This is a composite schedule of the benchmarking data milestones (in color), the shared practice meetings & events (in black), and the steering committee meetings (in gray – all participants welcome). Registration links and details are updated monthly 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 different time zones.
Key Dates: 2026 Utility Facility Benchmarking Program
Jan 20
Shared Practice Meeting: Service Center of the Future (Discussion)
3:00 pm EST / 12:00 pm PST
Feb 10
Steering Committee Meeting: Open discussion of refinements for 2025 program; any new data/metrics desired for this year? Tentative plans for AI integration.
3:00 pm EST / 12:00 pm PST
Feb 24
Shared Practice Meeting: Facility Resiliency Planning
3:00 pm EST / 12:00 pm PST
Mar 10
Steering Committee Meeting: Open discussion of refinements for 2025 program; Finalize any metrics/data changes for this year
3:00 pm EST / 12:00 pm PDT
Mar 24
Shared Practice Meeting: Minimalist Strategic Facility Planning
3:00 pm EST / 12:00 pm PDT
Apr 1
Website open for benchmarking data input
Input preliminary data until June
Apr 14
Review Session: How to Get Started with Data Entry
3:00 pm EST / 12:00 pm PDT (Instead of Steering Committee Meeting)
TBD
IFMA UC Spring Meeting
11:00 am – 2:00 pm EDT / 8:00 am – 11:00 am PDT (Virtual)
Apr 28
Shared Practice Meeting: 3 Ways You Can Use AI Right Now
3:00 pm EST / 12:00 pm PDT
May 12
Steering Committee Meeting: discuss shared practice topics, reporting changes
3:00 pm EST / 12:00 pm PDT
May 26
Shared Practice Meeting: TBD
3:00 pm EST / 12:00 pm PDT
Jun 23
Shared Practice Meeting: TBD
3:00 pm EST / 12:00 pm PDT
Jul 1
Draft Benchmarking Report available (updated every week)
Continue inputting data/make revisions until Sept, comments on draft reports
Jul 14
Review Session: Using the BI Reporting Interface
3:00 pm EST / 12:00 pm PDT (Instead of Steering Committee Meeting)
Jul 28
Shared Practice Meeting: Direct Application of Benchmarking Results
3:00 pm EST / 12:00 pm PDT
Aug 25
Shared Practice Meeting: TBD
3:00 pm EST / 12:00 pm PDT
Sep 22
Shared Practice Meeting: Tentative
3:00 pm EST / 12:00 pm PDT
Sep 30
Deadline to submit final benchmarking data adjustments and corrections deadline
Oct 5
Final Benchmarking Report available
Oct 27
Shared Practice Meeting: TBD
3:00 pm EST / 12:00 pm PDT
Nov 10
Benchmarking Report Review
3:00 pm EST / 12:00 pm PST (Instead of Steering Committee Meeting)
Nov 16-17
IFMA UC Fall Meeting including Benchmarking Overview
Anaheim CA (2 Days prior to IFMA World Workplace)
Dec 1
Shared Practice Meeting: Discussion of Emerging Issues for Utility Facility Management
3:00 pm EST / 12:00 pm PST
*Note* 1 week later than normal due to Thanksgiving
Dec
No Shared Practice Meeting: Holiday Break
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