AACE ®

International
The Association for the
Advancement of Cost Engineering

The Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering

 The AACE® International
Advantage

AACE International has more than 7,000 members

worldwide, and is the largest organization serving
cost management professionals. AACE has members
in 84 countries and currently includes more than 70
local sections.

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 AACE® International
Represents

• Cost Engineering • Project Controls

• Claims & Dispute
• Scheduling Resolution
• Estimating • Education

• Planning • Consulting
• Project Management • Value Engineering
• Cost Management

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 AACE® International’s Vision
To be the recognized technical authority in cost
and schedule management for programs, projects,
products, assets, and services.

AACE® International’s Mission

The members of AACE® enable organizations
around the world to achieve their investment
expectations by managing and controlling
projects, programs, and portfolios; we create
value by advancing technical knowledge and
professional development.

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 AACE® International’s
Membership Advantages
• Monthly Cost Engineering journal
• Discounts on Continuing Education
Programs & Books
• Executive Search & Employment Services
• Networking & Contacts
• Professional Development
• Certification Programs
• Annual Meeting – Technical & Social Events

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 AACE® International’s
Corporate Sponsorship Program

AACE’s Corporate Sponsorship consists of eight or

more paid employee memberships, company
recognition on the AACE® website and in the Cost
Engineering journal, the virtual library – a corporate
sponsor edition option, and discounts on various
AACE® merchandise, meeting registrations, and fees.

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AACE® International’s
Cost Engineering Journal

Cost Engineering is AACE’s

monthly peer-reviewed technical
journal
• Keeps members well-informed
with professional interest
items, news, & products
• Electronic version is available
on the AACE website

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 AACE® International’s
Annual Meeting
AACE’s Annual Meeting Offers:
• Seminars
• 100+ Hours of Technical Presentations
• Exhibitors
• Software Showcase Track
• Transactions
• Certification Exams
• Social Events
• Section Leadership Orientation
• AACE Awards
• AACE International Bookfair
• Technical Committee & Special Interest Group Meetings

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 AACE® International’s
Technical Committees &
Special Interest Groups (SIGS)
Join an AACE Technical Committee or SIG at no additional cost!
AACE currently has committees and SIGs in the following areas:
• Building Information Modeling • International Projects
• Claims & Dispute Resolution • Manufacturing
• Construction • Planning & Scheduling
• Cost Estimating • Program & Project Management
• Decision & Risk Management • Project & Cost Control
• Earned Value Management • …and many more!

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 AACE® International’s
Professional Practice Guide’s

Professional Practice Guides (PPGs) are a series of reference

CDs that should be in every project/cost management
professional’s library. Each consists of selected technical
papers covering a specific functional area or industry
segment.

Some titles include:

•PPG#1 Contracts and Claims, 4th edition
•PPG#2 Risk, 2nd edition
•PPG#3 Cost Engineering in Aerospace & Aviation
•PPG#4 Planning and Scheduling, 2nd edition
•PPG#5 Earned Value, 2nd edition

… 21 current titles and more on the way!

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 AACE® International’s
Distance Learning Program
No matter where you are,
anywhere in the world, if you
want continuing education
without travel, check our list of
course offerings.

Course titles include:

• Introduction to Construction
Estimating
• Planning & Scheduling
• Estimating & Bidding I and II

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 AACE® International’s
Continuing Education Seminars
Continuing Education Seminars are a Great Way to Maximize
Your Training Dollar!
• AACE® follows the mandates of
IACET (the International
Association for Continuing
Education and Training)!
• Awards CEUs/PDHs!
• Gives Certificates of Attendance!
• Holds seminars on a wide
variety of topics each year at the
Annual Meeting!

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 AACE® International’s
Scholarship Program
AACE International awards scholarships dedicated to advancing
the study of cost engineering and cost management.

• Scholarships are available for full-time

second-year students in a program
related to cost engineering or cost
management.
• More than $40,000 awarded yearly

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 AACE® International’s
Approved Education Provider Plan (AEP)

• Identifies suitable professional development courses and

providers
• Gives continuous quality improvement, course review,
and ongoing support
• Provides the ability to award AACE® CEUs/PDHs
• Offers course promotion & recognition on AACE’s website

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 AACE® International’s
On-Site Seminars
Custom In-House Seminars on topics such as:
• Cost Engineering
• Planning & Scheduling
• Project Controls
• Project Management
• CPM Scheduling
• Risk Analysis
• Cost Estimating
• … and many other
topics!

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AACE® International’s
Certifications
AACE has certified thousands of professionals as:
• Certified Cost Consultants™ (CCC™)
• Certified Cost Engineers™ (CCE™)

AACE has certified junior professionals as:

• Certified Cost Technician™ (CCT™)

AACE also offers specialty certifications for:

• Certified Estimating Professionals™ (CEP™)
• Certified Forensic Claims Consultants™ (CFCC™)
• Earned Value Professionals™ (EVP™)
• Planning and Scheduling Professionals™ (PSP™)

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 AACE® International’s
Certification Accreditation
AACE® International’s CCC/CCE™, CCT™, EVP™,
and PSP™ programs are independently
accredited by:

CESB – Council of Engineering &

Scientific Specialty Boards

ICEC – International Cost

Engineering Council

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 AACE® International’s
Headquarters
Please contact the AACE Headquarters staff for any
assistance you may need.

– AACE International Headquarters

– 209 Prairie Avenue, Suite 100
– Morgantown, WV 26501

– phone - 1.800.858.2678
– fax - 1.304.291.5728
– e-mail - info@aacei.org

For more information visit our website at www.aacei.org

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