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IFMA's FMForward 2022 and the 19th Annual Awards of Excellence is now open for registration

Boston, MA FMForward 2022 and the 19th Annual Awards of Excellence is now open for registration.

FMForward is IFMA Boston’s one-day conference which provides members with key strategies, technologies, and best practices to help them navigate the ever-changing FM landscape.

The conference will include:

• Networking breakfast with exhibitors;

• The 19th Annual Awards of Excellence luncheon with keynote speaker Steve Weikal, head of industry relations | CRE tech lead, MiT REILab at the MiT Center for Real Estate;

• “Tech Talk” Presentations – featuring local facility management practitioners and a preferred vendor partner discussing real-life solutions;

• Professional development sessions; and

• Networking and Cornhole Tournament.

This year’s conference will take place on Wednesday, May 11th at Bentley University in Waltham.

This year’s exhibitors include Meyer, MovePlan, CBT Architects, Dacon Corp., Structure Tone, Timberline Construction, Gale, Tecta America New England, Lightpath and Existing Conditions.

Speakers for this year’s conference are from Harvard Radcliffe Institute, Cisco, Mathworks, UKG, MillerKnoll, Swift Water Coaching, CMTA, city of Boston and more!

Register today at www.ifmaboston.org.

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