This is a composite schedule of the benchmarking data milestones (in color), the shared practice meetings (in black), and the steering committee meetings (in gray – all participants welcome). Registration links are included as the meeting agendas are established.
The benchmarking data schedule is designed to allow participants to input their data and review it thru various draft report cycles. This assures that the overall quality of the benchmarking report is maintained. We schedule most support webinars at two different times to allow participation from Europe to Australia.
Key Dates: 2024 Cultural Facility Benchmarking Program
All meeting times listed for New York for EST/EDT and estimated for other time zones, check your local time for any event of interest. This is the tentative schedule- specific meeting dates and times may change.
Jan 16
Steering Committee Meeting: Open discussion of refinements for 2024 program; meeting time
11:00 am EST / 8:00 am PST *Note: Normally the second Tuesday
Jan 23
Shared Practice Meeting: General discussion of issues of interest; Discuss 2024 meeting time
11:00 am EST / 8:00 am PST / 5:00 pm CET
Feb 13
Steering Committee Meeting: Open discussion of refinements for 2024 program; Finalize any metrics changes; establish time for remaining meetings
11:00 am EST / 8:00 am PST
Feb 27
Shared Practice Meeting: AI In Cultural Facility Management, with James Waddell of Cognitive Corp.
11:00 am EST / 8:00 am PST / 5:00 pm CET
Mar 12
No Steering Committee Meeting:
NFMT
Apr 1
Website open for data input
Input preliminary data through June
Apr 23
Shared Practice Meeting: Town Hall on current issues/topics of interest
11:00 am EDT / 8:00 am PDT / 5:00 pm CEST
May 28
Shared Practice Meeting: Discussion of FM Support for Special Events
11:00 am EDT / 8:00 am PDT / 5:00 pm CEST
Jun 18
Steering Committee Meeting – Annual workshop agenda discussion
11:00 am EDT / 8:00 am PDT
NOTE: One week later than normal this month
Jun 25
Shared Practice Meeting: Automating Equipment Inspections to Save Labor
11:00 am EDT / 8:00 am PDT / 5:00 pm CEST
Jul 1
Draft Report available (with update every week)
Continue data input/revision through Sept, comments on draft reports
Jul 23
Shared Practice Meeting: What is Making You Crazy Busy and other topics of interest
11:00 am EDT / 8:00 am PDT / 5:00 pm CEST
Aug 27
Shared Practice Meeting: Energy Management – Progress and Areas of Interest
11:00 am EDT / 8:00 am PDT / 5:00 pm CEST
Sep 24
Shared Practice Meeting: Challenges in Adopting and Using New FM Technology
11:00 am EDT / 8:00 am PDT / 5:00 pm CEST
Sep 27
Deadline to submit final data adjustments and corrections
** Extended until October 25
Sep 30
Final Report available
** October 28
Oct 8
No Steering Committee Meeting
World Workplace
Oct 13
Benchmarking Workshop at IAMFA Annual Conference
8:00 am – 5:00 pm local time – New York, New York
Oct 22
Shared Practice Meeting: Annual Workshop Town Hall Session
11:30 am EDT / 8:30 am PDT / 5:30 pm CEST
*Note* 30 minutes later than prior meetings
Nov 12
Benchmarking Report Review (Instead of Steering Committee Meeting)
11:00 am EST / 8:00 am PST
Dec 3
Shared Practice Meeting: Emerging Issues for Cultural Facility Management
TBD *Note* 1 week later than normal due to US Thanksgiving
11:30 am EST / 8:30 am PST / 5:30 pm CET
Dec 10
No Steering Committee Meeting: Holiday Break
Dec
NO Shared Practice Meeting: Holiday Break
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