Past Events

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Join us for an exclusive webinar addressing “Procurement at a Crossroads,” hosted by IFMA Public Sector Council. Public procurement is currently facing significant challenges. Demographic shifts, an aging workforce, and talent shortages threaten to disrupt project delivery across various sectors, including higher education and construction. Simultaneously, artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the ways we issue Requests for Proposals (RFPs), evaluate submissions, and select suppliers. The future is not just approaching—it is already here. This session serves as a crucial wake-up call regarding two converging forces that are disrupting public procurement. Learn how to prepare your team for the future by embracing technology, addressing workforce gaps, and evolving your supplier evaluation practices in an AI-driven world.

Dr. Jake Smithwick is an associate professor at UNC Charlotte specializing in facility operations, O&M benchmarking, and workforce development. He has supported over $15 billion in procured services for government and public institutions, developed benchmarking tools used across 200,000+ buildings, and conducted field inspections on nearly 2,000 roofing systems nationwide. He has been the lead researcher on many of IFMA’s research products, including the Operations and Maintenance Benchmarking Reports, FM Salary and Compensation, Insights into the Personalities of Facility Managers, the Facility Manager’s Guide to Procuring Technology, Space Planning Benchmarks, and many others. A U.S. Air Force Reserve veteran, Jake also serves as Director of Education for the Center for Procurement Excellence.

Topic: Remote Monitoring Technology in Healthcare Managing Patient Risk & Building Health
Date: November 21, 2024 at 12:00 EST
Speaker: Ryan Darcy

Details: Technology is continually changing our approach to healthcare. This webinar will focus on Patient Safety/IPAC Risk during construction, changing climates and deteriorating outdoor air quality and problem solving building related issues and associated data management & reporting. Ryan Darcy, Infection Control and Prevention Practice Lead at Pinchin Ltd. with will discuss the technology and sensor options to address and provide guidance for facility based needs impacting clinicians, patients and infrastructure. Ryan will discuss the key factors in designing a system (standalone networks, security, signal interference, communication platform, etc.) that are must have’s from a hospital administration point of view. The webinar will also guide you on proven straight forward & effective applications from construction infection control to addressing & planning for wildfire smoke events.

Register here link: d14pr404.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/V+113/d14pR404/…

Evolution happens over generations, centuries, millennia. But the workplace and those who support it have undergone a decade of progressive, wide-reaching change in just two years. Facility management is at the center of this extraordinary transformation, leading the built world into a safer, smarter, more sustainable and inclusive future.

This October 9-11, IFMA’s World Workplace will shine the spotlight on FM’s shift from purely operational to indispensably strategic. The industry’s most clear-sighted speakers, sought-after practices, breakthrough ideas and supersmart tools will prepare you to take center stage as you adapt your organization to new processes, models, partnerships and experiences.

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World Workplace Asia-Pacific 2024 will focus on engaging facility managers in the Asia-Pacific region to spearhead the journey towards decarbonization, attaining net-zero status, and embracing technology-driven excellence. The event will feature interactive sessions designed to foster collaborative learning and engagement, delving into the innovative and strategic aspects of facility management.

Find out more here

Celebrate #WorldFMDay on May 8, 2024 –
and celebrate facility managers all year long.

Join the IFMA Health Care Council for a Happy Hour at World WorkPlace
on Thursday, 9/28/2023 @ 5:45 PM – 9:00 PM
@The Corner Office and Martini Bar in the PTO Room
1401 Curtis St. Denver, CO 80202

RSVP by 9/23 to – archie.arshad@williamoslerhs.ca

IFMA’s World Workplace® is the marquee facility management event for all facility professionals working in the built environment. Whether your a facility manager, property manager, work in human resources (HR), construction, or are a vendor or service provider to the facilities management industry, World Workplace is the must-attend event for incredible thought-leadership, networking, education, and lead-generating opportunities.

Grow your professional career or business by connecting with the greatest minds and incredible people in facility management. If you’ve never attended an IFMA World Workplace it’ll be an experience you’ll never forget.

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The current labor shortage is greatly affecting hospitals. Automating dangerous and physically demanding work is the most logical place to start. Safely transporting heavy loads of dangerous biohazardous materials using mobile robots is already happening.

Simple repetitive tasks and long walking distances can also lead to fatigue and strain on the human body, especially with an aging work force. Freeing up humans to do more valuable and safer work while having more time for face-to-face interactions with patients leads to better outcomes and satisfaction for both the patients and the hospital staff. Mobile robots are increasingly helping hospitals to address labor shortages and also to become safer and more efficient. This presentation will show examples from around the world of various use cases for robots in healthcare.

Speaker: Christopher Barnes The current labor shortage is greatly affecting hospitals. Automating dangerous and physically demanding work is the most logical place to start. Safely transporting heavy loads of dangerous biohazardous materials using mobile robots is already happening. Simple repetitive tasks and long walking distances can also lead to fatigue and strain on the human body, especially with an aging work force. Freeing up humans to do more valuable and safer work while having more time for face-to-face interactions with patients leads to better outcomes and satisfaction for both the patients and the hospital staff. Mobile robots are increasingly helping hospitals to address labor shortages and also to become safer and more efficient. This presentation will show examples from around the world of various use cases for robots in healthcare.

Register here