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Industry-specific Council Sessions

Corporate Facilities Council
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April 11 | 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
1.06 Contract Workers: How FMs in Different Industries Are Answering Similar Challenges
Co-hosted with the Legal Industry Council

April 11 | 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
2.07 Identifying & Leveraging Your Strengths to Maximize Performance, Part 1

April 11 | 2:45 p.m. – 4 p.m.
3.07 Identifying & Leveraging Your Strengths to Maximize Performance, Part 2

April 12 | 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
4.07 Speaking Up: Effective Communication With Senior Leadership

April 12 | 3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
6.07 Telecommuting & Flexible Workplace Programs: Why is There So Much Resistance?

April 13 | 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
7.07 Operationalizing BIM

April 13 | 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
10.07 The Facility Manager Toolbox

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Corporate Real Estate Council
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April 11 | 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
1.07 What's Happening in the Real Estate Market: Current & Future Perspectives from the U.S. & Globally

April 11 | 2:45 p.m. – 4 p.m.
3.01 Work on the Move: An Interactive Workshop with Authors of a New Workplace Strategy Book. Join the fun by playing the Workplace Strategy Snakes and Ladders Game

April 12 | 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
4.06 Today's Hottest Topics in Real Estate

April 12 | 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
5.06 Leading Change: A Core Competency for Facility Managers

April 12 | 3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
6.06 Managing a Mobile Workforce: How Do You Know What They're Doing?

April 13 | 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
7.06 CAFM: How IT Supports Corporate Real Estate Strategy

April 13 | 9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
8.06 What Incentives Are Out There & How Do I Find Them?

April 13 | 2:15 p.m. – 5 p.m.
11.01 Get Your Questions Answered at the Workplace Strategy Café

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Data Center Facilities Community of Practice
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April 12 | 3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
6.04 Reliability, Business Requirements & New Data Center Delivery Models

April 13 | 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
7.04 The Convergence of Facility Management & the Data Center: What Does This Mean to You?

April 13 | 9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
8.04 Best Practices for Energy Management & Reliability to Control Expenses & Avoid Lost Revenues

April 13 | 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
10.04 Hot Topics in Data Centers: Roundtable Discussion

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Environmental Health & Safety Council
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April 13 | 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
7.05 Business Continuity Planning Strategies: How They Impact Facility Directors

April 13 | 9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
8.05 Disaster Recovery 2.0: The Impact of Social Media on DR Processes

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FM Consultants Council
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April 13 | 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
10.05 "Pick Me! Pick Me!" Getting Your Conference Presentation Selected

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Information Technology Council
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April 11 | 2:45 p.m. – 4 p.m.
3.04 Making a More Effective Business Case to the C-Suite

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Legal Industry Council
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April 11 | 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
1.06 Contract Workers: How FMs in Different Industries Are Answering Similar Challenges
Co-hosted with the Corporate Facilities Council

April 11 | 2:45 p.m. – 4 p.m.
3.06 Hot Topics for Legal Industry Facility Managers, Part 1

April 12 | 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
5.07 The Future of the Law Firm Office: Trends for the 2010s

April 13 | 9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
8.07 Hot Topics for Legal Industry Facility Managers, Part 2

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Manufacturing Facilities Council
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April 12 | 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
4.04 Planning for Outsourcing

April 12 | 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
5.04 Employing a Graduated Approach to Managing Asset Risk in a Manufacturing Facility

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Museums/Cultural Institutions Council
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April 11 | 2:45 p.m. – 4 p.m.
3.05 Facility Best Practices That Don't Break the Bank

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Public Sector Council
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April 11 | 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
1.05 Demystifying Public Sector Contracting

April 11 | 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
2.05 Developing a Staffing Plan in the Public Sector

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Religious Facilities Community of Practice
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April 11 | 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
2.04 Hot Topics in Religious Facility Management

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Research & Development Council
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April 11 | 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
1.08 IFMA & BIM for Life Cycle Management

April 11 | 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
2.08 IFMA's BIM for Life Cycle Book

April 11 | 2:45 p.m. – 4 p.m.
3.08 How Do We Get From BIM to CAFM? The Process & Today's Tools

April 12 | 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
4.08 The Venter Laboratory: Zero Energy

April 12 | 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
5.08 BIM/Life Cycle: Committee Reports

April 12 | 3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
6.08 A Roadmap: Driving BIM to Become a Facility Management Knowledge Tool

April 13 | 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
7.08 Finding Ways to Support Today's High-Tech O&M Professional, Part 1

April 13 | 9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
8.08 Finding Ways to Support Today's High-Tech O&M Professional, Part 2

April 13 | 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
10.08 Relocation Planning for Regulated (cGMP) Businesses

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Restaurant & Food Service FM Community of Practice
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April 12 | 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
4.05 Foodservice and Employee Wellness: Providing Services to Enhance the Wellness of Associates

April 12 | 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
5.05 The Value of On-site Foodservice

April 12 | 3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
6.05 Roundtable Discussion

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