2011 Conference

The Best and Most Complete EFMC ever!

 

 

 

 

For a copy of the EFMC 2011 ad see below.

Our member the Vienna University of Technology wi has been the venue for the EFMC 2011 conference. The high left picture shows the beautiful Kuppelsaal where the Research Symposium took place. The second picture shows one of the Vienna style meeting rooms at the university. The third picture shows the offices of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce  at the Schuamburgergasse 20/8 where almost all EuroFM, IFMA and Global FM pre-conference meetings took place on May 23. In the evening the 'Chairman's View Toast' took place at a marvelous location with great views over Vienna. The lower three pictures show where the Awards Gala Dinner took place on May 24: Vienna City Hall.

Theme of the 2011 conference: 'Cracking the Productivity Nut'

Events and meetings taking place before and during the EFMC (status 16/5/2011):

• 'EuroFM Market Data' meeting (May 23, chaired by Jos Duchamps)
• eFMI Editorial Board meeting (May 23, organised by Richard Byatt)
• 'IFMA Government Leaders Day' workshop (May 23, organised by IFMA)
• Golf Event on sunday May 22 (organised by Alexander Redlein)
• Social Event after the Golf Event on (May 22)
• For Student Poster Competition see here.
• For EuroFM Awards Competition see here.
• 'Association Leadership Platform meeting (May 23, chaired by Wayne Tantrum)
• EuroFM General Member meeting (May 23, organised by EuroFM secretariat)
• IFMA Foundation meeting (May 23)
• Book Presentation 'Management by Design' (May 24, by key-note speaker Daniel W. Rasmus, at the Exhibition Floor)
• Austrian ATGA Facility Kongress Award Ceremony (May 24 at the EuroFM Award Gala Dinner, organised by ATGA)
• Master Report Presentation by MSc David Menkveld (May 25, at the Exhibition Floor)
• Debate of the Year on the Conference Theme (May 25, led by Ass. Professor Bernard Drion)
• 'European Competency Model' by Klaus Homann
• Global FM Workshop (May 25, organised by Global FM)
• Meet & Greet GEFMA-Munich EuroFM Meeting November 2011 (May 25).

For relevant knowledge and information on Productivity see below. Recommended reading to prepare for EFMC 2011: see bookshop.

All delegates have received a USB stick with the presentations.

The conference wass being hosted by all our Austrian EuroFM members (represented by Markus Aschauer) and taook place side-by-side at the same location as the ATGA Facility Kongress (video) takes place in Vienna.

For further information visit our special website EFMC 2011.

Other creative and useful tips and hyperlinks:

Restaurants: Schweizerhaus (116 Prater, up to € 30) or Procacci (2 Goettweihergasse, exclusive).

Hotel: adagio city aprthotel (http://www.adagio-city.com ) or Meininger (http://www.meininger-hotels.com ).

Hofburg: http://www.hofburg.com

U-Bahn/Metro maps: http://www.google.com/search?q=Wiener+U-Bahn+NEtz&hl=nl&rls=com.microsoft:nl:IE-Address&rlz=1I7ADBR_nl&prmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=a-_QTfbxNJDRsgb6mNW_Cw&ved=0CCIQsAQ&biw=586&bih=656 

Airport to city center by City Airport Train: http://www.cityairporttrain.com/ (€ 16 without discount).

EuroFM Board hotel: http://www.austria-trend.at/Hotel-beim-Theresianum/en/