Webinar & Virtual Learning Opportunities
As the COVID-19 crisis continues to develop, ACEC Georgia is compiling a list of available resources to help you manage your firm through these very trying times. Please see below a list of available virtual learning opportunities for you to participate in. Most of these webinars are available for free and on demand. Click the "plus" sign for more information and to register. If there is anything that we can do to assist you, please contact any one of our ACEC Georgia staff here.
Additional Resources
When: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 | 11:00 am - 12:45 pm EST
Price: ACEC Georgia Task Force meetings are free and open to all ACEC Georgia Member Firms and Supporting Members.
Join ACEC Georgia's Inclusion & Diversity Task Force and Chair, Emmanuella Myrthil, with HNTB for a dialogue honoring LGBTQ+ History Month!
LGBTQ+ History Month is a month-long celebration of the history of the diversity and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community and the importance of civil rights movements in progressing gay rights. The observance was created by Rodney Wilson, a history teacher at Missouri High School, in 1994. The following year, LGBTQ+ History Month was added to the list of commemorative months in a resolution forwarded by the General Assembly of the National Education Association. October was chosen as the month of observance as the National Coming Out Day already existed as a holiday on October 11th. LGBTQ+ History Month allows the opportunity to extensively learn about the history of the LGBTQ+ movement, and what factors and measures will be successful in building communities and providing role models who will best represent and address the issues of the LGBTQ+ community.
We will have three dynamic speakers joining us to share their insights on LGBTQ+ Culture.
Speakers Include:
Eric Ganther, AICP, Transportation Planner, HNTB (pronouns: he, him)
Veronica Jenkins, Co-Founder & CEO, HIVE Talent Acquisition Firm (pronouns: she, her)
Lisa Thomas, AVP, PE, Program Controls Manager, Atlanta PMC (pronouns: she, her)
Interested in learning more about the Inclusion & Diversity Task Force? Contact Chandler.Baker@acecga.org
Click HERE for information on sponsoring this meeting, or contact Jennifer.Head@acecga.org.
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When: Thursday, October 28, 2021 | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EST
Price: All ACEC Georgia Forums are free and open to ACEC Georgia members. Non-members may attend one meeting as our guest.
Please join us as we kickoff our Vertical Construction Forum with our two new co-chairs, Stacey Chapman, Vice President, and Vincent Mazzei, PE, Director of Engineering, both with Croft & Associates.
This forum is designed to bring together professionals within the Structural, MEP, and Building Systems practice areas to discuss common challenges and potential solutions to the business issues unique to their industry, as well as ideas about how ACEC Georgia might engage to address those concerns.
Interested in learning more about the Vertical Construction Forum? Contact Chandler.Baker@acecga.org
Click HERE for information on sponsoring this meeting, or contact Jennifer.Head@acecga.org.
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When: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EST
Price: All ACEC Georgia Forums are free and open to ACEC Georgia members.
The Water & Environmental Forum is designed around the interests of the consulting community with water and related environmental practice areas. The forum is intended to serve as a collective where business colleagues can participate in a free exchange of ideas to discuss challenges, opportunities, and subsequent policies facing the consulting engineering community, as well as ideas about how ACEC Georgia might engage to address those concerns.
We are kicking off our first meeting with our new Chairman, Stuart Jeffcoat with HDR Engineering, by having an open discussion on concerns members have in the industry.
Interested in learning more? Contact Chandler.Baker@acecga.org.
Click HERE for information on sponsoring this session, or contact Jennifer.Head@acecga.org.
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When: Thursday, November 11 2021 | 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm EST
Price: All ACEC Georgia task force meetings are free and open to ACEC Georgia Member Firms and Supporting Members.
The Technology Task Force is focused on providing Georgia's engineering industry leaders with the most up-to-date information and best practices that will equip them to navigate their firms through the exponential changes resulting from rapid technological advances, such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and the automation of engineering processes. Task Force members explore both how these advances will change the way engineering is done as well as the significant impact these changes will have on engineering industry business models.
Please join our chair, Chris Harman with WSP, for an open discussion on current trends, concerns, and future topics to discuss in 2022.
Interested in learning more about the Technology Task Force? Contact Chandler Baker at Chandler.Baker@acecga.org.
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When: Available on Demand
Price: Free
Speakers: Tawny Mack and Kent Stair with Copeland, Stair, Kingma & Lovell and Jeff Mitchell with Insurance Offices of America
The State of Georgia’s recent executive order on third-party plan review & inspections has prompted many questions from firms hoping to maintain progress on projects during the COVID-19 crisis.
Join ACEC Georgia for a webinar examining the details of the executive order, legal concerns, insurance requirements, and other issues.
The presentation will answer many common questions to help your firm assess the risks and rewards of participating.
Watch the recording here
When: Available on Demand
Price: Free
Speaker: Amanda Machin of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
This free webinar provided by ACEC covers the employer-related provisions in HR 6201 as amended: emergency leave, emergency sick leave, and the payroll tax credits for employers that are required to provide the leave.
Download the recording of this webinar here.
When: Available on Demand
Price: Free
Join the Georgia Chamber and Ashley Bell, SBA Regional Administrator in this virtual conference designed to explain how the U.S. Small Business Administration will offer low-interest Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) for working capital to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private, non-profit organizations of all sizes to help meet their ordinary and necessary financial obligations that cannot be met as a direct result of the disaster. These loans are intended to assist through the disaster recovery period.
Access the recording of the webinar here.
When: Available on Demand
Price: Free
Speaker: Dan Purvine, President, A/E Clarity Consulting and Training, LLC
Will state DOT overhead submittal deadlines be affected by the COVID-19 crisis? Are costs related to the COVID-19 crisis allowable? What steps should you take now to support the allowability and proper allocation of your costs? Join ACEC for this complimentary online class to learn the answers to these questions and discuss other issues related to the effects of business disruption on your overhead rate.
Access the recording of the webinar here.
When: Available on Demand
Price: Free
Speakers: Marc Gerson, Loren Ponds, Jorge Castro, and Layla Asali of the Miller & Chevalier Law Firm
In its third legislative response to the COVID-19 crisis, Congress has approved a massive economic stimulus bill. This complimentary webinar will provide an initial discussion of the tax relief provisions in the stimulus bill, what they might mean for your firm, and tax proposals that Congress may consider in future coronavirus legislative relief packages.
Access the recording of the webinar here.
When: Available on Demand
Price: Free
Speakers: Barbara Irwin, HR Advisors Group, LLC and David Cohen, Matheson Financial Advisors
What should your small firm do next in response to COVID-19? Join Barbara Irwin and David Cohen for this complimentary online class to explore HR issues, updating procedures that you may have found lacking, and financial strategies for firm operations.
Access the recording of the webinar here.
When: Available on Demand
Price: Free for ACEC Members
- Mark Goodale, Principal, Morrissey Goodale LLC
- Chad J. DaGraca, CPA, Partner, DiCicco, Gulman & Company LLP
- Jackie Weir, Audit Partner, BDO USA, LLP
- Jared Maxwell, Vice President & Equity Partner, Ames & Gough Insurance Agency
- Cheryl Waterhouse, Partner, Donovan Hatem
When: Available on Demand
Price: Free
TriNet, along with Fisher & Phillips LLP, a leading labor and employment law firm, answer some of the most frequently asked questions on COVID-19. For small and medium size businesses, the potential consequences of Coronavirus can present some unique challenges, and this presentation aims to help you prepare.
Listen to the recording and download the presentation here.
When: Available on Demand
Price: Free
Speakers:
- Jim Walsh, SVP Growth Marketing, Cisco
- Dr. Heidi Wyle, Founder & Chairwoman, Venti Technologies
- Dave Brown, CEO, ROVE
- Chris Jury, Director of Operations, MAHEC
Moderator:
- Mary Johnson, Business writer, and editor
71 percent of small- to medium-sized businesses are addressing the forecasted slow growth by making long-term plans, taking into account anticipated technological, demographic, and economic changes over the next 5-10 years*. A secure, sustainable approach to technology and innovation will help business owners combat future challenges, including talent retention, cybersecurity, and an uncertain economy.
*Source: American Express, 2019 Global SME Pulse
Access the recording of the webinar here.
When: Available On Demand
Price: Free
- What is remote onboarding?
- How COVID-19 has affected I-9 and E-Verify requirements
- Why you should be onboarding remotely, even with in-person staff
- Best-practices when selecting and implementing a remote solution
- Demo of WorkBright's remote onboarding process
Access the recording of the webinar here.
When: Available on Demand
Price: Free
5 Voices Communication Style Assessment
Learn more about how you communicate. This free assessment (based on the science of MBTI) is a more simple, more digestible way to understand yourself and others. Once you take the assessment, you can follow the link below to learn more about your communication style and how to communicate with your team.
Access the assessment here.
5 Voices Bootcamp
In this 60-90 minute coaching session, Skot Waldron, an internal communication strategist, will coach you through the dynamics of your team, the different communication styles that exist, and the areas of potential conflict/harmony and why that matters. Here’s a video to help you understand more about what it looks like.
Access the session here.