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Thursday | 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Concurrent Educational Sessions 1.01 – 1.10

Academic and Research
           CAFM Systems: I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Credible Data!

Benchmarking and Best Practices
           SESSION CANCELLED: Driving Radical Change: A Case Study on Change Management

Benchmarking and Best Practices
           FM Diagnostics: Are You a High-performance FM Organization?

Emerging Leaders
           This is No Time to be Shy: How to Network, Reach Out, and Build the Relationships that Your Career Needs

Executive Management
           Lead by Example: A Guide to Leadership in Hard Times Part 1

Global Outlook
           Broad Horizons: New Approaches to Global Consulting Practice

How-To Guide Sessions
           Introduction to IFMA's How-to Guides: IFMA and Sustainability - Past, Present and Future

Strategic Facility Planning
           Tracking Actual vs. Planned Space Utilization is Key to Effective Management of Corporate Real Estate

Trends and Innovation
           Power Plants of the Future: Energy Generation, Revenue Creation and Carbon Footprint Reduction

Trends and Innovation
           Engagement, Education and Communication are Key When Creating High-performance Workplaces

Thursday | 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Concurrent Educational Sessions 2.01 – 2.11

Academic and Research Track:
          Facility Management for Climate Change Adaptation

Emerging Leaders Track:
          Better Questions = Better Information

Executive Management Track:
          Lead by Example: A Guide to Leadership in Hard Times Part 2

Global Outlook Track:
          Think Globally; Plan Regionally

How-to Guide Sessions Track:
          Getting Started on the Path to Sustainable Facility Management

Industries and Interests Track:
          Finance for the Public Sector FM

Industries and Interests Track:
          What Every Facility Manager Should Know About Microbiology

Maintaining the Built Environment Track:
          Demand Response: A Case Study of How it REALLY Works

Maintaining the Built Environment Track:
          Energy Management: from Building Benchmarks to Monitoring-Based Commissioning

People Perspective Track:
          New Twist on an Old Theory: Updated Drivers for Motivating FM Staff

People Perspective Track:
          Security From Every Angle

Trends and Innovation Track:
          Social Media: What is it and How Does IFMA Use it Today?

Thursday | 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Concurrent Educational Sessions 3.01 – 3.10

Academic and Research Track:
          Learning Environments: Accommodating New Delivery Styles in Existing or Purpose-built Facilities

Benchmarking and Best Practices Track:
          Best Practices in Military Services Facility Management

Emerging Leaders Track:
          Remote Control: Managing Facilities in Multiple Locations

Executive Management Track:
          Smart Planet Goals and Innovative Solutions: Produce GREEN Harvest

Global Outlook Track:
          FM Beyond 2010: An Apocalyptic Re-ordering of the Future of Our Profession

How-to Guide Sessions Track:
          ENERGY STAR and the IFMA Challenge: Saving Energy in Your Facilities

People Perspective Track:
          Interns: Providing CPR to the Facilities Organization is Virtually a Triple WIN-WIN-WIN!

Strategic Facility Planning Track:
          Begin With the End in Mind: Infusing FM Strategy Into Construction...the Rest of the Story (Case Study)

Strategic Facility Planning Track:
          Got Old Buildings?

Sustainability Track:
          Demystifying Green Product Standards

Sustainability Track:
          Energy Benchmarking in Facility Management: Using the Right Tools

Thursday | 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Concurrent Educational Sessions 4.01 – 4.10

Benchmarking and Best Practices Track:
          Sustainable Energy Initiatives in the Public Sector: A Sonoma County Case Study

Emerging Leaders Track:
          Move Me on Up: How to Develop and Implement a Successful Employee Move Management Procedure

Executive Management Track:
          Investing in America: Creating Economic Growth and Long-term Competitiveness Through America’s Infrastructure

Global Outlook Track:
          British Import: How The Royal Bank of Scotland Adapted its U.K. Maintenance Strategy for the US

Global Outlook Track:
          European Standards in FM: Benchmarking Foundation

How-to Guide Sessions Track:
          Green Rating Systems Sustainability Guide Overview

Industries and Interests Track:
          Real Estate Directors Reveal All! The Good, Bad and Ugly of Working With Commercial Real Estate Brokers

People Perspective Track:
          Using the Consultant's Toolbox to Become a Better Facility Manager

Strategic Facility Planning Track:
          A Tactical Approach to Scenario Planning: Planning for Tomorrow and Beyond

Sustainability Track:
          Retro-Greening: The Latest Trend in Green Buildings

Friday | 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Power Speaker Sessions 5.01 – 5.03

Power Speakers

         Relationship Economics® - The Art and Science of Relationships
         Batteries Included: Lessons to Energize and Balance Your Life
         Leaders vs. Losers 

Friday | 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Concurrent Educational Sessions 6.01 – 6.10

Academic and Research Track:
          Happy Employees = Happy Customers: Measuring Performance Delivery and Improving FM Service

Global Outlook Track:
          Managing FM Across Borders

How-to Guide Sessions Track:
          Lighting Guides the Way to Energy Efficiency: Don’t Get Hosed! Water Conservation Measures Made Easy

How-to Guide Sessions Track:
          Sustaining Your Critical Infrastructure: The Challenge of Building/Retrofitting a “Green” Data Center

People Perspective Track:
          New Kids on the Block: New Generations Changing Perceptions of Work and the Workplace

Strategic Facility Planning Track:
          Creating Light at the End of the Tunnel: What Facility Managers Can Do to Add Value During Times of Uncertainty

Trends and Innovation Track:
          Architect / Contractor: Collaborative Success With Integrated Project Delivery

Trends and Innovation Track:
          Social Media Mania

Trends and Innovation Track:
          FM of Tomorrow

Friday | 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.| Lunch & Council-Sponsored Sessions 7.01 – 7.15

Benchmarking and Best Practices - Council Lunch and Learn Track:
          Planning for Outsourcing

Industries and Interests Track:
          Industrial Engineering Principles for Facility Management

Industries and Interests Track:
          Quality Assurance/ Contractor Accountability Programs

Industries and Interests - Council Lunch and Learn Track:
          Protecting Your Financial Institution: Tips on Making Your Facility Safer

Industries and Interests - Council Lunch and Learn Track:
          Transitioning From Full-Time Employee to Consultant: 2010 Update

Industries and Interests - Council Lunch and Learn Track:
          Continuity for the Workplace

Industries and Interests - Council Lunch and Learn Track:
          Solutions for Today’s Restaurant and Food Service Challenges Roundtable

Industries and Interests - Council Lunch and Learn Track:
          Practices for IT Infrastructure Management – Panel

Industries and Interests - Council Lunch and Learn Track:
          Interactive Roundtable – For Religious Sector FM's

People Perspective - Council Lunch and Learn Track:
          Relating Daily Green Initiatives to All Levels of Your Organization

Trends and Innovation - Council Lunch and Learn Track:
          Accentuate the Positive and Illuminate the Negative

Trends and Innovation - Council Lunch and Learn Track:
          Transformation of the FM Language to That of the C-Suite: No Longer a Business Within the Business

Trends and Innovation - Council Lunch and Learn Track:
          Nine Transforming Keys to Lowering Cost, Cutting Waste and Driving Change in a Broken Industry

Trends and Innovation - Council Lunch and Learn Track:
          Learning Space 3.0: Real and Virtual Space Collide

Trends and Innovation - Council Lunch and Learn Track:
          Transforming FM With BIM in Complex Facilities and Laboratories

Friday | 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Concurrent Educational Sessions 8.01 – 8.10

Academic and Research Track:
          Virtual Action Learning as a Best Practice to Address Strategic Management in an FM Educational Setting

Global Outlook Track:
          Brazilian Facility Management History: Building the FM Mindset in the Brazilian Market

How-to Guide Sessions Track:
          Improve Facility Performance Through Retro-commissioning

How-to Guide Sessions Track:
          Is Your Cleaning Program Really Green or Is it Blue? A review of the IFMA Foundation's Green Cleaning Sustainability Guide

Maintaining the Built Environment Track:
          Top 10 OSHA Violations in the Built Environment and How to Avoid Them

Maintaining the Built Environment Track:
          Listening to the Voice of the Customer

Trends and Innovation Track:
          Developing a Bio-Tech Research Park: New Partners and Shared Visions

Trends and Innovation Track:
          FM Technology Users Forum


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