Events: January 2008 Archives

The NOVA Chapter of the NPMA is hosting the third annual Contract Property Seminar on March 31 and April 1, 2008 in Fairfax, VA.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Developments in the world of UID
• Realities of implementing the new FAR 45 and related clauses
• Relationship between property management and contract management
• Technology and property management
• DCMA organization and initiatives
• Enterprise Asset Management
• Managing IT Assets
• ASTM Standards for Property Management

Industry leaders from NPMA, the Department of Defense, Civilian Agencies, DCMA, and government contractors will be presenting and participating in panel discussions on the latest issues and opportunities facing the contract property industry.  Detailed conference information is available on the seminar flyer linked above.

The 2nd Annual Asset Management Expo has come to a successful conclusion here in Atlanta.  There were a number of great topics discussed today.  Lisa Collins, an IT asset disposal expert from Global Investment Recovery, Inc. who delivered a great presentation on the challenges needs of IT asset disposal.  IT assets must be disposed of with great care- many monitors and computer parts contain materials such as mercury and lead that pose a threat to our environment.  Furthermore, information on hard drives or other devices that store memory can fall into the wrong hands if these devices are not properly destroyed.

We also heard a great panel discussion about some of the challenges and opportunities of selecting and implementing a new property system from AssetSmart's Robert Kaehler, Sunflower Systems' Jeffrey Polyak and IBM's Mary Bunzel. 

It was great to see so many participants at this conference from so many companies and organizations that span the asset management spectrum. 

We've just finished up a great first day of the Asset Management Conference & Expo here in Atlanta, GA.  The focus of the conference so far has been about the use of technology to facilitate Enterprise Asset Management.  RFID, in particular, has been a hot topic today.  We've heard from RFID experts from IBM and MIT, and also many professionals from the supply chain and logistics industries who are using this technology to improve their processes.

The property management profession is beginning to explore ways to bring the benefits of RFID into the personal property arena.  Particularly, there is an emerging shift in focus from simply collecting as much asset data as possible to collecting the data that managers need to make decisions and track progress against metrics.  It is no longer sufficient just to manage the asset portfolio; the asset portfolio itself must be connected to mission objectives.  RFID can facilitate this trend by moving beyond simply answering "what stuff do I have" to answering "is my stuff where I need it to be when I need it to be there?"

More to come after the second day of the conference tomorrow.

The first major property management event of 2008 is just a few days away.  The Asset Management Conference & Expo is taking place at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel on January 22-23, 2008. 

Topics to be covered include:

• Asset Visibility and Tracking
• Equipment Life-Cycle Management
• Asset Reliability
• Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul
• Information Sharing Between Enterprise Applications
• Technologies such as EAM, CMMS, mobile computing, active and passive RFID, bar coding and data collection

You can find a complete conference agenda and list of speakers at this link.

Look for daily conference wrap-ups from Atlanta here on AssetCentric on January 22nd and 23rd.