Master Builders of Iowa

“The Essential Learning Environment for High Performance”

The Master Builders of Iowa 96th Construction Industry Convention will take place on February 1-2, 2010 at the Polk County Convention Complex in Des Moines, Iowa.  This year’s convention is focused on providing MBI members with an “essential learning environment for high performance”.   At this year’s convention, you will hear from some of the best speakers in the nation as they address topics that affect your business.  Workshops have been created to address market forecasting, survival skills and recovery and growth.  In addition to the leadership tracks, there are many safety personnel and field related training opportunities such as: fall protection; confined space, electrical safety, traffic safety awareness trenching and excavation, jobsite inspections, scaffold procedures, forklift operations, rigging procedures and much, much more! 

Schedule of 2010 Seminars:

 Monday, February 1

Safety Award Breakfast (9:00 am)

MBI Membership Meeting (10:00 - 11:30 am)

Safety Session I (10:00 - 11:00 am)

• Duty to Have Fall Protection Systems
• OSHA’s Safe Procedures for Entering Confined Spaces for Construction
• Identify Hazardous Materials on Your Construction Project
• Stay Safe from Electrical Hazards
• DOT Rules for Drivers/Equipment Securement

Convention Luncheon (12:00 - 1:30 pm)

Safety Conference Luncheon (12:30 - 1:30 pm)

Safety Session II (11:30 - 12:30 pm)

• Safety Leadership
• IOSHA New Inspection & Emphasis Program for Construction
• Scaffold Inspection Procedures for the Competent Person
• The Principles of Safe Rigging
• Traffic Safety Awareness

Tough Minded Leadership – Accomplishing the Mission (2:00 - 5:00 pm)

Workshop for the HR Professional (2:00 - 5:00 pm)

Safety Session III (2:00 - 3:00 pm)

• Fall Protection Equipment: Proper Use & Inspection
• Safe Operation of Forklift & Skidsteers
• OSHA Trenching & Excavation Requirements
• Best Safety Practices for the Construction Industry
• Preplanning Makes for Safe Sites

Safety Session IV (3:30 - 4:30 pm) 

• Key Elements in Conducting a Jobsite Safety Inspection
• The Industrial Athlete
• Supervisor Drug Awareness Training in the Workplace
• Safety Awareness for Scissor & Aerial Lift Operators
• Transforming Your Company’s Safety Culture

Safety Conference Closing Reception (Lower Level - 4:30 - 5:30 pm)

Industry Reception (Market Center - 5:00 - 7:00 pm)

Build Iowa Award Dinner / Award Presentation (7:00 - 9:00 pm)

Tuesday, February 2

Breakfast Buffet (7:00 - 9:00 am)

Morning Keynote: What in the Financial World is Going on? (7:45 - 8:20 am)

Workshops (8:30 – 9:30 a.m.)

• Tax Changes, the IRS and Your Bottom Line
• Banks, Credit & Declining Balance Sheets
• The Decision to Hire & Fire
• The Do’s & Don’ts of Contractor Qualification
• The Art of Influence - Leadership in Challenging Times - Part 1

Demo Zone Presentation (9:40 - 9:55 am)

Workshops (10:00 – 11:30 a.m.) 

• Strategic Planning - Down Market Variables that May Change Your Strategy
• Assessing Your Contract Risks - Know Your Alternatives
• Standing Out From the Crowd, Marketing that Works
• Bonding Companies & Declining Balance Sheets
• The Art of Influence - Leadership in Challenging Times - Part 2

Afternoon Keynote: Leave Panic to the Amateurs (2:00 - 2:20 pm)

Demo Zone Presentation (11:40 - 11:55 am)

MBI Masters Awards Luncheon (12:00 - 1:45pm)

Workshops (2:30 – 3:30 p.m.) 

• Building a Sales Culture
• Emerging Green Trends & Technologies
• Forecasting & Budgeting for Small to Mid-Sized Companies in these Uncertain Times
• Construction Market Forecast...Essential Information for Strategic Planning
• ABC’s of the Workers Comp Modifiers
• Essential Business Plan in a Down Market - Part 1

Demo Zone Presentation (3:30 - 3:55 pm)

Workshops (4:00 – 5:00 p.m.) 

• Project Delivery - An Owner’s Perspective
• Changing Behaviors - An Innovative Way to Bend the Cost Trend of Your Health Plan

Workshops (4:00 - 5:30 p.m.)

• Developing Leaders into Effective Lean Managers to Improve Performance
• Win-Win Negotiating
• Is this the recovery I have heard so much about?
• Essential Business Plan in a Down Market - Part 2

CLICK HERE to see who attended in 2009.

CLICK HERE for the complete convention brochure and registration form.

CLICK HERE for exhibiting information!

CLICK HERE to view Seminar Handouts.