{"42300":{"#nid":"42300","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Facility Management Book Launch and Seminar","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoin us for a networking and lecture event to celebrate the launch of \u003Cem\u003EThe Facility Management Handbook\u003C\/em\u003E co-authored by Georgia Tech Building Construction professor Kathy O. Roper. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EPart 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.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENetworking 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.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIFMA members can register for CEU\/CFM maintenance credits at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ifmaatlanta.org\u0022\u003Ewww.ifmaatlanta.org\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout The \u003Cem\u003EFacility Management Handbook\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhen a company\u0027s 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.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENow completely revised and updated, this bestseller covers the entire facility management arena, including:\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E** strategic facility business planning\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n** leadership\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n** managing the design process\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n** managing facility finances\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n** leasing\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n** operations, maintenance, and repair\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n** benchmarking, cost savings\/avoidances, and more.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout Kathy Roper\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWith 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.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Roper teaches Professional Trends in Facility Management, Facility Planning, Project Management \u0026amp; Benchmarking, and co-developed and teaches the Integrated Facility \u0026amp; Property Management Capstone course. She was awarded the prestigious International Facility Management Association\u0027s Educator Award of Excellence - 2005 and the Distinguished Author Award of Excellence - 2007. \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENetworking and lecture event to celebrates book launch and 50 years of building construction at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Lecture and networking event celebrates 50 Years of BC"}],"uid":"27213","created_gmt":"2010-08-03 16:55:14","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:46:52","author":"Teri Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2009-09-22T01:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2009-09-22T01:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2009-09-22T01:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2009-09-22 05:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2009-09-22 05:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2009-09-22 05:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"},{"id":"1223","name":"School of Building Construction"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"1461","name":"Building Construction"},{"id":"4998","name":"construction programs"},{"id":"5002","name":"facility management"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBrenda  Morris\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBuilding Construction Program\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:brenda.morris@coa.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EContact Brenda  Morris\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-4875\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}