McGraw-Hill Construction and Engineering News-Record sponsored their second annual conference for women in design, engineering and construction on May 9th and 10th, 2011 entitled Groundbreaking Women in Construction.
Trustees Jane Chmielinski and Porie Saikia-Eapen were on the afternoon panel, The Global Leader as panelist and moderator, respectively. Saikia-Eapen also spoke on Re-Thinking Construction Management. Advisor Jennifer Murphy (Vice-President, Plaza Construction Corporation) moderated a panel about The New Business Leader.
Beverly Willis, FAIA, spoke at a breakout session on the topic Managing Expectations: Setting Benchmarks, Overcoming Disappointments. The panel was led by Carol Frohlinger, Esq., Co-founder of Negotiating Women, Inc. Willis and fellow panelists encouraged attendees to explore personal and professional goals in the context of the current economy and workplace conditions.
Please visit BWAF’s Facebook page to see our photo album from the Groundbreaking Women in Construction Conference. See more photos from McGraw-Hill Construction.
Photo captions and credits:
LEFT: Clockwise from top left: Aileen Cho (Senior Editor, Transportation, ENR), Laurie A. Meisel (Manager of Social Media and Digital Marketing, McGraw-Hill Construction), Beverly Willis, and Nadine M. Post (Editor-at-Large, Buildings, Design and Construction, ENR);
CENTER: Jane Chmielinski (COO, AECOM) speaks during a panel while Shirong Li (Deputy Director General for the Chongquing Foreign Trade and Economic Relations Commission) looks on;
RIGHT: Clockwise from top left: Patricia Galloway Ph.D. (CEO, Pegasus Global Holdings, Inc.), Porie Saikia-Eapen (Vice-President and Area Manager, CH2M Hill), Erleen Hatfield P.E., (Principal, Buro Happold Consulting Engineers), and Beverly Willis enjoy the event reception. All photos courtesy of BWAFArchive.
