Extending the richness of AEC content to the large community that still relies on paper is perhaps the most promising opportunity for the industry to enhance the return on its significant investment in creating AEC content. On Wednesday, June 22, Glymph presents "Digital Practice: The Integration of Design and Technology at Gehry Partners." In this session Glymph addresses the role of digital technology in the design and construction process. Gehry is a global leader in the effective application of computer tools to the design practice and its sister company, Gehry Technologies, promotes design and construction methodologies that view three-dimensional models of construction information as components of the project contract documentation. Glymph will describe recent work, computer technology's role in it, and will propose a new role in the AEC project team - the Information Architect Digital Practice in planning, fabrication and construction.On Thursday June 23, the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) and International Alliance for Interoperability (IAI sponsor "Create Value by Building Smart: Lifecycle Facility Optimization through Building Information Models." This session features a keynote address by MacLeamy and a panel discussion covering the challenges confronting the construction industry including: fragmentation, low productivity, unsatisfactory quality and litigation as impediments to improving the value of the construction delivery process. MacLeamy advocates changing the fragmented nature of the industry into a vertically integrated, highly efficient system that emulates the manufacturing industry and supports this vision as a founder and international chairman of the International Alliance for Interoperability (IAI), an organization which fosters standards for data exchange in the building industry.

The AEC-ST conference addresses information technology needs of the entire team. It covers: how information and electronic data are used and exchanged; how resources and assets are leveraged; how information standards are defined and shared. Program content is organized by Randall Newton, editor-in-chief of AEC Automation Newsletter and analyst with Bethesda, Md.-based Cyon Research, who has more than 19 years experience in the AEC technology industry.The panel will address the key findings and recommendations of recent industry assessments by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Construction Users Round Table (CURT) and their implication on Science and Technology in AEC as well as available and emerging remedies. The AEC - Science & Technology keynote sessions will headline the most comprehensive Information Technology conference for the AEC industry in the United States. It addresses interoperability across all disciplines that exchange data in the process of planning, designing, building, owning and maintaining structures and infrastructure.

The event premieres June 20-23, 2005 at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort and Convention Center, Orlando, Florida. Conferences run June 20-23; exhibits and software demonstrations are open June 21-23. AEC - Science & Technology is co-located with related events, including the AEC/GIS IT Analyst Conference chaired by Bradley Holtz, president and CEO of Cyon Research. Holtz formerly was conference director A/E/C Systems International and has been involved in analysis and consulting in the CAD and engineering software industry since 1977.Ecobuild America, a conference and exhibition addressing the needs of the expanding green and sustainable building market, fm/IT, a conference addressing information technology and the facility manager, and the National Specifiers Conference; a conference designed for Specifiers to stay up-to-date with the most advanced automation and production tools for specs.George Borkovich, creator and co-founder of the A/E/C Systems show more than 20 years ago, states, "Our success back then was in bringing the entire building team together. Since then, the industry has again fragmented, so we have created a co-conference environment with a format and content that encourage all the disciplines to come together to advance technology development across the entire building team." Registration for AEC - Science & Technology is now in progress and discounts apply for early registrants.

For information call 1-800-996-3863, fax 1-508-790-4750 or visit www.aecst.com to register.????????????????About RCG Productions LLCRCG Productions LLC (Exton, Pa.) produces Ecobuild America, AEC-ST, the National Specifiers Conference, FM/IT and the AEC/GIS IT Analyst Conference. RCG principals, George Borkovich, Richard C. Vendola, Jr., and Chris Gibson have a depth of experience in technology and event planning, including the former A/E/C SYSTEMS International conference and exhibition. For more information, visit www.ecobuildamerica.com and www.aecst.comStrategically Co-located Conferences and Events AEC ? Science & TechnologyAEC-ST examines technology tools and methods to improve the use and sharing of information in multiple data formats both within and between each stage of the built environment lifecycle.AEC/GIS IT Analyst Conference:The AEC/GIS Analyst Conference provides an overall assessment of the industry, including a state of the industry address and future outlook. Attendees will explore the most important issues facing the customer today and learn what direction the industry information technology suppliers are headed.

fm/ITUntil now, there has never been an event that addresses the IT needs of facility managers: how information and electronic data are leveraged to improve FM business processes; the kinds of technologies that are having a meaningful business impact; how information standards are defined and shared; and the resources required to make these efforts successful. Ecobuild AmericaEcobuild America explores the breadth of commercial, industrial, institutional and residential green building techniques, construction products, renewable energy resources, sustainable design and ecological planning processes, with particular emphasis on the lifecycle of the built environment. The National Specifiers ConferenceThe National Specifiers Conference presents the most concentrated group of sessions on specifications in 2005 to help attendees: stay up-to-date with the most advanced automation and production tools for specs, learn about new resources to save time and improve quality, and prepare for future changes. M6: Mold, Moisture, Misery, Money, and Myth - Plus Management The Building Environment and Thermal Envelope Council, a committee of the National Institute of Building Sciences will produce a conference addressing a sequential series of protocols from discovery of mold through remediation to the post-remediation operation and maintenance procedures. This symposium is designed to walk participants through a catastrophic mold event.

The National Residential CM/IT ConferenceThis conference addresses management and technology solutions for homebuilders, remodelers, and residential architects. LEED: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design The U.S. Green Building Council will present LEED workshops throughout the Ecobuild America conference program. The workshops will address issues related to LEED-New Construction, LEED -Existing Building and LEED-Commercial Interior. National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Conference NRMCA, recognized as one the construction industry's leading advocates for sustainable building practices, presents a conference that provides valuable, current and authoritative information on important subjects for architectural, engineering and construction professionals..

They emphasized that booking through the new (business) can be done at no extra cost to organizations. The www.SpeakersOnHealthcare.com website offers detailed background information on speakers in over 20 categories as well as information on how to use speakers to create successful meetings on healthcare. In addition, the new venture also offers customized proposals by leveraging its unique knowledge base to creatively match speakers with the unique needs of meeting planners.Kendig and Cavender have both served on the board of directors of the International Association of Speakers Bureaus (IASB). Kendig is President-elect this year, and Cavender was a past President and currently serves on the Ethics Committee of IASB as well as on the Ethics Committee of the National Speakers Association.For further information on Speakers On Healthcare,contact Jo Cavender (800-697-7325)Karen Kendig (888-697-7326)e-mail protected from spam bots. www.speakersonhealthcare.com.

If you don't care about your topic, who will? Make a list of five topics you love. Choose two and be willing to develop a program you are willing to stay with for at least two years. 2. Be persistent in your quest to be a speaker of excellence. You must be perceived as an expert with expertise.

Demonstrate this through your life experiences, research and the way you customize your material for each audience. You are only as good as your last speech! 3. Have the patience to succeed. Is persistence your middle name? Don't expect to be a success over night. Get support, mentors, a coach to help you master your presentation(s).

One speaker said, This is a hard business to make an easy living. 4. Speak from your heart. Be authentic. Be vulnerable.

Share your mishaps and idiosyncrasies. You won't be perceived as real until you do this. When you are truthful, your audiences will trust what you are saying. Let your message provide hope for your audience. 5.

Connect quickly with your audience. You only have 30 seconds to make your connection. So pay attention to your opening remarks. Don't use jokes they may offend people in your audience. Do use short quotations, a funny story that is relevant to your message, a question or two to get their attention quickly.

6. Prepare 24/7 you don't write speeches, you find them everywhere in hotels, from family experiences, in the supermarkets and restaurants. Retrieve them and retell them. Don't lose out on great material because you didn't have your note pad near you. Why not invest in a mini-tape recorder and record ideas as they occur throughout your day.

7. Speak to the ways people learn; auditory, visual and kinesthetic. Know your audience so that you can offer the right mix. Research suggests 40% are visual, 40% are kinesthetic, and only 20% are auditory. If you don't use props or visuals, you will not reach 80% of your audience.

Be inclusive and find ways/tools that will speak to 100% of the people in your audience. 8. Support your main points with stories most people delineate their thoughts visually. People learn best from your personal stories. They will also do a better job in retaining your message if you tell them a story.

Remember when you were a kid. . .you said to your parents, tell me a story. When an adult hears your story, they are only a step away from their own story. Become a good story teller and watch your referrals and repeat business increase.

9. Make it fun learning is directly proportional to the amount of fun your audience is having laughter is like internal jogging. Inject some humor along the way. The audience wants to lighten up even with serious matters. Reminder---mature adults do not take themselves too seriously.

10. Have a reverence for the work you do. It is a privilege to be on the platform. And with this comes an awesome responsibility to your audience. Speaking is an art and a skill.

Tap in to your creativity, your wholesomeness, your playfulness. Live/speak from the inside out..

It's hard to hate someone you laugh with. The best speakers find a way to get people smiling early in the program. It opens hearts and makes the group receptive. You don't have to be hilarious, just humorous. 3.

Organized. There's no excuse for rambling through a presentation. Have your notes structured in way that keeps you on pace and on target. Listeners should feel they received a message that made sense and was easy to remember.4. Approachable.

Some speakers try to get in and get out as fast as possible, but the audience likes to know the speaker is available an approachable. One of the best ways to make a good impression is to get to the event early and meet people as they come in.5. Authenticity. It's said that honest arrogance is preferred over false humility. We all want to know people are being honest with us and that what we see is what we get.

Be true to yourself and others by being the same around everyone. That way you don't feel like one person in front of an audience and another person at other times.6. Growing. Great speakers continue to grow in the knowledge and application of the craft. They don't rest when reaching a particular level.

Instead they continue to stretch and become better.7. Giving. The best in this profession give without expecting return. Most big name speakers give anonymously to the charities and organizations they cherish. This giving attitude in private creates warmth and welcome in public.8.

Natural. Last night I actually watched BookSpan for the first time. I've flipped by before and mostly viewed it as a cure for insomnia. However, Walter Isaacson author of Benjamin Franklin An American Life was speaking. Having read the book I wanted to see how well he presented the material.

He did a great job. I got the impression that he would be the same off the podium as he was in front of the microphone. A great example of natural expression.9. Passionate. Speaking transfers energy with words.

The more passion passes through the message the greater the chance of it being remembered and applied. No one has ever said, "I sure hope the speaker is boring." Instead they like to say things like, "Wow! She sure was excited about her message.".

Brett Tabke, CEO of WebmasterWorld.com said, "To have the opportunity to hear from one of the web's most influential people is an honor. John Battelle's television appearances on 60 minutes, the Biography Channel, and his own Web 2.0 Conference have helped put him in that special rarefied net air few attain. We have a fantastic line-up of speakers with every area of the search marketing catered. " WebmasterWorld is actively planning several other conferences around the world (including the UK, and Las Vegas) for 2005. Dates for the future shows will be announced shortly.

Detailed conference information athttp://www.webmasterworld.com/conference/ About WebmasterWorld: WebmasterWorld was established in 1998 with online BBS roots tracing back 1984. It is a comprehensive news and discussion forum for web professionals and features more than 100 specialist topics covering technical and marketing Internet topics for all levels of ability. It has public and private subscribers-only sections and is the fastest growing forum on the Internet today. For more information about the conference, contact Brett Tabke at512-231-8107 or brett at webmasterworld.com. In the UK/Europe, contact Neil Marshall Tel: (+44) 118 988 0288 or engine @ webmasterworld.com.

For more details about sponsorship and exhibition opportunities contact Strategic Marketing Director Joseph Morin at 512-497-6856 or joe at webmasterworld.com..

Some of the seminar topics that are scheduled are not the normal ones you would expect to see at conferences. A sampling of some of the topics include, "Racing Around the Exploding Star" by Alan Weiss, PhD, CMC, CSP, "Big Planet, Small World - Connecting with People in the Internet Age" by Jerry Gitchel, "Beyond Tomorrow: The Future Is NOT What It Used to Be!" By Terry J. van der Werff, DPhil, CMC, and "It's Time to Invest in Yourself" with Tina Dupree, PhD, "The Chicken Lady." What are these topics all about? Professional speakers from across the Northeast as well as those who are looking to get into the speaking profession are expected to attend and find out. In addition to the 5 keynote presentations that will be presented by nationally known speakers, nine other concurrent workshops will be conducted during the two-day conference. Titled "Stepping into the Future" the conference will focus on two objectives as speakers learn on how they can prepare for the future of the speaking industry and how to help their clients step into the future of their industries.The National Speakers Association, which has 4,000 members, is celebrating its 30th year of serving the speaking profession and the meetings industry.

The New England Chapter, which is conducting the conference, is one of 36 chapters around the world.Additional information on the April 8th & 9th conference can be obtained by contacting the New England chapter of the National Speakers Association at 800 672-8330 or by visiting their web site at: www.nsanewengland.com/conf_home.asp.

To learn more about this offer visit (www.mediatrainingworldwide.com/gifts.html)Below is an excerpt from "Presentation Training A-Z".The Evolution Of Bush, The SpeakerRegardless of what you think of President George W. Bush's policies or personality, he has clearly evolved as a public speaker during the last four years. Bush is still quite shaky in press conference and TV interview situations, but he has improved dramatically in his prepared speeches. When Bush first started running for President in 1999 and early 2000, he often raced through his speeches, never pausing, tripping over words in the process and robbing them of any emotion. He took these flaws into the Oval Office his first year.

He also used the TelePrompTer poorly. He committed the beginner's blunder of reading too quickly, not varying speed, and not moving his head enough.The turning point for Bush's presidency was after 9-11 when he stood atop the rubble with a megaphone and shouted down, "I hear you, and all of America hears you?." It was unscripted; therefore, it sounded conversational, emotional, and real. It helped Bush connect with many citizens. Another turning point came for Bush during the 2004 campaign. Bush gave the same campaign speech at many locations around the country, so Bush developed a comfort with the content to the point where he didn't feel he had to read it.

The President was then able to speak in a more conversational manner. Specifically, he put in a lot more pauses, and he sometimes spoke faster, sometimes slower, sometimes louder, and sometimes softer because this is what all good speakers do regularly.It's unlikely that Bush will ever be compared favorably to Reagan or Clinton as a speaker, but he has shown that it is possible for anyone to improve basic speaking skills through practice and the use of simple techniques like pausing more frequently..

• Frequency response of the speakers should be higher and wider for better sound capturing and reproducing
• Efficiency of the speakers determines the distance sound will travel and is measured in terms of decibels, the higher the better.
• For playing your system continuously, the factor to be considered is the maximum power RMS, i.e., the maximum powers speakers can produce continuously.
• A component speaker set will give a full range and quality of sound in your car and it will be a thrilling experience.
• The car stereo speakers should be power efficient so that it does not eat up the riding power of your car.

When shopping for speakers, be sure to listen to a variety. Each speaker will have its own sound. Therefore, with the above knowledge gear up your car with better car stereo speakers, which will enhance your musical experience and rock your car..

When placing your home theater speakers, try to use the same amount of speaker wire for each type of speaker. For example, use the same length of wire for each of the front speakers. This will allow the signal to reach each speaker in about the same instant. I say "about" because there are variations in the wire which could cause the signal to reach one speaker slightly (fractions of a fraction of a second) before the other. By making the two lengths equal, you ensure that this delay remains tiny and unnoticeable.Center Channel The center channel should always be placed either immediately above or immediately below the viewing screen.

Make sure the speaker is pointed directly at the audience.Front Speakers The two front speakers should be the same distance from the audience as the center channel. Doing this will ensure that the sound will travel from each speaker to the audience in the same amount of time and reduce the chances of their being a noticeable delay between what takes place on screen to when you hear it. Each of the front speakers should also be positioned an equal distance from the TV on either side. This distance is dependant on your specific tastes; just make sure that the distances are both equal.Rear Speakers The rear speakers should be mounted on the walls on either side of the audience. Their purpose is to provide a sense of atmosphere, not provide the main sound for your home theater system.

Therefore, they should not be pointed directly at the audience's ears or you risk over powering the center channel and the two front speakers. Again, distance is important. Try to have the rear speakers the same distance from the TV in order to use the same amount of speaker wire and if possible have them placed equidistance from the audience. Subwoofer Bass tones by their nature are more difficult to localize than the midrange and high notes of the other five speakers. This will give you more freedom as to where to place the subwoofer.

However, the location surrounding the subwoofer can greatly influence the bass tones you hear. Placing the subwoofer in a corner or under a table will create a deeper resonating tone as the sound waves reflect off of the surfaces. The placement of the subwoofer is up to you, depending on the type of bass you want. Experiment with different locations and find the one that best suits your taste. Realizing the full potential of your home theater speakers is not a difficult task.

By following these guidelines, you will be ready to enjoy your home theater the way it was meant to be heard..

Promise them a transcript of your speech, or one that was transcribed earlier from another time you gave basically the same speech.5) If a prospective client asks if you've ever talked about a specific topic, you can send an excerpt from a transcribed speech that you gave for another client that addressed that topic.6) If you originally wrote up a speech you give often, but over time you've ad-libbed, added new material, changed things here and there, and your current, evolved speech is quite different from your original write-up, have a recording transcribed for an up-to-date transcript of your speech as you currently deliver it.7) Rather than mailing a tape or a video to a prospective client, it's faster to email or fax a transcript, saving time AND money. Even if you still mail a tape or video, this will get your information in text form to your client sooner for review, and they'll be even more certain it's worth taking the time to also review your audio or video.8) Provide reporters and editors with transcripts of your speeches to make it as easy as possible for them to give you press coverage, making it more likely to create good publicity for yourself and your client. 9) Have recordings of your radio and TV interviews transcribed and convert the transcripts into articles, book chapters, or to add to your press kit.10) When planning to make a video, provide a transcript of your material to your video team to make the planning process easier for them. Also convert the transcript into a workbook to go along with your video.11) You can build a database of questions that get asked frequently along with your answers in Q&A sessions during your presentations for a valuable collection of information. Once transcribed, the material can be converted into material for your website FAQ's section, or into handouts.

NOTE: Make sure the person asking the question has a microphone, OR fully repeat the question before giving your answer.12) Rather than asking your client to write and mail a referral letter after your speech and the event is all over, catch them while your presentation is fresh in their mind and suggest they tape their recommendation on your recorder, and let them know you'll have it transcribed and submit it to them for approval before using it. You can get other recorded referrals for transcription from attendees at the same time. 13) As you're driving away from giving a speech, record your thoughts that are tumbling through your mind such as things to change next time, things to remember, and stream-of-consciousness ideas that flow freely. Once transcribed, you can form a plan of action based on your own heightened inspiration spurred by the adrenaline of a successful event, and increase your overall success and productivity.14) Convert recordings of your speeches into material for a book or ebook to help establish your reputation as a credible expert in your field and create additional profits for your business. Edit the transcripts into chapters, add a table of contents, a cover, etc.

You can have it bound simply or submit it for professional publication, or convert it into an ebook.15) Once you have a book, have it professionally recorded by reading it out loud for an audio product to sell.Partnering with a professional transcriptionist is a solid business strategy that can save you time, increase your creativity, and -- most importantly -- add profits to your bottom line..