Diary

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(1999), "Diary", Facilities, Vol. 17 No. 11. https://doi.org/10.1108/f.1999.06917kac.001

Diary

Thursday 23 September and Friday, 24 September 1999, The National Trade Center at Exhibition Place, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaCanada's largest conference and exposition for the interior design and facilities management community. More than 3,000 exhibitors will showcase the latest in office furnishings, residential furniture, floor and wall coverings, lighting and building solutions that attendees need for the design and management of interior environments. More than 13, 000 interior design and facilities management professionals will view these products and services, many of which are making their debut in the fields of : office ; hospitality ; health care; retail and residential.

With Living Spaces and Techno Con.

World Workplace '99

3-5 October 1999,Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California, USAWorld Workplace is an international conference and exposition designed to meet the needs of all workplace professionals. At this annual event there will be an opportunity to hear keynote addresses presented by world-class speakers. There will also be numerous educational sessions provided not only by IFMA, but by several other respected trade and professional associations.

For further information contact: IFMA Headquarters, Houston, Texas, USA. E-mail: events@ifma.org

Web page: http://www.worldworkplace.org/ww99htm

Dynamic Warehouse Show

26-28 October 1999,National Agricultural Centre, Warwickshire, UK

Provides an opportunity to see warehouse equipment and systems working together in a live setting.

"This event is designed to give visitors ideas for combining different types and makes of equipment and stimulate the innovative thinking that logistics professionals need to find winning solutions for their operations" (Jackie Baron, business manager of Dynamic Warehouse).

For more information contact: Anne Manners, Nexus Media Limited, Nexus House, Swanley BR8 8HY, Kent, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 1322 660070.

The Facilities Show

1-3 November 1999,Harrogate Exhibition Centre, Harrogate, UK

The event includes a series of full-day seminars, organised by Quadrilect, which cover key issues and critical success factors in facilities management.

On 1 and 2 November, Tony Thomson of DEGW addresses "The Essentials of Facilities Management" which looks at the key elements of FM and how effective FM can contribute to overall corporate performance.

Further sessions are presented by: Adryan Bell of DEGW, on flexible workplace solutions, Christopher Lean of JIGSAW, on benchmarking, improving customer service and service quality, David Pearson of DJP Consulting on service level agreements and contracts.

For further information contact Jill Short at Quadrilect on +44 (0)171 242 4141.

For further information about exhibiting at The Facilities Show, or to request visitor tickets, contact Tracy Bebbington on +44 (0) 181 987 7703.

Chicago Design Show", with Italian Design Furniture Show

4-7 November 1999, The Merchandise Mart, World Trade Center, Chicago , Illinois , USA

DesignFest/NeoCon1 South 2000 and Miami Design Week2 Exposition and Conference for Interior Design and Facilities Management

9-10 March 2000, Miami Beach Convention Center, USA

NeoCon West, TechnoCon and Design Show Los Angeles

29-30 March 2000,Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California, USA

Neocon1 World's Trade Fair

12-14 June 2000,The Merchandise Mart, World Trade Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA

For further information on any of the above events contact: Joanna Mannino, Public Relations Account Executive, Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. Tel: 800/677 6278 (MART) or 312 527 7600; www.iidexneoconcanada.com To exhibit call 416/944 3350.

International Conference: Sustainable Building 2000

22-25 October 2000, Maastricht,The NetherlandsJoint conference of CIB W-100, Building and the Environment, GBC 2000, Green Building Challenge, hosted by The Netherlands Agency for Energy and Environment, The Netherlands Ministry of Housing, Spacial Planning and the Environment.

The conference aims to help researchers, designers and property owners to develop a better understanding of environmental performance issues and illustrate the building industry's strategic response to climatic change and other critical environmental issues. Sustainable Building 2000 features building experts and presents the progress by at least 17 participating countries in the environmental performance assessments of real building designs. The conference will include visual and oral presentations, forums and workshops.

The main conference themes are:

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  Urban Sustainability Factors.

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  Green Building Challenge 2000.

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  Environmental Assessment Tools.

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  Sustainable Construction.

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  Sustainable Building Services.

For further information contact: The Organising Committee SB2000, Ronald Rovers, November PO Box 17, 6130 AA Sittard, The Netherlands. Fax +31 46 452 82 60; E-mail SB2000@novem.nl; http://www.novem.nl/sb2000