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| Time | Sunday Schedule of Events | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Registration Opens | N. Information Booth | |
| 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM | Volunteer/Community Project | TBD | |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch on your own | Open | |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Free time | Open | |
| BLOCK ONE | |||
| 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | General Session – Lalit Agarwal, APPA CEO | Room 3 | |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Advanced Surveying Technologies and Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Asset and Facilities Management
David Headrick Senior Project Manager SAM LLC | Room 2 | |
| Long Range Facility Energy Planning
Alex Lee VP of Engineering Solutions Optimum Energy | Room 4 | ||
| For Business Partners: How Can We Help? | Room 5 | ||
| First Timer's Welcome | Room 6 | ||
| 5:00 PM | Open Evening - Dinner on your own | Open | |
| Time | Monday Schedule of Events | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Pipe & Drape Set Up | Ballroom | |
| 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration | N. Information Booth | |
| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | Breakfast | TBD | |
| 10:00 AM - 3:45 PM | Exhibition Hall Load-In | Ballroom | |
| 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM | Welcome Address | Room 4/5 | |
| 10:00 am -- TBD | Tour 1: Hunter Museum | TBD | |
| TBD -- TBD | Tour 2: Tennessee Aquarium | TBD | |
| 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Lunch on your own | OPEN | |
| BLOCK TWO | |||
| 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | APPA CEO Office Hours APPA’s new President & CEO, Lalit Agarwal, is attending the SRAPPA 2024 conference. He is excited to engage 1:1 with institutional and business partner members. Take this opportunity to schedule a 15-minute conversation to share your excitement, ideas, and concerns with Lalit. Click Here To Schedule a Meeting or use the QR code  | Open rotunda area above north entrance | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | Leveraging Technology and AI for and a Modern Mobile Workforce Pat Buchanan CEO & Co-Founder OperationsHero | Room 3 | |
| Why Waste Management is Important to Your Facilities Budget's Bottom Line David VanDeventer Solid Waste and Recycling Manager Clemson University | Room 4 | ||
| Challenges and Solutions in Tiled Applications Dan Held Commercial Manager Schluter Systems | Room 5 | ||
| From Data to Decision: USM's Strategic Approach to Facility Management Bill Roth President & CEO Roth IAMS | Room 6 | ||
| BLOCK THREE | |||
| 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | Seeing beyond What's Visible: AI Envelope Diagnostics that Saves Building Energy Tarek Rakha, CEO, Co-Founder Lamarr.AI | Room 3 | |
| Leveraging AI for HVAC Energy Efficiency: AHU Optimization through Continuous Coil Monitoring Mike Bodón President & CEO AQUIS | Room 4 | ||
| Steam Puzzle - Ages 12 and Up Dennis Kacsur Sales Manager Merlo Energy | Room 5 | ||
| Inflation Reduction Act: 40% Tax Credits for Thermal Storage, and Tax-Exempt Organizations Paid Directly by IRS Bruce Lindsay, Thermal Storage Systems Trane Technologies SPONSOR 
| Room 6 | ||
| 4:00 pm | Exhibit Hall Ribbon Cutting | Ballroom / Hallway | |
| 4:00 PM -7:00 PM | WELCOME RECEPTION Opening of Exhibition Hall SPONSOR: Trane 
| Ballroom / Hallway | |
| 4:00 pm - ON | Open Evening - Dinner on your own (With Business Partners) | -- | |
| Time | Tuesday Schedule of Events | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am - 5:00pm | Registration | N. Information Booth |
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am | Breakfast | Room 4/5 |
| 8:30 am - 9:00 am | Business Meeting | Room 4/5 |
| 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Exhibition Hall Open | Ballroom | Hallway |
| 10:00 AM | Spouse Event: Coker Museum | TBD |
| 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch with Business Partners SPONSOR: Ready 2 Respond  | Ballroom / Hallway |
| 1:30 PM | Door Prizes | Ballroom / Hallway |
| 2:00 PM | Exhibition Hall Breakdown | Ballroom / Hallway |
| BLOCK FOUR | ||
| 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | APPA CEO Office Hours APPA’s new President & CEO, Lalit Agarwal, is attending the SRAPPA 2024 conference. He is excited to engage 1:1 with institutional and business partner members. Take this opportunity to schedule a 15-minute conversation to share your excitement, ideas, and concerns with Lalit. Click Here To Schedule a Meeting or use the QR code | Open rotunda area above north entrance |
| 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | 100 Minutes, 100 Hours, 100 Days: What To Do Following a Disaster or Loss Shawn Folks CEO Guarantee Restoration Services | Room 3 |
| Securing the Digital Campus: Integrating Cybersecurity Measures for Control Systems in Educational Facilities Daniel Shepard Enterprise Discipline Lead Control System Cybersecurity Dewberry | Room 4 | |
| Life Safety Devices Are Impacted by Landline Technology Phaseout; What’s Your Plan? James Bowers National Product Manager & Ambassador KIngs III Emergency Communications | Room 5 | |
| Energy Management and Digital Solutions go Hand in Hand: Lessons Learned from Georgia Tech James Rosner Director of Advisory Services Sustainable Infrastructure Johnson Controls | Room 6 | |
| BLOCK FIVE | ||
| 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | ||
| Preparing for Inevitable Water Events: How University of Tennessee Knoxville Built a Better Response Plan Art Beamish, Ready 2 Respond Specialist Legend Brands Randy Hamilton Assistant Director of Operations Sanitation Safety University of Tennessee Knoxville SPONSOR  | Room 3 | |
| Maintaining and Optimizing Modern Facilities in the Digital Age Darin Porter Director of Industry Practices FMX | Room 4 | |
| How Innovative District Energy Solutions Improved Infrastructure Resiliency and Reduced Operational Risks at Tulane University Phil Watson Director, Development Solutions Bernhard | Room 5 | |
| Energizing Operations through Student-Led Innovation and Technology Adoption Justin Ellis Program Manager for Operational Strategy and Impact Analysis University of Georgia Gordon Stead Director of the Grounds Department and Fleet Management University of Georgia Ian Van Giesen Mechanical Design Professional University of Georgia | Room 6 | |
| 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Free Time | Open |
| 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Load Bus | TBD |
| 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Southern Belle Dinner River Cruise Tickets Required and are included in Registration Transportation Provided | Bus Departs from Hotel |
| Time | Wednesday Schedule of Events | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration | N. Information Booth | |
| 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Breakfast | Ballroom E/F | |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Plenary Speaker: Jane Jenkins Herlong Get ready to laugh and be inspired, because we're talking about a Hall of Fame Motivational Speaker who's also a Southern Humorist! | Ballroom E/F | |
| 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM | Break | -- | |
| 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM | Spouse Event:
Tennessee Aquarium | TBD | |
| BLOCK SIX | |||
| 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM | FCA into Action: How University of Miami Health Stabilized Old Infrastructure by Utilizing a Refurbishment Model Erica Barbuto Managing Director University of Miami Health & Halcyon Facilities Group | Room 3 | |
| Do You Need a Master Plan or a Strategic Facilities Plan? Understanding the Difference and How to Integrate Your Facilities Planning Process Christopher Hodges, P.E., CFM, IFMA Fellow Principal FEA | Room 4 | ||
| Laying Track – Moving to Great Asset Management Programs Greg Adams Vice President for Business Development Building Maintenance Optimization Consultants (BMOC) | Room 5 | ||
| Big Bertha Air Handlers: When It Makes Sense to Restore Aging Chilled Water Units Frank Santini, Director of Pure Air Sales WTI Pure Air | Room 6 | ||
| 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM | Lunch | Ballroom E/F | |
| BLOCK SEVEN | |||
| 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | Four Forces of Influence
Joe Calamusa Founding Partner Sales & Leadership Development Group, LLC | Room 3 | |
| Hazard Tree Assessment and Risk Management
A.D. Ali, Manager Special Projects The Davey Tree Expert Company | Room 4 | ||
| Maximizing Employee Potential
John Chorazak Training Coordinator Clemson University | Room 5 | ||
| TBD
| Room 6 | ||
| 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM | Break | Open | |
| BLOCK EIGHT | |||
| 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | APPA CEO Office Hours APPA’s new President & CEO, Lalit Agarwal, is attending the SRAPPA 2024 conference. He is excited to engage 1:1 with institutional and business partner members. Take this opportunity to schedule a 15-minute conversation to share your excitement, ideas, and concerns with Lalit. Click Here To Schedule a Meeting or use the QR code | Open rotunda area above north entrance | |
| 2:15 PM - 3:05 PM | Funding Major Renovations and Campus Decarbonization Efforts while Reducing Maintenance Tony Hans Vice President CMTA | Room 3 | |
| APPA FTE Calculation to Maintain APPA Cleaning Standard Kishore Acharya, MS CS, MS CE CEFP, PMP, LEED Project Engineer, Facilities Management Berea College | Room 4 | ||
| A Well-Oiled Locomotive - Auburn's Access Control Automation using Software Integrations Rob Stanford Senior Application Systems Analyst Auburn University | Room 5 | ||
| Maximizing Operational Excellence: Leveraging Occupancy Analytics Daniel Alfonso VP Facilities Management NOVA Southeastern University Sue Wohlford-Bork Campus Technology Advisor University of Tennessee Knoxville | Room 6 | ||
| 3:15 PM - 4:05 PM | State Meeting North Carolina | 2,3,4,5, Ballroom E/F | |
| State Meeting Virginia | |||
| State Meeting West Virginia | |||
| State Meeting Kentucky | |||
| State Meeting Tennessee | |||
| State Meeting Louisiana | |||
| State Meeting Mississippi | |||
| State Meeting Alabama | |||
| State Meeting Florida | |||
| State Meeting Georgia | |||
| State Meeting South Carolina | |||
| 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM | Free Time | TBD | |
| 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Cocktail Reception | Upper N. Rotunda | |
| 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Banquet & Board Installation Speaker: Jody Fuller Comedian – Speaker – Writer – Soldier | Ballroom E/F | |
| Time | Tuesday Schedule of Events | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Breakfast | Meeting Room 4/5 |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | General Session Round Table and Door Prizes | Meeting Room 4/5 |
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.