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.
Key Dates: 2023 Research 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 18
Shared Practice Meeting: Identify Emerging Topics of Interest, Finalize 2023 meeting time
2:30 pm EST / 11:30 am PST
Feb 9
Steering Committee Meeting: Discuss metrics of interest to benchmark, and topics for shared practice meetings.
2:00 pm EST / 11:00 am PST
Feb 23
Shared Practice Meeting: Review of the Smart Labs Laboratory Ventilation Risk Assessment (LVRA), a process to guide ventilation that optimizes safety and efficiency.
2:00 pm EST / 11:00 am PST
Mar 9
Steering Committee Meeting
No meeting this month
Mar 23
Shared Practice Meeting: Performance Metrics for Facility Management
2:00 pm EDT / 11:00 am PDT
Apr 27
Shared Practice Meeting: Topic: Metrics of Value for Research Facility Managers
2:00 pm EDT / 11:00 am PDT
May 11
Steering Committee Meeting: Ad-hoc discussion related to future meetings
2:00 pm EDT / 11:00 am PDT
May 18 *
Shared Practice Meeting: Topic: Enterprise Portfolio Strategy for the Science Asset Class – Climate Resiliency Data Layer
2:00 pm EDT / 11:00 am PDT *Note* 1 week earlier than normal
Jun 8
Steering Committee Meeting: Ad-hoc discussion related to future meetings
2:00 pm EDT / 11:00 am PDT
Jun 22
Shared Practice Meeting: Topic: Applications of AI in Research Facility Management
2:00 pm EDT / 11:00 am PDT
Jul 27
Shared Practice Meeting: Tentative Topic: Asset Management, Condition Assessments, Capital Planning
2:00 pm EDT / 11:00 am PDT
Aug 24
Shared Practice Meeting: Tentative Topic: Sustainability Activities at Research Facilities
2:00 pm EDT / 11:00 am PDT
Sep 28
No Shared Practice Meeting
IFMA World Workplace
Nov 30
Shared Practice Meeting: Topic: Emerging Issues
2:00 pm EST / 11:00 am PST *Note* 1 week later than normal due to US Thanksgiving
Dec 14
Steering Committee Meeting – Review 2023 program and discuss 2024 program
2:00 pm EST / 11:00 am PST
Dec
NO Shared Practice Meeting: Winter Break
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