We are excited to be hosting our annual meeting again at Wild Dunes Resort in September 2024! In order to provide accurate head counts for our events, please register by 9/15/24.

PLEASE NOTE that we offer sponsorship options without accompanying registration. If you will be attending the event, please be sure to add one of the TICKET options to your cart.

Prospective members can attend for free; please contact us for details. 

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 - Early Arrival

 Thursday, September 19, 2024

-Golf: 11AM-5:30PM

-Thursday Night Indigo Rooftop & Ballroom Dinner at the Sweet Grass Inn 6th Floor @ Wild Dunes Resort, 6:00 PM.

Friday, September 20, 2024 (Tides Ballroom AB)

-7:30AM: Breakfast Buffet, Tides Foyer AB (SPOUSES INVITED)

-8:30AM - 9:45AM Jed Dunn, Newport LLC: The Snow Globe Knows - Clarity & Leadership 

Opportunities for leadership occur every day in business, at work, and in our personal lives.  And yet, our common sense is too seldom common practice - sometimes because of lack of clarity.  Jed Dunn, Managing Director of Newport, LLC draws on his experience as a CEO, Founder, Board Leader, Author, Speaker and Advisor to describe and explore the surprising personal attributes of everyday leaders. 

Jed will explore how leadership applies to challenges faced by VCSSFA members and how leadership links to a prosperous future.

-9:45AM - 10:00AM Break

-10:00AM - 11:00AM AISC Fabricator Education Training Program - Accelerated Onboarding (Joel Landsverk)

-Golf: 11:00AM - 5:30PM

-Dinner: 6:30PM at Palmetto Hall, Followed by our Casino Night from 7:30PM-9:30PM

Saturday, September 21, 2024 (Tides Ballroom AB)

-7:30AM: Continental Breakfast, Tides Ballroom AB Foyer 

-8:30AM - 9:45AM: Scott Waddle, Former Commander of the USS Greenville and Author of The Right Thing

An inspirational leader with uncompromising ethical standards, Scott Waddle graduated at the top of his class at Annapolis. With twenty years’ experience in the construction, maintenance, and operation of nuclear-powered submarines, he was handpicked from a highly competitive field of 250 naval officers to command a Los Angeles class fast-attack nuclear submarine. As commanding officer of the USS Greeneville, he managed a 140-man crew. 

Against the advice of his lawyer … against the direction of the Navy … Scott Waddle followed his conscience. When the U.S. nuclear submarine collided with a Japanese fishing boat in February 2001, the story made international headlines. Navy Commander Scott Waddle, captain of the USS Greeneville, was at the center of the controversy.

Unlike many other leaders in the public eye who have denied or made excuses for their behavior, Waddle stood boldly and took complete responsibility for his actions. The support of his family and his steadfast faith in God strengthened him through his horrible ordeal. And his deep remorse compelled him to offer a sincere apology to the victims’ families. Waddle’s pursuit of integrity against all odds provides an inspiring challenge to anyone facing difficult choices in life.

-9:45AM - 10:00AM Break

-10AM - 10:45AM “That’s Totally Bogus, Man!  Strategies for Defending Against Backcharge Claims” (Denise Motta, Gordon Reese Scully Mansukhani)

Backcharges are asserted regularly on construction projects and result in withholding of payment and expensive disputes.  We regularly see unsubstantiated backcharges asserted early in the project resulting in our clients financing the job. This seminar we will provide tips and best practices for how to evaluate and respond to both valid and bogus backcharges with the goal being to avoid delays in payment and disputes.

-10:45AM - 11:15AM: Gold Sponsors "Who We Are and What We Do For the Steel Industry"

-11:15 - Close of Annual Meeting

-On Your Own in Charleston, SC

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