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56 COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION & RENOVATION — MARCH : APRIL 2016 INDUSTRY EVENTS SUMMIT COVERAGE • Meet me in San Antonio Historic Texas city serves as backdrop for 2016 CCR Summit To the Alamo ... T he story is one of the most endearing Texas legends. Holed up and surrounded for 13 days by General Antonio López de Santa Anna and his Mexican army, a small band of Texans made a stand unlike any other in the chapters of American history. Led by James Bowie, Davey Crockett and William B. Travis, their battle, and subsequent deaths in the early morning hours of March 6, 1836 at the Alamo, came to symbolize the relentless courage and sacrifce for the cause of liberty. The tour of the historic battle site, located on Alamo Plaza in downtown San Antonio, was one of the many networking events held during the 2016 Commercial Con- struction & Renovation Summit, Jan. 20-22, at The Marriott Riverwalk Hotel. W ith tours slated for The Alamo, The River Walk and other notable points in between, some of the industry's lead- ing commercial construction executives converged on the historic city of San Antonio for three days of networking, AIA accredited seminars, educational insights and business. The 2016 Commercial Construction & Renovation Sum- mit, held Jan. 20-22, at The Marriott Riverwalk Hotel, had a little bit of everything – and then some. The event kicked off with the annual tabletop cocktail party/dinner/scavenger hunt (winners got to donate money to their favorite charities), and moved through a tour of The Alamo (featuring a stop at Teddy Roosevelt's favorite bar), a trip to Knibbe Ranch (think Urban Cowboy and mechanical bulls) and a waterway tour in and around The River Walk. And that was just the networking. Attendees also participated in several industry-related, accredited seminars, as well as the always anticipated one-on-one sessions, which gave vendors and end-users invaluable face time to talk shop. On the following pages is a snapshot of what makes the Commercial Construction & Renovation Summit a "must attend" event.