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NEWS AT A GLANCE BOMA-ATLANTA NEWS TOBY And Earth Award Entries Due December 31. Earn recognition for your building and highlight the skills of your management team to your owner by entering this year's TOBY and Earth Award programs. Entering your building is easier than you might think! To enter your building into competition, download and complete a Notice of Intent and Data Information Sheet and send them to the BOMA-Atlanta office. Both forms are required along with payment for any building entering the competition. Applications and fees are due to the BOMA-Atlanta office December 31, 2007. Kelly Schwartz Joins BOMA-Atlanta Staff. Kelly Schwartz became the BOMA-Atlanta Director of Events and Professional Development on December 3. Kelly has a strong background in event management and was most recently employed as the Meetings and Special Events Coordinator for IAHI, the owners' association of the InterContinental Hotels Group. Kelly will be working with the Awards Committee, Trade Show Committee and Professional Development Committee, among others. Please join us in welcoming Kelly to the BOMA staff! To contact Kelly, call 404-475-9980, ext. 2, or e-mail her at kschwartz@boma-atlanta.org Sign up Now for a 2008 BOMA-Atlanta Committee. Make the most of your BOMA-Atlanta membership by joining a committee. Participating in a committee is one of the best ways to meet other members outside of BOMA events. To sign up for a committee, download and complete a committee sign-up form, and send your form to Beth Abbott via fax at 404-475-9987, or via mail at 2987 Clairmont Road, N.E., Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30329. Call for 2007 Award Nominations. BOMA-Atlanta is proud to recognize the excellence of members and staff at the annual TOBY/Association Awards Luncheon on February 13, 2008. To read about the different awards, click here. Individuals may nominate themselves, a co-worker, vendor, BOMA-Atlanta staff member or anyone who is employed by a BOMA-Atlanta member company who has made a significant contribution to BOMA-Atlanta during 2007. To nominate an individual, download an application, complete the final page, and send the application to the BOMA-Atlanta office by January 18, 2008. Then register for the February 13 Awards Luncheon and see who receives these prestigious awards. Top 10 Water Conservation Steps from BOMA-Atlanta. Water conservation is an issue of vital importance to the state of Georgia. To help keep members on the cutting edge of conservation, we at BOMA-Atlanta have created a top 10 list of helpful steps that property and facility managers can take to conserve water. Click here to view the list. 2008 Trade Show Booths Now Available. The BOMA-Atlanta Trade Show is the largest one-day gathering of its kind of Atlanta building owners, managers and vendors. The 2008 show will be held at the Cobb Galleria from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on May 21, 2008. Last year's trade show sold out. Reserve your booth today! For more information about trade show registration, click here. The trade show floor plan and registration application are on the flyer's second page. For an up-to-date listing Watch Your Mail for BOMA-Atlanta Publications. Keep up with the latest BOMA-Atlanta news and industry trends through the BOMA Views newsletter and Atlanta Office & Commercial magazine, the official magazine of BOMA-Atlanta. Find out how other building owners, property and facility managers, building engineers and industry vendors are adapting to the rapid pace of industry change in the magazine, and celebrate the successes of BOMA-Atlanta in 2007 through the newsletter. 2008 Courses Now on the Web. Through BOMI, BOMA-Atlanta offers coursework for RPA, FMA, SMA and SMT designations, which are a sign of professional achievement. 2008 courses have been added to the BOMA-Atlanta Web site. Mark your calendars for these great professional development courses. BOMA Property Management (PM) 101 and 201 course dates will soon be posted as well. For more information or to register for a course, visit the BOMA-Atlanta Web site or contact Nancy Hodge at 404-475-9980, ext. 7, or nhodge@boma-atlanta.org. Helpful Publications from BOMA International. Let BOMA International give you the competitive edge that you desire. Since 1915, the BOMA Standard Method for Measuring Floor Area in Office Buildings has been the only floor measurement method for commercial real estate approved by the American National Standards Institute, making it a must for building owners, property and facility managers, appraisers and leasing professionals who calculate leases, allocate building expenses to cost centers and compare occupancy. To order the BOMA Standard, call BOMA at 800-426-6292 or click here. BOMA also offers the Experience Exchange Report (EER) in both book and CD Rom form. Get a clear picture of how your building operates with accurate, up-to-date benchmarking income and expense data. To order the ERR, call BOMA at 800-426-6292 or click here. Jobs Available. Check out the BOMA-Atlanta job bank and see what jobs are currently open. And if you are an employer, consider posting your job online. You'll also get access to property manager, facility manager and building engineer resumes on file. UPCOMING EDUCATIONAL COURSES Commercial HVAC--Fourth Semester. (January 10) The BOMA Technical Organization (BTO) has partnered with Chattahoochee Technical College to offer a Commercial HVAC course for building engineers. This is the fourth course in the five-semester series. Semester courses are topic-specific and may be taken out of sequence. A certificate of completion will be issued to show attendance and completion of the required material. The classes may be taken in conjunction with SMA classes or any other seminars. Design, Operation and Maintenance, Part I. (Febuary 27) This course provides the information property and facility managers need to manage the ongoing operation and maintenance of building systems and to maximize building efficiency and cost-effectiveness. It also provides information on building design and construction, project delivery, construction materials and HVAC (heating, ventilating and air-conditioning) systems. Other areas covered in the course include roofing systems, ceilings and floorings, interior walls and plumbing systems. Intelligent NextGen Buildings: Combining Technology with Improved Building Systems. (February 28). Building aren't just bricks and mortar anymore. Today's "intelligent buildings" incorporate building automation, structured cabling, wireless systems and controls, remote operations, digital signage and touch-screen directories, flexible design, automated parking and paperless business processes--all for an enhanced tenant experience and improved operating results. This exciting, fast-paced seminar will take you through the evolution of the intelligent building, describe the components that define these projects, present international case studies and define the methodology for establishing ROI. This course is a must-attend primer for building owners, developers, property managers, architects, facility managers, engineers, system integrators and consultants. UPCOMING EVENTS January BOMA Luncheon. (January 9) Registration for the January BOMA luncheon at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel is now open. BOMA luncheons are enjoyable and educational. They are also a valuable networking and professional development experience. Members may attend a BOMA luncheon at no charge by registering on or before the Friday before the luncheon. Membership is determined by an individual name, not company affiliation. Members who do not register by the cut-off date must pay a $25.00 late fee to attend the event. BOMA Day at the Capitol. (January 31) The BOMA-Atlanta Government Affairs Committee is hosting the annual BOMA Day at the Capitol from 8 a.m. to noon on January 31, 2008. During the event, BOMA-Atlanta members interact informally with elected officials, Capitol staffers and others involved in state politics. To participate in BOMA Day at the Capitol, contact Laura Kenney at lkenney@boma-atlanta.org. TOBY/Association Awards Banquet. (February 13) Watch your colleagues be recognized for their accomplishments and learn what it takes to manage an award-winning building at the association awards banquet. Registration and payment are required for the banquet, which will be held at the beautiful Fox Theatre. The banquet hall allows for 10 seats per table. If you purchase 10 seats for the banquet, please indicate that you would like all the seats to be located at the same table. BTO Luncheon. (March 6 and 13) BTO quarterly luncheons bring together building engineers and others interested in the technical aspects of properly maintaining commercial properties. Each luncheon includes educational coverage of a topic important to the industry. To register for the March 6 luncheon at the Loudermilk Center, click here. To register for the March 13 luncheon at the AGC Conference Center, click here. |
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