The Higher Ed Facilities Forum is an invite-only gathering for facilities leaders at the nation’s top colleges and universities.
INTIMATE & PERSONABLE.
PEER-LED LEARNING.
UNFORGETTABLE NETWORKING.
Relevant Content
The Higher Ed Facilities Forum features a proper balance of thought-provoking talks and peer-to-peer discussions on the topics and issues that are top-of-mind for facilities leaders at the nation’s leading colleges and universities.
Identify Strategic Partners
Forget walking an exhibit hall or sitting through hours of boardroom presentations! We curate a diverse group of leading suppliers and you are able to schedule one-on-one time with only the ones that suit your needs.
Memorable Networking
Wouldn’t it be fun to travel to a resort destination and sit in a conference center all day? Yeah, didn’t think so! We know that a prime reason people attend conferences is to network. Which is why we carefully consider the social activities that take place at the forum.
Experience it Yourself
Check out this highlight video from a recent Higher Ed Facilities Forum…
2018 DISCUSSION LEADERS Included:
Howard Wertheimer
Assistant Vice President, Capital Planning & Space Management
GEORGIA TECH
Mike Rayburn
Award-Winning Guitar Virtuoso &
INNOVATION EXPERT
Andrew O’Brien
Chief of Operations
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
Destination: Paradise
HEFF ’19 will be hosted at Margaritaville Beach Resort. Located just minutes from the Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood International Airport, Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort offers 30,000 square feet of flexible indoor and outdoor function space overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Often compared to quaint European and funky California beach towns, the character of this inviting area is all Florida.
From the blog
Financing Energy Efficiency Projects: Mission Impossible?
In an Innovation Talk given at Higher Ed Facilities Forum 2018, Wendell Brase, Associate Chancellor for Sustainability at UC Irvine, shared his top strategies to get funding for higher ed energy efficiency projects.
Tomorrow’s Workforce: Cultivating Higher Ed Facilities Leaders
Top administrators from leading universities discussed how to maintain a healthy workforce at the Higher Education Facilities Forum. The panel included Shane Conklin (UMass Amherst), Sean Childer (Texas Tech), John D’Angelo (Northwestern University) and Peter Krawchyk (University of Delaware).
Lessons from the University of Houston in Disaster Recovery
At HEFF'18, we got an inside look at how the University of Houston’s facilities leaders tackle disasters in a presentation by Dave Oliver and Dave Irvin. Being previously hit by Tropical Storm Allison and Hurricane Harvey, the university takes robust measures in order to be prepared.
