High-Profile: Upfront
8
January 2014
Publisher’s Message
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Out with the old logo...in with the new logo, and our calendar is new for 2014 except the most popular topics for owners, developers, architects, engineers and contractors remain the same. This year we will be networking at meetings hosted by MBC, CBC, IFMA, AGC, AFE, AWI, ABC, MHA, ACEC, SMPS, IIDA, Corenet, ISPE, SFNE, NEMichael Barnes WIRE and other select associations in New England. There are many worthwhile events that are not mentioned here, but these are a few “not to be missed” for 2014.
On January 30, Stephen Chung AIA will emcee the 3rd annual BSA Design Awards Gala at the InterContinental Hotel in Boston. Last year a sold-out crowd of 500 A/E/C professionals from across the country attended the event. The 7th Annaul International Interior Design Association of New England (IIDANE) Interior Design Awards will be presented on February 27th, 2014 at Space 57, located in The Revere Hotel in Boston. The prestige of the IIDANE awards brings out the top echelon of the best design firms in the area making for a terrific evening of networking too. IIDA is an international professional networking and educational association committed to enhancing the quality of life through excellence in interior design and advancing interior design through knowledge. Also look for IIDANE’s Fashion Show in the fall. This event is where talented designers showcase how they have put their design knowledge and skills to work with area vendors and dealers to create runway outfits fit for the catwalk out of materials typically used in interior spaces. March is a busy month with three key industry events! BuildingEnergy 14 expo and conference will be held on
March 4-6, 2014, at the Seaport World Trade Center, Boston. BE-14 brings together architects, engineers, builders, policymakers, developers and building managers for three days of networking, accredited educational sessions and a high-level trade show March 4-6, 2014, at the Seaport World Trade Center, Boston. On March 19 the ACEC/MA 2014 Engineering Excellence and Awards Gala will recognize Engineering Achievements that demonstrate the highest degree of merit and ingenuity. The event will be at The Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge, and the event emcee will be Richard Davey, MassDOT Secretary and CEO. That same month is The Society for Colleges and University Planners (SCUP) North Atlantic Region Conference, which is scheduled for March 12-14. The main site of the conference will be Boston University in Boston, Mass. This year’s conference is called “Mind the Gap: Linking Mission, Resources, Technology, and Place”. The conference will cover all planning aspects when undertaking new college/university campus initiatives.
The 8th Annual Healthcare Construction Conference is set for Friday, May 9, 9:00am - 2:30pm Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) Conference Center at Executive Park, Burlington, Mass. Its too early for details but we’ll gaurantee quality speakers on hot topics. In Hartford Connecticut the 2014 CBC 18th Project Team Awards and Scholarship Award Dinner is scheduled for Tuesday June 10, 2014 at The Bond Ballroom, 11th Floor, Hilton Homewood Suites in Hartford. Learn more about CBC in Jim Fuda’s interview in this issue on page 36. High-Profile will have a booth at the 9th annual Northeast Buildings & Facilities Management Show & Conference (NEBFM) at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center June 18th and 19th, 2014. Our booth will be part of the expo freaturing over 360 exhibitors displaying products and services necessary for the operation, management, maintenance and renovation of buildings and facilities Continued on page 49