International Conference on Research Facilities 2013

This is the annual meeting for capital project teams, project managers, research program directors, facility managers, facility engineers, capital planners, scientists, faculty, and research operations managers to benchmark best-in-class plans and programs, build on successes and lessons learned from others, and shape actionable new plans for their institutions.

Six new change-producing forces are dramatically reshaping research facility plans, space standards, and operating models. Bottom line, these forces are entrepreneurial and business mission focused and they are rendering conventional lab plans and standards obsolete and uncompetitive. They are:

1. New business models for research and development programs and facilities,

2. A radical change in technology, science, and the way research gets done,

3. Intensified pressure to translate bench results to product-scale results,

4. More competition for top-notch people and funding,

5. Faster turnover of research programs and equipment, and

6. Escalating research program costs (energy, facilities, and personnel)

At this conference you'll get the 2015-and-beyond research and development facility solutions that are answering the call for a heightened entrepreneurial focus and see how the new plans will impact facility use, operations, and costs. You'll also learn what it takes to update old, traditional lab plans and research infrastructure to compete on the recruitment, financial, and research productivity fronts.