INVITATION

April 18, 2008
Dear Members and Friends of NIBS,

Please join us in Anaheim, May 19-22 for Ecobuild America and AEC-ST which is held in cooperation with the building SMART alliance.

May 07 LogosThis powerful conference and exhibit focuses on the latest evolutions in Green Building, Sustainable Design, Renewable Energy, Environmental Planning, Building Information Modeling, Construction Technology, and practice Management.

EBA 08 planer coverView the event planner to see the educational sessions available.

You'll see both NIBS and the building SMART alliance are involved in the conference program in a variety of ways to make your trip especially worthwhile. Come hear the latest on our projects, developments in NBIM standards, and more.

Specialized concentrations of sessions create two conferences-within-a-conference as follows:

National BIM CONFERENCE - May 20-22, Sponsored by: National Institute of Building Science and buildingSMART alliance

The National BIM Conference addresses the IT needs of the entire facilities and construction team:

• how information and electronic data are leveraged throughout the lifecycle of the facility
• how information standards are defined and shared

National Specifiers CONFERENCE - May 20-22, Sponsored by: National Institute of Building Science and Specifications Consultants in Independent Practice
Don't miss this concentrated group of sessions on specifications production. Stay up to date with the most advanced automation and production tools for specs.

20% Conference Discount or Free Exhibit and Keynote Admission
...for members and friends of NIBS. When registering online, use priority code E12NIB. For 20% Conference registration use discount code HSE14. For FREE exhibit/keynote registration, use discount code: HSEOC. Exhibit and keynotes are included with your conference registration.

Complete event information and registration is available at http://www.ecobuildamerica.com

I look forward to seeing you there.

Sincerely,

David Harris

David A. Harris, FAIA

President, National Institute of Building Sciences