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| Day | Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2023 | |||
| 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Early Registration | North Foyer | |
| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch on your Own | ||
| 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Outing Option #1 (AT YOUR LEISURE. No transportation provided.) Taubman Art Museum, sponsored by VAPPA | ||
| 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Outing Option #2 (AT YOUR LEISURE. No transportation provided.) The Virginia Museum of Transportation, sponsored by VAPPA | ||
| 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Outing Option #3 (AT YOUR LEISURE) Roanoke Pinball Museum, sponsored by VAPPA | ||
| 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Free Time | ||
| Block 1 | |||
| 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM | Connections Keynote Speaker: Jay Williams | Washington | |
| 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Developing "Ready Now Leadership" Chuck Farnsworth, APPA | Crystal AB | |
| Inspiring Trust Paula Farnsworth, APPA | Crystal CD | ||
| Capture These Tax Credits Bruce Lindsay, Trane Technologies | Buck Mountain | ||
| For First Timers Welcome & Intro | Mill Mountain | ||
| 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Haunted House Tour No transportation provided. | ||
| Open Evening | Dinner on your Own | ||
| MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2023 | |||
| 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM | Breakfast | Shenandoah | |
| 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Registration | North Foyer | |
| 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM | Vendor Booth Set-Up | Roanoke | |
| 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Leadership Academy Level 1: Developing "Ready Now Leadership" Chuck Farnsworth & Paula Farnsworth, APPA | Mill Mountain | |
| 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM | Welcome Address | Washington | |
| 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM | Walking History & Culture Tour with Tour Roanoke Tour 1 (Limited to 25 people), leaves from Hotel Roanoke lobby | ||
| 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Tour 2 (AT YOUR LEISURE. No transportation provided.) Black Dog Salvage | ||
| Tour 3 (AT YOUR LEISURE. No transportation provided.) Mill Mountain Zoo/Roanoke Star | |||
| 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Lunch | Shenandoah | |
| Block 2 | |||
| 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM | What To Do Following a Disaster or Loss William (Shawn) Folks, Guarantee Restoration Services | Crystal AB | |
| Operations & Technology Team: Collaborating to Level Up Efficiency Bruce Arnold & Rob Stanford, Auburn University | Crystal CD | ||
| Moisture Management in Tiled Showers Dan Held, Schluter Systems | Buck Mountain | ||
| Block 3 | |||
| 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM | Teaching Old Buildings New Tricks: Working with Limited Funding to Address Changing Needs Sarah Hempstead & Lisa Gomperts, Schmidt Associates | Crystal AB | |
| Proactive Pavement Management & Pavement Technology Solutions Tyler Means, Terracon Consultants, Inc. | Crystal CD | ||
| For Business Partners: How Can We Help? Conference Committee | Buck Mountain | ||
| 4:00 PM | Exhibit Hall Ribbon Cutting | Roanoke | |
| 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Welcome Reception, sponsored by Woolpert & Exhibit Hall Open | Roanoke | |
| Open Evening | Dinner on your Own with Business Partners | ||
| TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2023 | |||
| 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Registration | North Foyer | |
| 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Breakfast | Shenandoah | |
| 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Leadership Academy Level 1: Developing "Ready Now Leadership" Chuck Farnsworth & Paula Farnsworth, APPA | Mill Mountain | |
| 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM | Business Meeting | Shenandoah | |
| 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Exhibit Hall Open | Roanoke | |
| 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM | Lunch with Business Partners | Roanoke | |
| 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM | Business Partner Door Prizes Must be present to win | Roanoke | |
| 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Vendor Booth Breakdown | Roanoke | |
| Block 4 | |||
| 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM | Mental Health Awareness, Resources, and Strategies within the Facilities Management Context Mary Sherman, Chris Hoy, & Shelometh Gonzalez, University of Virginia | Crystal AB | |
| Why Surface Refinishing? A New Way to Update Your Facility! Eddie Naro & Ryan Gladhill, Miracle Method Surface Refinishing | Crystal CD | ||
| 20 Years of Infilled Synthetic Turf: What we've Learned Peter Spanos, Gale Associates | Buck Mountain | ||
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| 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM | Maximizing Employee Potential John Chorazak, Clemson University | Crystal AB | |
| The Facility Life Cycle: Getting the Whole Picture Through the Lens of Total Cost of Ownership Chris Hodges & Tim Carey, FEA | Crystal CD | ||
| The Benefits of Creating and Maintaining a Sustainable PM Program Pat Buchanan, OperationsHERO | Buck Mountain | ||
| 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Free Time | ||
| 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Costume Party & Dinner The Monster Bash sponsored by Nalco Water, An Ecolab Company | Roanoke Ballroom | |
| WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 01, 2023 | |||
| 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Registration | North Foyer | |
| 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM | Breakfast & General Session | Roanoke C-H | |
| 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Leadership Academy Level 1: Developing "Ready Now Leadership" Chuck Farnsworth & Paula Farnsworth, APPA | Mill Mountain | |
| 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM | Inspirational Leadership in Challenging Times Major General Craig B. Whelden | Roanoke C-H | |
| 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM | Break | ||
| Block 6 |
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| 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM | Mastering Data-Driven Decision-Making in Facilities Management Brian Carlson, AssetWorks | Crystal AB | |
| Electrifying your Facilities Fleet? THINK SMALL. Russell Miller, Club Car, LLC | Crystal CD | ||
| Getting Ready for Gut Rehab; What's in Store? How to Bring 20th Century Buildings Into the 21st Century Kyle Christiansen, Roth IAMS | Crystal E | ||
| 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM | Lunch | Roanoke AB | |
| Block 7 | |||
| 1:00 PM – 1:50 PM | Nanobubbles: Tiny Fighters of Your Biggest Cost & Energy Waste Dave DeVree, Rapid Water Technologies | Crystal AB | |
| Elevator Code David Smith, UNC Charlotte | Crystal CD | ||
| "From Extraction to Purification” – Addressing Program, Scale, Context, Accessibility, Constructability, and Operations in a Complex Renovation and Expansion Presented by Jeff Hyder, Moseley Architects; David Johnson, SmithGroup; Scott Brame, W.M. Jordan; & Virginia Tech | Crystal E | ||
| 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM | Break | ||
| Block 8 | |||
| 2:15 PM – 3:05 PM | Steam System Management - A First Step to Decarbonization and Cost Savings Andrew Witteck, Armstrong International & Dennis Kascur, Merlo Energy | Crystal AB | |
| CY 5000 Deep Hard Surface Cleaning Machine Joe Reardon, Cyclone Technology | Crystal CD | ||
| Building Blocks of Enclosure Evaluation Alan Craigo, Gale Associates | Crystal E | ||
| State Meetings | |||
| 3:15 PM – 4:05 PM | North Carolina | Crystal AB | |
| Virginia | Crystal CD | ||
| West Virginia | Buck Mountain | ||
| Kentucky | Jefferson Boardroom | ||
| Tennessee | Crystal E | ||
| Louisiana | Roanoke E | ||
| Mississippi | Roanoke F | ||
| Alabama | Roanoke G | ||
| Florida | Roanoke H | ||
| Georgia | Brush | ||
| South Carolina | Tinker | ||
| 4:15 PM – 5:30 PM | Free Time | ||
| 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM | Cocktail Reception | ||
| 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM | Banquet Dinner & Board Installation Guest Speaker: Jones Loflin | Roanoke AB | |
| THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 02, 2023 | |||
| 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Breakfast | Roanoke | |
| 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM | General Session Round Table & Door Prizes Must be present to win | Roanoke | |
| Thanks for coming…Have a safe trip home! | |||