15th Annual IFMA Seattle Education Symposium 2011 Wrap-Up
March 10, 2011 / Lynnwood Convention Center
The 2011 symposium focused on
"In the Trenches--What makes an Effective Facilities Manager?""
Seminars: Keynote: "Pizza Crust and the
Mayflower: Setting Goals to Stop Stress in the Workplace" by John Curley; Lunch
& Plenary session: "How the Current State of the Economy Impacts Seattle & what
it means to Facilities Managers"; and, six informative education sessions
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Presentations
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1. Presentation:
"Getting
To Green: How GSA is leading the Federal Government in Sustainability"
[38 pages]
Presented by
Cynthia Tolentino, Director, GSA Facilities Management & Services Programs,
U.S. General
Services Administration, GSA Northwest/Arctic Region
The General Services Administration has been tasked to help lead the Federal
Government in Sustainability and creating a greener government. GSA’s focus is
on creating sustainable buildings, maximizing green purchasing options for
supplies and vehicles, and ensuring their facilities professionals have the
knowledge and training necessary to maintain and operate buildings in a manner
consistent with industry best practices. This session will give an overview of
what GSA is doing to incorporate sustainable practices into its core business.
Participants will walk away with ideas on integrating Green concepts into their
own work environments as well as an understanding of what skills are necessary
for the future of Facilities Management.
COMING SOON:
2. Keynote: "Pizza Crust and the Mayflower: Setting Goals to Stop Stress in the
Workplace"
Presented by John Curley, Humorist, Auctioneer
and Sammamish City Council Member
The former Evening Magazine host and Emmy Award winner John Curley is quick with
the wit – sharp with insight. He brings his fresh take on the importance of FMs
and how to turn employees from problem-oriented to solution-oriented. John
reveals the value of setting goals for stress reduction in the workplace. His
humorous approach will bring smiles as he adds light and levity in the FM’s
world.
COMING SOON:
3. Presentation: "Dr. Spock’s “What Every Facility Manager Needs to Know about
the Care and Feeding of Electric Vehicles"
Speakers: Dan O’Shea, Washington State Sales
Manager for ECOtality purveyors of networked charging stations; Robert Lerch,
Business Rental Sales Director for Enterprise Holdings – the largest single
purchaser of vehicles in the United States; Robert A. (Bob) Burnside, Service
Department Manager for Nelson Electric (and Chapter Associate member).
A panel discussion with industry experts to make you your organization’s
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations SME. The feds and automakers have spent
billions to get EVs to market, and YOU will be the person your coworkers and
guests will be depending on to assuage their “range anxiety”
4. Presentation:
"The City of Seattle’s Mandatory Benchmarking and Disclosure Program"
[21 pages]
Speaker: Jayson Antonoff, Energy / Climate Change
Policy Advisor, City of
Seattle Dept of Planning and Development
Presentation:
"2009 Washington State Non-Residential Energy Code"
[18 pages]
Speaker: Stan Price, Executive Director,
Northwest Energy Efficiency
Council
Don’t miss this one-stop shop on new requirements under the 2009 state energy
code and Seattle’s new energy benchmarking and performance disclosure ordinance.
Learn what the code changes mean for TIs and equipment replacement projects.
Hear from two knowledgeable panelists about how facilities managers can prepare
to meet the new requirements. Each presenter will provide a short topic summary,
then open for questions and discussion with the audience.
COMING SOON:
5. Presentation:
"Learn More about Your Local IFMA Chapter Councils"
Speakers: Casey Cluff, CFM; Facilities Manager at the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day-Saints; David Ling, CFM; Director of Facilities at Benaroya Hall;
Kathleen Hite, CFM, HEM , Building Superintendent ; Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Enjoy this opportunity to learn more about the Chapter Councils that are
available to IFMA Seattle Members! The Greater Seattle Chaper of IFMA has
three established Councils: ECUMENICAL: For Facility Managers involved with a
religious non-profit organization. MUSEUMS/CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS: For those
involved in Facility Management of a science center, library, performing art
center, historical site, theatre or museum. HEALTHCARE: This includes Facility
Professionals for hospitals and related organizations. Meet the leaders of these
three groups and learn how you can benefit by participating in an IFMA Chapter
Council.
COMING SOON:
6. Presentation:
"How the Current State of the Economy Impacts Seattle & what it means to
Facilities Managers"
Speakers: Phil Bussey, President & CEO, Greater
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
The Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce is a regional business association that
represents nearly 2,400 small, medium and large companies located throughout the
Puget Sound area. Join us for this very informative & insightful session with
Phil Bussey, President & CEO of the Chamber as he provides an overview of the
current state of the economy & how it directly impacts the Facilities Management
profession in the Seattle area.
COMING SOON: 7. Presentation:
"Sustainability Dashboarding – Today’s innovative approaches that empower people
to reduce cost, increase efficiency, and promote environmentally friendly
operations"
Speakers: Brad Baker, Senior Account Executive,
Energy Services - McKinstry; Peter Locke, Sustainability Consulting Services
Manager - McKinstry; Rob Malvaney, Account Executive, Knowledge Resource Center
- McKinstry
One of the Nation’s leading Energy Services Companies (ESCOs) explain ways to
create visibility into environmental savings and expenditures. Learn how you as
prospective buyers, portfolio managers, facility managers, tenants, and other
stakeholders can easily capture and track the energy, water, sewer, waste costs
and consumption information; and graphically display those results to target
audiences. Leave knowing how to utilize this information to educate people on
the importance of efficiency and associated climate impacts in order to affect
behavior.
8. Presentation:
"Top 10 Reasons Companies Don’t Do Energy Efficiency Projects" & "Why Isn’t
There Any FUN in Energy"
[52 pages]
Speakers: Bob Cowan, Director of Facilities
Engineering, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research
Center; David Shepherd-Gaw, Energy
Program Coordinator, WSU Extension Program
Come and enjoy this presentation by our very own Dynamic Duo! Topics will
include how everyone has reasons (excuses) why they don’t do (more) energy
Conservation Projects. From Bob’s top 10 list, see what’s on the list, find out
why some of them don’t hold up in the light of day and find out some interesting
ideas for eliminating them altogether. Also, see how by creating more engagement
(and FUN) in energy efficiency/conservation, it may help reduce the “cold feet”
effect of adopting new technologies or practices.
Questions about lighting technologies? Free technical assistance at US DOE EERE
Information Center: 1-877-337-3463.
Special Thanks
Thanks to all attendees, presenters and to the
Symposium sponsors!
  
  
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