McGraw-Hill's Annual Outlook Scheduled for October, in DC
McGraw-Hill Construction's Outlook 2005 Executive Conference will take place October 27-28 at the Capital Hilton in Washington, DC.

The Outlook Conference brings together executives from major building product manufacturing firms, design and contracting firms, and industry associations who are interested in getting the vital information they need to solve real business challenges.
 
The highlight of the conference will be the presentation of the McGraw-Hill Construction 2005 Construction Outlook, authored by Robert Murray, vice president of Economic Affairs for McGraw-Hill Construction. The Construction Outlook has become a mainstay of business planning for construction and manufacturing industry executives.
 
Kermit Baker, chief economist for The American Institute of Architects will discuss construction trends from the architect's perspective.

David Wyss, chief economist for Standard & Poor's, will provide additional insight into U.S. and global economic trends that will impact the construction industry in 2005.
 
Robert A. Ivy, FAIA, editor-in-chief of Architectural Record, will lead a discussion on "Trends in Architecture and Architectural Firms" with Hugh Hardy, FAIA, Principal, H3 Hardy Collaboration; Paul Jacobs III, AIA, Chairman, RTKL Associates, Inc.; and Carl Roehling, FAIA, President and CEO, The SmithGroup.
 
Special guest will be Mark Shields, syndicated columnist and moderator for CNN's "The Capital Gang." Shields will share first-hand accounts and impressions of the current state of Washington politics.

Conference sponsors include Aon Construction Services Group, Autodesk, Nextel, and SMPS.

The registration fee is $595. To register, go to www.construction.com/event/outlook2005/registration.asp, call 866.727.3820, or e-mail andrea_pinyan@mcgraw-hill.com.
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