Monday, Feb. 24, 2025
7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. National Committee Meetings
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Registration Open
Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025
7 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Registration OpenRegistration will close from 5:30-6:45 p.m.
7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. National Board of Directors Registration
8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Construction Management Competition
The Construction Management Competition provides competing university and college teams an opportunity to experience a real-world construction project with unique characteristics and challenges. Participating teams assemble a general contracting firm that represents their school and ABC student chapter in the competition.
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8:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m. National Board of Directors MeetingMeeting includes industry and regional breakouts, member-to-member sessions and a chapter presidents’ business meeting.
12:15-1:45 p.m. Association Excellence Awards
The Association Excellence Awards luncheon recognizes and celebrates chapter achievement in membership growth and retention, STEP® participation and other major accomplishments for 2024. National board members, proxies and chapter presidents receive a complimentary ticket to this event, which is the official lunch for the National Board of Directors meeting. Other convention attendees interested in attending this pre-convention event must purchase a ticket during the registration process.
3:30-5 p.m. Exhibit Hall Grand Opening and Reception Full convention, social and opening night celebration ticket holders only.
Watch Last Year’sConvention Highlights! Join us for the official ribbon-cutting ceremony and food, fun and networking with more than 75 exhibitors. Visit with the exhibitors and register for multiple giveaways throughout the hall. Become a part of the mission at Roc Solid Foundation and help build a backyard playset for a family fighting pediatric cancer. You'll find out why Roc Solis says, "play defeats cancer," and we guarantee you will see what hope looks like for the childhood cancer community. Then, stop by the ABC Member Engagement booth to connect with members from across ABC’s chapters and pick up your official 75th anniversary swag!
5:30-7 p.m. Opening General Session With Erik Wahl and Construction Workforce Awards
Erik Wahl is an internationally recognized artist, TED speaker and No. 1 bestselling author. On stage, Wahl’s keynote experience creates a dynamic multidimensional metaphor for how to systematically embrace innovation and risk. His message: Disruption is the new normal, and businesses must embrace creativity in a wholesale fashion or risk being left behind. Some companies will be disrupted while others will choose to be the disruptor. Choose wisely. Business growth and art will converge into a fascinating performance.
Celebrate the Construction Workforce Awards winners—the Craft Instructor, Craft Professional and Young Professional of the Year—and meet the 2025 Chair of the ABC National Board of Directors.
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7:15-9:30 p.m. Opening Night CelebrationFull convention, social and opening night celebration ticket holders only.
Step back in time to the glitz and glamour of old Vegas! Enjoy live music, signature cocktails and a night to remember. Dress to impress and mingle with fellow attendees as we kick off an unforgettable ABC Convention 2025. Get ready for a night of high energy and classic Vegas charm!
Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025
6 a.m.-4 p.m. Registration Open
7:30-10 a.m. National Board of Directors Registration
8-10 a.m. National Board of Directors Meeting
8 a.m-3 p.m. Exhibit Hall
Watch Last Year’sConvention Highlights! Network with more than 75 exhibitors and register for multiple giveaways throughout the hall! Become a part of the mission at Roc Solid Foundation and help build a backyard playset for a family fighting pediatric cancer. You'll find out why Roc Solis says, "play defeats cancer," and we guarantee you will see what hope looks like for the childhood cancer community. Then, stop by the ABC Member Engagement booth to connect with members from across ABC’s chapters and pick up your official 75th anniversary swag!
8 a.m.-3 p.m. National Craft Championships
ABC presents the National Craft Championships annually to highlight the achievements of the people who represent the future of the construction industry. Exceptional craft trainees and apprentices travel from across the country to demonstrate their superior skills, training and safe work practices and compete for top honors in their chosen craft. For training sponsors, employers and ABC chapters, the NCC demonstrates a staunch commitment to the career paths the construction industry offers. Viewing from 8-11 a.m.
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9:15-10 a.m. Industry Insight Sessions Session Information Coming Soon! Open to full convention attendees only.
10:15-11 a.m. Industry Insight Sessions Session Information Coming Soon! Open to full convention attendees only.
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Viewing of the Construction Management Competition Presentations
Cheer on the teams! At the end of the day’s competition, a short list of teams will be selected to move on to the next round. All convention attendees are invited and encouraged to stop by to see the teams at work during competition day. You also won’t want to miss the final presentations showcasing the top teams!
11:15 a.m.-12 p.m. Industry Insight Sessions Session Information Coming Soon! Open to full convention attendees only.
12-3 p.m. Viewing of the National Craft Championships and LunchLunch in Exhibit Hall for full convention and social ticket holders only.
Catch the second half of the action happening at the ABC National Craft Championships! These competitors exemplify the best of the best from across the nation. Plus, exhibitors will be on hand to connect and share the latest industry technology, products and services. Viewing from 12-3 p.m.New this year! Become a part of the mission at Roc Solid Foundation and help build a backyard playset for a family fighting pediatric cancer. You'll find out why Roc Solid says, "play defeats cancer," and we guarantee you will see what hope looks like for the childhood cancer community.
5:30-10 p.m. Excellence in Construction® Awards Gala Separate ticketed event.
The 35th Annual National Excellence in Construction Awards Gala celebrates the best in merit shop construction, honoring the most outstanding construction projects and contractors of the year for their remarkable achievements in leadership, safety, innovation and inclusion, diversity and merit.
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Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025
7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Registration Open
8:30-9:45 a.m. Morning Keynote Breakfast With Justin WrenOpen to full convention and social ticket holders only.
After battling depression, thoughts of suicide and drug addiction, Wren experienced a life-changing journey living with the Mbuti Pygmy people of the Congo Basin Rainforest. Justin has a deep-seated belief and ability to empower people to stoke the fire that is within us all. Be inspired and empowered to take action that leads to deeper purpose, high performance, and long-lasting change and impact. Justin “The Big Pygmy” Wren is a 10-time state champion, five-time All-American, two-time national champion wrestler, Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran and has been inducted into the Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame. He is a best-selling book author, humanitarian and founder and CEO of the nonprofit Fight for the Forgotten.
10-10:45 a.m. Industry Insight Sessions Session Information Coming Soon! Open to full convention attendees only.
11 a.m.-12 p.m. Closing Industry Insight Session With Anirban BasuOpen to full convention and social ticket holders only.
Anirban Basu is chairman and CEO of Sage Policy Group Inc., an economic and policy consulting firm in Baltimore. He is also chief economist for ABC. The Baltimore Business Journal named him one of the region’s 20 most powerful business leaders in 2010. Basu teaches History of Economic Thought at Goucher College as distinguished economist in residence, and his radio show can be heard weekdays on WYPR, 88.1 FM Baltimore.
5-7 p.m. Careers in Construction Awards
Watch dreams come true at the Careers in Construction Awards, where the winners of the Construction Management Competition and National Craft Championships take center stage for a celebration you won’t soon forget. Honor the best in merit shop construction during this high-energy event.
7:15-10 p.m. Closing Night Celebration Full convention, social, celebration combo and closing night celebration ticket holders only.
Get ready to wrap up ABC Convention 2025 with an electric touchdown of a closing night celebration at the iconic Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas! Celebrate, connect and enjoy an incredible evening in one of the most thrilling venues—it’s the perfect finale to an extraordinary convention! Featuring stadium tours, VIP experiences and more, this will be an unforgettable night. Enjoy game-day bites, interactive football challenges and team spirit. Network like a pro, dance in the end zone and wear your best silver and black. Let’s score big and celebrate together!
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