IT Solutions for Facility Managers at New Conference

fm/IT 2005 Conference debuts June 21--23 in Orlando, Florida

Exton, PA (PRWEB) May 18, 2005 -- Until now, there has never been an event that addressed the IT needs of Facility Management organizations. In its inaugural year, FMIT 2005 offers a carefully crafted program of IT strategies and solutions for facility management professionals.

In the new era of facility management, youre only as rich as your data," remarks Dave Jordani, FAIA, president, Jordani Consulting Group. Digital information is your most valuable currency. Leveraging it through common process across the enterprise has enormous potential to fortify business processes and improve the quality of facility management. Todays business realties demand that facility managers provide consistently accurate information about facilities to management across the enterprise."

Facilities are a major asset for organizations, second only to staff costs. FM technologies are an essential component for reducing structural costs and improving efficiencies. Leveraging IT is as important to managing facility assets as it is to managing Human Resources. IT management has become a core competency issue for many FM organizations" explains Jordani.

At fm/IT 2005 youll hear about the latest initiatives and lessons learned from organizations that are leading the pack in deploying and integrating FM technologies. Youll also hear about the organizational challenges they have overcome on their way to improving the quality of FM services. Heres a sample of the program content:

- Enterprise Wide Facilities Management at General Motors-- Vision to Reality
- FM is from Mars, IT is from Venus: Breaking Down the Barriers Between FM and IT Professionals
- FMIT Standards
8 Smart Strategies for Developing a Facilities Information Technologies Plan
- An Owners Perspective: Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Asset Lifecycle Management
- fm/IT: Lessons Learned from the Government

An added benefit to the program is FMITs strategic co-location with AEC- Science & Technology 2005. Bringing the building and infrastructure experts together in one location enables facility managers and AEC professionals to collaborate -- from the Owner to the Operator, from the Architect to the Engineer, and from the Service Provider to the Facility Manager," explains George Borkovich, principal of RCG Productions, and developer of the co-located AEC-ST event. In this unique forum, facility managers can share the impact that IT has had on their operations, and can hear about the new opportunities that lay ahead."

fm/IT 2005 is a must for facility executives, managers, service providers and IT professionals who are serious about leveraging technology to improve their operations. 'We are fortunate to have an incredible group of industry leaders who have agreed to share their experience" notes Jordani.

fm/IT 2005 promises to be an excellent learning and networking opportunity. Learn in three days what has taken other organizations decades to develop.

The things you need to know...the people you need to meet...the ultimate FMIT learning opportunity - fm/IT 2005.

Hosted at the Disney Coronado Springs Resort, FMIT debuts June 21 -- 23 in Orlando, Florida.

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