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Coming in February 2009, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ of America will release a full-day introductory curriculum on the industry’s hottest topic, Building Information Modeling (BIM). BIM 101: An Introduction to Building Information Modeling will give participants a broad overview and introduce important concepts of BIM. By participating in this course, attendees will recognize the importance of BIM, understand common terminology, recognize BIM as a communication and collaboration tool, learn about examples of successful BIM usage and discuss issues associated with initiating the BIM process. Designed for construction professionals at all experience levels, this full-day course will feature sessions on:

• The What and Why of BIM
• Technology and Process Integration I
• Technology and Process Integration II
• Getting Started with BIM

BIM 101 is the first of six courses to be developed as part of ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½â€™s BIM Education Program. This program will be comprised of six levels of courses, administered at multiple levels and organized by degree of difficulty to provide in-depth training on BIM. BIM 101 will be offered at many of ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½â€™s 96 nationwide chapters, and can be brought in-house to construction firms or educational institutions. Contact Amy Fields, Senior Director of Curriculum, and Program Development or Stephanie Mullins, Program Coordinator, at curriculum@agc.org or 703-837-5360 to receive more information on this exciting new resource as it becomes available.