AACE INTERNATIONAL

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• AACE INTERNATIONAL
• DELAWARE VALLEY SECTION
• 2004-2005 PROGRAM KICK-OFF

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2004-2005 PROGRAM

• 9/15 Kick-Off Meeting/Conceptual Estimating
• 10/20 Panel Discussion CPM Scheduling
• 11/17 What's New from Primavera
• Joel Koppelman
• 1/19 New Jersey Clean Energy Programs
• Joint Meeting with NJ Section

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2004-2005 PROGRAM

• 2/16 Scanning and Imaging Processes
• 3/16 Delaware Valley Best Engineered Project
• 4/20 PIDC Navy Yard Development
• 5/18 2005-2006 Planning Meeting

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CCE/CCC CERTIFICATIONS

• Certified Cost Engineer/Consultant
• Upcoming Exam
• 5th Ed. Of Skills Knowledge Just Released
• 12/4 Hosted by Section Interest?
• 10/4 Registration Deadline
• Bottom Line 345 (295 early registration)

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PSP CERTIFICATION

• Planning Scheduling Proffessional
• 1st Certification for Schedulers
• Exam
• 10/6 Primavera Conference, New Orleans
• On-Call with 5 participants and 40 days notice
• Bottom Line 345 for AACE Members

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ACCREDITED

• Not all Certifications are Created Equal
• 8 years combined experience and/or education
• Maintenance/Recertification every 3 years
• CCE/CCC and PSP Certs are Accredited by
• Council of Engineering Specialty Boards (CESB)
• International Cost Engineering Council (ICEC)

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COMMITTEES AND SIGS

• Technical Committees Discipline Focused
• Business Planning, Claims Disputes, Contract
  Management, Estimating, Decision Risk,
  Financial Analysis, Enabling Tech., Materials,
  Planning Scheduling, Project Management, Cost
  Control, VE
• Special Interest Groups (SIGs) Industry Focused
• Academic, Aerospace, Appraisals, Construction,
  Earned Value, Environmental, Forest Products,
  Government, High Tech, IT, International,
  Manufacturing, Oil/Gas/Chem., Pharma. Biotech.,
  Transportation, Utilities Energy

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RESOURCES

• Professional Practice Guides
• Recommended Practices
• New Estimating Lost Labor Productivity in
  Construction Claims, 25R-03
• Under Development Forensic Scheduling
• Bookstore
• See website under ResourcesBookstore
• Searchable Website of 5000 Transactions and Cost
  Engineering Articles

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SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

• AACE has awarded 815 scholarships since 1969
• Awards totaling 835,000
• Application Evaluation
• GPA 35
• College Extra-Curricular Activities 35
• Essay 30
• Applications due to Section by 10/15
• Semi-Finalists submitted to Ed. Board by 11/15

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2004 ANNUAL MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

• DelVal Member Attendance/Presentations
• Deadline for 2005 Abstracts is Friday
• Charles V. Keane Distinguished Service Award
• Christopher Kinney Interactive Roadmap to
  Conceptual Cost Estimating
• Transactions 2004, EST.15
• Cost Engineering, September 2004