CFTA 2025 FULL SCHEDULE

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Tuesday, August 5

Time

Title

Presenter(s)

Primary (and Related) Track(s)

1:30 - 2:15 PM

Panel of 7 Universities Discusses Floor Plan and Space/Location Management with the Leading IWMS and GIS Platforms

Glenn Seehausen, ACAD-Plus, Inc. & a panel of university Facilities Planning Professionals

Space Information & Management (IWMS, GIS)

1:30 - 2:15 PM

Bridging 360 Degrees: Construction Captures with GIS for Smarter Facility Management

Sue Stewart, UT Austin & Stephen DeVito, Procon Consulting LLC  GIS (System/Data Integration, New or Expanding Technologies)
 2:30 - 3:15 PM  A Fast, Flexible Approach to Occupancy Tracking Using ArcGIS Indoors and IoT Derek Lutchko, LandTech Consultants, Inc. GIS (System/Data Integration, New or Expanding Technologies, Space and Information Management)
 2:30 - 3:15 PM Benefits and ROI of Cloud-Based Document Management: Carnegie Mellon Case Study Nolan Grimes, Carnegie Mellon University & Vivica Williams, archSCAN, LLC Document Management (System/Data Integration, New or Expanding Technologies)
3:30 - 4:15 PM Automated Space Planning for Higher Ed: Revolutionizing Efficiency Lissa Munoz, Texas Tech University Operations Division Space Information & Management (System/Data Integration, New or Expanding Technologies)
3:30 - 4:15 PM Modernizing Your GIS: Applications, Automation, and Infrastructure Treavon Clark & Audrey Cleaver, The Ohio State University GIS (New or Expanding Technologies)
4:15 - 6:30 PM Welcome Reception with Business Partners NA Networking Event
6:00 - 6:30 PM Welcome Comments & Champion Awards DeVon Miller, Western Michigan University General Session
6:30 PM + Dinner on Your Own    
Wednesday, August 6
Time Title Presenter(s) Primary (and Related) Track(s)
7:00 - 8:15 AM Breakfast NA Meal
8:15 - 8:45 AM Presidential Plenary DeVon Miller, Western Michigan University General Session
8:45 - 9:45 AM

Breaking Silos, Building Bridges: Communicating with Clarity and Connection

Angie Robinson, Angie Robinson Consulting Featured Keynote
9:45 - 10:15 AM

Networking Coffee Break with Business Partners

NA

Break

10:15 - 11: 00 AM From QA to Cleaning Validation Technology: The Future of Cleaning Operations Chris Brablc, CrowdComfort New or Expanding Technologies 
10:15 - 11: 00 AM Space Committee, Policy, and Processes, Oh My! Jennifer McCarthy & Bridget Saul, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Space Information & Management (System/Data Integration, New or Expanding Technologies)
11:15 - Noon BIM as a Bridge Between Campus Facilities + Curriculum Janet Schwartz & Gretchen Tucker, University of Kentucky BIM (System/Data Integration)
11:15 - Noon Innovating Geospatial Solutions Through Strategic Academic Collaboration Jeffrey Ulricksen, University of Rhode Island GIS
Noon - 12:45 PM Lunch NA Meal
12:45 - 1:30 PM Spark Session Gold, Diamond, and Star Business Partners Company Presentations
1:45  - 2:30 PM Creating a Digital Twin of Sponsored Research Activity with ArcGIS Indoors Jeffrey Ulricksen, University of Rhode Island

Space Information & Management (GIS, System/Data Integration)

1:45  - 2:30 PM Bringing New Dimensions to Campus: Integrating BIM and GIS at Scale Treavon Clark & Rachel Van Keuren, The Ohio State University 

BIM (GIS, System/Data Integration, New or Expanding Technologies)

2:45  - 3:30 PM AI-Powered Asset Management: Predict Lifecycles & Optimize Capital Planning Allison McGillivray, FMX

New or Expanding Technologies (IWMS, Space and Information Management, System/Data Integration)

2:45  - 3:30 PM Lessons learned from implementing ArcGIS Indoors Steve Bowley & Jon Hodel, Cloudpoint Geospatial

GIS (Space and Information Management)

 3:30 - 4:00 PM Networking Coffee Break with Business Partners  NA  Break
4:00 - 4:45 PM A Living System for a Changing Campus: Build Resilience With What You Have Alyson Goff & Marc Speed, CampusIQ

Space Information & Management (System/Data Integration, New or Expanding Technologies)

4:00 - 4:45 PM Developing a Campus GIS Inventory from the Ground Up Chris Akin, Paratum Solutions & Dean Hansen & Sam Stubbs, University of Mississippi

GIS (System/Data Integration, New or Expanding Technologies, IWMS)

5:00 - 5:45 PM Campus Operations GIS at the University of Minnesota Tobias Fimpel, University of Minnesota

GIS (System/Data Integration)

5:45 + Dinner on Your Own    
Thursday, August 7
Time Title Presenter(s) Primary (and Related) Track(s)
7:00 - 8:30 AM Breakfast NA Meal
8:30 - 9:30 AM All Member Meeting DeVon Miller, Western Michigan University General Session
9:45 - 10:30 AM Navigating the Maze: Politics, Emotions, and Space Lissa Munoz, Texas Tech University Operations Division Space Information & Management
9:45 - 10:30 AM Transforming Your Campus into a "PDF" (Premier Documented Facility) Matthew Lane & Andrew Hagerman, Hagerman & Company Document Management
10:30 - 11:00 AM Networking Coffee Break with Business Partners NA Break
11:00 - 11:45 AM The Role of AI and Smart Buildings in University Space and Occupancy Strategy Vineet Sinha & Russell Garcia, Johnson Controls Integrated Workplace Management Systems (Space and Information Management, System/Data Integration, New or Expanding Technologies)
11:00 - 11:45 AM We Have the What, But What About the Where? Chris Akin, Paratum Solutions & Colin Johnson & Chad Cavanaugh, Brown University GIS (System/Data Integration, New or Expanding Technologies, IWMS, Space and Information Management)
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM Lunch NA Meal
1:00 - 1:45 PM Improve Campus Parking: Enriching User-Experience and Guiding Decision-Making Jessica Freeman & Kevin Dohner, University of Kentucky GIS
1:00 - 1:45 PM Floorplans to Campus Maps: Transforming Space Management with GIS Integration Meghan Fitterer, AssetWorks & Wilson Batdorf, University of Colorado Boulder Space Information & Management (GIS, System/Data Integration)
1:45 - 2:15 PM Networking Coffee Break with Business Partners NA Break
2:15 - 3:00 PM Panel Discussion - Innovation Under Pressure: Federal Funding Realities and Institutional Response

Sarah Cody, Texas Tech University

Alyson Goff, CampusIQ

Jennifer Mccarthy, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Lissa Munoz, Texas Tech University

Jeremy Smith, Carnegie Mellon University

Jeffrey Ulricksen, University of Rhode Island

General Session
3:00 - 3:30 PM Awards & Closing Remarks DeVon Miller, Western Michigan University General Session
5:00 - 9:00 PM Special Event Dinner and Fun at Brit's Pub 1110 Nicollet Mall Meal

 

 

 

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