CFTA 2025 Full Schedule 

New this year!  CFTA 2025 begins (for all attendees) on Tuesday, August 5 at 1:30 PM. Note that there are NO preconference workshops that require an additional fee. 

Link to abstracts will be provided soon. 

Tuesday, August 5

Time

Title

Presenter(s)

Primary (and Related) Track(s)

1:30 - 2:15 PM

Floor Plan Space/Locations Management with the Leading IWMS and GIS Platforms

Glenn Seehausen, ACAD-Plus, Inc. & Rae Tournay, Carnegie Mellon University

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, University of Kentucky BIM
11:15 - Noon UCSF Health Facilities EOC Active Rounding Preethi Ravindra Kumar, Jhoric De Guzman, & Alan Ladwiniec, UCSF Health System/Data Integration (System/Data Integration, New or Expanding Technologies)
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 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 Panelists TDB 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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