ANNOUNCEMENTS

RECORDING Effective Project Management Practices as a Key Risk Management Strategy - For those of you who missed this very informative presentation, the recording is now available on demand. Presented by Bob Rosain, PE, PMP of Bob Rosain & Associates, LLC, this presentation shares what firms can do to minimize business risks through effective project management practices. Bob has also written a companion white paper that defines the principles mentioned in his presenation. This white paper is available in our Risk Management Library.

@Webinar Library - Hall & Company has released the recordings for all past webinars in our Risk Management Library! Links to the recording of past webinars such as - The Bright Gray Line: "Yes", "Never", and "Maybe" Contract Clauses for Design Professionals (and how to find the difference) and our most recent webinar - Lessons Learned: Practical Advice on how to Avoid Professional Liability Claims and Manage PLI Exposures. The presentation slides of these webinars are also available to download.

WA - Help Pass Contract Fairness Bill - SHB 1559 - SHB 1559, AIA’s contract fairness bill, passed the House Ways and Means Committee. Now we need your help to get the bill to be passed by the state House of Representatives. This bill applies to all design professionals. AIA|WA needs you to contact your lawmakers today to urge them to support SHB 1559. This bill needs to be passed in order to prevent unfair and uninsurable contract provisions from being forced on architects.

RISK MANAGEMENT EVENTS

WA/OR: LIVE Seminar - Avoiding Claims Through Managing Client Expectations and Your Contract - This Seminar will consist of (3) 1-hour AIA approved presentations: • Managing Client Expectations and Dispute Prevention (1.0 CE Credit) • Standard of Care (1.0 CE credit) • How to Prepare for a Claim; the Pitfalls and Successes (1.0 CE credit) When - February 22, 2012 Time - 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Where - 520 Pike Street, 12th FL Conference Room, Seattle, WA 98101 (parking will be validated) The Speakers: Sue Yoakum, Esq., AIA - Of Counsel at Donovan Hatem Donna Hunt, Esq., AIA - Director of Claims/Risk Management Services - Lexington Insurance To reserve your spot today email andrew.morgan@chartisinsurance.com or call (206) 344-3223

A/E Industry's Premier Leadership - Building Institute - Since its inception in 1995, the American Council of Engineering Companies’ prestigious Senior Executives Institute (SEI) has attracted public and private sector engineers and architects from firms of all sizes, locations and practice specialties. Executives—and up-and-coming executives—continue to be attracted by the Institute’s intense, highly interactive, energetic, exploratory, and challenging learning opportunities.