
Council
Michigan Trenching Service, Inc.
Morley Construction Company
Morrison Knudson Corporation
Nagle Paving Company
National Association of Women in Construction, Detroit Chapter
Nicholson Construction Company
Orfei Construction Company
Pipe Systems, Inc.
Plante & Moran, C.P.A.
Plumbing & Heating Industry of Detroit
Plumbing & Mechanical Contractors Association of Washtenaw County, Inc.
Raytheon Engineers and Constructors
Rudolph/Libbe Inc.
SMACNA Metropolitan Detroit Chapter
Smith, Hinchman & Grylls Associates, Inc.
St. Marys Cement Company
TIC International Corporation
The National Center for Dispute Settlement
The Stanley-Carter Company
Townsend & Bottum, Inc.
WC Associates, Inc.
Walbridge Aldinger
Webb Electric Company
West Carroll Bergmann Associates, Inc.
Is your company on this list? If not, please call the CIF office for a membership application, (313) 995-1855 and support our efforts in construction innovation. CIF's membership has grown by over seventy percent in the last two years alone. Why not join these organizations helping to encourage innovation in our industry with your membership? CIF is a non-profit 501(c) (3) corporation.
The 1996-1997 Jury:
Byron L. Farrell, President
Helmkamp Construction
Wood River, Illinois
Milton C. Gore, Senior Construction
Technology Consultant
DuPont Engineering
Wilmington, Delaware
Peter Green, President & CEO
John E. Green Mechanical Contractors
Highland Park, Michigan
Charles W. Jones, International President
International Brotherhood, Boilermakers, Ironship
Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers
Kansas City, Kansas
Theodore C. Kennedy, Chairman
BE&K Inc.
Birmingham, Alabama
Thomas P. Muller, Advanced Concept Manager
Caterpillar Inc.
Aurora, Illinois
Howard B. Stussman, Editor-in-Chief
Engineering News-Record
New York, New York
Robert A. Valentine, Director
WFG Facilities Engineering,
General Motors Corporation
Detroit, Michigan
Richard N. Wright, Director Building & Fire Research Lab.
National Institute of Standards & Technology
Gaithersburg, Maryland
New Board Member
CIF welcomes to the Board of Directors, David M. Corson, Section Head of
Project Management, Construction and Testing for Consumers Power Company
in Jackson, Michigan. David is a Construction and Testing Manager with 28
years of experience in electric power plant and gas utility construction
projects. He has a strong background in project management and "Building
Trades" labor relations. He replaces John Gose, also from Consumers
Power. Welcome to Dave, thanks to John.
The Michigan Laborers & Employers Cooperation Trust (LECET) Fund is proud to be the exclusive sponsor of this issue of the InNOVAtor newsletter featuring the 1996 NOVA Awards nominations. The LECET Board of Trustees embraces the objectives of the Innovation Forum: to explore and acknowledge innovations within the building and construction industry which will enhance productivity.
Our LECET mission is: An Innovative Partnership to Strengthen Union Construction. Through this sponsorship, we hope the 1997 Nova Awards will build upon its past successes as we strive to work together for our common goals.
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