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Calendar AGC MA MBC October 11 at 7:30 AM Dorchester Bay City Presentation Join the Massachusetts Building Congress at Revere Hotel Boston Common for a breakfast program featuring the Dorchester Bay City Project with Accordia Partners discussing the updated plans featuring dynamic new open spaces and increased community benefits. Presenters from Accordia Partners include Kirk Sykes, comanaging partner, and Jill Lacey Griffin, VP of diversity, equity and inclusion.
ABC VT October 12 at 5:00 PM Business After Hours This informal networking event will be held at the Autopac Gallery in Laconia, N.H., a private museum of race cars, antique toys, military memorabilia, and vintage machinery. This event is free; registration is encouraged.
ULI Boston October 12 at 11:45 AM October Member Lunch This event will be held at Brown Rudnick in Boston and features Damian Szary, principal at Redgate. The discussion will focus on Gibson Point, a fullyamenitized 291-unit multifamily groundup development on a 4.54-acre waterfront parcel in Revere, Mass.
October 16 at 5:00 PM CIW Event: BWiC/CFDI Open House Siena Construction AGC MA’s Building Women in Construction (BWiC) and the Committee for Diversity and Inclusion (CFDI) will kick off Construction Inclusion Week with an “open house” event at Siena Construction Company in Cambridge, Mass. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn firsthand from BWiC and CFDI representatives about the numerous opportunities, expectations, and benefits of becoming a volunteer or committee member.
AGC MA October 17 at 2:00 PM 3rd Annual Diversity Summit Hosted by the AGC MA Committee for Diversity and Inclusion (CFDI), as part of Construction Inclusion Week, the event will be held at Boston University. The Alliance for Building and Construction Diversity (ABCD) event held earlier this year at Northeastern University resulted in the theme for this year’s summit – “Hold The Door Open” - a way to connect underrepresented business entities (UBEs) to resources while diving deeper into the issues of access and financing. Following the program, there will be a networking opportunity for attendees.
ULI Boston October 18 at 8:00 AM Evolving Downtown: Will Office to Residential Conversions Revive Boston’s Urban Center? The need for office space is changing and the supply of and demand for urban
housing is becoming increasingly unbalanced. This event, hosted by ULI’s Urban Development Council, will explore the current state of Downtown Boston, the feasibility and viability of potential office to residential conversions, what state and local government is doing to enable this transformation and what long-term changes can be encouraged to positively impact the public realm.
PWC Boston October 19 at 5:30 PM Annual Awards Gala This is a night to celebrate Boston’s women in construction and celebrate another year of growth, collaboration, and the achievements of PWC Boston’s members. It will be held at the Artists for Humanity EpiCenter in Boston. The keynote speaker is Chiderah Okoye, chair of Nordee Enterprise (now known as Transform Power Systems), a Boston-based electrical power systems engineering and design firm.
NAWIC Boston October 25 at 5:30 PM 6th Annual Scholarship Trivia Night NAWIC hosts events throughout the year to enrich the personal and professional lives of its members, as well as raise money for its scholarship fund. Events are open to both members and non-members. This trivia night will be held at Red Thread in Boston.
ELA October 26 at 8:30 AM Season’s End Summit The Ecological Landscape Alliance’s fall conference invites professionals to learn from experts, leaders and each other. This year’s summit will be held at the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill in Boylston, Mass. Four speakers will present their approach to either abating disturbance in the landscape or using it to create a more native and natural landscape. A virtual attendance option is available.
Construction Institute
Construction Institute
October 24 at 6:00 PM Oktoberfest The Construction Institute invites attendees to celebrate Oktoberfest, an annual festival that originated in Munich, Germany in 1810. The festival celebrated the marriage of the crown prince of Bavaria, who later became King Louis I. The event is an opportunity to celebrate the festive occasion with friends and colleagues, and will be held at SBC Restaurant & Beer Bar in Milford, Conn.
November 2-15 2023 AEC Leadership Conference Now in its 6th year, The Construction Institute’s AEC Leadership Conference is a platform for industry professionals and leaders-in-training to exchange hard-won leadership advice and insights while cultivating long-term relationships. This mission-driven curriculum prepares leaders at all levels to handle the unique challenges encountered in AEC. The hybrid event will take place over two weeks and will include both in-person and virtual events.
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