FM DIARY NATIONAL BIFM EVENTS 21 September WiFM Forum – FM and Organisational Change Venue: To be confirmed Contact: Liz Kentish at coach@ lizkentishcoaching.co.uk or call 07717 787077 30 September Careers day for facilities management Come along to learn about the FM industry through our programme of presentations and interactive workshops covering the key topics affecting learning and development in the FM sector. Venue: Westminster Kingsway College, 211 Grays Inn Road London Contact: Samantha.bowman@ hotmail.co.uk or call 07792 478232 4 October Getting the Most out of your team Stuart McBride, Employment Law partner at TLT LLP, shares practical tips on how to use the legal requirements surrounding disciplinary action to get the most out of your team. Venue: Gresham Street, London Contact: ali.moran@workplacelaw. net or call 07714 325574
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will touch on topics ranging from presentation development and delivery to retrofitting older buildings, to improving energy efficiency and implementing costeffective fire safety management. This year, we will welcome Eric Hepburn, chief operating officer at Number 10 Downing Street, who will provide a unique insight into the day-to-day facilities management of the Prime Minister’s residence. Venue: Belfast Waterfront Contact: l.mcmahon@hjmartin.co.uk MIDLANDS REGION 4 October Agile Working Pilot at Oxfam Presentations on Oxfam’s agile working pilot and tour of Oxfam House. Venue: Oxfam House, John Smith Drive, Cowley, Oxford Contact: carol.hearn@unilever.com or call 01234 222 421 10 November Communication & Relationships in FM Venue: TBC Contact: carol.hearn@unilever,com or call 01234 222 421 HOME COUNTIES REGION
10 October BIFM Awards 2011 The BIFM Awards are designed to celebrate the increasingly strategic profile of FM by highlighting the key role it plays in the success of public and private sector organisations. More than 1,200 senior figures will attend the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, 80 per cent of whom will be director level and senior management. Venue: Grosvenor House Hotel, London Contact: Sandra Light at sandra@ fmevents.biz or call 0141 639 6192
21 October BIFM Home Counties and South Region Member’s Training Day – Engaging With FM Venue: 3 head office in Maidenhead Contact: ash@fm-recruitment.co.uk or call 01635 43100 16 September BIFM Home Counties and South Region Charity Golf Day Venue: Donnington Grove Golf Club, Newbury Contact: ash@fm-recruitment.co.uk or call 01635 43100 SCOTTISH REGION
8 November Women in FM/North West Region event Venue: Merseyside, venue tbc Contact: Liz Kentish at coach@ lizkentishcoaching.co.uk or call 07717 787077
IRELAND REGION 4 November The 15th Annual BIFM Ireland Region Facilities Management Conference & Exhibition The conference will include a number of illuminating and inspiring talks from FM professionals across the UK and Ireland. Presentations
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30 September Scottish Annual Conference – FM, Our Dynamic Future Speakers include: Tim Yendell, Royal Bank of Scotland Head of Intelligent Working, Property Services Strategy. Gary Wingrove: Head of BT Construction and deputy chair of the British Council of Offices. Martin Pickard: Founding principal of The FM Guru Consultancy. Debi Beattie: Performance coach and owner of The Power of Positivity. Paul Caddick: MD PHS Compliance. John McGuire: MD Pulsion Technology. Venue: Our Dynamic Earth,
Edinburgh Contact: joanmelville@virginmedia. com or call 07855 961774 1 October Scottish Annual Gala Ball Continuing the success of our renowned annual gala ball, join us again this year for a night of fine food, drink, entertainment and networking in one of Glasgow’s finest hotels. The night will begin with a champagne reception, followed by a four-course meal and a variety of entertainment. Venue: Crowne Plaza, Glasgow Contact: joanmelville@virginmedia. com or call 07855 961774 NORTH REGION 16 September Free Hydrop seminar in Sheffield Legionellosis management and control Venue: VIP Bar, Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield, Worksop Road, Sheffield, Contact: paul@hydrop.com or call 07760 483 216 SOUTH WEST REGION 16 September South-West Region September Training Day Venue: Hilton Bristol Hotel, Aztec West, Bristol Contact: Joanne Bartlam at joanneb07@ntlworld.com or call 07808 908052 6 October Free Building Exhibition & Building Excellence 2011 Venue: Somerset County Cricket Club, The County Room, The County Ground, Taunton Contact: h.gamblin@tauntondeane. gov.uk or call 01823 356470
2011, CoreNet Global will continue the discussion addressing these underlying global influences and their impact on all aspects of corporate real estate. Venue: Disney’s Newport Bay Club, Paris Contact: kbeeckman@ corenetglobal.org 27 September FLASH + Conference Venue: Stanhill Court Hotel, Charlwood, Horley, Surrey Contact: Tina McGeachan at tina@ secbe.org.uk or call 01189 207 204 11-12 October Total Workplace Management Organised in association with the British Institute of Facilities Management, Total Workplace Management has established itself as the leading meeting place for the FM industry. Venue: London Olympia Contact: Visit www.twmexpo.com to register. If you are interested in exhibiting in 2011, contact Fergus Bird on 020 7921 8660 19-20 October FM & Property Event Join your peers and leading industry suppliers for a day and a half of networking and meetings, coupled with an exciting workshop programme. Venue: Belfry, West Midlands Contact: jasonawatar@ globalbusinessevents.co.uk 20 October Workplace Trends conference Venue: Royal College of Physicians, London Contact: For more details email maggie@merlin-events.co.uk
INDUSTRY EVENTS
26-28 October IFMA’s World Workplace Conference & Expo The largest, most long standing and well-respected annual conference and exposition for facility management and related professions Venue: Phoenix Convention Centre, USA Contact: tj.mendieta@ifma.org
18-20 September CoreNet Global Summit Significant global change is driving us toward increased connectedness and interdependencies across cultures and continents, impacting the individual, the corporation and the corporate real estate industry as a whole. In the second half of
16-17 November Worktech 11 The eighth annual conference looking at implications of convergence between the worlds of technology, real estate, work and the workplace. Venue: British Library, London Contact: caroline.bell@unwired. eu.com or call 020 8977 8920
25 November South-West Region November Training Day Venue: Hilton Bristol Hotel, Aztec West, Bristol Contact: Joanne Bartlam on joanneb07@ntlworld.com or call 07808 908052
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