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FACILITIES AMERICA 2012 SEPTEMBER 10-12, 2012 WASHINGTON D.C. FE’s Facilities America Education Forum is the must-attend event for facilities engineering, operations, maintenance and manage-ment professionals. This compact but power-packed conference has all of the features to ensure the best invest-ment for your professional develop-ment budget: A Register Today! Facilities America Education Forum is a three-day conference for all facility pro-fessionals. Registration is fast, secure and easy. AFE members receive additional cost-saving discounts. Full forum registration includes: Q Welcome reception Q Daily general sessions Q Concurrent hot-topic breakout ses-sions Q Exhibit hall Q Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill. pertise in leadership, communications and career advancement. Plus, the Leadership Development Institute is designed specifi -cally to prepare you to organize and lead eff ective groups and teams. Earn or Maintain Your Certification Are you ready to move to the next level pro-fessionally and demonstrate your expertise in facilities management and operations? Th en become AFE Certifi ed. Certifi ed facilities professionals advance faster and earn more than their colleagues. AFE will off er both the Certifi ed Plant Maintenance Manager (CPMM) and Certifi ed Plant Supervisor (CPS) preparation courses and the CPMM and CPS exams in conjunction with Facilities America. And for managers, what better way to ensure your facility op-erates at peak effi ciency than to have your employees become AFE Certifi ed? Whether you have AFE’s Certifi ed Plant Engineer (CPE), CPMM or CPS, earn the Continuing Education Units (CEUs) you need to maintain and renew your AFE Certifi cation at Facilities America. You can earn up to 3.0 CEUs (1.0 CEU per day; 0.1 CEU per hour) by attending the education sessions, facility tour and Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill. Th at’s enough credits in just one program to fulfi ll all the requirements for your next renewal! Q Pre-conference CPMM and CPS certification training and testing Q Continuing Education Units (CEUs) provided for conference content sessions presented by the profession’s finest Q A facility tour that will inspire fresh ideas for your own facility Q A Solutions Expo featuring a select group of companies that provide answers to your daily questions Q Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill to visit members of Congress to dis-cuss legislation and policies that impact your facility. Included in the conference regis-tration fee is a free pre-conference webinar to prepare you for your Advo-cacy Day on Capitol Hill and to share updates on policies, legislation and federal compliances that aff ect your operations. Your facility depends on you to be well-trained and up to date… AFE’s Facilities America Education Forum makes that possible. Facility Tour – Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum Visit www.facilitiesamerica.org for more information regarding this spectacu-lar guided tour of the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. See ad on page 17 and full details on page 18. Registration is available online. Th ere is limited tour space, so register today! Professional Development at Facilities America Facilities America is your best opportunity for professional development in facilities management and operations. Whether you work in the boiler room or the boardroom, Facilities America off ers education sessions tailored to your needs. In addition to over 25 technical sessions on operating, main-taining and managing modern, sustainable, energy-effi cient buildings and facilities, you will fi nd tracks that grow your personal ex-16 May | June 2012 ■ Facilities Engineering Journal ■ www.AFE.org

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AFE’s Facilities America Education Forum is the must-attend event for facilities engineering, operations, maintenance and management professionals. This compact but power-packed conference has all of the features to ensure the best investment for your professional development budget: ■ Pre-conference CPMM and CPS certification training and testing ■ Continuing Education Units (CEUs) provided for conference content sessions presented by the profession’s finest ■ A facility tour that will inspire fresh ideas for your own facility ■ A Solutions Expo featuring a select group of companies that provide answers to your daily questions ■ Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill to visit members of Congress to discuss legislation and policies that impact your facility. Included in the conference registration fee is a free pre-conference webinar to prepare you for your Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill and to share updates on policies, legislation and federal compliances that affect your operations. Your facility depends on you to be well-trained and up to date… AFE’s Facilities America Education Forum makes that possible. Register Today! Facilities America Education Forum is a three-day conference for all facility professionals. Registration is fast, secure and easy. AFE members receive additional cost-saving discounts. Full forum registration includes: ■ Welcome reception ■ Daily general sessions ■ Concurrent hot-topic breakout sessions ■ Exhibit hall ■ Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill. Facility Tour – Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum Visit www.facilitiesamerica.org for more information regarding this spectacular guided tour of the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. See ad on page 17 and full details on page 18. Registration is available online. There is limited tour space, so register today! Professional Development at Facilities America Facilities America is your best opportunity for professional development in facilities management and operations. Whether you work in the boiler room or the boardroom, Facilities America offers education sessions tailored to your needs. In addition to over 25 technical sessions on operating, maintaining and managing modern, sustainable, energy-efficient buildings and facilities, you will find tracks that grow your personal expertise In leadership, communications and career advancement. Plus, the Leadership Development Institute is designed specifically to prepare you to organize and lead effective groups and teams. Earn or Maintain Your Certification Are you ready to move to the next level professionally and demonstrate your expertise in facilities management and operations? Then become AFE Certified. Certified facilities professionals advance faster and earn more than their colleagues. AFE will offer both the Certified Plant Maintenance Manager (CPMM) and Certified Plant Supervisor (CPS) preparation courses and the CPMM and CPS exams in conjunction with Facilities America. And for managers, what better way to ensure your facility operates at peak efficiency than to have your employees become AFE Certified? Whether you have AFE’s Certified Plant Engineer (CPE), CPMM or CPS, earn the Continuing Education Units (CEUs) you need to maintain and renew your AFE Certification at Facilities America. You can earn up to 3.0 CEUs (1.0 CEU per day; 0.1 CEU per hour) by attending the education sessions, facility tour and Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill. That’s enough credits in just one program to fulfill all the requirements for your next renewal! Facilities America and Certification Scholarships Available The AFE Foundation supports the professional development of facility professionals, students and educators. The Foundation’s Facilities America and Certification Grants open the door to participation for those who otherwise, in today’s economy, might not be able to take advantage of these opportunities. AFE will offer both the CPMM and CPS certification courses and exams in conjunction with Facilities America 2012. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply for AFE Foundation grants to support the cost of certification training or attendance to Facilities America. Grant applications must be received by July 31, 2012. Selections will be made by August 15. Applicants will be notified of results by email. For more information and applications, please visit www.foundation4afe.org. TOP TEN REASONS TO ATTEND FACILITIES AMERICA EDUCATION FORUM Facilities America Education Forum’s theme of “Buildings for a Better World” includes the more efficient, sustainable and cost-effective operation of both new, high-performance buildings and older buildings with more-traditional infrastructures. 10 2012 AFE Chapter Awards Reception. Celebrate with AFE as we honor outstanding Chapter achievement! 9 Professional Advancement. Earn CEUs for attending sessions that take your professional knowledge to the next level and enhance your value to a facility. 8 Networking. Networking. Networking. Connect with leaders and peers that make up a community of instant answers beyond Facilities America. 7 Facility Tour. A guided tour and Q & A of the National Air and Space Museum. 6 Supercharge your Investment in Building Technology. Learn how to combat inefficiency in your facility. Take away ideas and strategies to help save your company time and money. 5 Get AFE Certified! AFE Certification tells the world you have the knowledge and experience to successfully operate and maintain a facility. 4 Hear It from the Experts. Facilities America provides top-quality education from the industry’s experts! You’ll walk away with solutions to your everyday problems, which you can implement immediately within your facility. 3 Boost Your Brain Power. Brush up on your maintenance and management skills with our sessions. Take your pick from today’s hot topics, including indoor air quality, water quality, energy efficiency, retro-commissioning and more! 2 Make Your Voice Count! Have an impact on the industry by taking part in AFE’s Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill, including hearing from a special guest speaker, gaining updates on federal issues and compliances that impact facilities management, and by participating in a visit to Capitol Hill to meet with legislative officials. 1 It’s a Sound Investment in Your Facility’s Bottom Line! You and your company will benefit from your knowledge of the cost-saving practices and emerging compliances that translate into more efficient building management. NATIONAL AIR & SPACE MUSEUM, STEVEN F. UDVAR-HAZY CENTER The Official Facilities Tour of AFE’s Facilities America 2012 The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, comprised of two phases and over 760,000 square feet, near Washington Dulles International Airport is the companion facility to the Smithsonian on the National Mall. The facility provides enough space for the Smithsonian to display the thousands of aviation and space artifacts that cannot be exhibited on the National Mall. Phase one of the facility, completed in 2003, comprises the Boeing Aviation Hangar and the James S. McDonnell Space Hangar. The Boeing Aviation Hangar is 103 feet high, 986 feet long and 248 feet wide at floor level. It has a whopping 293,707 square feet of floor space. The James S. McDonnell Space Hangar measures 80 feet high, 262 feet long and 180 feet wide. It has a total floor area of 53,607 square feet. Phase two of the facility, substantially completed in 2011, is over 400,000 square feet in size and contains the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar, the Air and Space Archives Division, the Collections Processing Unit and the Emil Buehler Conservation Laboratory. A small portion of the Hazy Center’s vast collection includes: • The Enola Gay, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan • The orbital spacecraft, Space Shuttle Discovery A Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft • An Air France Concorde supersonic airliner • The Boeing 367-80 jet transport, which was the prototype for the Boeing 707 • The only surviving Boeing 307 Stratoliner, the ex-Pan Am Clipper Flying Cloud • The only surviving German Heinkel He 219 Uhu nightfighter • The only surviving German Arado Ar 234 Blitz jet bomber • One of three surviving German Bachem Ba 349 Natters • The only surviving Japanese Nakajima J1N1 Gekko • One of two surviving Boeing P-26 Peashooter fighters • Lockheed Martin X-35 Joint Strike Fighter, prototype of the F-35 Lightning II • F-14 Tomcat fighter involved in the Gulf of Sidra incident • The primary special-effects miniature of the “Mothership” used in the filming of Close Encounters of the Third Kind • A piece of fabric from the LZ 129 Hindenburg that survived the Hindenburg disaster The National Air & Space Museum, Steven F. Udar-Hazy Center is located in northern Virginia at 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway, Chantilly, Virginia 20151. Visit the Center online at http://airandspace.si.edu/museum/udvarhazy. CLIMBING THE HILL: ADVOCATING FOR YOUR ISSUES INSIDE THE BELTWAY Ed Barks leads communications training workshops for executives who want to enhance their reputations, and for organizations that want to achieve their long-term business goals. He is the author of The Truth About Public Speaking: The Three Keys to Great Presentations and a member of ASAE’s Consultants Section Council. To learn more, please visit www.barkscomm.com or call (450) 955-0600 or email at ebarks@barkscomm.com. Government plays a large role in what you can and cannot do. Make no mistake, your organizational success hinges on your public policy efforts. And success inside the Beltway doesn’t come easy. That’s why AFE is organizing an Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill as part of the September 10-12, Facilities America Education Forum. As you prepare to “climb the Hill” and speak with your elected officials, make sure to prioritize your issues, organize your message, and then back things up with stories. And never leave a meeting with your member of Congress without “making the ask.” Yes, put the question directly to your elected representative whether you can count on his or her support. Finally, don’t waste your good work. Engage in some meaningful post-visit feedback. Figure out what worked and what didn’t. Then coordinate your follow-up actions and next steps. Remember, this is not a one-time affair. Your goal is to build professional relationships with members of Congress and their staffs to continue advancing your issues. KEYNOTESPEAKER AFE announces NANCY BECHTOL, CFM as the opening keynote presenter for Facilities America Education Forum “WORLD-CLASS FACILITIES, THE SMITHSONIAN’S LARGEST TREASURE” SMITHSONIAN’S LARGEST TREASURE” Bechtol is the director of the Office of Facilities Management and Reliability (OFMR) at the Smithsonian Institution. She manages all facilities management needs within the 19 museums and research centers and the National Zoo that make up the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. and New York, utilizing an in-house staff of over 850 and an operating budget of $100 million. She is also responsible for managing the exhibition-quality gardens that surround the museums. Bechtol has received recognition from the Smithsonian Institution during her 18-year tenure for superior leadership and management of her staff, managing facility emergencies, for utilizing the interior and exterior landscapes as horticultural exhibition spaces, and for professional leadership in managing all horticultural collections, most notably the Archives of American Gardens and an orchid collection. The Smithsonian Gardens were awarded the 2007 and 2010 Professional Grounds Management Society Grand Award for Landscape Excellence. Bechtol’s office provides all support services in the Smithsonian, including transportation, mail, horticultural services, engineering support, facilities assessment, energy management and audio visual. In 2006, the Smithsonian received APPA’s highest honor for facilities management, the National Award for Excellence in Facilities Management. Bechtol graduated from the University of Maryland in 1980 with a Bachelor of Science degree in horticulture. She received her master’s degree in 1984 from the University of Delaware through the Longwood Program in Public Garden Administration. She became a certified facility manager through International Facilities Management Association in 2007.

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