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The Construction Owners Association of America (COAA) is hosting a single "COAA Connect" national conference this year in Atlanta.
COAA Connect national conferences are the foundation of a year-round mission to educate facility/project Owners and help them connect with peers and industry leaders. COAA is celebrating its 30th Anniversary with this landmark event, which will include four days of content and opportunities to connect.
COAA Connect conferences attract seasoned construction Owners, builders, design professionals, and other stakeholders. The event name underscores the fact that the conference is as much about peer-to-peer connections and networking as it is about the educational sessions.
Owners from a variety of sectors – higher ed, K-12, Federal/state/county/city government, healthcare, biotech/pharm, airports, and others – typically comprise more than 50% of the audience. In addition to a keynote address and educational sessions with relevant "take home" value for Owners, COAA Connect includes three evening receptions or activities, breakfast and lunch, one or more optional tours, and a chance to "do for others" through the organization's COAA Cares initiative.
Check out this video from a recent COAA Connect event and learn more at: https://www.coaa.org/connect | | |  | Rewarding Tomorrow's Leaders
COAA's Albert E. Phillips Scholarship deadline quickly approaching
The Albert E. Phillips Scholarship honors the founder of COAA with up to two (2) $3,000 scholarships annually to college students pursuing a career in the design and construction industry.
Fulltime students pursuing an AEC degree are eligible to apply if one of these criteria are met: - Attend a college or university that's a member of COAA
- Are related to a COAA member
- Are employed by a COAA member organization
Click HERE to view eligible organizations. Click HERE to add your organization to the list.
Applications are due March 1, 2024. | | | | | | |  | COAA Celebrates 30th Anniversary
The first and most impactful Owner-centric organization in the industry celebrates 30 years of existence in 2024. Prior to 1994, Owners typically weren't invited to the "big kids' table" and certainly weren't gathering to share best practices. COAA helped change that and invites you to see why "The COAA Way" ethos is helping reshape the way projects are delivered AND improve the experience for all.
This page of the COAA website is dedicated to this year-long celebration. Check in regularly for updates and share a memory, story, photo, or video related to your COAA experience.
Check out this 2-minute COAA primer! |
 | The Value of Membership
COAA is the membership organization for facility/project Owners and the product and service providers who support them.
COAA members are connected to a national, local, and virtual community of peers, subject matter experts, business partners, and thought leaders. Owner members of COAA share many things in common, even though the projects they lead may be wildly different in terms of scope, type, cost, and location. One common thread is a belief that project success or failure ultimately comes down to human beings and their ability to communicate, collaborate, and resolve issues.
COAA members enjoy discounted event rates, webinars, peer-to-peer networking, an electronic repository of documents and other resources, the digital Owners Perspective magazine, a member directory, and a wide variety of ways to engage or volunteer. More importantly, COAA members find themselves connected to a group of like-minded professionals who share both the desire to continuously improve and a belief that working collaboratively leads to greater success.
If you and your organization believe in that sort of approach to project leadership, welcome home ... COAA is exactly what you've been looking for. Check out this Membership Brochure, which outlines benefits, rates, the value proposition, and more. | | | | | |  | | | | |  | The COAA Way Podcast
Where project leadership and reflective stories take center stage
In each fast-paced episode, listeners will hear from a variety of industry leaders about their unique journey and how it shaped them. Join hosts Howie Ferguson and Lucie Castro with the Construction Owners Association of America (COAA) as they delve with each guest into topics like talent recruitment & retention, handling conflict & tension, culture, and current challenges.
The first of many podcasts launched in January to kick off 2024 and the organization's 30th Anniversary year. |
 | COAA Owner Training Institute®
Training for Owners, By Owners
The Owner Training Institute® (OTI) plays a major role in COAA's overall educational mission. It includes in-person training courses designed specifically for Owners, live and on-demand webinars, "Learning Bites," and discounts on Lorman Education products.
The OTI curriculum includes 14 Owner-centric courses, focused on Core Skills, Process Management, Project Delivery, and Team Selection/Procurement. To maximize the learning experience, attendance is capped at 25, and courses are facilitated by COAA's signature three-person team of instructors - Owner, design professional, and builder - allowing participants to benefit from all three perspectives. | | | | | | | | |
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