To:
APPA Professional Development Committee
From:
Jack K. Colby Chair, APPA Thought Leaders Series
Subject:
Report to the APPA Professional Development Committee
Date:
Monday August 3, 2015 Chicago, IL
This report is provided to the PDC to update the status of activities on the APPA Thought
Leaders Series.
Activity 1:
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Thought Leaders Symposium #9 2014 – Leveraging Facility Assets to Achieve
Institutional Success
Symposium held in April, 2014 in New Orleans, LA
Talking points presented to GAPPA conference in May, 2014
Briefing provided to the SFO Summit on July, 2014 and Executive Summary provided
Monograph completed September, 2014
The full monograph appeared in the Facility Manager Magazine in the Fall of 2014
An executive summary of the monograph will be distributed to institutional reps and HE
Associations
The monograph was available on the APPA Website in October, 2014
Activity 2:
Thought Leaders Symposium # 10 2015 – Bricks & Clicks, The Integration of
Technology with Campus Facilities and Facilities Management
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Member Feedback Session held with Committees and Board at APPA 2014 Conference
Futuring Sessions at APPA 2014 Conference
Planning Session held at APPA office August 7-8, 2014 and December, 2014
Second work session held January 9, 2015 at APPA Office
Planning Conference Calls held in January through March
Activity 3:
Thought Leaders Symposium # 10 2015 – Bricks & Clicks, The Integration of
Technology with Campus Facilities and Facilities Management
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Symposium was held April 20-22, 2015 in Austin , TX
Outcomes from TLS 2015
o Member Briefing at the GAPPA Meeting by Lander Medlin
o APPA 2015 - SFO & EP Session, Briefing and Executive Summary
o APPA 2015 Track Session on Utilizing the TLS Monograph
o Monograph in FM Magazine over two Fall issues
o Presentations at Regional Meetings
o Track 4 of the Fall 2015 and Winter 2016 Leadership Academy – session by
Lander Medlin
o CFaR topics and Educational Program Development for APPA 2016
Activity 4:
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Thought Leaders Symposium # 11 2016 – Remaking the Facilities Organization
Planning Session held at APPA office July 9-10, 2015
Planning meeting set for December, 2015
Second work session to be held January 7-8, 2016 at APPA Office
Summit to be held at Rancho Las Palmas in April, 2016