Conference Schedule
RMA 2023
Schedule Overview
All times listed are Mountain Daylight time.
The Education Sessions have been divided into four categories/tracks:
| Energy, Utilities & Environmental Stewardship |
| Planning, Design & Construction |
| Operations & Maintenance |
| General Administration & Management |
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Sunday, September 10 - Pre-Conference
- 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM - RMA Board Arrives in Laramie
Monday, September 11 - Pre-Conference
- 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM - RMA Board Meeting
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM - RMA Board Lunch (provided)
- 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Conference Registration Desk Open
- 3:00 PM - Business Partner Table/Booth Setup
- 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM - Welcome Reception/Cocktail Hour
Tuesday, September 12 - Pre-Conference Check-in & Excursions
- 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM - Supervisor's Toolkit
- 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM - Supervisor's Toolkit Breakfast (provided)
- 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM - Conference Registration Desk Open, Business Partner Table/Booth
Setup
- 8:15 AM - 9:00 AM - Excursion Check-in (Golf, Hiking, Biking)
- 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM - Event excursions (Lunch served at various times depending on event)
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM - Supervisor's Toolkit Lunch (provided)
- 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM - New Attendees Welcome Reception
- 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM - All Attendees Cocktails (UW Cheer Squad, Cowboy Joe)
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM - Dinner
- 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM - UW Swing Club Tutorial & Dancing
Wednesday, September 13 - Conference Day 1
- 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM - Supervisor's Toolkit
- 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM - Conference Registration Desk Open, Companion Activities
- 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM - Breakfast
- 8:15 AM - 8:30 AM - Break
- 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM - Conference Opening Keynote
- 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM - Break/Snacks
- 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM - Education Session 1
| Energy Management and Digital Solutions Go Hand in Hand: Lessons Learned at the University
of Wyoming - James Rosner, Shantel Smith, PE, CEM |
| Overview of the Science Initiative Building and how an environmentally controlled
Research Greenhouse - Sean Convery, P.E., Steven Fletcher, P.E., Mark Labac, P.E.,
LEED AP |
| Efficient Science: A Win for FM Ops, Planning, & Research - Kathryn A. Ramirez-Aguilar,
PhD, Brian Lindoerfer, PE, CEM |
- 1030 AM - 10:45 AM - Break/Snacks
- 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM - Education Session 2
| Engaging Employees with a Focus on Leadership - MJ Thompson, MBA, CEFP, Dan Lloyd,
Heather Mineer, BS |
| Case Study-Analysis and Augmentation of the University of Wyoming’s Campus District
Heating and Cooling Systems - Shantel Smith, PE, CEM, Bill Koller, P.E. |
| Don’t Drive with Your Brakes On - Lab Airflow Controls for New Construction and Retrofits
- Mark Labac, P.E., LEED AP, Steven Fletcher, P.E., Greg Brown |
- 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM - Break
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM - Lunch
- 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM - Break
- 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM - Business Partner - Speed Networking
- 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM - Break/Snacks
- 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM - Campus Building Tours
- 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM - Break
- 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM - All Attendees Cocktails
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM - Dinner with Student Musical Group
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM - RMA Awards & Group Pics
Thursday, September 14 - Conference Day 2
- 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM - Breakfast
- 7:00 AM - 2:45 PM - Supervisor's Toolkit
- 7:30 AM - 2:00 PM - Conference Registration Desk Open, Companion Activities
- 8:15 AM - 8:30 AM - Break
- 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM - Education Session 3
| The Next Generation of Integrated Building Solutions - Alvin R. Hooper Jr., Assoc.
DBIA |
| Planning for the Gray Tsunami – Leveraging Technology to prepare for the Transition
of our Facilities Team - Garry C. Stark, Chris A. Martin, MBA |
| How Innovative District Energy Solutions Drastically Reduced GHG Emissions at Tulane
University - David Amoss, CFA, Phil Watson, PE, HFDP |
- 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM - Break/Snacks
- 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM - Education Session 4
| Risks That Lurk Silently: How to Control Hazards in New Building Construction/Renovation
- Matthew Roberts, Jennifer Coast, MBA, P.E. |
| Empowering Health Education: Embracing Trends, Technology, and Innovative Space Usage
to create a Healthier and More Equitable Future - Martha Nelson, Hope Szypulski, Phil
Walter, PE, Andrea Anderson, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP |
| Electrification potential for Campus Energy Systems - Jeff Elsner, Natasha Hernandez |
- 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM - Break/Snacks
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Education Session 5
| Lessons Learned from the Front Line: A Year of Change Management and Building a Culture
of Togetherness - Chris A. Martin, MBA Josh Sylvester, MBA |
| Facilities Maintenance Apprenticeship Programs at the University of Colorado Anschutz
Medical Campus - Vimol Mitchell |
| Harnessing the Power of the Sun: Navigating the Challenges of a Major Solar PV Project
- Brian Firestone, Sam Crispin |
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM - Lunch
- 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM - Break
- 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM - Individual State Meetings
- 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM - 14ers Meeting
- 3:00 PM - Conference Over
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