BOMA Conference Offers Unique Networking & Learning Opportunities Lunching and Learning BOMA members and guests enjoyed networking at a recent lunch on leadership. (See page 6.)
BOMA Member Profiles Get to know principal member, Hayley Crickmore, Wilson Meany, and associate member, Kelly Acevedo, Gidel & Kocal Construction. (See pages 4 and 5.)
Conference Take-Aways From the Expo floor to the TOBY Gala, BOMA members furthered their industry knowledge and connections at the BOMA International Conference and Expo in Salt Lake. (See pages 10 and 11.)
Where do commercial real estate technology, we learned that interperpros go to get updates on industry sonal relationships in the work place developments, learn about products are still necessary. Face-to-face meetand services that improve buildings improve creativity by 30%, and ing performance, and network with 50% more ideas are generated than in their peers? The a virtual meeting. annual BOMA Human moments International are needed or the Conference & team disconnects. Expo. This year’s It was stated that event in Salt Lake if you don’t meet City offered ample with your staff, ways for members you have a unit to gain knowledge and not a team.” to take back to From the opentheir teams and to ing keynote on strengthen their “The Real Future networks. of Commercial Presentation from the House of Wonderful BOMA OEB Real Estate” by and BOMA Fellow Peter Merrett challenged was well represented futurist Amy Webb attendees to be superheros in their jobs. at the conference, to the final general both on the Expo floor, at educational session entitled “Release the Wonder sessions and at after-hours events. Plus, of Commercial Real Estate: Lessons your BOMA OEB board arrived a day from Disney U and The House of early to take part in team-building Wonderful,” numerous insightful preevents and dinner in Park City. sentations encouraged attendees to take “BOMA International delivered a fresh look at their current and future an engaging conference once again,” operations. said BOMA member Karen Cowan, Also on the final day, BOMA Account Executive for Restoration International President and COO Management Company. “Future techHenry Chamberlain lent his perspecnology was at the forefront including tive with an annual industry report. Disruption to Opportunities autonomous transportation, indoor/ BOMA members “have an outdoor drone delivery and yes, even enormous impact on people’s everyday Alexa will be able to detect emotional lives,” Webb observed in her keynote and behavioral states when you engage address. Americans work an average her for information. Given all this (Continued on page 9)