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Media Contact: Tim Rowe Vice President - Marketing T: 414-228-7701 ext. 452 E: tim.rowe@tradepress.com |
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NEWS ALERT Women in FM |
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| WHO: | Women Attending NFMT |
| WHAT: | Women in Facilities Management Panel |
| WHERE: | Baltimore Convention Center |
| WHEN: | Wednesday, March 8 at 4:10PM |
| CONTACT: | Tim Rowe Vice President-Marketing Tim.rowe@tradepress.com 414-228-7701, ext. 452 |
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About This Session The role of women in leadership has been particularly in the spotlight in the last year, opening up a space to closely examine the strengths and peculiarities of women in business. In facilities management, once considered a man's world, long strides have been made in women entering its workforce and attaining leadership positions. And there is still space to continue to move the needle. In this highly-collaborative session, the audience will hear from a panel of women who have achieved much through their careers in facilities management. We will learn about their strategies for success and lessons learned. As a group, we will discuss what it means to be a woman in facilities management today and how to continue to encourage and develop women as they move into and up in their careers. "I've been doing the "Women in FM" session for the last couple of years at NFMT. Unconventionally, I entered into FM with a primarily women lead team. Realizing the industry had not been largely women surprised me! I've only interacted with wonderful, impactful, powerful women who worked hard to be inventive and come up through some really rough ranks. We've worked to get ahead in a really male centric environment, and pave the path so young women coming into facilities don't even realize the challenges women of yesterday endured. Today, we're always thinking how women can continue to develop, rise up through the ranks, and not get stuck in middle mangaemnt. The industry is very conscious of it, and we're creating mechanisms to break that cycle. Today's FM is aware that having a diversity of viewpoints is very beneficial."  Naomi Millan Senior Editor Building Operating Management Magazine Now in its 17th year, NFMT has several new features like the Fire Protection and Detection Pavilions, as well as returning favorites, such as the QuickFire Theatre and Building Internet of Things (BIoT) Pavilion. Offering 125 educational sessions, the largest exhibit hall and over 5,000 attendees, NFMT will truly deliver unsurpassed educational and networking opportunities. Conference sessions do not overlap with show floor hours, ensuring attendees time is maximized throughout all three days of NFMT. |