Event Schedule

What you will learn: This course provides an introductory-level primer on planning and management of physical space. The course includes basic space planning and management vocabulary and concepts, and details the fundamental policies, processes, practices, analytical tools, and database management concepts involved in developing and implementing a space management plan for corporate, university, and government organizations.

Who should attend: This course is open to all facility planners and designers, operations management, space planners, facility managers, resource and space analysis managers, financial planners, real estate portfolio/campus managers, architects and engineers, consultants, and software, furniture and casework providers.

Space is limited and enrollment is subject to approval.

Cost:
$1,300 Fundamentals Course only
$1,100 with registration to the two-day conference immediately following
(Fees include course materials, continental breakfast, refreshment breaks, lunch)

A hosted beer and wine bar along with light snacks will be served.

Attendees may sign-in and pick up their registration materials here, or the next morning at the conference ballroom foyer.

Guests welcome.

See the full list of participating exhibitors and event hosts.

The workplace is going to need to work harder to earn the trust and respect of employees!  As we continue to battle to get people back to the office, new workplace experiences will be required to “earn the commute” of employees. Technology will be the foundation of these new experiences, making the workplace more informative, intelligent and collaborative. In this session Mark Miller reports on Cisco’s efforts to transform their 16M square foot real estate portfolio to address the challenges, and opportunities, of hybrid work. He illustrates the critical role space design, technology and culture plays in creating innovative workplace environments, and experiences that are “earning the commute” of employees every day.

This case study illustrates the space utilization and employee engagement results that can be achieved through creation of a centralized space utilization model, and the organizational and culture changes required to get there. Julie Kelly-Smith and Katie Roberson profile the mission of Sandia National Labs’ Integrated Space Solutions team, including better aligning space use with programmatic needs. They deliver valuable lessons learned on pitfalls to avoid, the effects on employee satisfaction, team restructuring, final plan rollout, change management processes, and continuous improvement.

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Here’s a model for responding to the numerous pressures faced by higher education including limited capital, deferred maintenance, and the need to modernize and expand programs to remain competitive. Presenters profile key elements of Thompson Rivers University’s strategic initiative to level-up its student services, instructional and research spaces in the heart of campus – which involves functional relocations, hybrid work models, refined space utilization models, and infill and backfill planning for six buildings in less than a year. They highlight solutions for occupancy tracking challenges, the role of multi-purpose spaces, how to launch university space use policies, and best practices for communication and timelines.

This end-of-day session is where key ideas, new developments, and findings that have been revealed over the course of the entire two-day conference (including sessions you may have missed) get clarified, expanded upon, and affirmed or debated. This is also the opportunity to get answers from industry leaders and the entire audience to specific questions on key and challenging issues.