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June 21, 2012

Elevate your Professional Brand to the C- Level
June 21, 2012
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
izzy+
Merchandise Mart, Suite 11-100 (just north of the center elevators)
Chicago, IL 60654
Become a strategic player with the CEO of your orgnization

$40.00 Member Registration

$40.00 Northern Illinois Chapter Member

$60.00 Guest Registration

Come join us for the Chicago Chapter of IFMA's June program - Elevate Your Professional Brand to the C-Level.

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Description:

Gain insight into the process needed to fully understand what drives your executive team and the decisions they make. Engage with a panel of individuals who actively call on and communicate with C-Suite executives on a routine basis.  Hear from your peers on the steps they took to elevate their personal/ professional brand throughout their respective organization.  Obtain the knowledge needed to increase awareness on your professional value relating directly to key company initiatives and your executive team.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the foundation of what drives C-Suite direction
  • Capture the tools needed to develop a plan of communication to the C-Suite
  • Build the team required to execute your plan at the C Level

Presenters:

Pat Turnbull is President and COO of Kayhan International, a leading workplace strategy and furniture distribution company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.  Pat has (22) twenty two years of professional experience leading businesses to higher levels of performance.  At Kayhan International she has direct responsibility for the company’s overall operations and performance.

Jill Stewart is Regional Manager for izzy+, a thought leader and innovator on workplace trends and design.  Jill has 18 years of professional experience, working in concert with every level of an organization to ensure the success of the project at hand.  Jill leads several teams throughout the Midwest focused on strategic client development, project execution and overall market growth.

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Future Meetings

May 30, 2013

13th Annual Bowl-A-Thon

May 30, 2013
3:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Diversey River Bowl
2211 W Diversey Parkway
Chicago, IL 60647
http://www.drbowl.com

RESCHEDULED DATE for the annual charity bowling event has been set - if you can participate on May 30th, please register and join in on the fun!
 

June 13, 2013

End of Life Options for Commercial Furniture

June 13, 2013
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Teknion
222 Merchandise Mart; Suite 1095
Chicago, IL 60654
http://www.teknion.com

Chicago Chapter members may bring a complimentary guest!
 

June 26, 2013

How To Avoid Career Obsolescence

June 26, 2013
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

KMPG, LLP
200 East Randolph, Suite 5500
Chicago, IL 60601

What can you do to avoid the high cost of career obsolescence?
 

July 18, 2013

Annual Meeting & IFMA Bucks Live Auction

July 18, 2013
4:30 PM - 7:30 PM

John Barleycorn
149 W. Kinzie
Chicago, IL 60654
http://www.johnbarleycorn.com/index.htm

Don't Miss this networking opportunity. Save your Bucks and Bid for Great Items.
 

July 24, 2013

Brainy Bite July 2013

July 24, 2013
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Katten Muchin Rosenman
525 W. Monroe, 19th Floor
Chicago, IL 60661
http://www.kattenlaw.com

Save the Date for a Summer Brainy Bite
 

August 01, 2013

Innovating...Chicago Style

August 01, 2013
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

KPMG
200 E. Randolph Street, #5500
Chicago, IL 60654

A program focusing on the CFM Competency of Leadership
 

August 15, 2013

Joining the Great Workplace Revolution

August 15, 2013
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Petterinos
150 N. Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL

Companies become great from the inside out. It all starts with creating the right culture and environment.
 

August 28, 2013

Quarterly Facility Forum

August 28, 2013
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

National Equity Fund
120 S. Riverside Plaza, 14th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
http://www.nefinc.org

Chicago IFMA is hosting it's second Quarterly Facility Forum for Professional Members ONLY! This is an opportunity to share ideas with fellow FM'ers.
 

September 10, 2013

SEIU Tour

September 10, 2013
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

SEIU

Chicago, IL 60654

The Sustainability is working on a tour o SEIU. More details will be available soon.
 

September 19, 2013

Work on The Move - Driving Strategy and Change in Workplaces

September 19, 2013
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Petterinos
150 N. Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL

Join us for an energized presentation on the power of Workplace Strategy.
 

October 01, 2013

World Workplace 2013

October 01, 2013 7:00 AM to October 04, 2013 11:00 PM

Philadelphia Convention Center
1101 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
http://www.worldworkplace.org

The World's Best conference and expo focused on facility management and the future of the workplace.
 

October 10, 2013

SmithBucklin Tour

October 10, 2013
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

SmithBucklin
330 N. Wabash Avenue
Chicago, IL

CFM Competency: Real Estate
 

October 17, 2013

The Truth about Office Equipment Leasing

October 17, 2013
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Petterinos
150 N. Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL

Expand your knowledge of office equipment leasing!
 

October 23, 2013

Brainy Bite October 2013

October 23, 2013
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

TBD

Chicago, IL

How to Sell in any Economy
 

November 07, 2013

Introduction to Lean Performance Improvements for Facility Managers

November 07, 2013
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Petterinos
150 W. Randolph Street
Chicago, IL

Millions of dollars have been added to company bottom lines through implementation of the LEAN method.
 

November 13, 2013

Museum of Broadcast Communications Presentation, Tour and Networking

November 13, 2013
4:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Museum of Broadcast Communications
360 N. State Street
Chicago, IL 60654
http://www.museum.tv

CFM Competency: Real Estate
 

January 09, 2014

Holiday Party

January 09, 2014
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

TBD

Chicago, IL

The Hospitality Committee is planning for the annual Chicago IFMA Holiday Social
 

January 16, 2014

IFMA Shuffle

January 16, 2014
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Merchandise Mart

Chicago, IL 60654

The Associates Committee is planning for the 4th Annual IFMA Shuffle
 

February 20, 2014

LEED EB Certification

February 20, 2014
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Petterinos
150 W. Randolph
Chicago, IL 60654

How to get it economically and what it takes to keep it!
 

February 26, 2014

Brainy Bite February 2014

February 26, 2014
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

TBD

Chicago, IL 60654

The Career Services Committee is busy planning for a February Brainy Bite.
 

March 20, 2014

Benefits and Risks Associated with Outsourced Services

March 20, 2014
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Petterinos
150 N. Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL

A program focusing on the CFM Competency of Leadership
 

May 15, 2014

Cutting Edge Facility Technologies Part 1

May 15, 2014
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Petterinos
150 N. Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60601
http://www.petterinos.com/

CFM Competency: Operations
 

June 19, 2014

Fundamentals of LEDs

June 19, 2014
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Petterinos
150 N. Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL

CFM Competency: Operations
 

June 27, 2014

Brainy Bite June 2014

June 27, 2014
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

TBD

Chicago, IL

The Career Services Committee is busy planning for a June Brainy Bite.
 

July 17, 2014

Annual Meeting

July 17, 2014
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Petterinos
150 N. Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL

Time to spend those IFMA Bucks - come out to the Annual Meeting
 

August 21, 2014

Cutting Edge Facilities Part 2

August 21, 2014
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Petterinos
150 N. Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60601
http://www.peterinos.com

CFM Competency: Operations