Well being and prevention sessions address healthcare FMs at World Workplace in San Diego
World Workplace is offering more than 100 education sessions ranging broadly from BIM to global FM trends to change management to facility digitization. IFMA’s annual World Workplace program makes it clear that the education of facility management professionals is of the highest the importance. FMs will learn learn from sessions such as: The Language of Metrics: How FMs Measure Success; Prove it: Using Data to Drive 
Workplace Innovation, and Fun Factor: Eight Dimensions of Designing Fun in the Workplace.
Here are sessions the McMorrow Reports recommends for healthcare facilities managers:
Human Wellbeing: The WELL Building Standard and the Economic Case for Biophilic Design with Mary Golden , Executive Administration, Green Plants for Green Buildings and Jim Mumford CLP, GRP, President, Good Earth Plants and Greenscaped Buildings.
Raising the Bar on Lowering Legionellosis Risk: ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 188 with Mr. Alan Spence PE, RPA, CIT, Director Emeritus, Facilities Solutions Group, EMCOR Facilities Services.
Coordinating Fire Sprinkler and Fire Alarm Maintenance (AKA “Who Are You Going to Call?”) with Mr. Jason Webb , Director of Public Fire Protection, National Fire Sprinkler Association
Emotional Intelligence: Successfully Leading Up, Down and Sideways! with Mary Gauer CFM, IFMA Fellow, Principal, MDG Consulting, Mr. Pete Winters FAIA, CFM, IFMA Fellow, Corporate/Commercial Director, Page, Lesley Groff CFM, Director of Facilities, Mennonite Home Communities, Ms. Valerie Keyes CD, MA, MSL, Director Personnel Security and Identity Management, Department of National Defence, and Rod Stevens AIA, CFM, IFMA Fellow, LEED AP, Principal Consultant, Knowledge Consulting
The Expo:
Featuring more than 230 companies, the expo hours are:
Wednesday, Oct. 5 | 11:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 6 | 10:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
FMs can request a personal appointment with exhibitors through the online Attendee Service Center. Also FMs can learn from 30- to 60-minute informational sessions and product demonstrations providing insight into benefits, application and expected results in the Solutions Arena.
The International Facility Management Association’s World Workplace 2016 will be held Oct. 5 to 7 in San Diego. IFMA is the world’s largest and most recognized international association for facility management professionals with more 24,000 members in 105 countries.
Registration is open and FMs can save $100 registering before Aug. 13. Prices are $785 for members and $1,075 for non-members for the full event. The hotel booking deadline is Tuesday, Sept. 6.
World Workplace 2016 is featuring more than 230 exhibitors and more than 100 education sessions. Attendees can tour local facilities, request appointments with vendors and attend many networking and education sessions to further their careers.
IFMA is offering six facility tours around San Diego on Tuesday, Oct. 4, from 1 to 5 p.m. Each tour is $20 a person and includes transportation.
Other options for Tuesday, Oct. 4, are two deeper dive sessions running from 1 to 5 p.m.
DD 1 – High Heels and Hard Hats: Breaking Barriers, Convention Center, 3rd Level, Room 3. Lead by women trailblazers in the industry such as Meredith Thatcher. Presentations will include: Leading from the Middle: Changing the FM Mindset, Women Leading in Turbulent Times, panel discussions, round table discussions and activities.
DD 2 – Getting the Most from Your Physical Security Program, Convention Center, 3rd Level, Room 4. Presentations will include Essential Elements of Security Programs, Effective Use of Security Technology, Getting the Most from the Guards and Guard Service Companies, and Why Security Programs Fail.