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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><em><b><i><font size="3" color="red" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:red;font-weight:bold">Please forward to other people you think may be interested in this
event:</span></font></i></b></em><font color="red"><span style="color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">ODOT and the American Council of Engineering Companies – Oregon (ACEC) are co-hosting a partnering conference on April 4<sup>th</sup>.
<font color="navy"><span style="color:navy"> </span></font>The conference is located at the Holiday Inn –
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Wilsonville</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">
Conference</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.<font color="navy"><span style="color:navy"> There are still a number of seats available for this conference.</span></font><font color="black"><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">The key goal of this conference is to build a strong partnership between ACEC and ODOT as transportation solutions
are delivered for the citizens of the State of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State></st1:place>.</span></font><font color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:navy">
</span></font><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black"> </span></font><font face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial">This conference provides information about ODOT’s program direction and funding, and tools
that can be used to efficiently deliver projects.</span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">The keynote speaker this year is
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Dr. Rick Kirschner</st1:PersonName>.<font color="navy"><span style="color:navy"> </span></font>His keynote is entitled “The Art of Change.”<font color="navy"><span style="color:navy"> </span></font>The program covers four 'clicks'
of change: <font color="navy"><span style="color:navy"> </span></font>Mindset Click, Interpersonal Click, Influence Click and Team ship Click.<font color="navy"><span style="color:navy"> </span></font>He will reveal the secrets to connecting, relating, and
communicating successfully.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">This year’s conference also features eight workshops on the following:
<font color="navy"><span style="color:navy"> </span></font>environmental requirements;
<font color="navy"><span style="color:navy"> </span></font>preparing for catastrophic events;
<font color="navy"><span style="color:navy"> </span></font>information on project delivery methods and examples;
<font color="navy"><span style="color:navy"> </span></font>technical updates; <font color="navy">
<span style="color:navy"> </span></font>and useful information for planning your projects.<font color="navy"><span style="color:navy"> See the agenda for the conference for further details:<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:6.0pt;text-align:center"><font size="3" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/TECHSERV/docs/Word/ACEC_Agenda.doc">http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/TECHSERV/docs/Word/ACEC_Agenda.doc</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">Click on the following<font color="blue"><span style="color:blue">
</span></font>link for<font color="blue"><span style="color:blue"> </span></font>more details about the conference<font color="blue"><span style="color:blue">
</span></font>and to register:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:6.0pt;text-align:center"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/TECHSERV/Pages/ACEC-ODOT-Conference.aspx">http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/TECHSERV/Pages/ACEC-ODOT-Conference.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size="5" color="blue" face="Monotype Corsiva"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:blue">Lorrie Schaefer</span></font></st1:PersonName><font size="5" color="blue" face="Monotype Corsiva"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";
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Senior Training Consultant</span></font><font color="blue" face="Arial"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:blue"><br>
Technical Services<br>
Branch and Project Delivery Services Unit<br>
Oregon Department of Transportation<br>
Telephone: 503-378-5224</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size="3" color="blue" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:blue">Lorrie.L.Schaefer@ODOT.state.or.us
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