August 09, 2011 — Milwaukee –The management team from Facility Decisions Conference & Expo, a free, two-day tradeshow for non-residential building owners and facility managers, has announced its educational line-up for the October event. The conference, which is certified by the International Association for Continuing Education & Training for continuing education credits, features hand-selected speakers who represent the corps d'elite of facilities management.
The learning opportunities begin before the official start of Facility Decisions with two pre-conference workshops on Monday, October 10, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Attendees are offered two workshop choices:
• Best Practices for Energy Management presented by Bob Holesko, Vice President, Facilities, HEI Hotel and Resorts and Richard G. Lubinski, President, Think Energy Management LL
• Measure What You Manage: How to Communicate Performance vs. Goals presented by Michael B. Cowley, President, CE Maintenance Solutions
The cost for pre-conference workshops is $149 for registrations prior to October 8, or $249 onsite. Facility Decisions Platinum Members receive a discounted rate of $99. For more details on the pre-conference workshops, please go to www.facilitydecisions.com/Education/MonSessions.asp
"The pre-conference workshops were designed for facility practitioners who are looking for a thorough, hands-on learning experience," said Wendy Dietzler, director of education for Facility Decisions. "They benefit from both extended time with and access to rock star experts. Workshop participants can get a jump start on the exceptional education provided at Facility Decisions and will return to their offices with advice and insight they can implement immediately."
Facility Decisions' free educational sessions on October 11 and 12 are divided into eight tracks. Facility professionals can follow one track for both days or choose sessions from all eight tracks for customized FM training:
• BACnet
• Facilities America
• Energy
• Sustainability
• Technology
• Leadership
• Operations and Engineering
• Security
"Facility Decisions has become a premier industry event, bringing together the facilities management community in one place to learn, collaborate and connect with thought leaders and subject matter experts," said Bob Wisniewski, President of Trade Press Media Group, a co-owner of the event. "Building on the momentum of last year's show, Facility Decisions will offer an array of high-energy special events, expansive exhibits and a robust educational line-up to help FMs achieve greater success in their facilities."
Facility Decisions Conference & Expo will be held at the Mirage Events Center in Las Vegas October 11-12, 2011. The full agenda, including topic details, speakers and continuing education credit information can be seen on www.facilitydecisions.com.
About Trade Press Media Group
Facility Decisions Conference & Expo is brought to the market by Trade Press Media Group, a business-to-business information company serving the facilities industry. Trade Press is co-owner of the National Facilities Management & Technology Conference (NFMT), Facilities Mexico Conference & Expo and Facility Decisions. The firm also publishes Building Operating Management and Maintenance Solutions magazines and developed FacilitiesNet.com, an online portal for the facilities industry, and FacilityZone.com - the premier vertical search engine for building owners and facility managers. More than 100,000 facility professionals rely on these information products for problem-solving editorial and product news that helps them manage and operate their buildings at peak efficiency.
About ROC Exhibitions
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