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APPA Spring Conference Preliminary Schedule



Campus Tour:
11:00am – 2:00pm
Conference Registration:
3:00pm – 7:30pm
1st Time Attendee Orientation:
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Welcome to NOLA Networking Reception:
6:30pm – 7:30pm
DINNER ON YOUR OWN


Registration:
6:30am – 5:00pm
Networking Breakfast:
7:30am – 8:30am
Opening Session: Keynote Speaker – Rex Miller
8:30am – 9:15am
Networking Break:
9:15am – 9:45am

A 12-Year Campus Energy Conversion: How Swarthmore College is Planning the Conversion of 45 Buildings to Decarbonize Their Campus

Blockbuster Strategies for Integrated Campus Planning at Caltech

Best of the Best: Building the Best Team Through Recruitment, Retention, and Development

Networking Break:
10:35am – 11:05am

Embracing AI for Enhanced Facilities and Operations

Data-Driven Insights to Sustainable Transformation: UCF’s Campus Space Reimaging

Future Facing Green Research Facility Support: Stony Brook University School of Medicine’s Freezer Farm

Networking Lunch
12:00pm – 1:00pm

Building Connections for a Sustainable Future: Pathways to Securing Tomorrow’s Workforce for Facilities Management

The Proof Is in the Numbers: Leverage Smart Technologies Optimization Strategies for Maximum Payback and Budget Stability

Data-Informed Design: The Future of Education Workspace

Networking Break:
1:50pm – 2:00pm

Recalibration and Beyond: How Data and Placemaking will Define the Future at Western Michigan University

Creating the Workforce of 2030

Transforming Daily Work: Leveraging Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Everyday Tasks

Networking Break:
3:10pm – 3:40pm

General Session:
3:40pm – 4:40pm
DINNER ON YOUR OWN


Registration:
6:30am – 1:00pm
Networking Breakfast:
7:30am – 8:30am
General Session:
8:30am – 9:15am
Networking Break:
9:15am – 9:45am

Navigating Facility Condition & Energy Studies When Capital Planning

Transforming Capital Planning: Leveraging Facilities Condition Assessments, Computerized Maintenance Management Systems, and Asset Investment Planning for Future-Ready Campuses

Leveraging Technology to Address Workforce Challenges and Boost Efficiency

Networking Break:
10:35am – 11:05am

Transforming Document Management into a User-Friendly Cloud-Based Solution

Planning for a Barrier-Free, Accessible Campus

The Geezer and the Slacker: Harnessing Generational Lessons from the APPA Supervisor’s Toolkit Trainers for a Thriving Workplace

Networking Lunch:
12:00pm – 1:20pm
APPA Awards & Business Meeting

Mentorship Matters: Building Bridges in Higher Education Operations

Using Data to Drive Change: Let Data be the Bad Guy… and the Hero!

Reimaging Century Old Residential Properties With the 21st Century in Mind

Networking Break:
2:10pm – 2:40pm

Recruit, Develop, Succeed: Leveraging Local Education to Build Texas Tech Operations Workforce

APPA 101

How Ole Miss Leveraged their ESPC to Not Only Address Capital Facility Needs but Also Provide Enhanced Learning Opportunities for Students

Networking Break:
3:30pm – 4:00pm

General Session & Wrap-up:
4:00pm – 5:15pm
CONFERENCE ENDS


QUESTIONS?

If you have any registration questions, please contact APPA’s Professional Development staff.