Terms & Conditions
AGREEMENT BETWEEN USER AND Construction Owners Association of America
The Construction Owners Association of America Web Site is
comprised of various Web pages operated by Construction Owners
Association of America.
The Construction Owners Association of America Web Site is offered to
you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms,
conditions, and notices contained herein. Your use of the Construction
Owners Association of America Web Site constitutes your agreement to
all such terms, conditions, and notices.
MODIFICATION OF THESE TERMS OF USE
Construction Owners Association of America reserves the right to change
the terms, conditions, and notices under which the Construction Owners
Association of America Web Site is offered, including but not limited
to the charges associated with the use of the Construction Owners
Association of America Web Site.
LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES
The Construction Owners Association of America Web Site may contain
links to other Web Sites ("Linked Sites"). The Linked Sites are not
under the control of Construction Owners Association of America and
Construction Owners Association of America is not responsible for the
contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link
contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site.
Construction Owners Association of America is not responsible for
webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any Linked
Site. Construction Owners Association of America is providing these
links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does
not imply endorsement by Construction Owners Association of America of
the site or any association with its operators.
NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE
As a condition of your use of the Construction Owners Association of
America Web Site, you warrant to Construction Owners Association of
America that you will not use the Construction Owners Association of
America Web Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by
these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use the Construction
Owners Association of America Web Site in any manner which could
damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Construction Owners
Association of America Web Site or interfere with any other party's use
and enjoyment of the Construction Owners Association of America Web
Site. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or
information through any means not intentionally made available or
provided for through the Construction Owners Association of America Web
Sites.
USE OF COMMUNICATION SERVICES
The Construction Owners Association of America Web Site may contain
bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities,
personal web pages, calendars, and/or other message or communication
facilities designed to enable you to communicate with the public at
large or with a group (collectively, "Communication Services"), you
agree to use the Communication Services only to post, send and receive
messages and material that are proper and related to the particular
Communication Service. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you
agree that when using a Communication Service, you will not:
- Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise
violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of
others.
- Publish, post, upload,
distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory,
infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or
information.
- Upload files that contain
software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or
by rights of privacy of publicity) unless you own or control the rights
thereto or have received all necessary consents.
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Upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other
similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another's
computer.
- Advertise or offer to sell or
buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless such
Communication Service specifically allows such messages.
- Conduct or forward surveys, contests, pyramid schemes or chain letters.
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Download any file posted by another user of a Communication Service
that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed
in such manner.
- Falsify or delete any
author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary
designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other
material contained in a file that is uploaded.
- Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services.
- Violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular Communication Service.
- Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses, without their consent.
- Violate any applicable laws or regulations.
Construction Owners Association of America has no obligation to monitor
the Communication Services. However, Construction Owners Association of
America reserves the right to review materials posted to a
Communication Service and to remove any materials in its sole
discretion. Construction Owners Association of America reserves the
right to terminate your access to any or all of the Communication
Services at any time without notice for any reason whatsoever.
Construction Owners Association of America reserves the right at all
times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any
applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or
to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in
whole or in part, in Construction Owners Association of America's sole
discretion.
Always use caution when giving out any personally identifying
information about yourself or your children in any Communication
Service. Construction Owners Association of America does not control or
endorse the content, messages or information found in any Communication
Service and, therefore, Construction Owners Association of America
specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the Communication
Services and any actions resulting from your participation in any
Communication Service. Managers and hosts are not authorized
Construction Owners Association of America spokespersons, and their
views do not necessarily reflect those of Construction Owners
Association of America.
Materials uploaded to a Communication Service may be subject to posted
limitations on usage, reproduction and/or dissemination. You are
responsible for adhering to such limitations if you download the
materials.
MATERIALS PROVIDED TO Construction Owners
Association of America OR POSTED AT ANY Construction Owners Association
of America WEB SITE
Construction Owners Association of America does not claim ownership of
the materials you provide to Construction Owners Association of America
(including feedback and suggestions) or post, upload, input or submit
to any Construction Owners Association of America Web Site or its
associated services (collectively "Submissions"). However, by posting,
uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you are
granting Construction Owners Association of America, its affiliated
companies and necessary sublicensees permission to use your Submission
in connection with the operation of their Internet businesses
including, without limitation, the rights to: copy, distribute,
transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit,
translate and reformat your Submission; and to publish your name in
connection with your Submission.
No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your
Submission, as provided herein. Construction Owners Association of
America is under no obligation to post or use any Submission you may
provide and may remove any Submission at any time in Construction
Owners Association of America's sole discretion.
By posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your
Submission you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control
all of the rights to your Submission as described in this section
including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to
provide, post, upload, input or submit the Submissions.
LIABILITY DISCLAIMER
THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR
AVAILABLE THROUGH THE Construction Owners Association of America WEB
SITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE
PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. Construction Owners
Association of America AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS
AND/OR CHANGES IN THE Construction Owners Association of America WEB
SITE AT ANY TIME. ADVICE RECEIVED VIA THE Construction Owners
Association of America WEB SITE SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON FOR PERSONAL,
MEDICAL, LEGAL OR FINANCIAL DECISIONS AND YOU SHOULD CONSULT AN
APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL FOR SPECIFIC ADVICE TAILORED TO YOUR SITUATION.
Construction Owners Association of America AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO
REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY,
TIMELINESS, AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS,
SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED ON THE Construction Owners
Association of America WEB SITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS,
SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OR
CONDITION OF ANY KIND. Construction Owners Association of America
AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH
REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED
GRAPHICS, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND
NON-INFRINGEMENT.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL
Construction Owners Association of America AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE
LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR
IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE Construction
Owners Association of America WEB SITE, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO
USE THE Construction Owners Association of America WEB SITE OR RELATED
SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY
INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED
THROUGH THE Construction Owners Association of America WEB SITE, OR
OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE Construction Owners Association
of America WEB SITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE,
STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF Construction Owners Association
of America OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE
EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL
DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF YOU ARE
DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE Construction Owners Association of
America WEB SITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND
EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE Construction Owners
Association of America WEB SITE.
SERVICE CONTACT : coaa@coaa.org
TERMINATION/ACCESS RESTRICTION
Construction Owners Association of America reserves the right, in its
sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Construction Owners
Association of America Web Site and the related services or any portion
thereof at any time, without notice. GENERAL To the maximum extent
permitted by law, this agreement is governed by the laws of the State
of Washington, U.S.A. and you hereby consent to the exclusive
jurisdiction and venue of courts in King County, Washington, U.S.A. in
all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the Construction
Owners Association of America Web Site. Use of the Construction Owners
Association of America Web Site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction
that does not give effect to all provisions of these terms and
conditions, including without limitation this paragraph. You agree that
no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship
exists between you and Construction Owners Association of America as a
result of this agreement or use of the Construction Owners Association
of America Web Site. Construction Owners Association of America's
performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal
process, and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of
Construction Owners Association of America's right to comply with
governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements
relating to your use of the Construction Owners Association of America
Web Site or information provided to or gathered by Construction Owners
Association of America with respect to such use. If any part of this
agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to
applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers
and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or
unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid,
enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the
original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in
effect. Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes
the entire agreement between the user and Construction Owners
Association of America with respect to the Construction Owners
Association of America Web Site and it supersedes all prior or
contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral
or written, between the user and Construction Owners Association of
America with respect to the Construction Owners Association of America
Web Site. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given
in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative
proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent
an d subject to the same conditions as other business documents and
records originally generated and maintained in printed form. It is the
express wish to the parties that this agreement and all related
documents be drawn up in English.
COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICES:
All contents of the Construction Owners Association of America Web Site
are: Copyright © COAA and/or its suppliers. All rights reserved.
TRADEMARKS
The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
The example companies, organizations, products, people and events
depicted herein are fictitious. No association with any real company,
organization, product, person, or event is intended or should be
inferred.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
NOTICES AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2),
notifications of claimed copyright infringement under United States
copyright law should be sent to Service Provider's Designated Agent.
ALL INQUIRIES NOT RELEVANT TO THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE WILL RECEIVE NO
RESPONSE. See Notice and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright
Infringement.
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Course 101: Introduction to Construction Project Management
Registration for Course 101: Introduction to Construction Project Management is now open. This highly interactive course is presented from the differing perspectives of Owner, Architect and Contractor. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the project management process.
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COAA members vote to update Article IV, Membership, of COAA By-Laws
COAA members approved removing the course of study criteria from Student Membership definition, so the membership is open to all individuals who are full-time students (nine or more credit hours per semester).
Members also voted to add an Educator Membership category open to individuals whose primary employment is as a faculty member with an institution of higher education.
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Summer Issue of Owners Perspective is Now Available
Summer Issue of Owners Perspective is now available. Be on the look-out for the print edition in mailboxes soon. Follow this link to download a PDF of the magazine
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COAA Georgia Chapter
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Thursday, September 16, 2010
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September 16, 2010
Atlanta, GA
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September 24, 2010
Coral Springs, FL
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COAA Pennsylvania Chapter (In-Formation)
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COAA Webinar - Staying on Schedule
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Thursday, October 14, 2010
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October 14, 2010 1-2PM EST
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Course 101 - Introduction to Construction Project Management
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Thursday, October 21, 2010
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October 21-22, 2010
Baltimore, MD
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2010 Fall Owners Leadership Conference - November 17 - 19, 2010
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010
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November 17 - 19, 2010
Tampa, FL
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COAA Webinar - Innovation in Action - A Pre-Fabrication Case Study
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Thursday, December 09, 2010
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December 9, 2010 - 1-2:30 PM
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