The Institute has issued a ‘Call for proposals’ (see also ‘flyer’ within this issue) for this year’s IHEEM Healthcare Estates event, taking place at Manchester Central from 9-10 October 2012. This follows an email on the subject last month.
IHEEM events/education manager, Siân Barker, says: “In response to 2011 conference feedback, we would welcome proposals on technical, engineering, and estate management topics, as well as other issues that affect all the sectors involved in the healthcare estates supply chain. These will form the basis of some of the streams within the conference.” Although ‘not an exhaustive list’, suggested topics for the 2012 conference are:
• Energy conservation, including strategies, and engineering and build solutions.
• Sustainability, including recycling, waste management, and travel plans.
• Improving the efficiency and productivity of the estate.
• Resilience.
• Decontamination guidance.
• Property and asset management in the public sector.
• Engineering services.
• Use of new engineering technology to improve estates performance.
• ‘FM focus’.
• DH guidance.
• Lean technology/management.
• Case studies on good estates and facilities management practice.
All proposals must be submitted electronically via the IHEEM website at: www.iheem.org.uk/conference by 31 January 2012; the site provides full details on making a submission.
