Convention Schedule

*Please note: all locations are subject to change.  The most current information can be found the mobile app, AGC Connection.

Thursday, February 22, 2024

Registration
Chesapeake Bay
12:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

AGCVA Board of Directors Meeting
Crystal Room
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Hospitality Lounge
Chesapeake Bay
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

First Time Attendee Reception
Spring Room (next to Cameo Ballroom)
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
This event is limited to first time attendees and the AGCVA Board of Directors.

Convention Welcome Reception
Cameo Ballroom
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Young Leaders Dinner Meet-Up
Main Dining Room
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Young Leaders will dine together in one of the resort restaurants.  Registration is required and AGCVA staff will make a reservation for the group in advance.

Board of Directors Dinner
Crystal Room
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
This event is limited to the AGCVA Board of Directors and their spouses.

Irish Coffee hosted by Marsh McLennan Agency
Cafe Carleton (across from Drapers)
9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Sporting Clays Competition
On Your Own During Gun Club Hours
Must be registered with AGCVA Convention for scores to be submitted.

Friday, February 23, 2024

Registration
Chesapeake Bay
8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Hospitality Lounge
Chesapeake Bay
8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Convention Breakfast with Bloody Marys & Mimosas
Chesapeake (across from registration - this is a change)
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Note:  Program will begin at 8:50 a.m.

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Building Value in Your Workplace: Tactics and Strategies the Smartest Leaders are Making to Navigate and Grow in 2024 and 2025 - presented by Gene Marks
Colonial Hall
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Note:  Program will begin at 8:50 a.m.

Breakout Sessions
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

• AGCVA's 401K Program
  McKinley
  Presented by Stephen Ellsworth, Baird Diagrid Group
   
• Navigating Employment Laws while Hiring Foreign National Workers
  West Virginia
  Presented by Brenda J. Oliver, Jackson Lewis P.C.
   
• Safety on the Inside: How to Effectively Support Behavioral Health in the Construction Industry
  Taft - this is a change
  Presented by Rich Jones, Chief Clinical Officer, YouTurn Health
   
• ChatGPT, AI, and Beyond: Game-Changing Technologies That Will Impact Your Industry
  Fillmore/VanBuren
  Presented by Gene Marks

Fun Session: Seasonal Wreath Making
Culinary Arts Center
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

AGCVA General Membership Meeting & Legislative Update with Lunch
Chesapeake
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

District Officers Council
Chesapeake
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
District officers strongly encouraged to attend.

Fun Session: Craps Gaming Demonstration
Casino Club
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

Fun Session: Craft Beer Tasting
Hayes
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Chair's Celebration
Colonial Hall
5:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Come celebrate the leaders of the association as we thank the outgoing chair and install the chair and officers for 2024. This black-tie party includes a reception, gourmet dinner, and live music from with The Deloreans that you won't be able to resist dancing along to. Join hundreds of fellow convention attendees at the most anticipated annual event for AGCVA.

Sporting Clays Competition
On your own during Gun Club hours
Must be registered with AGCVA Convention for scores to be submitted.

 

Saturday, February 24, 2024

Past Chairs' Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Limited to AGCVA past chairs and current officers.

Registration
Chesapeake Bay
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Hospitality Lounge
Chesapeake Bay
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Fun Session: Bunker Tour
Trellis Lobby
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Breakout Sessions
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

• Women in Construction Roundtable Discussion
  McKinley
  Facilitated by Arlene Lee, CEO & Principal of Lee Construction Group
   
• 35 Years of Working with Contractors Distilled into 60 Minutes: Blunt Conversation About the When and Why of Succession
  Hayes
  Presented by Wayne Rivers, Co-Founder and President of The Family Business Institute
   
• Unveiling VOSH: Transforming Compliance into Safety Excellence
  Fillmore/VanBuren
  Presented by Jason Petrie, Clancy & Theys Construction, AGCVA Safety Roundtable Chair, Roy N. Mason, CSP, Virginia Department of Labor and Industry, Jennifer L. Rose, CSP, Virginia Department of Labor and Industry

Cornhole Tournament
Chesapeake
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Individual registration, single elimination.

Fun Session: Bourbon with Bud
Crystal Room
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Cocktails and conversation with Bud Foster, retired VT Football Coach.

Fun Session: Bunker Tour
Trellis Lobby
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Fun Session: Bourbon with Bud
Crystal Room
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Cocktails and conversation with Bud Foster, retired VT Football Coach.

Remission & Resilience Reception: Think Pink
Cameo Ballroom
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Help us celebrate some of the most resilient people, Breast Cancer survivors. Everyone is encouraged to wear pink and luminaries will be available for purchase during convention to honor or in memory of those who battled breast cancer. All funds raised from the luminaries will be donated to the Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation.

Sporting Clays Competition
On your own during Gun Club hours
Must be registered with AGCVA Convention for scores to be submitted.