Annual Rice Global Forum for Engineering & Construction

	Time	Agenda
	6:00 - 7:00 pm	Networking Reception
	7:00 - 7:10 pm	Opening Remarks Gary Marfin Executive Director of the Energy and Environmental Systems Institute (EESI) and Program Director of Shell Center for Sustainability Rice University and University Co-Chair of Rice Global Engineering & Construction Forum
	7:10 - 7:30 pm	Dinner
	7:30 - 8:15 pm	"*The ACE Mentor Program of America - Building for the Future"* The construction industry workforce is in a crisis. By 2012, there will be more than 1 million job openings throughout the industry. That’s just over four years away! The ACE Mentor Program of America is doing something about the crisis by introducing high school students to real-life, real-world experiences in the construction industry through its highly acclaimed after-school mentoring program. Charles H. Thornton, Ph.D., P.E., founder of the ACE Mentor Program, will share insights into this program, how it works and the impact it is having on thousands of high school students each year. Charles H. Thornton, Ph. D., P.E., Founding Principle & Chairman, Charles H. Thornton and Company, LLC
	8:15 - 8:25 pm	Recognition & Awards
	8:25 - 8:30 pm	Closing Remarks
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