College & University Science Facilities Conference 2012

Attend this conference to benchmark your science and engineering program and facility plans against leading institutional models that are being built on FIVE big ideas:

1) Growth of science and engineering disciplines

2) Integration of science and engineering disciplines and interdisciplinary space

3) Modernization of outdated facilities

4) Efficiencies in resource use – budgets, physical space, and technology

5) Improved outcomes in research and learning

The 24th annual college and university science and engineering facilities planning conference is where academic science and infrastructure planning teams – including research program leaders, faculty, facility planners and operators, capital project managers, institutional administrators, and financial officers – meet to learn the latest standards, concepts, processes, and numbers for best-in-class science programs and facilities.

Here you’ll find 30 conference sessions ALL focused on the new strategies for modernizing and expanding science teaching and research programs at the lowest possible capital and operating costs with:

• High-profile campus visibility for science and engineering programs

• New teaching pedagogies for better learning outcomes

• Financially sound facility renovation and re-use strategies

• Multi-use, multipurpose classroom/lecture/lab configurations

• More flexible research labs that offer greater capacity

• Lower energy consumption

• Aggressive shared-use strategies for equipment and space

• New sustainability thinking integrated into capital planning

• New space plans, metrics, and policies that maximize space utilization

This is your team's opportunity to make certain that your institution has the right program features and planning details in place for long-term growth, financial sustainability, and academic program success.