April 5, 2011 - Milwaukee - NFMT Conference & Expo management today announced a record-breaking audience during its three-day run in Baltimore, March 15-17. Attendance grew to 5,118 commercial and institutional facilities professionals. This was the largest number of non-exhibitor attendees on record since the event launched in 2001.
With nearly 450 trade show exhibitors and more than 120 educational sessions, NFMT is the country's largest and most robust event dedicated to professionals responsible for the management, operations, maintenance, design and construction of commercial and institutional buildings. Conference sessions focused on sustainability, energy conservation, leadership, staff development, strategy, technology, security issues and more.
Exhibitors expressed enthusiasm about the large crowd in the exhibit hall. "Always a good show," said Ross Powell, Senior Sales Executive for TMA Systems. "This show pays for itself in the first two hours."
Ed O'Brien, Partner of SolarDock agreed, "At times, visitors were lined up three- and four-deep … We made many valuable connections, thanks to your group. And we fully expect new business as a result."
Highlights from NFMT 2011 included:
• Sponsoring partner organization, the Alliance for Sustainable Built Environments, hosted Michelle Moore, the Obama Administration's Federal Environmental Executive, as a keynote speaker. Moore's presentation, "Embracing Federal Sustainability Programs," addressed how facilities, both public and private, can make their buildings more sustainable while reducing costs.
• Winning projects for Building Operating Management's FMXcellence Awards were announced and spotlighted at the annual panel discussion and special general session. Winners include: Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools; Hays Consolidated Independent School District; Department of Central Services, State of Oklahoma; PNC Financial Services Group Inc. and Western Michigan University.
• The annual Solutions Exchange speed-learning event was packed with facilities management professionals who participated at their choice of three different hosted, 20-minute table discussions focusing on more than 20 topics.
• Exclusive post-conference workshop featuring two leading experts on the Americans with Disabilities Act, Joan W. Stein, president and CEO of Accessibility Development Associates Inc. and William R. Botten, accessibility specialist for the office of technical and information services, U.S. Access Board,the federal agency committed to accessible design.
"Our record-breaking attendance and the subsequent demand for 2012 exhibit space demonstrate continued market confidence in this event," said NFMT president and coowner Bob Wisniewski. "NFMT is widely recognized by attendees and exhibitors as the number one event connecting buyers and sellers in the non-residential facilities management industry," he said.
NFMT 2012 will be held at the Baltimore Convention Center, March 13-15. New next year, NFMT and the Electrical Generating Systems Association (EGSA) are uniting to launch the Power Source Pavilion along with a special educational track. The PowerSource Pavilion and educational sessions will provide facility professionals with exclusive access to on-site power solutions and key power strategies including peak shaving, cogeneration, uninterruptible power supply, and alternative power sources such as wind, solar, and fuel cells.
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With its partner ROC Exhibitions of Lisle, Ill., Trade Press Publishing also owns and manages NFMT. The joint venture also produces the Facility Decisions and Facilities Mexico trade shows. For more information on NFMT, visit www.nfmt.com.
About ROC Exhibitions
ROC Exhibitions, Lisle, Ill., produces eight trade shows annually in the United States and Mexico. ROC also produces events that serve the fields of fire-and-life safety, law enforcement and security, metalworking, plastics fabrication, assembly technology and electronics manufacturing.
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