New Membership Scheme - join now and save £70 on our conference

On 3rd April we launch the new membership scheme for The IT Construction Forum. Over the next few months we will be developing the membership package but one of the first benefits for subscribing members is a £70 discount on our annual conference, to take place on 24th May. You can also save 20% on a workshop on mobile technologies. To be sure of your discounts, and for more details, apply for full membership now using the application form on our website at www.itconstructionforum.org.uk

Many of you registered with us for 'free membership' or 'non-subscribing membership'. It will no longer be possible to register for this membership level from 1st April. However, if you have registered or confirmed your details in the last few months in response to our various requests, and if your details match our qualification criteria, you will continue to receive some benefits, such as our free newsletter, insITe, until August 2006. You can also claim £50 discount on our annual conference, if you book before 24th April.

You can still register on our website, free of charge, for free downloads and e-bulletins.

For details on full Membership, CLICK HERE, or contact us at itcf@constructingexcellence.org.uk

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New member profile

Here is a short profile of the first full member of The IT Construction Forum. We will, periodically, include a profile of a new member in future e-bulletins and newsletters.

Graeme Tappenden, Director and Chief Information Officer, Cameron Taylor, Tolworth.

Graeme is a Chartered Engineer, Director and CIO of Cameron Taylor, a professional services consultancy providing a portfolio of structural, civil, mechanical, electrical engineering, public health, transportation planning, environmental, building surveying and health and safety services.

Graeme has for many years successfully directed a specialist surveying and insurance services organisation as part of Cameron Taylor using e-technologies and knowledge management as key tools. "Access to and the management of company knowledge," comments Graeme, "has never been more important for the UK's highly pressured construction sector. With the pressures on maintaining skilled staff and the ever more litigious climate, good knowledge governance and the release of local knowledge, often locked in, is key to ongoing business success."

Find out about technologies for managing knowledge at The IT Construction Forum conference on 24th May.

Empower your supply chain through effective use of IT

By Anna McCrea, senior consultant at Davis Langdon Management Consulting.

Changes in buying habits and the growing need for information lead customers to expect businesses to empower them. Businesses can also benefit from allowing customers to own more of the buying process, but they must provide the customer with the enabling technology.

But how can businesses of all types and sizes integrate their diverse applications in an efficient manner?

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New membership benefits package

One of the first benefits that subscribing members will receive is a discount of £70 on the delegate fee for our conference in London on 24th May. Click on the link below or contact us for details of membership or our IT Partnership scheme.

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The IT Construction Forum 2006 Annual Conference

Using IT to work more effectively in the construction industry - London 24th May 2006

Save up to £70!
This year the conference will focus on collaborative working, mobile technologies and knowledge management.

Hear from: Peter Cunningham - Constructiong Excellence Eric Anderson - Atos Origin Simon Rawlinson - Avanti Programme Paul Jackman - The Pel Group Neill Pawsey - COMIT David Kerr - Taylor Woodrow Construction

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Meet The IT Construction Forum at Interbuild (Birmingham) and in Reading

Meet Karl Williams, Manager of The IT Construction Forum, at Interbuild in the iTShowcase section on 24th-26th April or you can catch him on the Constructing Excellence stand M17 at other times. iTSHOWCASE at Interbuild features a continuous educational program throughout the 6 days of the show. Leading suppliers present the latest IT solutions for the contractor, architect or engineer.

At iTShowcase in Reading on 17th May at the Madejski Stadium Karl will talk about the Forum and what we can do to help you improve the use of IT in your business or project.

IT Showcase LIve at Interbuild

IT Showcase LIve in Reading

Improving CAD Productivity - London 5 April

Find out more about CAD and how your CAD skills measure up by attending this workshop.

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Workshop on mobile technology - Durham 6th April

Subscribing Members of The IT Construction Forum save 20%

We have negotiated a 20% discount for subscribing Members of The IT Construction Forum for workshops organised by COMIT (Construction Opportunities for Mobile IT) through the Construction Productivity Network. Non-subscribing members can claim 10% discount.

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Last call for entries - Most Effective Use of IT in Construction Award

Information Age is now accepting entries for its annual Effective IT Awards. Hurry!Completed entries must be received by April 7th 2006!

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Join The IT Construction Forum

For networking opportunities, guidance, access to member-only services, free events and publications, and a wide range of discounts and special offers, CLICK HERE

Membership costs only £195+ VAT per annum and is open to those within a UK construction organisation with some responsibility for IT use, or investment in IT, for their firm. This can include, for instance, finance and operations directors, site managers, senior partners, engineers and architects, as well as IT professionals within the construction industry.

Academics, researchers, students Certain products and services are available to anyone interested in the construction industry and to register for free downloads CLICK HERE

IT providers and consultants Those in the IT or technology industries who want to work with our members can become IT Partners and benefit from a wide range of networking and promotional opportunities. For details CLICK HERE

How to reach our members

Become an IT Partner
Anyone can become an IT Partner - it is not limited to the IT industry - for networking and promotional opportunities with our members. All we ask is that you are willing and able to provide useful and independent guidance on new technologies in an educational context. For details CLICK HERE

Promote your company, products and services
The following opportunities are currently available:

• Enhanced entries in our IT Suppliers' Directory
• Banner advertisements on the IT Suppliers' Directory home page
• Advertising in insITe, the newsletter for members of The IT Construction Forum
• Sponsorship of events and publications

Contact Karl Williams to discuss your ideas on 020 7592 1137 or send him an EMAIL

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This e-news is edited for The IT Construction Forum by Mary-Lou Nash. Material for this e-news or our print newsletter insITe can be submitted by sending us an EMAIL