Upcoming Conferences

We hope you will join us for this year's conferences. Click the conference titles below for more detailed information (usually available approximately four months prior to each meeting). The most current information on these conferences is available through this Web site.

For information on speaking or presenting at upcoming conferences, please see Abstract Submittal Deadlines

Facility Strategies for Animal Research and Biocontainment 2017
Flexibility - Upgrades - Affordability - Safety/Security - Space Utilization - Efficient Systems
October 2-3, 2017

Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel
Boston

Early registration discount ends Friday, September 1st!

At this conference, you’ll get the technologies, capital project details, metrics, costs, and outcomes of the latest renovation, modernization, and upgrade initiatives for regulatory and certification compliance, space utilization, reduced costs, facility flexibility, and improved quality of research.

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Facility Strategies for Medical Schools and the Health Sciences 2017
New Strategies and Plans - Space Utilization and Management - Renewal/Modernization - New Work Environments
October 5-6, 2017

Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel
Boston

Early registration discount ends Friday, September 1st!

New capital project and space utilization initiatives for academic medicine and the health sciences are forging ahead on these objectives for institutional success: 1) Advance high-growth programs: Neuroscience, cancer research, precision medicine, bioengineering; 2) Implement new learning pedagogies, simulation, and virtual immersive reality environments; 3) Introduce new workplace models (open offices, core research labs, teaming); 4) Improve space utilization, space management, and accuracy of occupancy data; 5) Increase multi-functional, flexible space for diverse academic programs; 6) Expand capacity and resources for priority research and clinical programs; 7) Attract high-profile researchers and faculty with new workplace features and technology

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Space Strategies 2017
New Models and Metrics - Workplace Experience - Utilization - Strategic Plans - Financial Impacts
November 13-14, 2017

The Vinoy Renaissance Resort
St. Petersburg, FL

The new space planning and management proposition is this: Higher space utilization, reduced footprint, lower occupancy cost, increased human and organizational performance, improved workplace experience, higher recruiting power, and healthier work environments.

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College and University Science and Engineering Facilities 2017 FALL
Capital Projects - Teaching and Research Space - Program Growth - Collaborative Cultures - Maker Space
November 16-17, 2017

The Vinoy Renaissance Resort
St. Petersburg, FL

A generational transformation is underway in science and engineering facilities planning for 1) the convergence of science and engineering disciplines and space; 2) a culture of collaboration, openness, and interaction; 3) project- and problem-based education; 4) training in entrepreneurship skills; 5) shared physical and financial resources; 6) prototyping space and innovation hubs; 7) radically changed lab/lab-support ratios; and 8) widespread flexibility and adaptability. Attend this conference to see and learn the new metrics, features, rationales, costs, and outcomes for the latest outstanding new-era building and space planning initiatives.

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