On 22 October 2014, the American University in Cairo (AUC) in conjunction with the Society of Construction Law (SCL-UK) held a conference at the AUC Campus in New Cairo, Cairo Egypt on “Construction Contract Development, Challenges and Dispute Resolution” where the contractual and legal challenges in construction contracts were tackled with special emphasis on the modern alternative dispute resolution mechanisms available for the settlement of such disputes. CRCICA Director made a presentation on the settlement of construction disputes by arbitration under the auspices of CRCICA. The conference was very well attended mainly by engineers and lawyers from Egypt and the Middle East.