6th annual Critical Facilities Summit brings the industry together

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tim Rowe Vice President Marketing T: 414-368-6860 E: tim.rowe@tradepressmedia.com Critical Facilities Summit Builds a Mission Critical Community in Nashville, Announces 2019 Dates November 7, 2018 - Milwaukee and Nashville — The 6th annual Critical Facilities Summit, held October 14-16 at the Music Center Convention Center turned out to be a valuable experience for the hundreds of mission critical FMs, data center managers, design engineers, operations managers, construction managers, and consultants in attendance. Exhibitors praised the 2018 Summit for building a community of like-minded mission critical professionals and suppliers. Greg Crumpton, Vice President at Service Logic, noted "Service Logic has supported the Critical Facilities Summit every year in one way or another. We believe this group brings together like-minded people who want to better our industry." Mission Critical FMs and IT Managers in attendance also remarked about the sense of community that the Summit fosters. "The Critical Facilities Summit is a great place outside of classroom learning to meet and connect with vendors and your peer," said William Wolff, Data Center Manager for IKEA IT. Martin Stephens, Senior Director with LexisNexis Risk Solutions agreed, "It's an opportunity to hear how others are handling problems or implementing solutions." Mission Critical professionals attending the Summit participated in sessions on trends in edge computing, keeping the ups uninterruptable, and resilience planning for natural hazards and climate change. In addition, attendees had their choice of several tours of Nashville area data centers and hospitals. The connections and community building in Nashville have set the stage for next year's Summit. Critical Facilities Summit 2019 is set for September 23-25 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas. For more information about the 2019 Summit, visit CriticalFacilitiesSummit.com or call Laurie Vega at 414-228-7701 ext. 482. About Trade Press Media Group Trade Press Media Group, a Forum Medial Group Company, serves the facilities, commercial cleaning and railroad industries. Trade Press Media Group owns the NFMT (National Facilities Management and Technology) family of shows, NFMTInsider and the Critical Facilities Summit. The firm also publishes Building Operating Management and Facility Maintenance Decisions magazines and owns FacilitiesNet, the premier website for building owners and facilities managers and Healthcare Facilities Today, an online resource providing information and insight for the healthcare facility team. Altogether, more than 230,000 facility professionals rely on Trade Press Media Group's information products to help them successfully manage and operate their properties and buildings. ###