What Is The Roundtable?
An open forum discussion in which key topics selected by the Advisory Board are discussed by students and industry pratctioners.  Specific and target research topics are defined to be pursued over the following months.  Students build upon these discussions, ideas, and contacts to develop their Capstone projects, as well as develop content to be shared at the spring Research Seminar.

Beaver Stadium Suites

Booking a Room:

If you are interested in booking a room for overnight stay on Wednesday, November 5th, please contact The Nittany Lion Inn and use code PACK14D to use the room block set aside by PACE.

The Nittany Lion Inn
200 West Park Avenue
State College, PA 16803
(814) 865-8500
http://www.nittanylioninn.psu.edu/NittanyLionInn/ContactUs.cfm 

Preliminary Schedule of Events:

Wednesday, November 5th:
3:30 PM Tour of Beaver Stadium - meet at the entrance to the Suites
6:00 PM Mixer in the Presidential Suite
6:45 PM Dinner
7:30 PM   Presentation:  Beaver Stadium

Past, Present, and Future:
- Marv Bevan, PSU Office of Physical Plant
- Len Moser, Barton Malow Company
- Chris Magent, Alexander Building Company 

Thursday, November 6th:
7:30 AM    Contintental Breakfast
8:30 AM   Welcome, Introductions, and Roundtable Kickoff
9:00 AM  Panel Discussion:

IPD and the New Project Manager
- Ken Lindsay, Southland Industries
- Chris Dierks, DPR Construction
- Kendall Nielsen, Mortenson Construction 

10:15 AM Break
10:45 AM  Breakout Sesssion 1:

1-A - New Global Drivers:  Opportunities and Challenges
1-B - Implementing Innovative Design
1-C - Assembling Effective Cross-Functional Teams 

12:00 PM  Lunch 
1:00 PM   Breakout Session 2:

2-A - Sustainability in the Global Community
2-B - BIM and Technology - What's Next?
2-C - Incentivizing Team Performance 

2:15 PM   Afternoon Break
2:30 PM   Focus Groups - Student Research Topics
3:30 PM   Summary, Next Steps, and Adjourn