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Updates to the sessions and events are being made, so check back for all the upcoming sessions and times!
| Time | Monday Schedule of Events | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Registration Opens | Lobby | |
| Time | Tuesday: Schedule of Events | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Pipe & Drape Set Up | Athens E-J | |
| 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration | Lobby | |
| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | Breakfast | Olympia | |
| 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM | Welcome Address | Olympia | |
| 10:00 AM - 3:45 PM | Exhibition Hall Load-In | Athena E-J | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | General Session: APPA 101 | Olympia | |
| BLOCK ONE | |||
| 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | Historic Roots, Modern Tools: Utility Mapping Transformation at University of Richmond Ally Kennedy Principal of Geospatial Utilities Timmons Group | Athena A | |
| Year 2: FCA into Action:
Generate & Execute Projects (University of Miami Health) Erica Barbuto Managing Partner Halcyon Facilities Group John Less Managing Partner Halcyon Facilities Group Dr. Stephen Wooldridge Vice President and Chief Facilities Operations & Planning Officer University of Miami Health | Athena B | ||
| Leveraging Your Business Through SRAPPA | Athena C | ||
| First Timer Welcome and Intro | Athena D | ||
| 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Lunch on your own | Free Time | |
| BLOCK TWO | |||
| 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | From Work Orders to Strategic Planning: Berry College’s Journey with Facilities Asset Management Katie Gramajo - Senior Education Specialist Brightly Software, A Siemens Company Leah Cobb - Director of Auxiliary Initiatives & Partnerships Berry College George Cummings - Director of Facilities Berry College | Athena A | |
| From Panic to Preparedness:
One University's Path to Water Event Readiness Art Beamish - Program Manager Ready 2 Respond Program Randy Hamilton - Director of Operations University of Tennessee-Knoxville | Athena B | ||
| Balancing Preservation and Performance: Strategies for Historic Masonry Building Enclosures
Rachel Paslin - Managing Director Walter P Moore | Athena C | ||
| Design and Maintenance Strategies for Running Tracks and Tennis/Pickleball Courts
Peter Spanos, PE, CFM, LEED AP Director of Athletics Gale Associates, Inc. | Athena D | ||
| BLOCK THREE | |||
| 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | Bridging the Gap: Integrating ESPC Projects into University Facility Plans Amid Competing Priorities
George Buchanan - CEO & Founder 2KB Energy Services Jason Perry - Director of the Office of Utility and Energy Management UGA | Athena A | |
| Finding the Holy Grail - the Integration of Capital and Maintenance Datasets
William Roth - President and CEO Roth IAMS | Athena B | ||
| Creating Digital Twins: Going from a Junk Pile to a Gold Mine
Gregory Cole - Water Resources Manager UNC Charlotte | Athena C | ||
| No Blueprint, No Problem: Creating a Smart Facilities Analytics/Innovation Team from Scratch
Jimmie Hardin - Sr Dir Data Management and Automation Georgia Tech | Athena D | ||
| 4:00 pm | Exhibit Hall Ribbon Cutting | Lobby | |
| 4:00 PM -7:00 PM | Exhibit Hall Reception/Opening of Exhibit Hall | Athena E-J | |
| 4:00 pm - ON | Open Evening - Dinner on your own (With Business Partners) | -- | |
| Time | Wednesday: Schedule of Events | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am - 5:00pm | Registration | Lobby |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast | Olympia |
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am | Stephen M. R. Covey - Keynote | Olympia |
| 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Exhibition Hall Open | Athena A-J |
| 10:00 AM | Spouse Event: On your own | TBD |
| 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch With Business Partners | Athena A-J |
| 1:30 PM | Door Prizes!! | Athena A-J |
| 2:00 PM | Exhibition Hall Breakdown | Athena A-J |
| BLOCK FOUR | ||
| 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | The Anatomy of a Roofing Failure Arjun Bir, PE, RRC, RRO - Principal & Unit Manager Copeland Building Envelope | Olympia A |
|
Powering Resilience at the University of Florida: Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), Microgrid, and technology deployment add strength and flexibility to UF’s utility infrastructure
Chuck Kammin - Director of Utilities University of Florida Dean Gakos - Distributed Energy Systems Siemens Marc Craddock - Higher Education Lead -- Sustainability Siemens | Olympia B | |
| Summary of An Exploration of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Principles in the Procurement of Flooring for Educational Spaces John Sumlin - Education Segment VP Tarkett | Parthenon A | |
| Best Vendor, Right Cost, and Perfect Scope Evan Sirlin Vice President & Sr. Consultant Core America | Parthenon B | |
| BLOCK FIVE | ||
| 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | ||
| Justifying your Capital Plan with AI Pat Buchanan CEO & Co-Founder OperationsHERO | Olympia A | |
| Bringing Efficiencies to Campus Facility Operations with AI & Robotics Bill Rouse President Campus Services Group | Olympia B | |
|
Improving Student Experience with Technology in a Tradition Rich Environment
Jim Cannon - Business Development Manager VP ASSA ABLOY | Parthenon A | |
|
Leveraging Your Building Technology to Maximize Efficiency & Reduce Overall Cost
Rob Malvaney - McKinstry Dr. Diana Wright - McKinstry | Parthenon B | |
| 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | SOLD OUT: Sign Up Here: UGA Tour Tour Holmes-Hunter Academic Building and North Campus. Limited space available. Tour Lead: Brett Ganas - UGA | Bus loads at 2:45 PM |
| 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Business Meeting | Olympia |
| 4:45 PM - 6:00 PM | State Presidents Meeting | President's Suite |
| 5:00 PM -- 8:00 pm | Dinner on Your Own | Open |
| Time | Thursday: Schedule of Events | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration | Lobby | |
| 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Breakfast | Athena F | |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Plenary Speaker: Dr. Shakeer Abdullah Founder, Practical Diversity Associates | Athena F | |
| 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM | Break | -- | |
| 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM | Spouse Event: Optional Activity On your Own | TBD | |
| BLOCK SIX | |||
| 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM |
When Capital Funding Falls Short, Energy Savings Performance Contracts Keep Campus Operations Moving – Cost Effectively
Andrew Collins - CMTA | Athena A | |
|
Streamlining & maximizing rebates with Georgia Power:
Tips and case studies on how to start and optimize rebate programs for capital projects and HVAC tune-ups
Gordon Stead - Commissioning Engineer University of Georgia Manny Gil - Energy Efficiency Account Manager Georgia Power Deke Wiggins - Program Manager ICF | Athena B | ||
|
From Fixers to Culture Shapers:
Understanding the Culture DNA of Facilities Teams
Victor Panchuk - Director of Campus Facilities The Westminster Schools | Athena C | ||
|
Elevating Campus Safety: Future-Proofing Elevator Emergency Communications
Daniel Goldstein - National Product Manager & Ambassador Kings III Emergency Communications | Athena D | ||
| 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM |
LUNCH: Blue print for Change:
Women building the future of Facilities Planning and Construction
PANEL - Tara Adams, CEFP | Priti Bhatia, CFM, CEFP, SCUP PI, MFA | Pamela Erikson | Melanie Jattuso Ford | Stephanie Poskin | Moderator Rebecca Jablonowski, CHC, CM-Lean | Athena F | |
| BLOCK SEVEN | |||
| 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM |
The Art of Preservation, the Science of Progress:
Planning Utilities for a Living Legacy
Patrick Eddy - Project Manager Burns Engineering, Inc. Chuck Kammin - Director of Utilities & Energy Services for Facilities Services University of Florida | Athena A | |
|
Smart Moves: Electrifying Fleet and Grounds with Data-Driven Decisions
Justin Ellis - Director of the Grounds Department and Fleet Management University of Georgia Brett Ganas - Director of Utilities & Energy Services for Facilities Services University of Georgia | Athena B | ||
|
Intro to Franklin Covey's The 6 Critical Practices for Leading a Team
Tom Jones - Director Clemson (Franklin Covey) | Athena C | ||
|
Disaster Restoration in the Educational Space
TDJ McCabe - Executive VP McCabe Restoration/ Parker Young | Athena D | ||
| 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM | Break | ||
| BLOCK EIGHT | |||
| 2:15 PM - 3:05 PM |
Electrification of Heat
David Reaves III - Trane Technologies | Athena A | |
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Cleaning Your Facilities with Collaborative Robots
Jud Savelle - President Cobotics by Bishop Clean Care | Athena B | ||
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Notes for Historic Campus Core Renovations – Success Checklist, Shared with War Stories
John McLean - Senior Associate, Architect McMillan Pazdan Smith Lekita Hargrave - Director of Construction and Renovation University of South Carolina | Athena C | ||
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Is Your Building Intelligent, or Just Smart? Gary Merrow - Senior Director, Senior Sales Engineer and Content Developer Wesco | Athena D | ||
| 3:15 PM - 4:05 PM | |||
| State Meeting Alabama | Athena I | ||
| State Meeting Florida | Athena J | ||
| State Meeting Georgia | Athena C | ||
| State Meeting Kentucky | Athena G | ||
| State Meeting Louisiana | Athena E | ||
| State Meeting Mississippi | |||
| State Meeting West Virginia | |||
| State Meeting North Carolina | Athena A | ||
| State Meeting South Carolina | Athena D | ||
| State Meeting Tennessee | Athena B | ||
| State Meeting Virginia | Athena H | ||
| 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM | Free Time | TBD | |
| 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Cocktail Reception | Lobby | |
| 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Banquet & Board Installation | Athena F | |
| Time | Tuesday Schedule of Events | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Breakfast | Athena F |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | General Session Round Table and Door Prizes | Athena F |
Session offering based on key industry tracks important to our industry. Whether you are a seasoned professional or a rising star, there is plenty for everyone.
