Have you been checking our High-Profile calendar? Each month we provide details for industry educational and networking conferences in our calendar. To announce events that are slated before our next publication we rely on our weekly FastFacts Friday e-blast to get the message out.
We hope you will have an opportunity to meet with our staff at one the many industry events in 2012. This year we will visit networking meetings hosted by MBC, CBC, IFMA, AGC, AFE, ABC, MHA, ACEC, ASM, SMPS, IIDA, NAIOP, BOMA, Corenet, ISPE, SFNE, NEWIRE and other select associations mostly in the Boston and Hartford areas.
Here are some of the upcoming trade shows and other special events:
BuildingEnergy 12 (BE-12) expo and conference organized by the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA). It is the most established and most cross-disciplinary renewable energy and high performance building conference in the region. BE-12 brings together architects, engineers, builders, policymakers, developers and building managers for three days of networking, accredited educational sessions and a high-level trade show that attract participants from across the US and Europe. BE-12 will take place March 6-8, 2012, at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston.
The ACEC/MA engineering excellence awards competition recognizes engineering achievements that demonstrate the highest degree of merit and ingenuity. This year’s EEA Gala is slated for March 28, 2012. We will provide more information as the date approaches.
The Society for Colleges and University Planners (SCUP) North Atlantic Region Conference is scheduled for April 11 – 13. The main site of the conference will be the CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Midtown Manhattan, NYC. This year the conference will explore how planning for higher education has evolved over the past decade, to consider how institutions can effectively plan in uncertain times and, perhaps most importantly, to look toward the future.
Also in April we will attend the sixth Annual Hospital Construction Conference Friday, April 27, 2012. 9:00am – 2:30pm at the Conference Center at Waltham Woods, Waltham. MHA celebrated its 75th anniversary June 2011. Its members include more than 100 Massachusetts hospitals and health system members.
High-Profile Monthly will have a booth at the 7th annual Northeast Buildings& Facilities Management Show & Conference (NEBFM) at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center June 6th & 7th, 2012. Our booth will be part of the expo featuring over 300 exhibitors displaying products and services necessary for the operation, management, maintenance and renovation of buildings and facilities in the greater New England region. Running concurrently with the trade show is an educational conference featuring 30 individual one-hour talks covering a wide range of topics including: LEED, Green, Sustainability, Energy, Building Commissioning, Facility Maintenance, Construction and Renovation Planning. IFMA – Boston produces, monitors and provides CFM credit for each conference talk attended.
I am saving Thursday June 14, 2012 for the annual ROC Awards Gala hosted by the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) Boston chapter. The gala begins with a networking reception, followed by dinner. The evening culminates in the presentation of awards to firms and individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the industry. The food, décor, and presentation tie into a theme for the year.
The International Interior Design Association of New England (IIDANE) Interior Design Awards are presented in June. The prestige of the IIDANE awards brings out the top echelon of the best design firms in the area making for a terrific evening of networking too. IIDA is an international professional networking and educational association committed to enhancing the quality of life through excellence in interior design and advancing interior design through knowledge. We will be announcing the date and venue this spring. Also look for IIDANE’s Fashion Show in October where talented designers showcase how they have put their design knowledge and skills to work with area vendors and dealers to create runway outfits fit for the catwalk out of materials typically used in interior spaces.
ISPE’s Boston Area Chapter offers an exciting array of educational, career development, networking and recreational events held throughout the Boston and surrounding areas. ISPE Annual Product Show is scheduled for the October 3, 2012. Information on this program will be available soon. Last year’s 20th Annual Product Show saw about 2,000 industry professionals gathered for this one day “can’t miss” extravaganza.
ABX (formerly Build Boston) will be held November 14-16, 2012 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. It will be anchored by a tradeshow on the exhibit hall floor and will feature a comprehensive conference program offering continuing education credits for architects and other building industry professionals. This is the most popular event of the year for the AEC industry. You are invited to visit our booth to pick up a gift subscription and a ticket for an advertisement discount. We hope to see you there.
We have listed only a few of many upcoming events here. If I haven’t mentioned your favorite event, please send an announcement with the date and venue to
editor@high-profile.com.