Join us for a networking and lecture event to celebrate the launch of The Facility Management Handbook co-authored by Georgia Tech Building Construction professor Kathy O. Roper.

Part of the series of events celebrating 50 years of building construction education at Georgia Tech, alumni, friends and local practitioners are encouraged to join us.

Networking begins at 5 p.m. in the Atrium of the Klaus Advanced Computing Building. She will be joined by co-author Rich Payant for a lecture beginning at 6 p.m.

IFMA members can register for CEU/CFM maintenance credits at www.ifmaatlanta.org.

About The Facility Management Handbook
When a company's facilities are intelligently, cohesively managed -- rather than just haphazardly operated -- the results go straight to the bottom line. And given the high costs associated with facilities, the savings that good management brings are significant.

Now completely revised and updated, this bestseller covers the entire facility management arena, including:

** strategic facility business planning
** leadership
** managing the design process
** managing facility finances
** leasing
** operations, maintenance, and repair
** benchmarking, cost savings/avoidances, and more.

About Kathy Roper
With over 20 years experience in the management of corporate facilities and real estate, Professor Roper has broad experience in the multi-faceted specialties of Facility Management and Corporate Real Estate. Working for Sprint Communications, Financial Service Corporation, U.S. General Services Administration and The American Cancer Society provided her wide experiences with corporate, government and non-profit business models, which she incorporates into her teaching and research. Her keynote speeches in international conferences worldwide capture the state-of-the-art in Facility Management research and application.

Professor Roper teaches Professional Trends in Facility Management, Facility Planning, Project Management & Benchmarking, and co-developed and teaches the Integrated Facility & Property Management Capstone course. She was awarded the prestigious International Facility Management Association's Educator Award of Excellence - 2005 and the Distinguished Author Award of Excellence - 2007.