Thank you for joining us at RTC Australasia 2013. The conference was an overwhelming success and feedback received while onsite has been fabulous, with a number of attendees claiming 2013 was the
best RTC yet. Our aim is to improve the conference each year and in doing so we need your feedback. Please take 10
minutes to complete our online feedback survey.

To begin this survey, click the link below.

If you have any queries regarding the conference, please email the team at secretary@rtcevents.com

Here’s a sneak peak of the main page.

Here’s another for the Event’s page.

Some visitors didn’t like that the video on the main page would start loading and playing automatically, with the new page it won’t anymore! We hope you’ll find the new format even easier to find what you want to know.

Follow the event commentary live via Twitter, search for Tweets that are using the hashtag #RTCAUS

The RTC app for Auckland’s event recently was updated at the iTunes app store. When this occurred it became possible to download the materials for your conference sessions (and all the other sessions too). This means that when you activate a few sections of the application you’ll be confronted with a username and password request. An email recently was sent to registered attendees that provides the password information you’ll need to activate these parts of the app. Information is also provided in the packet you receive in the satchel you’ll get when you check in at the RTC registration desk. The welcome session will also discuss some of the app features so you’ll be able to get the most out of it during the conference. Do give yourself a little time to get acquainted with it so you’ll be able to make the most out of it.

If you have questions or issues with the app just let the RTC staff know during registration or whenever you have a chance to speak to them.

See you in the halls!!

Event: RTC Australasia 2013

When: Thursday, 16 May, 2013 – Saturday, 18 May, 2013

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Venue: The Langham, Auckland

Address: 83 Symonds Street, Auckland 1010

Phone: (+64-9) 379 5132 Fax: (+64-9) 377 9367

We recommend delegates wear smart casual attire during conference sessions. It is requested that guests wear smart casual attire to the Welcome Function and Friday Evening Dinner (offsite at The Wharf so we recommend you bring a warm jacket) and semi-formal attire to the Gala Dinner.

For those international delegates travelling to New Zealand, don’t forget your passport and ensure that it has 6 months validity beyond your travel dates.

Getting to the Conference
Airbus Express
Airbus Express is Auckland’s cheapest airport transfer service operating 24 hours a day. The Airbus Departs every 15 minutes from the domestic and international terminal stopping at various stops in the CBD (one stop being Symonds Street, near the Langham Hotel). Tickets cost NZD$16 one way or NZD$26 return per adult. For more information, please go to www.airbus.co.nz

Parking
The Langham, Auckland offers valet parking at the entrance of the Hotel for $35.00 per day. Alternatively a Tournament Parking Public Car Park is located at the rear of the hotel for guest convenience. RTC have negotiated a conference parking rate at the Tournament Car Park. The rate is NZ$16.50 for 24 hours (including as many entry & exits as the guest needs) however this needs to be pre-booked with Tournament, this rate will not be honoured without a prior booking. To make a booking please contact Karen Holland on DDI+64 9 306 0677 or MOB +64 21 829 665.

Other Transport Options
Auckland Taxis
The Langham Auckland is a 30 minute drive from Auckland International Airport. The average taxi fare from the airport to The Langham Hotel is NZ$85 depending on traffic.

Private Transfer
Super Shuttle takes the hassle out of getting to your destination from the airport taking, you from door-to-door. To calculate your cost or book online go to www.supershuttle.co.nz.

Directions if travelling by car
Driving directions from Auckland Airport
From Auckland Airport, turn left at Highway 20, through Highway 12, left turn onto the Southern Motorway. Take the Symonds Street exit and turn right onto Symonds Street. The Langham is located one block away on your left just after the next set of traffic lights at the Karangahape Road intersection.

Driving directions from the North
Head South on the Northern Motorway. After crossing the Auckland Harbour Bridge, take the Cook Street exit and continue along Mayoral Drive. Turn right onto Queen Street, and at the top of the hill turn left onto Karangahape Road. At the next set of traffic lights turn left onto Symonds Street, and The Langham is located 30 metres on the left hand side.

Driving directions from the South
Head North on the Southern Motorway. Take the Symonds Street exit and turn right onto Symonds Street. The Langham is located one block away on your left just after the next set of traffic lights at the Karangahape Road intersection.

Accommodation
If you have reserved accommodation via the conference registration site,  please refer to the Housing Reservation Details below.

The Langham Hotel Auckland
The hotel, check in time is 3:00pm. Accommodation booked through the Conference has been pre-paid on your behalf, including one breakfast in single rooms and two breakfasts for twin or double rooms. A credit card authorisation will be required on check in, to cover any incidental charges. All room requests are on an availability basis only and will be confirmed at check-in. All rooms at The Langham Hotel are non-smoking.

Registration Desk
The Conference registration desk will be located in the Great Room Lobby area on the function room level of the hotel. The desk will be open during the following hours:

It is recommended that if you are arriving on Wednesday you take advantage of pre-registration, between the hours of 4:00pm and 6:30pm, to avoid queuing on Thursday morning.

You may contact the registration desk by phone on (+64-9) 300 2903 during the above mentioned hours.

RTC staff will be onsite from Tuesday 14 May. While we will have limited staff in the Sydney office at this time, you may also contact us on +64 21 083 72763.

RTC App
This year we have a new and improved conference app for all delegates, please visit the App Store or Google Play to download your free RTC Australasia 2013 conference app, proudly sponsored by CADLearning. Simply search RTC AUS 13 and enter the password rtcakl2013 to start connecting (no username is needed). The app is the place to view your personal agenda (showing the sessions that you selected at the time of registration), view venue and exhibition floor plans, read up on speaker details and session information, view the competition entries, read our live twitter feed and even provide your feedback to RTC.

Handouts
New to 2013, RTC will not be printing session handouts (except for the Lab classes) and these will instead be housed within the app. Simply click on the class information in the schedule icon and scroll to the bottom to find the handout and other materials provided by the speaker, alternatively click on the materials icon. If you wish to have a hard copy we recommend you print these for your sessions and bring along with you to the conference.

For those delegates that do not have access to the app, you can visit the HTML version at http://rtcaus13.crowdcompass.com/ and print the handouts from there (you will need the same password for access as mentioned above).

As always RTC will have all the materials for all sessions available to delegates after the conference.

To unlock the My Agenda and Materials icon you will need to enter your Mobile Code – (your code will be sent in your email). Alternatively you can enter your email address and click ‘Request a Mobile Code’ and an email will be sent to you confirming this code.

Don’t forget to have your push notifications turned on for up-to-date alerts or announcements!

SEE YOU SOON!! Safe journey to all!

The deadlines for the Competition (May 15th) & Showcase (May 10th) material submissions are approaching fast!

RTC’s labs will be using our Gold Hardware Sponsor BIM9 private cloud computers and one workstation will be allotted per lab attendee. We made a change this year in response to attendee feedback that asked that we stop having them share a computer in our labs. This means there are fewer available seats in the lab. Creating and providing this new gallery option lets us welcome more participants into each lab.

Considering that many of RTC attendees are quite adept with Revit already, that means many are just as comfortable learning by watching. Choosing how you want to follow along will be up to you.

Now go Register!!

If you already registered you can revisit your registration to change your lab attendance preference. For example if you are quite comfortable observing the lab and don’t need your own cloud pc you can change your attendance to the Gallery.

Find out how to Edit Your Registration.

What is RTC’s Design Technology Summit?

The RTC Design Technology Summit (DTS) is a daylong event (Wednesday July 10, 2013) bringing together professionals from large firms in the building Architecture and Engineering (AE) design industry who have a responsibility for managing and implementing design technology. DTS is a forum, a venue to discuss ideas – to share, to challenge, and to refine our thinking. The design world is a constantly evolving landscape driven by the adoption of BIM tools, availability of increased computing power, the ubiquity of mobile solutions and “always on” data access. These new paradigms challenge the traditional operations of AE firms and have resulted in a new domain of expertise at the intersection of technology and practice.

DTS is the environment for those professionals, in the interest of sharing, to workshop together, to learn from each other and to be informed about new and emerging technology. DTS is intended to grow and evolve over time, and will strive to provide a consistent and accessible venue for architects, engineers, and related AEC industry professionals to address technology, business, and the critical juncture between. The goal of the summit is to arrive at an agnostic solution to strategic changes in our technology and business strategy that allows design firms to remain relevant and successful in the 21st century.

This year’s DTS will include three moderated discussion sessions, plus a final wrap-up session:

• Collaboration (Moderated by Craig Barbieri, Lee Miller & David Spehar) – internal, external, global
• Management (Moderated by Bob Yori & David Harrington) – culture, technology, business alignment, education
• Innovation (Moderated by Josh Emig & Jim Balding) – research, implementation, new technology
• Wrap Up (Moderated by Wesley Benn, Robert Manna & committee) – feedback, how this should run in the future

The focus of the summit is on discussion sessions and more importantly, the issues that challenge us in our day to day work. We all have challenges, and most are not unique. Maybe you’re struggling with collaborating internationally; perhaps you don’t know how to balance research and innovation dollars against billable work; or your design and delivery process lags behind technology advancement. DTS is an opportunity to discuss those challenges and collectively work toward common solutions.

Attendees are encouraged to participate and not merely attend. All sessions will be recorded for audio and dictated with attribution to the contributor.  Meeting minutes, audio recordings and materials presented at the summit will be shared with all attendees. Material will continue to remain available as we build a repository of ideas, solutions and best practices.

Attendance at DTS is by invitation only and limited to 40 registrants.  We feel that his number will better foster an atmosphere of active and meaningful discussions between everyone.

• If you received an invitation, we are hopeful that you are able to join your fellow invitees.
• If you have questions feel free to contact secretary@rtcevents.com
• If you think you belong at this event, but did not receive an invitation, please email secretary@rtcevents.com to sign-up for future follow-up and communication (Please include your name, e-mail, title, company, company size, address (optional), company website and a brief response on “why you belong at DTS”?).

You’ll see a new link to the DTS on the main site for RTC Events Management as well.

The Langham, Auckland, New Zealand
Thursday 16 – Saturday 18 May

Register before 12noon on Wednesday to WIN!!!! With only two weeks to go, we are offering delegates registered by 12noon (AEST) on Wednesday 1 May, the chance to win a Dell M6700 17″ Mobile Workstation thanks to AECOM, simply by registering as a Full Conference Delegate or Principal. This is your chance to take home more from RTC Australasia… don’t worry all of you who have already registered as a Full Conference Delegate/Principal, as you have an entry into the competition too. With presentations, labs and accommodation filling up fast, it’s time to secure your place at RTC Australasia! Register today.

Competition – With prizes confirmed from AECOM, asBUILT, Autodesk, HP, IMAGINiT Technologies and   Lenovo this is the competition you want to be a part of! Raise the profile of your firm and win great prizes by entering your work in our competition. Highlight your firm’s innovation, integration, presentation and documentation skills, and see where the bar has been set by your competitors. For more information on the competition please click here.

Showcase – The Showcase highlights the great work that is being done in Revit and BIM – especially that which doesn’t fit the competition requirements. Showcase slides from present and past years run for the duration of the conference. submission!

Download our New and Improved RTC Australasia 2013 Conference App! Search the App store or Google Play for ‘RTC AUS 13′ and start connecting with other delegates, read about our speakers, sponsors & schedule and even register now!

Come and see what all the fuss is about!   REGISTER NOW

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Have a great idea for a Glorious Gadget to be added to our session? – tell us about it! ]]> http://www.rtcevents.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=620 1 http://www.rtcevents.com/blog/?p=616 http://www.rtcevents.com/blog/?p=616#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 04:11:40 +0000 Wesley Benn http://www.rtcevents.com/blog/?p=616 Hi Everybody,

Just a quick note to let you know that the server hosting our registration pages will be down for upgrading for a period of 6-8 hours this coming weekend.

The planned time (in event local) is:

North America (Pacific Time): 6pm on Friday the 19th until about 2am on Saturday the 20th.
Europe (GMT): 2am until about 10am on Saturday the 20th
Australia (Eastern Standard Time):  11am until about 7pm on Saturday the 20th.

We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause.

Regards,
Wes