EVENT POSTPONED UNTIL SEPTEMBER

June 2011

Asset Skills is sorry to announce the 6th Annual Charities Facilities Management Conference, scheduled to take place on 29 June, has been postponed until the autumn because of the London tube strike.

The conference is organised by the Charities Facilities Management Group, a network for voluntary sector FMs, in association with Asset Skills.

A new date will be announced shortly.

Facilities Management and the voluntary sector:

Cutting costs, reducing emissions and delivering a good service

The 6th Annual Charities Facilities Management Conference

If you look after buildings in the voluntary sector, this event is the best opportunity for you to get together with your peers, discuss the challenges you face, learn new ways of doing things, hear about new resources, good practice and exchange news and information from around the sector.

Asset Skills, the Sector Skills Council for facilities management, is delighted to be a sponsor of this event. Topics will include:

• How the Diocese of London is 'greening' its churches and schools
• The Renewable Heat Incentive - could you be generating income?
• How to save space with flexible working - a practical case study
• Strategic tools to reduce maintenance spending
• How to cut energy bills with a metering strategy
• How to save VAT
• How to save money on property
• Risk management in a recessionary environment
• Cloud Computing for facilities management - could it help you?
• How to get FM recognised in your organisation
• How to write a facilities management strategy.
• A panel discussion led by Julie Kortens, Head of Corporate Services at Channel 4 and current BIFM Facilities Manager of the Year will also be held.

Prices vary according to your organisation's income:

- £55 for charities with an annual income of less than £1m

- £125 for charities with an annual income of more than £1m

- £225 for all other organisations

The conference is organised by the Charities Facilities Management Group, a network for voluntary sector FMs, in association with Asset Skills. It will be held at the Chartered Institute for IT in central London on Wednesday 29 June.

Click here for booking form and further information about the conference.

For full details of the conference programme, visit http://www.upkeep.org.uk/cfmg/annualconference.htm