Members' Meeting April 2001


*Wednesday 4th April 2001*

15:30	Registration

16:00	Introduction & Progress Report
	Prof. Tim Broyd, Chairman of Construct IT
	Prof. Marjan Sarshar, Director Construct IT

16:20	E-Business Across the Sectors
	David Flint, Gartner Group
David introduced e-Business and e-Procurement trends and initiatives across the sectors. He then discussed Gartner's forecasts for future trends.

17:15	Tea and Coffee

17:30	Enterprise Resource Planning: Is the Industry Ready
Introduction to Enterprise Resource Planning
		Greg Mullane (Logica)
This is an introduction to the role and functionality of ERPs and how they may add value to construction organisations.

Panel:	Chaired by:	Angela Cha (Masons)

	Speakers:	Mike Reynolds, Cape Industrial
		Keith Pickering, McAlpine Homes
		Martin Jarrett, Citex

	Panel:	Stephen Fowler, Cap Gemini
		Andy Clarke, SAP
Cape Industrial are current ERP users. McAlpine have lately decided to implement an ERP. Martin Jarret is a current sceptic. The speakers presented their views. This was followed with a panel debate with the delegates.

19:00	Close

19:45	Dinner


*Thursday 5^th April 2001* 2nd Morning

09:30	QAP Award
	Prof. Michael Harloe, VC Salford University
Prof. Harloe congratulated Construct IT, on winning the first Queen's Anniversary Prize for the construction sector.

9:45	IAI Session "A Common Language for Collaboration"
	Brian Zelly, Director, John Laing plc
Brian gave an update of the IAI activities: The rapidly growing acceptance of the need for common data Exchange standards in construction and FM. The role of IFCs (Industry Foundation Classes). The progress of the IAI. The adoption of IFCs by the major software house.

10:30	Gallicon Video
	Prof. Ghassan Aouad
Ghassan will introduce the video of Gallicon integrated environment.

10:45	Process Protocol II Update
	Prof Rachael Cooper, Salford University
Rachael will provide an update of the sub-process level map and demonstrate the IT Toolkit.

11:15	Introduction to Parallel Sessions
There will be a five-minute introduction to each parallel session.

11:30	Coffee

11:45 – 13:00 Parallel Sessions

11:45	Session One: Best Practice Case Study - CORUS
	Mark O’Connor/Phil Parkin, Corus Group
Samir discussed the need for early supplier involvement, in order to maximise life cycle benefits. He introduced CORUS' developments in e-Business and explain how CORUS intends to increase early dialogue on major projects.

11:45	Session Two: RICS Session
	Phil Knowles, RN Humphreys
Phil discussed how QSs will have to make comparative cost studies with 'green' technology and conventional technology, when making life-cycle costing comparisons, in the light of new green tax incentives to be announced in April.

11: 45	Session Three: Highways Asset Management
	Seosamh Costello, University of Birmingham
Birmingham University have long term research experience in life cycle costing, within the Highways sector. Henry will discuss key initiatives and findings.

13:00 – 14:15 Lunch

2nd Afternoon

14:15	Feedback from each parallel session
There will be a short review of the parallel sessions.

14:30	Asset Management and IT - What does it do for me?
	Rennie Chadwick, Head of Integrated Design- Taylor Woodrow
Rennie provided an overview of the role of IT in property asset management. He posed the challenges, which IT can resolve in delivering services required by clients. Rennie continued to discuss Taylor Woodrow's initiatives in meeting these challenges.

15:15	Life-Cycle Costing
	Nick Bakis, University of Salford
Nick gave a demonstration of work extending from Gallicon concerned with Life-Cycle Costing.

16:00	Special Interest Groups
Sum up and discussion Prof. Tim Broyd, Chairman of Construct IT