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Conference at a Glance*

Revised 7/1/08

MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2008
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Registration 9:30 a.m. Buses leave for Golf Tournament 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Welcome Reception
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2008
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Registration 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
	BASIC	INTERMED.	ADVANCED	PROFESSIONAL	ADMIN	TOOLKIT	DEMO
8:00 9:20	Getting Started in ICE	Setting Project Pricing Codes	ICE Interface w/OST	BIM for Builders	ICE Interface w/OST	UPC & Co. Standard Setup	Mechanical Open Forum
9:30 10:50	Sorting an ICE Est.	Adv. Takeoff Methods	Estimate Bid	Innovaya BIM Solutions	ICE Install & Configuration	Basic CS Toolkit Pt. I	On-Screen Takeoff
11:00 12:20	Setting Up Gen. Cond.	Setting Up Gen. Cond.	BIM & ICE	BIM & ICE	BIM & ICE	Basic CS Toolkit Pt. II	BIM & ICE
12:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 2:50	Takeoff w/ Con. Sys.	Estimate Summary	Estimate Summary	BIM Implementation	Operating on CITRIX	Adv. CS Toolkit Pt. I	EarthWorks Basic
3:00 4:30	Takeoff w/Ass & Add Items	Import and Exporting	Import and Exporting	Import and Exporting	Import and Exporting	Adv. CS Toolkit Pt. II	Elec. Con. Open Forum
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2008
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00 9:20	OST & Digitizer Interfaces	OST & Digitizer Interfaces	OPEN -Free Time-	Life Cycle Cost Analysis	Application of Visual Takeoff	Application of Visual Takeoff	Innovaya BIM Solutions
9:30 10:50	Fine Tuning the Estimate	Sub Markups & Escalation	Developing Crystal Reports	Estimating Professionals	Developing Crystal Reports	Project Variables	EarthWorks Advanced
11:00 12:20	OPEN -Free Time-	Intro to Visual Takeoff	Virtual Columns	Virtual Columns	Tech Open Forum	OPEN -Free Time-	EarthWorks Basic
12:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 2:50	Printing Reports	OPEN -Free Time-	Interfacing w/Acct. & Scheduling	Developing Basis of Estimate	Interfacing w/Acct. & Scheduling	Wizard Toolkit	On-Screen Takeoff
3:00 4:30	Summary & Est. Bid Intro	Estimate Audit Trail	Gen. Con. Open Forum	OPEN -Free Time-	OPEN -Free Time-	ICE Implementation	BIM & ICE
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Rendezvous BBQ Dinner
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2008
8:00 a.m. -9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
9:00 11:00	Users Meeting
11:00 12:00	Awards
12:00 p.m. Adjourn

*Schedule subject to change without notice. Please continue to check this website for detailed schedule updates and/or changes.

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Entertainment

GOLF TOURNAMENT
The Annual ICE Conference Golf Outing will be held on Monday, October 6th at Chickasaw Country Club . Golf is included for paid Conference attendees at no extra fee. The outing is a 4-person scramble format and will begin at 11:00 a.m. with a shotgun start. A box lunch will be served along with beverages during the tournament. Awards will be presented immediately following the tournament. Buses will load at the Memphis Marriott Downtown Hotel entrance beginning at 9:15 a.m. and departing promptly at 9:30 a.m. Rental/extra club sets will not be available due to this venue. You must bring your own clubs to play. Proper golf attire is required (pants/bermuda length shorts/collared shirt/no denim) as well as soft spike only golf shoes.

WELCOME RECEPTION
Join us on Monday, October 6th from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. on the Marriott Terrace for our ICE Conference Welcome Reception. Have a few drinks, enjoy some heavy hors d’oeuvres and mix and mingle with MC² employees and other attendees..

Tuesday, October 7th - Open Night. As always, attendees can explore beautiful Downtown Memphis. Millions of people visit Downtown Memphis each year. Why? Because the fun never stops! From Beale Street (Tennessee's number one attraction) to the enormous Peabody Place Entertainment and Retail Center to the monthlong Memphis in May International Festival, Downtown has no shortage of options to entertain you. So enjoy Downtown's parks and numerous sporting events, catch a Broadway performance at the Orpheum Theatre, enjoy an evening with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts, visit the famous Peabody ducks, or revel in the high-energy nightlife of Beale Street. Relive history at the National Civil Rights Museum, enjoy the artistry of the historic South Main District, or take a relaxing ride down the Mississippi on a grand riverboat.

See for yourself why Downtown is definitely alive with excitement!

RENDEZVOUS DINNER
Join us on Wednesday, October 8th from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. at the World Famous Rendezvous for a great Memphis Barbecue Dinner. Enjoy the food and fun with your colleagues and companions.