The SLAM Collaborative will be presenting and exhibiting at the upcoming IFMA Facility Fusion Conference taking place March 23 – 25 in Boston, MA at the Westin Boston Waterfront. SLAM’s Exhibit Booth will be located on the Expo Floor at space 218.
Program Presentations include:
How Does Your Campus Measure Up? Assessing Your Potential to Accommodate New Learning
Environments – Wednesday March 23, 10 – 11am
Presenters: Mary Jo Olenick, AIA, Principal – Amy Christmas, Associate
Topic: How does your campus measure up? Assess your campus’ potential to accommodate the new learning
environments and development of a learning environment master plan. This session will focus on type and quantity
of these alternative learning environments and the impact they have on room size and occupancy, faculty staff and
support facilities.
Learning Objectives:
• Learn about the trends in education and learning environments.
• Discover how the new teaching environments will they affect space planning standards.
• Realize the impact of support infrastructure and teaching staff.
• Discover the impact on traditional, nonacademic space.
Workplace Transformation Through Consolidation: A Pfizer Case Study
Friday March 25, 9:45 –10:45am
Presenters: Robert Pulito, AIA, President – Terri Frink, IIDA, Principal and Studio Leader – Gary Annino, Pfizer
Global Operations- Facilities Solutions Director
Topic: The recent Pfizer/Wyeth merger has resulted in reduced costs, improved productivity and preparing for the
next generation worker. Review the project development, delivery and change management processes that included
internal communication structures, workplace survey and observation studies, program analysis and metrics, and
planning for post occupancy evaluation.
Learning Objectives:
• Review the work profile of knowledge workers and their impact on space planning.
• Learn how to develop collaborative work environments.
• Discover how to develop a change management process that will ensure successful outcomes.
• Learn how to develop collaborative work environments.