2020 BOMA Toronto Membership Brochure

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Membership matters BOMA Toronto is laser focused on providing our members, stakeholders and the Commercial Real Estate Industry with trusted, valuable, relevant resources and guidance.

Thank you for your continued support. Your membership matters to us.

Dear BOMA Toronto Members, On behalf of our Board of Directors and the entire BOMA Toronto team, I would like to personally thank all of our members, Corporate Partners and sponsors for your ongoing and steadfast support. As we continue to navigate through these unprecedented times and look to the unchartered waters that still likely lay ahead, you have my personal commitment that BOMA Toronto will continue to support and drive exceptional value to you. As a leading industry voice we are deeply committed to driving and sustaining a new and higher level of collaboration and partnership with our industry association allies. We continue to be laser focused on elevating the CRE Industry which benefits all of us.

With the active engagement and participation of our membership, BOMA Toronto continues to thrive as a prominent and leading voice in the CRE Industry. The creation of our HVAC Advisory Council, our BOMA Toronto Return to Work Committee, SRMAC COVID-19 Taskforce and our newly created Diversity, Inclusion & Anti-Racism (DIAR) Advisory Council are all examples of our commitment to creating member value and resources.

We are extremely proud of the powerful network of over 750 Industry professionals that BOMA Toronto represents, and are humbled by the continued engagement and generosity of our over 150 members who volunteer their time to make our organization, and Industry, a much better place for all of us.

I am also very pleased to announce the launch of BOMA Toronto’s new communication HUB, “btconnects”, which will provide new and innovative ways for members to connect, engage, learn, share resources and collaborate with industry peers. Stay tuned for more detail on this cool new member engagement tool.

Our deep commitment to learning, communicating and connecting with our membership is evident in our over 30 unique events, Signature Events and sessions planned for you in 2021.

The entire BOMA Toronto team are dedicated to ensuring that we continue to provide exceptional value in 2021 and beyond, and I look forward to welcoming you as a returning member!

Please continue to stay safe and healthy!

Sincerely, Susan M. Allen | MBA | ICD.D | RPA President and Chief Executive Officer BOMA Toronto

BOMA Toronto 1 Dundas St. W. Suite 1800 Toronto, ON M5G 1Z3 bomatoronto.org

5 great reasons to renew 1 Leading-edge education

The valuable knowledge you gain through industry expert insights in virtual classroom and webinar formats will boost your professional development, ultimately enhancing the asset value of your property.

2 Industry advocacy

Your membership in BOMA Toronto strengthens our reputation as a powerful proactive coalition and advocate on regulatory updates at all levels of government, and initiatives that impact all of us in the Commercial Real Estate Industry.

3 Professional development

Play a hands-on role in your industry’s future, while adding to your own achievements. Our members enjoy exclusive participation in our dynamic committees, task forces, coalitions and Board of Directors.

4 Valuable connections

Build strong CRE connections with over 750 industry professionals and acquire the tools to grow your career through notable Signature Events, valuable learning sessions and exceptional networking opportunities.

5 The recognition you deserve

BOMA’s prestigious awards program celebrates and rewards topperforming properties, teams and individuals in categories focused on sustainability, building excellence, customer experience and asset value. Compete for recognition locally, nationally and internationally.

For over 100 years, BOMA Toronto has been at the forefront of the CRE Industry, proactively advocating for and protecting the interests of its members. This spirit of collaborative leadership is the essence of who we are.

BOMA Toronto has a deep commitment to driving lasting, progressive systemic change in the CRE Industry through our Diversity, Inclusion & Anti-Racism (DIAR) Advisory Council.

Ground Breaking Advocacy BOMA Toronto takes great pride in advocating on behalf of its members and the Industry.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, BOMA Toronto has played an integral role, working collaboratively with our industry partners to develop essential resources and education for our members. We’ve created several working groups to ensure that your voice is heard and that our industry remains strong.

Newly formed committees & councils working for you • National Return to Work Committee • Regional BOMA Toronto Return to Work Committee • Security, Risk Management Advisory Council • HVAC Advisory Council • Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism

Further demonstrating BOMA Toronto’s commitment to the Commercial Real Estate Industry, we are proud of our newly created Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism (DIAR) Advisory Council. We are collaborating and partnering with Matrix360 to inspire, lead and drive actionable strategies to address systemic racism.

We have assembled a Council of diverse industry leaders to address this challenge head on. Learn more about the DIAR Advisory Council here.

We are committed to communicating, look to BOMA Matters for industry updates and btw for news.

The way we connect just got easier!

Wish you could get advice from 750+ industry professionals with the click of your mouse?

Now you can.

BOMA Toronto has launched an engaging and innovative communication tool for members to share ideas and resources and build connections.

Introducing BOMA Toronto is committed to offering an enhanced member experience At a time when the ways in which we connect, collaborate and communicate is challenged, we are pleased to announce the launch of btconnects, a new community engagement tool available to all BOMA Toronto Members through our website.

An added value to membership, btconnects has been designed for you to enhance your ability to connect with fellow members. Ask questions, seek advice and share ideas through an online member forum, access resources through member only libraries, collaborate through Community Rooms, and connect with other members with the click of a mouse.

We’ll offer training in the coming weeks to ensure that you can take full advantage of this engaging community hub.

Get started through btconnects, and start collaborating and connecting.

Together, we will build an even stronger and engaged, BOMA Toronto community!

Exceptional Education In this leadership capacity, BOMA Toronto enjoys a deep history of collaboration with industry experts. We are proud to host a very comprehensive education program.

Education is organized into 6 streams. Members gain valuable insights and get the resources they need to thrive in their careers through virtual workshops and webinars that address ground breaking policies, industry trends, innovations and operational best practice models.

Education streams Due-Diligence & Compliance Performance & Operational Excellence Security & Risk Management Young Professionals Climate Readiness & Operational Resilience Smart & Connected The collective expertise that our membership offers serves as a leading resource to support our education program. Members have the opportunity to enhance their experience, build profile and enhance their career development by being an active participant through BOMA Toronto.

Virtual education has its benefits!

Since the onset of COVID-19, education session attendance has dramatically increased and in addition to this, to provide greater access to education sessions, BOMA Toronto has introduced OnDemand learning. Recordings of our education sessions for those members who are unable to attend sessions are now available through on online library in our new community web tool, “btconnects�.

BOMA Toronto 2020 Education Series - Smart & Connected

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For membership inquiries contact: Aaron Therrien, Director, Membership For membership inquiries contact: and Strategic Partnerships Aaron Therrien, Director, Membership atherrien@bomatoronto.org and Strategic Partnerships atherrien@bomatoronto.org

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Signature Events & Education Series Schedule 2020 Date

Stream

Title

Format

January 15

Regulatory Affairs

Due-diligence Webinar #1

Webinar

January 29

Regulatory Affairs

Due-diligence Webinar #2

Webinar

January 30

Young Professionals

Leadership Workshop: Dale Carnegie

Breakfast Session

February 4

Smart & Connected

Tek Talk: Technology Integration

Breakfast Session

February 7

Signature Event

Ski Day

February 12

Regulatory Affairs

Due-diligence Webinar #3

Webinar

February 19

Asset Performance

Energy Performance #1: Unlock your Building’s Energy Savings Potential

Workshop

February 26

Regulatory Affairs

Due-diligence Webinar #4

Webinar

March 11

Regulatory Affairs

Due-diligence Webinar #5

March 12

Young Professionals

Building Tour #1: Scotia Plaza

Webinar Building Tour

March 24

Asset Performance

Energy Performance #2: Existing Building Commissioning (EBCx) for Operational Efficiency

Virtual Workshop

April 22

Signature Event

AGM

Virtual

April 24

Regulatory Affairs

ChargeLab: Energy Grant Application – Climate Readiness

Webinar

April 28

Asset Performance

Energy Performance #3: Leveraging the Energy of People

Virtual Workshop

May 5

Risk Management

Property Security in the COVID-19 World

Webinar

May 8

Smart & Connected

Teknovation Webinar #1: Featuring Current and Emerging PropTechs

Webinar

May 12

Asset Performance

Global Adjustment Workshop: Facilitating the Class A / Class B Decision

Virtual Classroom

May 28

Climate Readiness

Sandford Fleming Forum

Webinar

June 10

Asset Performance

Energy Performance #4: Making the Case for Efficiency

Virtual Workshop

June 12

Asset Performance

Re-Start Smartly – Workshop #1

Virtual Classroom

June 19

Asset Performance

Re-Start Smartly – Workshop #2

Virtual Classroom

June 24

Smart & Connected

Teknovation Webinar #2: Featuring Current and Emerging PropTechs

Webinar

July 3

Asset Performance

Re-Start Smartly – Workshop #3

Regulatory Affairs Young Professionals Smart & Connected

Virtual Classroom

Organized into 6 streams, breakfast sessions and webinars offer members and guests the resources and insights they need to thrive and advance in their careers.

Date

Stream

July 7-9

Title BOMA International

August 12

Young Professionals

August 20

Asset Performance

August 27

Asset Performance

September 3

Asset Performance

September 10

Asset Performance

September 15

Asset Performance

September 22

Signature Event

September 24

Asset Performance

September 30

Young Professionals

October 6

Asset Performance

October 7 or 8

Climate Readiness

October 22

Asset Performance

October 28-29

Leading Virtual Meetings that Engage for Young Professionals Ventilation and Air Cleaning in the Age of COVID-19: What we can do to manage our buildings better?

IAQ Standards & HVAC Operational Best Practices Advancing Healthy Buildings: What landlords are doing to mitigate the risk of spreading COVID-19 in buildings?

Format Virtual Conference Virtual Workshop Webinar Webinar Webinar

Elevators: Ensuring rider safety during Webinar ups and downs JanSan2 & Waste Management: Your Webinar frontline defense against COVID-19 risks Virtual Celebration of Excellence Awards Awards Energy Performance #5: Workshop Revealing the Results Executive Roundtable: Virtual Focus on Career Development Session Parking Operations: What can you Webinar expect to see?

WWF Webinar Webinar Energy Performance #6: Virtual From the Ad-Hoc to the Systematic Workshop BOMEX Virtual Event Virtual Fall Sanford Fleming Forum Session Virtual Digital Resilience Session Virtual CREST Awards Awards

TBD

Climate Readiness

TBD

Risk Management

November 5

race2reduce

November 12

Asset Performance

Energy Performance #7: A Portfolio Approach to Session Leveraging Energy Information

Virtual Workshop

November 18

Climate Readiness

Webinar: Understanding and Managing Climate-Related Risks

Webinar

November 20

Young Professionals

Building Tour #2 + Winter Social

November 24-25

Smart & Connected

NXTEK Forum

November 26

Asset Performance

Retail Panel: Breaking Down the Retail Trends of 2020

December 4

Signature Event

Holiday Social

TBD Asset Performance Risk Management Session/SRMAC Climate Readiness

PM EXPO / Real Estate Forum

Virtual Session Industry Trade Show & Conference

2020-2021 Signature Events Whether through a virtual or hybrid format, BOMA Toronto is committed to delivering high profile Signature Events that delight attendees.

2020 Virtual Signature Events Celebration of Excellence Awards

September 22

CREST Awards

November 5

NXTEK Forum

November 24-25

Holiday Social

December 4

2021 Signature Events Annual General Meeting • Celebration of Excellence Awards • CREST Awards • Spring & Fall Golf Classics • NXTEK Forum • Holiday Lunch

Great sponsorship opportunities are available BOMA Toronto has developed a variety of innovative and engaging ways for sponsors to promote their brand offer to a targeted audience of CRE Industry professionals. Find out more!

Find out about Sponsorship Opportunities here

Contact Aaron Therrien Director, Membership & Strategic Partnerships c: 416-561-7488 e: atherrien@bomatoronto.org

Inspire future success BOMA Toronto fosters the development of emerging leaders through its Young Professional program. Hone leadership skills. Learn from the best. Participate in committees. Network with industry leaders and peers.

4 membership Types Members represent all professional groups within the Commercial Real Estate Industry located in the GTA and beyond.

2021 Membership fees Allied: $2,495 Supply goods or services, equipment, systems, or provide professional consulting services Principal: $695 Actively involved in the ownership, trading or management of buildings Young Professional: $325 35 years of age or under, employed by an owner/manager firm Student: $50 Full-time post secondary students post-secondary students studying in a commercial real estate or related program

BOMA Toronto is one of the most influential voices in the Canadian Commercial Real Estate Industry.

Our Membership comprises of over 750 industry professionals that represents over 80% of all commercial real estate organizations including the leading CRE owners, managers and stakeholders in the GTA and beyond.

Learn from influential stakeholders Prominent organizations, services and government officials support BOMA Toronto. Our members have the opportunity to connect and learn from like-minded peers and grow long term relationships.

Stay connected BOMA Toronto’s social media channels are a great way to keep up-to-date and connect with your fellow members. Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Vimeo or Instagram for industry news, member features, events and our awards programs.

Share industry news and views We are committed to thought-leadership and aim to publicly support the good work being done by our members. We will make every effort to tag, re-share relevant news with our members and celebrate your successes.

Membership matters.

Renew today!

Contact Aaron Therrien Director, Membership & Strategic Partnerships c: 416-561-7488 e: atherrien@bomatoronto.org bomatoronto.org