Mason Contractors: Learn How Tech is Changing Design and Construction Words: Dan KamysMason Contractors: Learn How Tech is Changing Design, ConstructionEvent:NOW AND NEXT 2014 Symposium on Technology for Design and Construction Event details:Meet thought leaders and colleagues interested in Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Open BIM Exchange, Software Trends and more.Learn about the innovations that are moving companies and people forward including:Where and how design and delivery is shiftingWhich software applications are transformativeBest practices for collaborative project deliveryHow to engage with the global BIM communityConnect with and hear from the best and the brightest such as, Jordan Brandt, AutoDesk; Deke Smith, buildingSMART alliance; Ray Topping, Fiatech; Bill East, Prairie Sky Consulting (formerly of the US Army Corps of Engineers).Coordinated by Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering’s MPM Program, www.mpm.northwestern.eduWhen:August 13-15, 2014 Where:Northwestern University School of Law, Thorne Auditorium375 East Chicago AvenueChicago, IL