The goal of this facility managers networking and best practices event is to hone leadership skills, build on strengths, and position your organization for growth.
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From Field to Form: Mycelium
Fungi as building material? The future is now. Come hear from experts on sustainable, truly innovative options to design a better built world.
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- New York
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Urban Tech Summit
This tech summit focuses on climate adaptation, including using AI and MI to tackle challenging climate issues. There will be speakers, solution-targeted start-ups, researchers and more, focusing on everything from renewable energy, to HVAC systems, to flood-control and more, as we strive to build adaptive cities.
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- New York
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The Dual Burden: Making Housing and Long-Term Care Affordable for Older Adults
Older adults may want to live independently but still need some care assistance. How can we put these services more in-reach for those of average and moderate income? Researchers weigh in.
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Greenbuild International Conference & Expo
Explore green building innovation, cutting-edge strategies for sustainable, resilient, healthy spaces where we live, work, and play.
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Billie Tsien and Jennifer Dempsey: Unfinished
Billie Tsien and Jennifer Dempsey are practicing architects and tandem teachers at Cooper Union. They'll discuss their current work and their gender-based experience in the field.
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- New York
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Worktech: Los Angeles
Learn how to make your workplace data-driven and people-centric, in this conference that features workplace thought leaders with innovative solutions.
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- Los Angeles
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Tradeline: Space Strategies
Interesting in creating flexible, engaging office space? This conference is for facility managers, designers, architects, real estate professionals and anyone with an interest in better commercial spaces.
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- Scottsdale
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Worktech 24: Seattle
Meet others fascinated by the future of work and hear from experts on creative data usage, AI, and peak performance paradigms.
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- Seattle
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Connecting with CoreNet
This year CoreNet's Global Summit focuses on how people interact with spaces or, in their words, "people power." If you're into making real estate decisions that prioritize people, join other professionals to discuss portfolio and risk management, location strategy, , workplace design, employee experience and more.
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- Washington DC
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MIT AI Conference 2024: AI at the Crossroads
Join us at the MIT AI Conference in the heart of New York City, and get ready for groundbreaking insights from the biggest leaders in AI development, policy, and innovation. Be part of the future of work, learning, health, and technology.
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IFMA's World Workplace Conference
Join facility management leaders in San Antonio, TX for the premier event on the built environment. Discover cutting-edge trends, network with global peers, gain insights to optimize your facilities for the future of work, and catch PLASTARC founder Melissa Marsh's presentation.
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- San Antonio
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WORKTECH24: Future of Work
WorkTech's New York conference is focused on the future of work and the workplace and will include over 200 senior professionals from real estate, facilities, HR, technology, executive management, architecture, and design. Don't you want to be among them?
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- New York
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AIANY Stewardson Keefe LeBrun Travel Grant
Are you an early or mid-career architect itching to study architecture on the other side of the globe? Apply for this grant, and AIA might pick up the costs. The deadline in Oct. 5.
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DMI: Design at a Crossroads
Curious about AI's role in design? Want to talk sustainability, diversity, equity, and accessibility? Interested in transforming healthcare design, in addition to design for other industries? This intimate conference may be right for you.
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- Boston
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AIA's Re-energizing the City
As cities grow larger, the demand for climate-sensitive solutions and inclusive design increases. How do we tackle these challenges from a multi-disciplinary perspective? That's the question this one day conference, with expert panelists, focuses on.
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- New York
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How Do We Play?
PLASTARC's former intern co-curated this interactive exhibit asking why neglect play in our adult lives. Opening night features music, performances, trampolines, and more!
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- New York
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EPIC2024
Theory and methodology, examining cultural context, networking, and brainstorming about how to ensure livability on our planet are all on-tap at EPIC24, the 20th iteration of an ethnography conference that brings together researchers, business leaders, designers, creators and more.
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- Los Angeles , CA
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Harvard Redesigning Work & Workplace Course
This online course, with a two-day on-campus intensive, helps design professionals and workplace managers rethink real estate needs and best practices from our new, hybrid, perspective.
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- Boston
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WORKTECH24 Chicago is the premier conference on the future of work and the workplace. Join thought leaders from diverse industries for insights on people, place, and technology. Network with 150 senior professionals and gain actionable insights to redefine work.
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- Chicago
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2024 Construction Tech Conference
Discover cutting-edge technologies, and gain data-driven insights on industry trends from BuiltWorlds Analysts. It's the go-to event for objective, actionable information on tech adoption in construction.
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- Chicago , IL
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SCUP' 24 Conference
SCUP is the annual conference for higher ed facilities managers and design professionals. Topics tackled include AI, clean energy buildings, accessibility and campus demographic shifts.
- Promoting
- Philadelphia
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Bloomberg Green Festival 2024
Join us at the Bloomberg Green Festival in Seattle, a global gathering of innovators addressing climate change through policy, technology, and more.
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- Seattle , WA
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Forced Labor in Supply Chains: Taking Action
Join the final installment of the "Forced Labor in Supply Chains" series, moderated by PLASTARC's Melissa Marsh. Hear from experts on the human rights impact of our building materials and learn actionable steps towards ethical sourcing and equitable construction practices.
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- New York , NY
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SHRM Annual Conference
Empower yourself at the world's largest HR event! Level up your skills, network with peers, and gain insights to shape your organization's future.
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- Chicago
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EDRA 55
The Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) event this year is hosted by the University of Oregon in Portland centers on promoting human-centric design that considers people’s prosperity, satisfaction, and well-being while celebrating sustainability, resilience, and diversity in the built and natural environment at all scales.
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The World of Work 2024 grappled with worker disengagement, mental health struggles, the ethical use of AI, and the blurring lines between work and personal life in the post-pandemic era.
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NeoCon 2024
NeoCon has served as the world’s leading platform for the commercial design industry since 1969. A launch pad for innovation—NeoCon offers ideas and introductions that shape the built environment today and into the future.
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AIA Conference on Architecture
This conference is where the AEC industry gathers to define it, design it, and connect across industries to build it. Connect with thousands of architectural decision-makers looking for technical expertise, new products, and project solutions.
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- DC
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Placemaking Week
Placemaking Week is a global event with over 400 public space leaders, focusing on practical learning, site visits, and social events, aiming to enhance public spaces in host cities.
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- Baltimore
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Leading funds, architects / engineers, developers, builders, and solution providers gather each year to take the pulse of the industry’s startup ecosystem at the BuiltWorlds Buildings Conference.
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- New York City , NY
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Join us for Pitch and Demo Day at MITdesignX! The event kicks off with an exciting opportunity for a live audience to meet our teams and explore their innovative products and services, accompanied by a delicious lunch buffet.
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- Cambridge , MA
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dmi: Diversity in Design Conference
Dive into the future of design at DIV24: A vibrant 2-day event uniting experts to explore AI, diversity, ethics, and sustainability in design. Join us!
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- Baltimore / DC
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The Conference Board
Explore how organizations can navigate transformative changes amid technology shifts, economic turbulence, and evolving consumer behavior.
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Living Futures (ILFI)
The Living Future Conference is ILFI’s annual flagship event that showcases leadership and solutions, inspires action, and builds a networked community to advance the regenerative movement.
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- Atlanta
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THE WELL CONFERENCE
Three days of energizing conversations with stand-out speakers. Experience best-in-class outdoor education, professional matchmaking and wellness activities that center your body and your mind. Celebrate the close of each day with unforgettable entertainment and WELL After Dark programming.
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Tradeline University Facilities 2024
Join facilities & operations leaders at the premier event for higher ed facilities.
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- San Diego
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IFMA's Facility Fusion Conference
Facility Fusion brings an exhilarating and immersive experience that will leave attendees energized and inspired. Engaging sessions, led by industry trailblazers and visionaries, will ignite powerful discussions, foster collaboration, and fuel innovative thinking.
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- Boston
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Workplace Trends Research Summit 2024
Attend the Workplace Trends Spring Summit 2024: Where cutting-edge research meets workplace innovation. Network with experts, explore the latest in design & management.
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- London
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Tradeline University Science and Engineering Facilities Spring 2024
Advance your STEM programs with new planning & design insights at our conference, plus a special course and tour of BU’s Center for Computing & Data Sciences.
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Piloting the Future - Roundtable Conversation
Explore post-pandemic workplace innovation at our focused morning conference. Learn from case studies on piloting and implementing changes in large companies.
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- Chicago
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GCUC North America 2024
Join GCUC: Shape the future of work with leaders in coworking & flexible spaces. Experience insights, education, connections, and industry showcases.
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BRITE Conference
BRITE isn't your typical conference. Ditch the one-way lectures and join interactive discussions with marketing & tech leaders. Learn from case studies, explore emerging trends, and rethink your business.
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Tradeline Research Facilities 2024
Discover new lab design & construction trends at Tradeline Research Facilities 2024 conference. Learn about maximizing space, flexibility, collaboration, and achieving decarbonization goals.
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- Boston
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Columbia's Data Science Day
Experience the future with faculty lightning talks, a keynote by an industry leader, and over 75 innovative posters & demos. Join us to explore data science's impact!
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- New York City
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Proptech @ Pratt
Explore how tech is transforming real estate - from design to experience. Network, learn from experts, and spark innovation.
Free & livestreamed: Secure your spot (limited in-person seating!)- Attending
- New York
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Energy Exchange
Join the largest training event & tradeshow for the federal energy & water management community. Network with experts, discover new technologies, and gain valuable skills.
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- Pittsburgh
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Design for Freedom Summit
Join the 3rd Design for Freedom Summit at Grace Farms: Expert panels, roundtables, and tours aim to end forced labor in construction. Jazz breakfast included.
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- New Canaan , Connecticut
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Enterprise Connect
Enterprise Connect is the most highly anticipated communications and customer experience (CX) conference and expo of the year. It’s where over 5,000 enterprise IT professionals, subject-matter experts, and solution providers gather to share best practices and make invaluable connections.
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- Orlando
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SCUP 2024 North Atlantic Regional Conference
The 2024 North Atlantic Regional Conference will center on the “power of place” to explore the constraints and opportunities of a place-based educational experience for our students.
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- Boston
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Gartner Digital Workplace Summit
Attend Gartner Digital Workplace Summit: Refine your strategy with the latest tools & tech. Learn to boost digital dexterity, adoption, DEX & collaboration.
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- Grapevine
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Wharton People Analytics Conference
Unlocking Happiness & Performance! Dive into the science of human potential at Wharton's premier People Analytics event! Join thought leaders & practitioners in Philly for Cutting-edge research on relationships, well-being & work and much more.
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- Philadelphia
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Women’s Leadership Summit
This hybrid summit provides a unique platform for leaders to learn, develop, explore, and refine their leadership competencies through inspirational speakers, group discussions, and action planning to aid self-discovery and skill-building.
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- New York
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Creating a Humanely-Built Environment
The second in a three-part series on “Forced Labor in Supply Chains,” offers actions we can take to be more responsible planners and designers. This panel examines challenges and insights from ethically-create pilot projects and is open to the general public. I
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- New York
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DESIGNING SUSTAINABILITY
Innovators & experts explore solutions for a more sustainable world. Discover how design tackles environmental & social challenges, real-world examples from classrooms to industry and collaborative approaches for lasting impact.
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- Cambridge
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Women Who Exit
Network and explore business transitions, entrepreneurship, and more. Perfect for founders and business owners considering "what's next?" Join our morning roundtable on Mar. 6 in NYC.
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- NY , NY
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Architects, Not Architecture
Join visionary architects in NYC for a transformative exploration of the profession's future. Go beyond buildings!
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CoreNet Global Summit | APAC
Connect with industry leaders in Kuala Lumpur and unlock the future of corporate real estate in Asia Pacific. Gain insights on workplace trends, ESG & sustainability and develop networking opportunities.
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- Kuala Lumpur
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WORKTECH NY 2024
Shape the Future of Finance: Immerse in Financial Workplace 2024! Navigate tech integration, hybrid models & employee well-being, learn from expert presentations & interactive sessions and network with leading professionals within the financial sector.
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- New York
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Worketch: Financial Workplace New York
This day-long event focuses on workplace tech trends, people-centered spaces, and tech-enabled financial institutions. Join senior professionals from real estate, facilities, technology and executive management to learn about the key issues facing your workplace.
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- New York
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New York Build Expo 2024
New York Build 2024 presents a distinguished forum for delving into the dynamic landscape of New York City's construction and development. Engage with experts representing the industry's leading contractors, architects, developers, engineers, realtors, and government agencies.
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- New York
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My AI Work Buddy: Productivity and Play with PLASTARC (MoshPit #188)
PLASTARC leads the MoshPit conversation around using AI to streamline personal and professional tasks. Plus a chance for everyone to share and learn from each other`s experiences.
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Join our Spring 2024 webinar to explore AI's transformative impact on work environments. Learn from experts how AI optimizes HR, Real Estate, and IT, enhancing building performance and employee experiences. Unlock the future of work with AI!
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Disrupt HR NY 2024
Think the HR field could use some innovation? So do the folks at DISRUPT. If you're an HR professional, CEO, technologist or community leader, come exchange views over drinks and forward-looking presentations.
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- New York
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Workplace AI Boosts Experience and Performance
AI has the power to revolutionize workplace by creating personalized environments while optimizing design and decision-making. Join our panelists who reveal their approach to enhanced building and people performance.
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Making the Inclusive Museum
Making the Inclusive Museum intends to enrich the ongoing conversation about these timely issues by inviting members of JSA/MIXdesign to share the MIXmuseum Study, consisting of five years of research. Panelists from some of these institutions will discuss the outcome of this study, a toolkit of design recommendations, prototypes, and guidelines for improving galleries as well as non-gallery spaces (entry sequences, reception, restrooms, and multi-purpose event spaces).
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The Business of Sustainability
Join us for a conversation about the latest design practices on January 25 from 4 – 7PM @ The Innovation Barn
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- Charlotte
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Empowering Spaces: Red Canary Song's Migrant Justice Exhibition at Storefront NYC
Building on their exploration of intimate bodywork spaces as hubs of collective activism for migrant massage workers, sex workers, and allies of the Asian diaspora, Red Canary Song (RCS) utilizes Storefront’s gallery to engage both the migrant body care workers in Flushing, Queens and Chinatown, Manhattan. For RCS, the massage parlor represents a multifaceted space: a home, a stage, a confinement and a battleground for decriminalization and migrant justice.
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2024 AIANY Design Awards Announcement
Join us for the announcement of this year's AIA New York Design Awards winners in Architecture, Interiors, Urban Design, and Projects. A moderated discussion with this year's jurors will follow.
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- New York
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Best wishes from PLASTARC for a 2024 in which you face challenges head-on, while resting, practicing acceptance, and finding joy as needed.
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In this session, we’ll discuss how organizations can get unstuck and turn their data into meaningful workplace transformation. Join us as our panel of experts and thought leaders share tangible strategies for uncovering fundamental analytics and metrics, identifying priorities that align with employee expectations, and making worthwhile investments for the future.
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MAD: Designing Sensation - Performance Play & Participation
At PLASTARC, we're big proponents of designing for a multi-sensory experience. This Morningside Academy for Design public program is about just that--designing the human experience and how design influences the way we feel and interact.
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- Cambridge
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DMI Symposium: Insights from 2023
Need a recap of some of the buzziest ideas discussed at DMI conferences throughout 2023? This virtual event will cover the high points.
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MITDESIGNX PITCH DAY
MITdesignX seeks diverse, interdisciplinary teams working on challenging ideas with clear vision, passion and drive to design solutions and launch a real venture. Applications go through a rigorous selection process that reviews ideas based on human, environmental and social impact, feasibility, uniqueness, and scalability as well as team composition, diversity and skillset.
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NYC Real Estate Tech Week
Distinguished from the brokerage, leasing, and asset management conversations attendees might anticipate, BuiltWorlds' event will examine major trends and themes in building technology, design, construction, and operation of buildings from an AEC perspective.
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- New York City
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HOUSING AMERICA'S OLDER ADULTS 2023
Over the next ten years, the US population over the age of 75 will increase by 45 percent, from 17 million to nearly 25 million. The growth is widespread, across urban, suburban, and rural communities, and sharpest among the baby boomers who will begin entering their 80s in this decade. Join for release of their new Housing America's Older Adults 2023 report.
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Caring for Digital Remains: Death Glitch and Resurrecting the Black Body
Join Tamara Kneese and Tonia Sutherland for an online conversation about their recent books, which explore death and legacy from various angles. Kneese dissects online platforms as places for memorialization and resistance, while Sutherland examines public accountings of Black death.
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Join us as we bring together experts and thought leaders to discuss how organizations can adopt new mindsets, redefine their workdays and work weeks, and leverage asynchronous work practices to enable more holistic work flexibility.
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MAD: The Power of Design
MIT's Morningside Academy of Design hosts “Designing Climate Futures,” a forum on design responses to our current climate conference, focused on local as well as global solutions.
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- Cambridge
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EmTech MIT
Be a part of the change by connecting with a community of leaders who are working on solutions to some of our greatest questions and concerns. Cut through the noise when it comes to AI, climate change, and biotech; and learn what’s important over two days of sessions curated by MIT Technology Review.
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- Cambridge
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MIT CFO summit
World-class financial executives and leading academics address practical challenges and strategic solutions
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- Boston
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Urban Tech Summit @CornellTech
The 2023 Urban Tech Summit, hosted at Cornell Tech on Roosevelt Island, will explore how cities are driving decarbonization around the world. Academics, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and industry and public sector leaders will gather to discuss how New York City can lead local and global climate solutions.
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FM Metrics that Matter: Common & Critical Facilities
We love data! IFMA presents a webinar on how to use data to better manage your commercial facilities, with best-practices and case studies.
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Join PLASTARC founder Melissa Marsh at this year's North American conference, "Zoom Out: Adapting Your Perspective," which will explore how a big-picture, long-term approach can change our commercial real estate practices. Melissa will be moderating Saturday's panel on the takeaways from how mid-sized financial institutions have embraced workplace flexibility.
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- Denver
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AIANY (Re)Connecting Communities Conference
Learn from experts in the field and exchange ideas on various topics related to community development, urban planning, transportation, infrastructure, public spaces, and social equity. It aims to foster dialogue and collaboration among participants to identify ways to enhance connectivity within and between communities, promote sustainable development, and improve the quality of life for residents.
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- Albany , NY
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MITDesignX: Design for Accessiblity
This panel discussion on adaptive technologies centers the experience of differently-abled people and is the latest offering in the Design Redesign series, a partnership with the MIT Museum and Morningside Academy for Design and Innovators for Purpose, a BIPOC-led non-profit youth design and innovation studio.
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- Boston
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WORKTECH Toronto
Design, facilities management, and real estate professionals may be interested in this conference that brings together over 150 innovative thinkers.
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- Toronto
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MIT AI 2023: Foundations for a Better World
This event will focus on the responsible, creative, and collaborative use of AI. It aims to showcase how AI is uncovering new opportunities, transforming industries, and solving challenging problems.
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- Mountain View , CA
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2023 AIA/ACSA Intersections Research Conference
Architects, researchers and designers from both practice and academia will come together to troubleshoot how they can further the shift to sustainable materials and more. Themes include circular economy, embodied carbon, equity, health, innovation, resilience, regenerative materials, technology and more.
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- Amherst
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Join us as we bring together experts and thought leaders to discuss how to design socially sustainable workplaces that prioritize employee wellbeing and empower growth. We’ll highlight actionable steps for nurturing workplace communities, and identify new communication strategies, behaviors, and skills that can help organizations stimulate long-term personal, professional, and cultural development.
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Tradeline Space Strategies 2023
Want to cut costs and use your commercial space more effectively? This conference will tackle hybrid offices, workplace tech, shrinking your footprint, master-planning, and employee health and wellness.
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- Boston
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We're speaking at this year WORKTECH LA! Join our session on 'The Influence of Evolving Workplaces on Urban Landscapes' as we investigate the interplay between changing workplaces and urban landscapes, elucidating how shifts in work culture and office design shape our cities.
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- Los Angeles
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Disrupt HR NY
If you’re an HR professional, a CEO, a technologist, a community leader – and you’ve got something to say about talent, culture or technology – Disrupt is the place.
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- New York City
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Cornell Real Estate Conference
This year’s conference will feature the industry’s top thought leaders. Join us for a series of one-on-one interviews, exciting keynote speakers, and panel discussions with some of the industry’s most highly regarded visionaries. Our speakers will provide insight into everchanging trends, ongoing disruption and the future of the real estate industry.
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- New York
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Join us for a panel discussion focused on transforming workplaces into true learning environments. In this session, we’ll be applying lessons learned from academia, maker-spaces, design studios, and laboratory environments to uncover new opportunities for corporate spaces. Learn how to adapt your offices to encourage knowledge-transfer, support co-creation, and generate more rich, interactive experiences.
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- Virtual via Zoom
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WORKTECH New York
Join 200 colleagues and thought leaders to talk real estate, facilities, HR, technology, executive management, architecture, and design in the city that never sleeps.
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- New York
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THE WELL SUMMIT
WELL promotes a human-centric approach to both brick-and-mortar and community building. Their outdoor summit will tackle food, wellness, public health and green-building.
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- DC
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Well Certified's Well Summit
If you're interested in optimizing the built environment for wellness, this conference likely has something for you. A lead-in to the Green Building Expo, there will be expert panels, self-care, and CEU ops.
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- DC
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WORKTECH San Francisco
Interested in all things "future of work" related? Live in the Bay Area or itching to visit? This may be the conference for you!
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- San Francisco
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WORKTECH Seattle
Excited about making workplaces better? So are over 100 other people planning to attend this future of work conference. Come contribute and learn, if it sounds like your thing.
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- Seattle
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Storefront Gala
The Storefront for Art & Architecture has delivered community-focused programming since 1982. This gala, in New York on Sept. 18, helps them make this happen.
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- New York City
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AIA Takes On Architectural Advocacy
Come discuss how architectural education can promote equity in the final installation of a three-part series on architecture and agency.
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- New York
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ANFA 20th Anniversary Conference
Get the latest info on topics such as the psychological effects of lighting and acoustics, sensor-based studies of behavior in architectural contexts, on adaptive design, and on and the impact of design on health and well-being. Hear from investigators from top design and research labs, as well as members of the PLASTARC team, at this annual conference.
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- La Jolla
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MOSH PIT 162: Power of the Unoffice
In the wake of COVID-19, traditional work experiences are shifting dramatically, paving the way for a transformative rethink tailored to the evolving needs of businesses, teams, and communities. Leveraging insights from environmental psychology, technology, and change management, PLASTARC aims to inspire the creation of imaginative, future-oriented work experiences.
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WORKTECH Chicago
With a focus on wellness in the workplace, speakers will address tech-based solutions and provide data from case-studies, to help us all create better corporate environments.
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- Chicago
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Interested in optimizing distributed work for this new era of asynchronicity? We’ll be discussing how management, support, technology, and communications can coalesce to optimize hybrid work for everyone. Join PLASTARC for our latest webinar, at 2 PM.
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AIA Social Sciences Committee Meeting
The public is encouraged to attend this top-of-the-morning meeting and keep up with the work the committee is doing at the intersection of social sciences and design.
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- Boston
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+ POOL Summer Pool Party
Friends of + POOL’s Annual Summer Pool Party fundraiser supports water-safety programs for low-income New Yorkers, as well as environmental education and citywide river cleanups. Head to the Williamsburg Hotel Rooftop Pool for live performances, an open bar of curated speciality cocktails, and poolside snacks.
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- Brooklyn
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EDRA54: ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH: GLOBAL AND LOCAL CHALLENGES AND ACTIONS
PLASTARC will be presenting on using personality-driven data to design better workplaces, at this annual conference on environment and health. Other topics include climate change, the psychological impact of environmental disasters, reutilizing space and more.
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- Mexico City
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EmTech MIT
At this forward-looking tech conference, experts will cover the latest innovations in generative AI, web3, and metaverses. Leadership strategies for the digital workforce and tech-influenced customer experience are also on the agenda.
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NeoCon
Join PLASTARC and many of our friends and colleagues at the largest commercial interior design conference in the world. With keynote speakers and a million square-feet of exhibit space, NeoCon is always a fascinating experience.
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- Chicago
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AIA'23 in San Francisco
This year's annual conference for design professionals includes seminars, skill-mastering sessions, architecture tours, and a new products exhibition.
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- San Francisco
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Gallup at Work Summit
Targeted at managers, this work experience conference can be attended in-person or virtually, and add-ons include management coaching sessions. Topics include preventing employee burnout, whole-team coaching, collecting workplace data, and working with hybrid teams.
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- Omaha
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Three-years post-quarantine, PLASTARC is taking a step back and assessing which workplace shifts offer sustainable solutions for a more inclusive and productive workplace. What can these lessons tell us about what’s in store for the future of work and workplace? Join us at our latest webinar to and add your voice to the conversation.
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IFMA's State of FM 2023
As you know, PLASTARC loves all things data! Are you curious about the latest facilities management research? IFMA will release its latest research report, explain the results, and answer your questions in this webinar.
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Papers Sought: 2023 AIA/ACSA Intersections Research Conference
Two key architectural trade groups, the AIA and ACSA, are holding a joint conference in Amherst this October, to examine architects, designers, and researchers roles in the radical shift to material responsibility. Currently, they're looking for presenters, with a June 7 deadline to submit a paper for consideration.
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AIA Social Sciences Committee Meeting
The monthly meeting of the AIA Social Sciences Committee is always open to the general public. Stay up to date on how AIA members are tackling issues of social justice and human well-being via design.
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MITdesignX Pitch & Demo Day
Join PLASTARC at this event and find out what the MITDesignX team has been working on this year. Hear presentations about a dozen new start-ups, and revel in the optimistic future of design.
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DMI: Diversity in Design
Let's talk values-how do you show up as your “authentic” self at work, how do you owning your workplace power, how do you advance your career and your company in a meaningful way? This conference will get into strategies and tools.
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- Baltimore , MD
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PLASTARC Webinar: Changing Models for Changing Times
Flex-space is the name of the game, at this event focused on changing the office to suit the changing times.
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- Houston
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The International Contemporary Furniture Fair
Over 10,000 architects and designers attend the ICFF each year for panel sessions, keynote presentations, conversations, and a huge showcase of sustainable furniture, lighting, wall-coverings and more.
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- New York
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Sketches on Everlasting Plastics: Book Talk & Reception
A book launch at the Venice Biennale? Yes, please! There will be a book talk and an exhibit on the pervasiveness of plastics in our material world and in our environment. If you want to examine the politics, usefulness, and our engagement with this omnipresent material, this is the place.
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- Venice
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Top Trends in the Future of Work for Government Agencies
How should federal agencies rethink their real estate portfolios in this hybrid age? This is a topic PLASTARC has wrestled with directly, in our work with GSA, and it's also the topic of an upcoming IFMA webinar that will examine changing work patterns and expectations in government agencies.
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A Conversation with Pulitzer Prize Winner Kate Zernike
Interested in STEM and the women who fought for recognition? How were women at MIT discriminated against in the 70s and 80s? Kate Zernike, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and New York Times correspondent, will talk about her new book, The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science.
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- New York
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Leveraging A.I. In Business
How can A.I. help your business? If you want a deeper understanding of the tools and technologies, carve out time for this all-day conference.
- Promoting
- Boston
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Advocacy, Agency and Architecture: Org Models to Accelerate Practice
In the second of a three-event series, PLASTARC founder and team members moderate an expert panel that talks organizational models for design firms, in a session that covers everything from unionization, to growth, to start-ups.
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- New York
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The Buildings Conference 2023
PLASTARC founder Melissa Marsh will speak about how building managers can optimizer user-experience, in a panel that also touches on safety and hybrid communication challenges. Join us at this annual event that draws funders, architects, engineers, builders and other industry professionals.
- Attending
- Chicago
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DESIGN FOR FUTURE CHALLENGES
Join representatives of the Eames Institute for Infinite Curiosity, an MIT neuroscience professor, and a sustainable design expert for a conversation about how to design to safeguard against future challenges -- everything from rising climate disasters to the next pandemic.
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- Cambridge
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Hospitality, retail, and higher education employees rarely have assigned desks or cubicles. Instead, they work in versatile, highly collaborative spaces. In this PLASTARC webinar, panelists examine these industries’ tried-and-true design solutions and consider how those techniques can be applied to the hybrid office.
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Housing the Bay Summit
Come brainstorm how to beat the Bay Area's housing crisis, with both public and private solutions for generating more housing and increasing housing affordability,.
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- San Francisco
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Living Future 23: Advocacy + Belonging
An annual conference that focuses on the biggest challenges in space planning and design. This year's theme is Advocacy + Belonging, and will tackle issues such as climate change, health, and social justice.
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- Washington DC
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TOMORROW’S DESIGNERS, DESIGNING TODAY
Curious which topics the MIT Morningside Academy for Design’s most recent fellows are exploring? Come celebrate the capacity of design to deeply improve and transform our lives through, sustainable, inclusive building, public space, and digital system solutions.
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- Cambridge
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Tradeline University Facilities for the Sciences and Advanced Tech
Interested in renovating and reusing STEM facilities? Need help organizing your capital project? Want to create more sustainable labs? If the answers to all of these are a resounding yes, this may be the conference for you.
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- St. Petersburg
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Women in Fabrication Conference and Workshop
The AIA's Women in Architecture Committee teams up with Eventscape to host a day-long conference with female industry leaders, to showcase their work and promote the increasing number of women in architectural fabrication.
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- New York
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Join our next webinar on Thursday, April 27 at 1 PM, and learn how to innovate and transform workplace real estate.
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Build Out Alliance: An Evening with Matthew Bremer
Matthew Bremer, the new president of AIA and the first gay president in the organizations 160-year-history, shares his personal story and discusses the need for inclusion and diversity in design fields.
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- New York
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MAKING SUSTAINABLE DESIGN, FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE WORLD
MIT's Morningside Academy for Design sponsors three dialogues on how design can enhance sustainability at various scales. They'll talk solar-powered vehicles, analytical and sensing mechanisms that improve buildings’ thermal performance, and energy-efficient cooking systems.
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- Cambridge
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Sustainable Rooftop Solutions for the Urban Environment
Come learn from industry leaders on materials and solutions focused on delivering more sustainable and resilient rooftops to urban areas.
- Promoting
- New York
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Boston Design Week
The 10th anniversary of this annual festival focuses on all types of design, from historical, to sustainable, to landscape. The goal is to celebrate the role of design in our lives, in a way that benefits and educates both design professionals and the general public.
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- Boston
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Tradeline University Facilities 2023
The world is changing and so are universities' spatial needs. Decision-makers, designers, financial stakeholders and other experts come together to discuss everyone from STEM facilities to combined living/learning spaces.
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- Scottsdale
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Common Ground: Re-Making the Ground Floor
Join design and urbanism experts at this free building design event, that explores re-envisioning the ground floor for the post-pandemic city.
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- San Francisco
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Columbia University Data Science Day
Join data-experts and end-users on Columbia University's Morningside Heights campus to discuss the human element of AI systems in fields as diverse as healthcare and finance, as well as overall best practices.
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- New York
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GCUC USA
GCUC brings together decision-makers and game-changers in the coworking and flexible workspace industry. Come for expert insights, visionary conversations, educational programming, and networking.
- Promoting
- Chicago
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Dialogues 2023
PLASTARC founder Melissa Marsh facilitates this "unconference," bringing together experts in primary and university learning environments, in an interactive symposium to help design professionals incorporate research and best practices into their work.
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- Scottsdale
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POSTPONED: Advocacy, Agency and Architecture: Org Models
The second of a three-part, PLASTARC-moderated series tackles organizational models for architect and design firms that privilege marginalized voices, retain talent, foster unionization and other worker protections, and uphold a group's overall mission.
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- New York
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Wondering how to measure and evaluate your business’s post-COVID real estate portfolio decisions? This PLASTARC webinar will help organizations leverage data to reimagine space.
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What It's Really About, with Jae Rhim Lee
Transdisciplinary artist, designer, and entrepreneur Jae Rhim Lee will lead a community discussion on human-centered design, death and psychedelics. Her work explores relationships between the mind, body, and built and natural environments in unorthodox ways.
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- Cambridge
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Brite Conference: Center on Global Brand Leadership
Calling all CMOs, brand managers, product developers, tech creatives, etc. -- Columbia's School of Business is hosting a one-day seminar on brand leadership with speakers from "household names," such as Pfizer, Saks, Warner Music, Casper and more.
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- New York
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The Inaugural Norma Merrick Sklarek Lecture at Barnard College
In the first event of Barnard College's new lecture series, named after an alum who became the first Black woman elected to the American Institute of Architects, groundbreaking designers and architects discuss their trade. Sara Zewde of Studio Zewde will discuss urbanism, landscape architecture, and public art.
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- New York
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Proptech @ Pratt
Explore how tech is transforming real estate - from design to experience. Network, learn from experts, and spark innovation. Free & livestreamed: Secure your spot (limited in-person seating!)
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- New York
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People Analytics Conference: 2023
On the 10th anniversary of this annual conference, we will check in with two of our very first speakers, Dawn Klinghoffer with Microsoft, and Prasad Setty, with Google, as to how data collection and use has evolved over the past decade.
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- Philadelphia
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Feminist Architectural Histories of Migration
How do we write antipatriarchal, antiracist, anticasteist, and antiformalist architectural histories? Happening in-person as well as being streamed to YouTube, this talk centers migration as the central concept behind feminist narratives of constructed environments and spatial and material practices.
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- New York
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Housing Justice Futures Philadelphia Forum on Design, Race, and Climate Change
How can we tackle the legacy of redlining and injustice in our built-environment and particularly, in our neighborhoods? This conference examines the roots of housing inequality, as well as actionable solutions, with insight from scholars, researchers, and community stakeholders.
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- Philadelphia
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We’re kicking off 2023 with a series of panel discussions. Our first will explore strategies for purposeful pulls (into the office). As individuals and organizations reconsider their workplace why, we’ll share the best (and worst) reasons to R2O! Join us virtually on March 9.
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New York Build 2023 Expo
The largest construction, design and real estate show in New York is back, and this year with with more pressing questions than ever, as everyone tries to figure out the future of commercial real estate and how to transition as needed.
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- New York
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The 48th Annual Scholar and Feminist Conference: Housing Justice/Housing Futures
Bringing together scholars, city planners, organizers, architects and designers to address fair housing practices, preservation practices, and visionary models that respond to community needs. The conference is premised on the fact that sustaining and equitable housing is a right for everyone.
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- New York
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Future Offices Presents Future of Work
Join experts and innovative thinkers to discuss the future of work in terms of employee retention, hybrid and activity-based workplaces, coworking spaces, and creating a comfortable office environment.
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- New York
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SCUP Planning Institute: Design
Got a written plan for your institute of higher learning, but not sure how to put it into action? SCUP can help you identify and implement goals with this virtual workshop.
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- virtual
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Kenneth Frampton: Modernization & the Presence of Architecture
What is the role of architecture in the age of endless urbanization? Kenneth Frampton, Ware Professor of Architecture, Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, gives us his thoughts.
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- New York
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Cocktails & Conversation: Thom Mayne and Winka Dubbeldam
Join Thom Mayne, founding partner of Pritzker Prize-winning firm Morphosis, and Winka Dubbeldam, founder of Archi-Tectonics, in the latest installation of Cocktails & Conversation—a series that melds architects with critics, journalists or historians to discuss pressing architectural issues.
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- New York
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AIA The Innovation Complex: Cities, Tech, and the New Economy
Sharon Zukin, writer of The Innovation Complex: Cities, Tech & the New Economy, with Alby Bocanegra of The Urban Futurist Inc., will explore the evolution and neighborhood and environmental stakes of the tech economy.
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- New York
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MIT Club: Tour Amogy's Facilities
Amogy provides emission-free power fuel, with the goal of decarbonizing transportation. Come tour the company's facilities at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and learn how this fuel works and why it's affordable.
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- New York
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MIT10 New Year Social
Are you an MIT alum from the past decade? Join other recent(ish) alums at the MIT Club for a social and networking event.
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- New York
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This month PLASTARC officially marks 10-years of helping create happier, healthier workplaces, and we couldn’t have done it without our amazing clients. Thank you!
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UCL-ANFA - Grand Challenge - Health
How do architecture and health interact? How do we create healthier spaces? This event will explore this question, in a series of virtual "lightening talks" given by architecture and neuroscience experts.
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Giuliana Bruno: Atmospheres of Projection
Explore the interactions between projections and the built environment when Giuliana Bruno presents her new book, Atmospheres of Projection: Environmentality in Art and Screen Media, at the Center for Architecture.
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- New York
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B-Lab Champions Retreat
Has your company taken the B-Corp pledge? Come meet others who have as well, in retreat centered around making the workplace a better—and more human-tailored—place to be.
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- Philadelphia
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UCLxANFA - Architecture and Mind
Experts in architecture, spatial awareness, and urban computing will deliver a series of "lightening talks" that examine the relationship between inhabiting space and neuroscience.
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- virtual
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AIA Social Sciences Committee Meeting
This month's AIANY Social Sciences and Architecture Meeting will take place as a conference call. The general public is welcome to join.
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- remote
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20th Annual MIT Sloan CFO Summit
This makes 20 years of Sloan's annual CFO summit! Come celebrate, gain insight, and offer your input on recruiting the best talent, creating cross-functional teams, and more.
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- Boston
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WORKTECH San Francisco
In the Bay Area? Come discuss real estate, facilities, HR, technology, executive management, architecture and more with over 100-other industry professionals.
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- San Francisco
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Panelists share experiences from their design practices, specifically looking at projects that go beyond traditional participatory design processes.
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- NY , NY
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Worktech: Los Angeles
Join global thought-leaders in critical discussions about the intersection of people, technology, and the workplace.
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- Los Angeles
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Lacol: Community Infrastructure
What's the latest and greatest in Barcelona architecture? This online conversation with the collective Lacol discusses design approaches to affordable housing, cultural preservation and cooperative economies.
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What has been done, what is in the works, and what gaps remain in the important effort to elevate the role of the social sciences in the practice of architecture
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- Virtual , NY
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CoreNet Global Summit: Chicago
We're all trying to figure out how to "put it back together," after COVID—and that happens to be the topic of this event. HR, real estate, and IT experts pool their thoughts and experiences and how to create a fluid and efficient "new normal" that can respond to our changing needs.
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- Chicago
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EmTech MIT
MIT Technology Review is throwing its first ever conference on how tech and business are changing each other. Get expert overviews on ethical issues and more, as well as the latest-and-greatest in business solutions.
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- Cambridge
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Common Bond 2022
Come celebrate important architecture and fundraise for architecture education at this AIA gala and afterparty, celebrating some of the most innovative design solutions in New York. Happening at Chelsea Piers, Oct. 27-28.
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- New York
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We'll be talking about shrinking and improving the office building, to be more worker and resource-friendly, at this government-organized energy conference.
- Speaking
- Cincinnati
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The pandemic disrupted the commercial real estate industry. So what will workplaces look like in the coming decade and how do we capitalize on this disruption to create better, more accessible and ambitious spaces?
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- Austin
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Corenet Global Academic Challenge
Commercial real estate needs are rapidly changing, and the sponsors of this contest want to ensure an engaged and innovative crop of next-gen real estate and planning professionals. This competition asks students to solve a real-world issue, incorporating market trends such as a fluid workforce and augmented reality—and it comes with a $5,000 purse!
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- Virtual
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CREtech New York
Get the scoop and latest tools on proptech and real estate innovation, as we collectively rethink our commercial and office space needs.
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- New York
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IMFA World Workplace
Each year facilities managers meet up somewhere to exchange ideas, sharpen skills, and brainstorm solutions. This year, it's Music City! Happening in Nashville, Sept. 28-30.
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- Nashville
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DMI: Design Leadership Conference
Ready to move beyond the pandemic workplace? This three-day conference approaches work from a human and employee-centered perspective, with a focus on using "Systems Thinking" to reimagine work culture.
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- Boston
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Worktech New York
Fascinated by the future of the work/workplace? Join 200 senior professionals who share your interest. Discussions include facilities, tech, HR, change-management, design and more.
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- New York
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AIA Social Sciences Committee Meeting
The public is warmly invited to this monthly discussion about the intersection of architecture and the social sciences.
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ANFA: Hands-On Bootcamp
Interested in using neuro- and cognitive science data to inform and enrich your design practice? ANFA is targeting architects and designers with this bootcamp, which focuses on creating more human-centered design, via incorporating information about how the brain processes proportion, motion, and memory. Happening on the campus of UC San Diego, September 22-24.
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- La Jolla
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Second Annual Supply Chain Transparency Conference
This free conference offers insight into increasingly complex supply chain issues that affect all product-based services and manufacturers. Let's talk actionable solutions!
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- virtual
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Thriving Forests and Regenerative Built Enironments
Designers, architects and builders know that they have a unique role to play in protecting our forests and using resources sustainably. This Zoom conference gathers experts on forests, climate change, and cultural leadership to offer industry-specific insight to building professionals.
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Density: Beyond Work Experiences
Join leaders from companies like Etsy, LinkedIn, and Atlassian will talk adapting the office, designing through data, and revamping current real-estate to meet changing needs. Join the roundtable discussions and afterwards, network (with us!) over wine and cheese, and Happening in New York, from 1:30-6pm.
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- New York
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CMX Summit 2022:#THRIVE
Join other professionals virtually or in person to examine issues like commercial/community engagement, sustainable communities, and tech and community-building. Speakers include representatives from Reddit, Yelp, Meetup, Hubspot and others. Happening online and in Redwood City, CA, September 13-15.
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- Redwood City
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HR Exchange Future Offices
If you're obsessed with things like how to densify your workplace, how to design a space where workers actually want to be, how to smoothly run a hybrid office, and how to increase worker well-being, this might be the conference for you!
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- San Diego
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DMI Academic Design Management
Discuss the value of design research and how it propels cultural change, and hear about the latest trends in the field.
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- Toronto , Canada
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AIANY's Re:Play
Join the young residents of three New York City Housing Authority campuses for this free presentation on their project Re:Play, which reimagines their campuses through play. The project focuses on intergenerational gathering and healing the impacts of COVID-19 structural racism, and decades of disinvestment.
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- New York
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+ POOL Summer Pool Party
Want to support an amazing mission while having a refreshingly great time? +Pool is building a giant floating pool that will both float in and filter the Hudson, and will be a public rec space where all New Yorkers are welcome. Come and play at this swimming fundraiser and learn more about this fascinating project.
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- New York , NY
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SCUP '22 Conference
Interested in designing for higher ed? This conference unpacks the latest in tech, in the "new normal," and in wellness. You'll learn how to cultivate diversity and integrated planning into creating sustainable university communities, from a built and social perspective.
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- Long Beach , CA
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AIANY Sensory Space: Design for Neurodiversity
This interactive, in-person program asks: How do we feel in an interior, and why do we feel that way? What make us feel safe or seen and productive or inhibited and insecure? How do we design spaces that accommodate and celebrate neurodiversity?
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- New York
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WORKTECH Chicago
We're all figuring out how our workplaces will work following the massive disruption of the pandemic. This event is about sharing ideas on creating a connected remote workplace that remains people-centric, while also talking about the future of real estate.
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- Chicago , IL
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Curious how serving on a board can propel your career forward and help you reach the C-suite? Melissa Marsh moderates this panel, where executives share their experience and advice.
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Join PLASTARC's sociospatial designer, Amy Rosen, at the AIA's annual national convention, with this year's focus on safer communities. We'll be exploring safety from various levels—city level, community level, and the level of indivual businesses—and discussing how to anchor communities through jobs, services, and economic activity, with a particular focus on the role architecture can play.
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- Chicago , IL
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Realcomm | IBcon 2022
Interested in real estate tech solutions and best practices? Trying to understand how robotics and AI can benefit the industry? Looking for the latest in proptech and how it intersects with cybersecurity? Experts will discuss these topics and more.
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- Orlando
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NeoCon 22
This annual commercial interior design event brings together designers, architects, and retailers for product exhibit and keynote speakers. This year's topics include designing for sustainability, measurable impact, and equity.
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- Chicago
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EDRA 53: Health in all Design
Are you obsessed by the role of the built environment in promoting health, equity, sustainability, and resilience? This conference is focused on moving beyond the pandemic and looking towards healthier futures.
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- Greenville , SC
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Worktech: EXPLORE THE FUTURE OF THE LIFE SCIENCES WORKPLACE
Wondering how to extend the flexible workplace trends to the Life Sciences sector? How can universities better collaborate with corporations in a transparent way? This combination of live and on-demand sessions explores cultural shifts in a sector with unique needs and lots of regulatory processes.
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- virtual
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AIA Social (In)justice and Spatial Practice: Decentralization
How can spatial and architectural practices contribute to a more just world? Community organizers weigh in, in this first part of a two-part series.
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- New York
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DMI: Diversity in Design
Join PLASTARC founder Melissa Marsh and hear from top brand leaders on diversity matters and learn how to show up as your "authentic" self at work.
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- Baltimore , MD
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You're your biggest asset, so sell yourself well! This workshop with marketing guru Rich Keller emphasizes the importance of defining your core-values, in order to brand yourself and find your dream job.
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MIT Sloan CIO Symposium
Learn how to leverage the digitalization of supply chains, security, and the service economy in order to benefit your enterprise.
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- Hybrid , MA
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2022 MIT IDE Annual Conference
This day-long conference is only open to IDE members and will cover the latest research and platforms that we're all using to work together and interact during and after this massive social and workplace disruption.
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- Cambridge , MA
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MITdesignX Pitch Day
Want a sneak peak at the future of design? Check out fresh solutions to design and environmental issues from the latest class of MITdesignX entrepreneurs.
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- Boston , MA
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NYCxDESIGN Festival
Part conference, part trade-show, a component of this year's international festival is how to design for environmental and personal wellbeing, as well as to enhance and engage community.
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- New York , NY
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Tradeline Research Facilities
Join architects, designers, and other experts in exploring how to create flexible research spaces that incorporate hybrid workplaces into the earliest design phases.
- Promoting
- Austin , TX
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Living Future 22: Restoration & Justice
Heavy on health and climate justice, this "unconference" brings together urban planners, activists, and building and design professionals to discuss innovative solutions.
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- Virtual
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IEREK: The City is [Not] a Tree: the Urban Ecologies of Divided Cities
This international collaborative event, held remotely and in-person, focuses on creative, cross-disciplinary remedies for healing divided cities and societies, reducing "otherness," and promoting understanding and equality.
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- Pretoria , South Africa
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MIT CMO Summit
The inaugural MIT CMO Summit is a great way for business leaders to explore how digital technology is revolutionizing the workplace, especially in these times of huge work culture shifts.
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Where do people work? What is the point of physical space? What is the future of the workplace? PLASTARC joins this panel to discuss how data helps us discover the changing needs in commercial real estate and much more.
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- Virtual
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IMFA Facility Fusion
Explore the latest strategies in facility management with industry leaders.
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- Austin , TX
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Tradeline University Facilities
Thought-leaders and practioners weigh in on how universities space needs have changed since COVID.
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- St. Petersburg , FL
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Columbia Business School BRITE Conference
Join business leaders as they talk sustainable marketplaces, diversity and inclusion, fintech, and organizational branding, as we all grapple with how to serve our employees and our clients, while effectively communicating our mission.
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- Virtual
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SHRM: The Latest in Talent Management
Join us in-person or virtually to learn about innovative talent acquisition strategies.
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- Aurora , CO
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Wharton: Future of Work
Mental health professionals discuss the contingencies of the future of work—burnout, fair pay, hybrid work, and the great resignation.
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- Virtual
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Columbia's Data Science Day
Discover the latest data science innovation coming from Columbia and beyond.
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- New York , NY
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AIANY: Gauging Gender and Sexuality Inequalities in Public Design
Binaries are reductive, in life as well as in design. A panel featuring PLASTARC's Amy Rosen explores moving beyond binary conceptions to create safer, more inclusive and equitable public spaces.
- Speaking
- Virtual
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Tradeline University Facilities for the Sciences & Advanced Technologies
Learn about new STEM facilities that are changing the course of higher education.
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- Boston , MA
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DMI: reIMAGINE & reINVENT
DMI's annual conference offers fresh thoughts and problemsolving examples as to some of our most pressing design issues— shifting work models, strategic planning, refugee housing and more.
- Promoting
- Virtual
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WELL Future Offices Sustainability Roadmap
Focus on sustainability at this conference with real estate, operations, acquisitions, and tech professionals.
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- Hoboken , NJ
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Worktech Spacial Intelligence
How can data tbe used to effectively design and designate commercial space? If this question keeps you up at night, check out this event.
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- Virtual
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IIDA NY Living With the Pledge
Signed the Design Industry Pledge to drive meaningful change towards equality? The conversation taking place here will help you make good on your promise.
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- Virtual
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Want to make yourself an invaluable employee? Talk networking, negotiating job offers, and designing a dynamic career strategy in this workshop, with an emphasis on organizational culture and team building.
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East Meets West: Be the Bridge
Cross-cultural conference with a people-first future workplaces lens.
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- Dubai , UAE
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MIT Club: Shifting Tracks
Thinking of making big moves, maybe even shifting industries? Get some advice and hear from others who've done this very thing.
- Organizing
- Virtual
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Smartest Building London
Explore how smart tech is shaping real estate, through the lens of 22 Bishopsgate, the most people-focused building in London.
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- Virtual
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Public Space Research & Design: Gauging Security Inequities
Join our discussion on how data can help us design spaces where we all enjoy equity and safety.
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- Virtual
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The World Around Summit
Conversations and presentations about solutions for sustainability, preservation, climate change, homelessness, and other pressing issues.
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PLASTARC leads this discussion on a holistic approach to the workplace that includes mental health and neurodiversity.
- Speaking
- Virtual
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From Day One: Listening to What Workers Want
Bringing together HR leaders to discuss topics such as the importance of offering career paths, developing diversity in leadership, and supporting employees in family and community pursuits.
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- Seattle , WA
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Venture Beat Future of Work
This expert-led conference explores future-work strategies and technologies, such as hybrid and hyperautomation.
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Worktech Los Angeles
Professionals from real estate, facilities, HR, technology, executive management, architecture, and design share best practices and expertise on the future of work.
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- Los Angeles , CA
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AIA Building Energy Exchange Performance-Based Ventilation Design
COVID and wildfires have increased the importance of designing for stellar indoor air quality, in addition to energy-efficiency. Learn more about balancing these factors.
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- Virtual
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AIA Tri-State Conference
PLASTARC joins other thought leaders at an initiative organized by AIA chapters from PA, NY, and NJ to cover post-pandemic workplaces, resilient design, and the role of architecture in community-building.
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- Virtual
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Worktech San Francisco
Hear thought leaders discuss how work and the workplace intersect with current trends in real estate and technology.
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- San Francisco , CA
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Smartbuildings21
Leading innovators weigh in on best practices at the intersection of space, technology and people.
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- London , UK
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AIANY Happy Hour
After an 18-month hiatus, AIANY members are finally meeting IRL to network and mingle.
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- New York , NY
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PLASTARC founder moderates a panel on how to return to the office and what that office should look like, at this event for influencers in the real estate, tech, and facilities management world.
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- New York , NY
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AIA Intent to Impact: Approaches to Community-Based Design
How do we practice community design and bring it in the mainstream? These forward-thinking designers have some ideas.
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MIT Sloan CFO Summit
Business leaders discuss management, data trends and other solutions at this annual conference. This year’s topic is “Today’s CEO:Optimism & Excellence".
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- Boston , MA
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AIA Public Space Research & Design: Gauging Security Inequities
Researchers weigh in on how environmental issues perpetuate long-standing social injustice and inequality.
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- Virtual
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Metropolis Designing for Gen Z & Beyond
A conversation with thought leaders to explore what the diverse Gen Z wants and how they will influence office and university design.
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- Virtual
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PLASTARC joins lawmakers, academics, and business leaders to discuss the lasting impact of COVID on the workplace.
- Speaking
- Virtual
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PLASTARC speak on space planning in data science and A.I. research for creating a culture of flexibility and collaboration.
- Speaking
- Scottsdale , AZ
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CoreNet Global Summit
Thought leaders discuss how the intersection of HR, IT, and CRE can support the relationships that enable business success.
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- Seattle , WA
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Join us as we explore creative ways to “hack” your home office to make your WFH circumstances more effective and fun, while sharing some of the spooky tricks organizations have up their sleeves to ensure productivity goals are maintained.
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- Webinar
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Realcomm IBCon
This two-day conference brings together leaders of commercial and corporate real estate, technology, automation and innovation.
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- Scottsdale , AZ
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Bridging IRL & Online Dynamics for Hybrid Team
The inaugural offering of Bramble’s bi-weekly Future Series will explore how forward-thinking leaders, educators and community-builders are navigating the challenges and possibilities that have emerged from a virtual year.
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- Virtual
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IFMA World Workplace
PLASTARC and other facilities management professionals share groundbreaking discoveries, emerging tools and strategies impacting the industry.
- Speaking
- Kissimmee , FL
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Smart Buildings 21
This conference explores how new technologies are shaping the built environment and the world of work.
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- London , UK
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CRETech New York
Join leaders at real estate’s premier event for tech startups, innovation, investors, and industry players to connect and do business.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Supply Chain Transparency Conference
Join the discussion on due diligence, compliance, and supply chain transparency and technology.
- Attending
- Virtual
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Tradeline Space Strategies
Check out organizational performance and more.
- Promoting
- Scottsdale , AZ
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NeoCon Design Anew
The premiere furniture design conference returns, featuring game-changing products and services from leading companies and emerging talent.
- Attending
- Chicago , IL
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GCUC North America
Keynotes, networking, panel sessions and more focus on coworking and the future of work.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Education of the Architect: Radical vs. Incremental Change
Roundtable conversation bringing together diverse voices to discuss the education of the architect.
- Attending
- Virtual
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Design Management Conference
Thought leaders in design discuss how we can humanize work, and how organizations can imagine their future using systems thinking.
- Attending
- Virtual
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ANFA 2021
This marquee conference on architecture and neuroscience looks at data behind the impact of architecture on social interaction, delight, wellness and performance.
- Presenting
- Online
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Architects, designers, and engineers discuss how to design the future through a collaborative conference experience.
- Presenting
- Virtual
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SHRM 21
HR professionals, executives, people managers and students gather to build workplaces where employees and employers thrive.
- Attending
- Las Vegas , NV
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PLASTARC moderates this panel hosted by Lehigh University, discussing how organizations in tech, advertising, media and information are moving to hybrid work.
- Moderating
- Virtual
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Future Offices Summer
Two days of discussion include strategies for the post-pandemic workplace and how to create equity in a predominantly hybrid work environment.
- Attending
- Virtual
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NCREIF Summer Conference
A week of virtual events dive into the metrics of real estate performance, along with trends powering investment today.
- Speaking
- Virtual
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MIT Platform Strategy Summit
Executives and academics explore the economics and management of platform-centered markets and discuss their implications for managers, industry and governmental policy.
- Attending
- Virtual
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Society for College and University Planning Conference
Higher education leaders share insights into how to lead learning institutions through challenging times.
- Attending
- Virtual
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How Hybrid are You?
PLASTARC joins fellow workplace designers and behavioral scientists in discussing the hurdles of hybrid work environments.
- Speaking
- Virtual
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A New Generation of Decision-Makers
In this special edition webinar with Hushoffice, we explore how service layer professionals shape the workplace, with special focus on the now-ascendant hybrid office.
- Speaking
- Virtual
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Worktech Global
Join this virtual forum for all those involved in the future of work and the workplace.
- Attending
- Virtual
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Diversity in Design Conference
This unique event is an opportunity to hear and learn from diverse design leaders from around the globe in order to network, collaborate, grow, and to share successes and challenges together.
- Attending
- Virtual
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The Science of Sound
In this special edition webinar with Hushoffice, we offer guidance on many ways to optimize workplace acoustics through design.
- Speaking
- Virtual
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We presented at this two-day event that brought together experts from facilities management, workplace and commercial real estate to discuss workplace reentry strategies.
- Speaking
- Virtual
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Reimagining Work After COVID
This panel brings together leading scholars whose research speaks to how the nature of work has recently changed, the impacts on mental health, and how it is likely to evolve further in the future.
- Attending
- Virtual
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MIT IDE Annual Conference
This day-long conference available to IDE members is a great opportunity to hear about the latest research and engage in dialogue to address challenges of our time.
- Attending
- Virtual
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EDRA 52
Researchers and practitioners debate, discuss, reflect, and transform the capacity to foster justice around the world through collaborative and transdisciplinary efforts.
- Attending
- Detroit , MI
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The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety
We join this panel to discuss how to ensure people feel comfortable in the workplace.
- Speaking
- Virtual
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allwork Future of Work Podcast
In this podcast available on iTunes and Spotify, PLASTARC founder Melissa Marsh discusses driving engagement and connectivity between people and space, in search of that “perfect workplace.”
- Speaking
- Virtual
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PLASTARC’S next webinar explores how building tech and self-quant combine to support better workplace.
- Moderating
- Virtual
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Back to the Future Workplace: The Future of Offices
This third webinar of the series focuses on the future of our offices and workplaces – including what they could be like after herd immunity is achieved.
- Speaking
- Virtual
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This session explored the impact of work environments on performance and wellness, with a special focus on spatial choice.
- Hosting
- Virtual
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Yoga with PLASTARC
To show our appreciation for the PLASTARC family, we’re sharing this virtual yoga class with all of you. Please join us for this free class
- Hosting
- Virtual
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Back to the Future Workplace: The Near and Now
This second of three webinars focuses on how small businesses can adapt to the future of work while complying with current guidelines so they can welcome employees back.
- Speaking
- Virtual
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Deep Dive into WELL v2
This intensive day-long course helps professionals in the design and construction industry to understand their roles in improving health outcomes.
- Attending
- Online
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Back to the Future Workplace: The Big Picture
The first in a 3-part series, this webinar looks at the current state of the workplace after the past year, and positions disruption as an opportunity to rethink the office.
- Speaking
- Virtual
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Design >> Fast-Forward
Join two days of conversations with innovators and visionaries, academics, global firms and startups who are accelerating design.
- Attending
- Virtual
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IFMA Facility Fusion 2021
Join facilities experts from around the world to discuss the tools and tactics needed for the reinvented workplace.
- Attending
- Online
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Navigating Workplace Transitions: How to Prepare for a Return to Office
Founder Melissa Marsh leads this interactive workshop on office reentry
- Facilitating
- Virtual
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Living Future 21
Industry leaders share new technologies and construction practices for the creation of living buildings.
- Attending
- Online
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BRITE 2021
Hosted by Columbia Business School's Center for Global Brand Leadership, this conference promotes interdisciplinary perspectives on media, technology, and customer experience.
- Attending
- Online
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Wharton People Analytics Conference
Industry leaders and academic experts discuss using data to maximize human performance.
- Attending
- Online
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PLASTARC’s next webinar explores how organizations can use branding to sustain and strengthen their culture while distributed.
- Moderating
- Virtual
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MIT CIO Symposium
See how the leadership of CIOs is helping organizations adapt to new ways of working.
- Attending
- Online
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Workplace Innovation APAC
International thought-leaders share global case studies and offer insights around cutting-edge technologies and their impacts.
- Attending
- Online
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Design Management Conference
This virtual conference centers on design in the age of the purposeful company, examining how companies can address global issues.
- Attending
- Online
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CoreNet Real Estate Week
Virtual programming and new research demonstrate the strategic contributions of corporate real estate professionals.
- Attending
- Online
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We invite experts to discuss these complimentary, yet distinct, approaches to workplace.
- Moderating
- Online
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Wellness & Wellbeing in the Hybrid Workplace
Experts discuss how the new hybrid workplace environment can be an opportunity to support your employees in a more evolved, holistic way.
- Attending
- Online
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SmartBuildings21
This two day virtual conference explores how new technologies are shaping the built environment and the world of work.
- Attending
- Online
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Designing for Work Outdoors
Metropolis continues its Think Tank series with this panel on the benefits of working outside, along with strategies to better enable outdoor work.
- Attending
- Online
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In this webinar, we discuss the need for organizations to find ways to share culture at a distance.
- Moderating
- Online
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Decolonizing Design Research: Collective Voice
The third workshop in this series focuses on a community gathers and grows together to manifest change and create more equitable spaces and places.
- Attending
- Online
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Public Spaces for Conflict Mitigation
This lecture examines the use of public space design in allaying gender, class and internecine animus in post-conflict zones and beyond.
- Attending
- Online
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Our first webinar of 2021 discusses new spatial strategies emerging in the age of viable mass telework.
- Moderating
- Online
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Future Offices Winter
Experts in real estate, workplace, facilities, and design share two days of case studies, panel discussion and keynotes on the future of work.
- Attending
- Online
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CoreNet Global Summit EMEA
Thought leaders discuss how the intersection of HR, IT, and CRE can support the relationships that enable business success.
- Attending
- Berlin , Berlin
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Resources to Successfully Reopen Your Business
PLASTARC joins this webinar to share insights and resources available to support companies as they return to the physical workplace.
- Attending
- Online
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We’re looking forward to seeing folks (virtually or otherwise) in the year to come!
- Plastarc News
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GCUC Retreat
This intimate retreat offers coworking professionals a chance to dive deep.
- Attending
- Skellefteå , Sweden
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Decolonizing Design Research: Activist Scholar
Researchers discuss the use of their findings to support equity and justice in the built environment.
- Attending
- Online
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Thought leaders discuss how organizations can adopt principles of corporate-to-corporate coworking to minimize expenses, build flexibility and enhance user experience (UX).
- Moderating
- Online
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Wood at Work
This virtual workshop explores innovations in sustainable use of wood in modern buildings.
- Attending
- Online
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IFMA World Workplace
Facilities Management professionals share groundbreaking discoveries, emerging tools and strategies impacting the industry.
- Attending
- Grapevine , TX
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Back to the Workplace!
Learn from industry experts how to simply and practically follow the guidelines to reopen your office regardless of your company’s size, budget and resources.
- Speaking
- Online
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Join experts in workplace strategy, design, space management, and environmental psychology to discuss the benefits ABW can bring to the workplace.
- Moderating
- Online
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MIT CFO Summit
Speakers from a broad mix of industries, geographies and business stages share strategies for effective decision-making and management with CFO’s of businesses large and small.
- Attending
- Boston , MA
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(way)Finding Safety and Wellbeing in the Workplace
We collaborate with our friends at Entro for this discussion on technology and its role in wellness.
- Speaking
- Online
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Mentoring & Role Models in a Digital World
This womxn's community event focuses on emergent ways to support mentorship relationships using virtual means.
- Attending
- Online
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Dialogues 2020
This workshop focuses on the Language of research and design for future-focused learning environments.
- Attending
- Online
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Adapting to COVID: Design
Design teams share new building safety features and what they envision using in future projects.
- Moderating
- Online
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Join us as we bring together thought leaders to discuss how to design for the future of work.
- Moderating
- Online
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Decolonizing Design Research: Citizen Participation
The first workshop in this new series features discussion of the principles and legacy of citizen participation, and how to use it to remove bias from the process of design research.
- Attending
- Online
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CoreNet Global Summit North America
Hear perspectives on the ways culture is shaped by the convergence of HR, IT, and CRE.
- Attending
- Washington D.C.
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CMX Summit
Community professionals gather for discussions and workshops, learn techniques and tactics, and hear from industry thought leaders.
- Attending
- Redwood City , CA
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The fourth panel in PLASTARC’s workplace reentry series focuses on technology that can enhance the user experience. Join us online on Oct.1
- Moderating
- Online
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In the third of PLASTARC's panels on workplace reentry, guests discuss how to align building systems to support user experience and workplace wellness
- Moderating
- Online
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ANFA 2020
Explore the neuroscience behind the human experience of architecture, both exterior and interior at this virtual conference.
- Attending
- Online
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The second panel in our workplace reentry series focuses on blended accommodation, exploring how to prepare people, policies, and protocols to get the best of both telework and the physical office.
- Moderating
- Online
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Why do you have a workplace? This panel, which kicks off our new series bringing together thought leaders to discuss workplace reentry strategies, asks organizations to revisit their workplace "why" with a focus on urban context and equity.
- Speaking
- Online
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PLASTARC's Navigating Your Future Workplace
In this recurring webinar, we share our 10-point roadmap to assist organizations as they navigate reentry into the physical workplace.
- Speaking
- Online
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Fireside Chat: Balancing Distributed & Office Work at WorkSpace Connect
Join for this in-depth talk with Melissa Marsh of PLASTARC, addressing the need for companies to find the optimal balance between distributed and in-office work.
- Speaking
- Online
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Future Offices Summer
Speakers share new approaches to challenges facing practitioners in real estate, workplace, and design.
- Attending
- Online
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The Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape Behavior, Health & Happiness
Author Emily Anthes discusses research featured in her book about the how buildings shape our behavior.
- Attending
- Online
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Navigating Your Future Workplace
In this recurring webinar, New York based workplace consultancy PLASTARC will continue to share their 10-point roadmap to assist organizations as they navigate reentry into the physical workplace.
- Webinar
- Online
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PLASTARC joins this panel to discuss the impacts of long-term telework and ways that organizations can make the most of both physical and virtual environments.
- Speaking
- Online
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Society for College and University Planning Conference
Leaders in higher education come together to share learning strategies and connect to address the rapid pace of change in their field.
- Attending
- Online
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PLASTARC joins an all-star lineup of top industry panelists to discuss the shift from an academic (what if?) to experience-based (what is?) approach to workplace.
- Speaking
- Online
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Navigating Your Future Workplace
In this recurring webinar, New York based workplace consultancy PLASTARC will continue to share their 10-point roadmap to assist organizations as they navigate reentry into the physical workplace.
- Webinar
- Online
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Returning to a New Workplace - Webinar
Experts in graphic, interior and architectural design discuss how offices can respond to COVID-19 by making workplaces more personalized, human and adaptable.
- Speaking
- Online
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This panel provides a 360° look at returning to work from landlord, tenant, architect, engineering and transportation perspectives.
- Speaking
- Online
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Andrew Farah (Density) is joined by Melissa Marsh to talk about how to plan a safe return to work and navigate the challenges in doing so.
- Speaking
- Online
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Venice Biennale
MIT Dean of Architecture and Planning Hashim Sarkis curates the 17th International Architecture Exhibition.
- Attending
- Venice , Italy
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MIT CIO Summit
Information technology executives from around the world and leading faculty from MIT offer interactive learning and thought-provoking discourse on the future of technology, best practices, and business.
- Attending
- Boston , MA
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Navigating Your Future Workplace
PLASTARC shares their experience in serving companies who are planning for office reentry, including a 10 step plan.
- Speaking
- Online
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WorkTech NY
Thought leaders share best practices and expertise with senior professionals from real estate, facilities, HR, technology, executive management, architecture, and design.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Worktech LA
Professionals from real estate, facilities, HR, technology, executive management, architecture, design and more discuss the latest in workplace.
- Attending
- Los Angeles , CA
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TechDay New York
Founders, investors, business leaders and more attend this conference dedicated to startups.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Tradeline University Facilities for the Sciences and Advanced Technologies
At this conference geared toward university facilities and the sciences, PLASTARC speaks about the use of social data to implement flexible work environments.
- Speaking
- Scottsdale , AZ
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GCUC Seattle
This four-day (un)conference focuses on on everything coworking, and kicks off with a special session dedicated to women in in the industry.
- Attending
- Seattle , WA
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Developing Health-Centered Communities
Leading figures from medicine, public health, urban design, and architecture address the greatest challenge—and opportunity—facing urban and suburban planning today: developing health-centered communities.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Wharton People Analytics Conference
The Wharton People Analytics Conference brings together industry leaders and academic experts who are using data to maximize human performance.
- Attending
- Philadelphia , PA
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GCUC UK
The leading coworking (un)conference returns to the UK.
- Attending
- Manchester , UK
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Columbia Data Science Day
Columbia researchers present their latest work in data science.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Enterprise Connect
PLASTARC speaks to enterprise leaders about how to enable agile working practices.
- Speaking
- Orlando , FL
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Global Design Alliance Symposium
Designers dedicated to transparency, resource-sharing, authenticity and creativity gather for conversations around inclusive leadership
- Attending
- New York , NY
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WELL Conference
Leaders, visionaries and impassioned doers discuss how better buildings, vibrant communities and stronger organizations can help people thrive.
- Attending
- Pheonix , AZ
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Speaking Series at Deborah Berke Partners
PLASTARC Founder Melissa Marsh speaks to invited guests about multisensory design, anthropological methods, and social data at scale.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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BRITE
Columbia University hosts this conference focused on the intersection of brands, innovation, and technology.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Culture Shaping Spaces
We join this panel to discuss the interaction between workplace culture and spaces
- Attending
- Montreal , Canada
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DisruptHR
HR professionals, CEOs, technologists, and community leaders discuss ways to reinvent the profession.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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CoreNet Global Summit APAC
This year's conference focuses on relationships at the intersections of HR, IT and real estate.
- Attending
- Singapore , Singapore
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This panel discussed emerging tools that can enable insights at the intersection of work, culture, and physical space.
- Speaking
- New York , NY
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Women in PropTech Summit
Subject matter experts, thought-leaders and 'rebels' examine how real estate brokerage is being disrupted by technology.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Coworking Perspectives: Effects of WeWork on the Industry
PLASTARC Founder Melissa Marsh joins fellow coworking experts to discuss factors shaping the development of the industry.
- Speaking
- New York , NY
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Becoming a Creative Citizen
As part of Bangkok Design Week, PLASTARC Design Analyst Varis Niwatsakul moderates this panel about reclaiming creative confidence in a competitive world.
- Speaking
- Bangkok , Thailand
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Scaling Customization: New Frontiers of Flexibility for Innovative Environments
Panelists discuss design projects that balance cost efficiency with smart production tactics, including how modular and prefabricated approaches are shaping design.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Education of the Architect: Pushing the Boundaries
This workshop explores the role of architecture education in teaching human-centric design.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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AI and Sensemaking: Human-centered design in the age of Abundant Data
Panelists address the role of AI in deciphering human behavior, focusing on how social scientists, architects, designers and data scientists can collaborate.
- Speaking
- New York , NY
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DisruptHR NYC
HR professionals, CEOs, technologists, and community leaders discuss ways to reinvent the profession.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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AIANY Committee Holiday Party
The Diversity and Inclusion, Emerging New York Architects, and Social Science and Architecture Committees co-host at the innovative COOKFOX studio.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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MIT CFO Summit
Speakers from a broad mix of industries, geographies and business stages share strategies for effective decision-making and management with CFO’s of businesses large and small.
- Attending
- Newton , MA
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Fulcrum Conference
A broad range of stakeholders gather to design win-win solutions that will benefit workers, employers, our communities, and our economy.
- Attending
- Detroit , MI
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Vote! Process and Place
Civil servants discuss how the design of polling places—often schools, libraries, or other public buildings—impacts election participation.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Join award-winning architect Clive Wilkinson in celebrating the release of his first book, The Theatre of Work. Then tour one of the featured buildings, the new KCRW media center.
- Attending
- Santa Monica , CA
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Tradeline Space Strategies 2019
Learn about new space utilization metrics, technology systems, and more to meet your organization’s goals.
- Speaking
- San Diego , CA
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ABX Boston
The design and construction industry gathers for two days of fresh ideas and inspiration, featuring new products, services, and workshops.
- Attending
- Boston , MA
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WorkTech Toronto
Thought leaders share best practices and expertise with senior professionals from real estate, facilities, HR, technology, executive management, architecture, and design.
- Attending
- Toronto , ON
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WORKTECH San Francisco
Thought leaders share best practices and expertise with senior professionals from real estate, facilities, HR, technology, executive management, architecture, and design.
- Attending
- San Francisco , CA
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GCUC Canada
Panels and workshops advange the conversation about how the coworking industry is changing the world of work and workplace.
- Presenting
- Toronto , ON
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The Workies
This awards program recognizes, rewards and celebrates the achievements of Talent, Culture, Brand and Technology leaders who innovating within the HR industry worldwide.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Dialogues 2019
Industry experts from diverse fields explore research and evaluation of learning environments; past, present, and future.
- Speaking
- Milwaukee , WI
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Cornell Real Estate Council
Engaging one-on-one interviews, exciting keynote speakers, and expert panel discussions provide insight into trends, ongoing disruption and the future of the real estate industry.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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IFMA World Workplace
Facilities Management professionals share groundbreaking discoveries, emerging tools and strategies impacting the industry.
- Attending
- Pheonix , AZ
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CREtech
Join thousands of commercial real estate and tech professionals to learn about innovation in the industry.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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MIT Alumni Leadership Conference
MIT celebrates the volunteers who support the alumni community and help create a better world.
- Attending
- Cambridge , MA
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Wood @ Work
Invited practitioners gather to discuss cities' use of wood products, the faraway forests that support this growing demand, and the impacts on climate, people, and biodiversity.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Speakers from across academia, industry, government and NGOs share insights on applying modern machine learning and data science methods to social problems.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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WorkSpace Connect
At this inaugural event, PLASTARC speaks about tools and techniques that are enabling data to be leveraged in the design of collaborative workspaces.
- Speaking
- Dallas , TX
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Metropolis hosted this in-depth look at the open floor plan office—its history, its problems, and strategies that can make it more comfortable and functional
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Future Offices Summer
Speakers share new approaches to challenges facing the Real Estate, Workplace, and Design sectors.
- Attending
- San Francisco , CA
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Learning About Schools: Where Do Design and Research Fit In?
Join scholars, practitioners, and educators for a discussion focused on design practices that enable learning.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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MIT Platform Strategy Summit
Executives explore the economics and management of platform-centered markets and discuss their implications for managers, industry and governmental policy.
- Attending
- Cambridge , MA
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WORKTECH Munich
PLASTARC speaks to thought leaders gathered to explore the future of work, focusing on people and technology.
- Speaking
- Munich , Germany
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SHRM Las Vegas
The Society for Human Resource Management hosts the largest HR conference in the world.
- Attending
- Las Vegas , NV
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100% Human at Work
Virgin Unite and the BTeam host this candid conversation about building a future of work that upholds dignity, security, and equal opportunity for individuals and communities around the world.
- Speaking
- Hoboken , NJ
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Realcomm
Realcomm is the leading conference focused on technology, innovation and automation for the CRE and Facilities industries.
- Attending
- Nashville , TN
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NeoCon 2019
Now in its 51st edition, this exhibition inspires with the latest products and services for designers, architects, and users.
- Attending
- Chicago , IL
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CoreNet ERS
Join professionals from corporate real estate and related fields for a look at innovations across the CRE landscape.
- Attending
- Boston , MA
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MITdesignX Pitch and Demo Night 2019
The MITdesignX 2019 cohort presents their innovations in design, real estate, economic development, health, construction, spatial management and more
- Attending
- Cambridge , MA
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PLASTARC is co-organizing this interdisciplinary conference, now celebrating 50 years of dedication to building sustainable urban environments.
- Speaking
- Brooklyn , NY
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MIT CIO Symposium
Information technology executives from around the world and leading faculty from MIT offer interactive learning and thought-provoking discourse on the future of technology, best practices, and business.
- Attending
- Cambridge , MA
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If you’re an HR professional, a CEO, a technologist, a community leader – and you’ve got something to say about talent, culture or technology – DisruptHR is the place.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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WORKTECH NY
PLASTARC moderates a panel of NYC experts to reflect on 10 years of change in New York City at this forum on the future of work and the workplace.
- Moderating
- New York , NY
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Industry leaders share new technologies and construction practices for the creation of living buildings.
- Attending
- Seattle , WA
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Thought leaders in real estate discuss strategies to shape the fabric of tomorrow’s cities.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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WORKTECH LA
WORKTECH19 Los Angeles is an inaugural event! This conference is the forum for all those involved in the future of work and the workplace as well as real estate, technology and innovation.
- Attending
- Los Angeles , CA
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Human-Focused Spaces for Work-Live-Play
PLASTARC Founder Melissa Marsh and Mitchell Weitz of Bristol-Myers Squibb share their experiences using people analytics and data to design human-focused spaces.
- Speaking
- Princeton Junction , NJ
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The world's largest coworking (un)conference, now in its eighth year, heads to Denver.
- Attending
- Denver , CO
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Turning Points in Architecture, Design, and Research
Featuring faculty-presented tours and research, this two day symposium caps a year-long celebration of 150 years of architecture at MIT.
- Attending
- Boston , MA
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As part of the project team for the new lululemon HQ in Vancouver, we participated in a Q&A about the planned building.
- Speaking
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The Wharton People Analytics Conference brings together industry leaders and academic experts who are using data to maximize human performance.
- Attending
- Philadelphia , PA
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DisruptCRE
PLASTARC, a longtime contributor to DisruptCRE, hears from thought leaders in commercial real estate about current and future technology in the industry.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Women in PropTech Global Launch
This group is dedicated to promoting female thought leadership, tackling diversity issues, and connecting the brilliant women working in real estate technology.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Etsy headquarters tour
NYC's Living Building Challenge Collaborative hosts this tour of Etsy's new headquarters, one of the city's only LBC-certified spaces.
- Attending
- Brooklyn , NY
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FutureNOW: Re-imagining Practice Through Data Disruption
Architects and industry leaders discuss new data technology and where it could lead us in the future.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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corenet-global-summit
PLASTARC will speak to global leaders in real estate, sharing strategies and technologies that can support a successful Activity-Based Workplace.
- Speaking
- Hong Kong
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BRITE Conference 2019
Entrepreneurs and marketers discuss how innovation and technology affect the ways organizations build and maintain brands.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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PROOF: Evidence of the Power of Social Research in Design
AIANY showcases projects that have integrated social science into architecture and design practice.
- Moderating
- New York , NY
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We travel to India to speak about the future of work to leaders in facilities management, real estate, and design.
- Speaking
- Bengaluru , India
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Bionic Materials: R&D for Tomorrow's Building Blocks
New materials that combine the superpowers of nature and technology are becoming available. Design researchers discuss the materials and the value of an having in-house R&D team.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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C2C Connect: How to build an in-person Community
This roundtable focuses on building community through in-person connections. Creating a successful events program that generates engagement.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Computational Social Science
This session highlights current and recent work in the application of data science to social research.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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This panel of HR professionals discuss ways to cultivate employee wellbeing, improving workplace culture, and avoiding burnout.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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We joined the lululemon team for the debut of their newly-renovated space, designed around flexibility and movement.
- Plastarc News
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Cheers to the New Year! Wishing you a data rich workplace in 2019...
- Plastarc News
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Members Tour: All That is Solid
Artist Pablo Gomez Uribe leads a tour of All That is Solid, an exhibit of recent work that explores the notion of architecture as progress.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Our long-time friends at Verizon opened up their newest coworking facility to great fanfare, hosting this inspiring evening of startup pitches.
- Attending
- Palo Alto , CA
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Remix, Resample, Remaster: Identity and Making Architecture
This panel will focus on the intersection between activism and architecture, emphasizing the role of architects in the development of places worth living.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Manifesto Series: Closed Worlds
Architects, building technologists, and historians challenge the "cradle to cradle" approach to sustainability in response to the new book The Architecture of Closed Worlds.
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- New York , NY
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designX Pitch Competition
Startups compete for the opportunity to join the 2019 DesignX cohort. Hosted by MIT in Cambridge, MA.
- Attending
- Cambridge , MA
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Neurotech 2018
Pioneers in neurotechnology share cutting edge developments in research. Presented by MIT’s McGovern Institute in Cambridge, MA, Nov. 27.
- Attending
- Cambridge , MA
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This panel will focus on the intersection between activism and architecture, emphasizing the role of architects in the development of places worth living.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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MIT Sloan CFO Summit
Speakers from a broad mix of industries, geographies and business stages share strategies for effective decision-making and management with CFO’s of businesses large and small.
- Attending
- Boston , MA
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CRE Trendwatch
PLASTARC will join Denver's commercial real estate leaders during this evening of conversations and industry insights.
- Attending
- Denver , CO
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WORKTECH18 Toronto
Thought leaders share best practices and expertise with senior professionals from real estate, facilities, HR, technology, executive management, architecture, and design.
- Attending
- Toronto , Canada
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Work Design Tech TALK: How Technology Enables the Emerging Workplace
This inaugural half-day event is designed to ignite discussions and inspire information sharing around the technological topics that are most pressing to workplace practitioners!
- Speaking
- New York , NY
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AIA NJ Design Conference
PLASTARC speaks to the New Jersey chapter of the American Institute of Architects as part of their 2018 conference.
- Speaking
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WorkTech San Francisco 2018
WORKTECH18 San Francisco is the forum for all those involved in the future of work and the workplace as well as real estate, technology and innovation.
- Moderating
- San Francisco , CA
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Workplace Design: Coworking
Exploring the rapidly evolving coworking industry with this panel of designers, developers, and operators.
- Speaking
- New York , NY
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Accelerating Innovation: DesignX @ MIT
Gilad Rosenzweig, Executive Director of designX, will speak about its role in fostering collaboration and nurturing design innovation at MIT.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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CoreNet FinSIG Roundtable
Melissa Marsh will guide a conversation on spaces, people, and business in the financial sector.
- Speaking
- New York , NY
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CoreNet Boston
Join professionals corporate real estate for professional development seminars and a look at innovations across the CRE landscape.
- Attending
- Boston , MA
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WorkTech Barcelona 2018
WORKTECH18 Barcelona is the forum for all those involved in the future of work and the workplace as well as real estate, technology and innovation.
- Attending
- Barcelona , Spain
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IFMA World Workplace 2018
Facilities Management professionals share groundbreaking discoveries, emerging tools and strategies impacting the industry.
- Speaking
- Charlotte , NC
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CMX Summit 2018
Communities change the world. Over 3 days, CMX Summit seeks to expand discussions, techniques, and tactics applied to community building for businesses and support communities and their builders (you!) at scale. You’ll gain insights from the best in the industry and make lifelong friends.
- Speaking
- Portland , OR
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GCUC UK Conference
We're excited to hear how coworking is changing the world of work and workplace at GCUC's first conference in the UK.
- Attending
- London , UK
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TECH+Workplace
PLASTARC takes the stage with other experts in office design, space planning, and facilities, who will talk about creating physical spaces that that reflect the values of your company.
- Speaking
- New York , NY
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ANFA 2018 Conference
Explore the neuroscience behind the human experience of architecture, both exterior and interior. PLASTARC will present amenities research conducted with WeWork.
- Speaking
- La Jolla , CA
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Participants from across academia, industry, government and NGOs share insights on applying modern machine learning and data science methods to social problems.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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FlexOffice 2018
Join us in Austin to explore trends and technologies on the cutting edge of commercial real estate.
- Attending
- Austin , TX
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Living Salk Institute
Join David Chapin and Dr. Zeynep Turan as they screen and discuss their documentary Living Salk Institute.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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CliftonStrengths Summit 2018
Managers, coaches, innovators and leaders from around the world gather to shape the future of human development through strengths.
- Attending
- Omaha , NE
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Technology in the Workplace and the Next Employee Experience
PLASTARC presents ways to harness technology to improve workplace experience and guide change management.
- Speaking
- Nashville , TN
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AIA Conference on Architecture 2018
At A’18, some of the most creative architects, designers, and firms will share how they’re creating their own blueprint and making a difference in cities of every size all over the world.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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AIA Healthier Building Materials Protocol After-party
These round table workshops explore trends in healthier buildings and promote transparency around sustainable materials. Hosted by ARUP, Perkins + Will, and Delos.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Charting the Future of Workplace
PLASTARC joins industry leaders for collaborative sessions on the next generation of CRE amenities, flexible space, talent, and workplace strategy.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Professor Alan Hedge of Cornell's Human Factors and Ergonomics lab discusses the role of ergonomics in today's flexible workplaces.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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New York Architecture Book Fair
Authors, designers, publishers, critics and readers come together to discuss what constitutes the most fundamental body of publications in architecture and design.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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WORKTECH18 Paris is the forum for all those involved in the future of work and the workplace as well as real estate, technology and innovation.
- Speaking
- Paris , France
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EDRA49
Before PLASTARC co-organizes EDRA in Brooklyn next year, join environmental design professionals in OKC to learn about making environments safer, more enjoyable, and more equitable.
- Attending
- Oklahoma City , OK
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Culture Camp is a one-day workshop led by cultural anthropologist Grant McCracken.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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designX 2018 Pitch and Demo Night
Test out new ideas and technologies from startups in design, real estate, urban agriculture, health, infrastructure management, aerial data collection and more.
- Attending
- Cambridge , MA
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Preeminent lighting designers will discuss the surprising ways that lighting carries symbolic meaning about the environment.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Furniture design fair/trade show
We're excited to see what's on the horizon at this international design fair, which presents a broad selection of innovative and avant-garde home and commercial furnishings.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Join the discussion amongst the largest real estate owners and their partners to learn about how to transform the urban landscape through building development and re-positioning, including the addition of amenities and other capital projects.
- Moderating
- New York , NY
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WORKTECH18 New York will attract some of the biggest and brightest names to debate, discuss, and divulge the latest thinking on the Future of Work.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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The Art of Enterprise
Learn from founders who disrupt the status quo and create breakthrough companies. Panelists include leaders from Convene, Absolut Art and The New Stand.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Urbanism: From DC To Baghdad
Mina Marefat of Design Research uses Frank Lloyd Wright’s renderings, sketches and handwritten notes to discuss two of his visionary urban proposals.
- Attending
- Washington D.C.
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Architectural Tour of Joya Studio
The MIT Club of New York and MITArchA hosts this tour of Joya Studio’s flagship retail space, designed by Taylor and Miller.
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- Brooklyn , NY
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From panels and workshops to space tours, join the conversation about how the coworking industry is changing the world of work and workplace.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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AIA Honors and Awards Luncheon 2018
PLASTARC joins the architecture community to honor excellence in design. Honorees include Claire Weisz, Inga Saffron, and Ai Weiwei. Proceeds from the event benefit AIA New York.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Grading The Ratings: A Look @ LEED V4 & LBC
This discussion of LEED and the Living Building Challenge focuses on the design of interiors. Guided tours of office, both LEED Platinum and WELL Gold certified, are available.
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- New York , NY
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This program addressed how big data and little data - traditional methods and anecdotes - are both essential for creating new possibilities and solutions in architecture.
- Moderating
- New York City , NY
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WorkTech Tokyo 2018
WORKTECH18 Tokyo is a one day conference for all those involved in the future of work and the workplace. The event will share cutting edge ideas and explore the latest thinking on the future of work and the workplace from a people, place and technology perspective.
- Attending
- Tokyo , Japan
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Housing the Bay Summit
Industry leaders explore potential solutions to the housing supply and affordability crisis in the Bay Area
- Attending
- San Francisco , CA
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The Wharton People Analytics Conference brings together industry leaders and academic experts at the forefront of people analytics. Learn how the latest research can improve people-related decision-making for your organization.
- Speaking
- Philadelphia , PA
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CoreNet APAC Singapore
How do you plan for change when you don't know what the change will be? Forecasting is always fraught with peril, but the best leaders are agile and use uncertainty as an agent for change. Today's trailblazers examine emerging megatrends to better understand how they are reshaping the future.
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BRITE, hosted by Columbia Business School's Center for Global Brand Leadership, promotes interdisciplinary perspectives on the changing landscape of media, technology, and customer experience.
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- New York , NY
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More than 138 million workers in the U.S. have LinkedIn profiles, giving the company a unique insight into workforce trends around the country. What information has their data crunching found out about the Bay Area, and how does our metro region compare to others? Who is leaving the region and why?
- Attending
- San Francisco , CA
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MIT Venture Capital and Innovation Conference
This conference will showcase the latest cutting edge research and technology in development at MIT, TED-style talks and Fireside Chats (and even some debates) among leaders and pioneers in VC, technology and innovation.
- Attending
- Cambridge , MA
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PLASTARC's turning 5! Celebrating five great years of making workplaces better for people.
- Plastarc News
- New York , NY
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With 30+ speakers, exclusive site-tours, and a workshop day, the Future Offices series has proven to be an industry staple. We are excited to hear from Walmart, Twitter, Verizon, Fannie Mae, Netflix, Time Warner, and TD (to name just a few!) about how the office landscape is being redeveloped.
- Speaking
- New York , NY
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DisruptHR
DISRUPT is an information exchange designed to energize, inform and empower executives, business leaders and people in the HR field. Are you tired of the same old approach to Human Resources? Are you ready to start talking about talent in a whole new way? DisruptHR is for you!
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- New York , NY
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The first of three events on sustainable design, this evening of presentations and in-depth focus groups used features of the new Delos office to illustrate principles of the WELL Building Standard.
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- New York , NY
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Bridging Quantitative and Qualitative Data
This program will address how big data and 'little data' (traditional methods and anecdotes) are both essential for creating new possibilities and solutions in researching the relationship between people and space. Our expert panelists—hailing from a quantitative background and a qualitative perspective—will discuss why their particular approach is so crucial to design success.
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- New York , NY
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In Pursuit of Performance: Financial and Social Metrics of Architectural Success
A companion to last December's event on proving the efficacy of social science research in architecture through a variety of case studies, this program will push the point that exceptional design in architecture is truly advanced by social science. Panelists will bring examples that illustrate success in financial terms when buildings excel at accommodating both people and events.
- Moderating
- New York , NY
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WorkTech17 Hong Kong
WORKTECH17 Hong Kong is a forum for all those involved in the future of work and the workplace as well as real estate, technology and innovation.
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MIT CFO
As businesses embed mobile and digital technology, leading CFOs help their companies connect in new and exciting ways. Attendees explore how the C-suite can think differently to build leading business strategies that advance not only external success, but also internal engagement.
- Attending
- Boston , MA
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Work Design Magazine Talks - Toronto: The Changing Nature of Work and Workplace
Work Design Magazine, with partners WeWork and Swingspace explore how the landscape of workplace is changing in this inaugural global series.
- Speaking
- Toronto , Canada
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Tradeline Space Strategies
The changing landscape of academic, and private-sector and government workplace provides an opportunity to learn from the success of coworking. This session provides research and lessons from coworking's activation of design and community to evolve spatial practices from facility operations to people enablement in diverse organizational and institutional settings.
- Speaking
- St. Petersburg , FL
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Global Workplace Association - The Office Evolution Conference 2017
The Office Evolution will explore a diverse range of topics and trends related to flexible office from the future of corporate coworking, joint venture partnerships and the future of commercial real estate
- Attending
- Brooklyn , NY
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CoreNet North America Summit
In an era of consumer-centric business models and dramatic technology advancements, there is now greater demand and opportunity for real estate to impact business and occupant performance. PLASTARC explores how organizations like Mozilla and Verizon are leveraging their physical environments as a platform for internal innovation and external brand leadership by incorporating forward-thinking, user-centric approaches to workplace design and real estate strategy.
- Speaking
- Seattle , WA
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Social Science Fall Social
Event date TBD: Social science and architecture professionals catch up on fall happenings and discuss future initiatives over refreshments.
- Moderating
- New York , NY
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Social Science and Architecture History Primer
If you don't know your past, you can't make sense of your future... or vice versa. Our next program in a series on approaches to architecture in academia, and what has come before now, will be an intro to key topics within the conversation. If you're new to the concept, come catch up with this essential primer!
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- New York , NY
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WORKTECH17 West Coast is a forum for all those involved in the future of work and the workplace as well as real estate, technology and innovation.
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- San Francisco Ca
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The Work Experience Summit
The workplace is rapidly evolving and the workplace is a powerful tool in influencing employee engagement, organizational innovation and the bottom line. The Work Experience Summit brings HR to the head of the real estate conversation.
- Speaking
- New York , NY
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IFMA World Workplace 2017
By thinking about the multi-sensory experience of the built environment, spatial experiences can reflect the EQ of their occupants and operators. PLASTARC explores how designing a multi-sensory workplace provides an opportunity to express workplace EQ at IFMA's annual gathering of facilities and community managers.
- Speaking
- Houston , TX
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Work Design Magazine Talks - Atlanta: The Changing Nature of Work and Workplace
Work Design Magazine, with partners WeWork and Swingspace explore how the landscape of workplace is changing in this inaugural global series.
- Speaking
- Atlanta , GA
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35th Annual Cornell Real Estate Conference
Members of the real estate community will discuss what the industry can do to prepare for, participate in, and profit from changes in where and how we live, work, shop, and travel.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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CoreNet Mid-Atlantic Chapter Global Workplace Conference
Guest speakers from around the world share their perspective on workplace trends at the intersection of real estate and technology.
- Speaking
- New York , NY
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Archtober Tour / Walk the Talk Site Visit
During this annual celebration of architecture, we focus on the intersection of the profession itself and the lived experience of built environments—think of it as open studios for architecture! Like others before it, this year's Archtober tour will offer an in-situ talk about the design of a uniquely functional—and high-performance—space, followed by a guided tour.
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- New York , NY
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Bloomberg Data for Good Exchange
Inter-disciplinary data enthusiasts join the annual D4GX to explore how data science can be applied to solve public interest challenges, including evaluating and improving the performance of our collective built world. PLASTARC's paper presented at Bloomberg D4GX 2016 on advocating for health and wellbeing in the workplace through occupant-centric measures builds on the importance of social data advocacy in the building supply chain.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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CMX Summit 2017
Leaders in building community in physical and digital spaces explore the learnings from people-centric approach to business initiatives. Attendees from a diversity of industries discuss how community practices can shape internal and external engagement, including transferrable learnings for shaping community in the built environment.
- Attending
- Los Angeles , CA
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Work Design Magazine Talks - Chicago: The Changing Nature of Work and Workplace
Work Design Magazine, with partners WeWork and Swingspace explore how the landscape of workplace is changing in this inaugural global series.
- Speaking
- Chicago , IL
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Future Offices Seattle 2017
With increasing demands on the workplace to accommodate a variety of people and business needs, each square foot must perform like never before. PLASTARC joins the stage with Comfy to explore how the built environment - design, technology, and management - can support the changing world of work
- Speaking
- Seattle , WA
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Women of Valor Awards Tea
Join Melissa Marsh and other leading women in real estate to support the St. Francis Food Pantries & Shelters and contribute to helping New York's in-need.
- Speaking
- New York , NY
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This event will include a preview of the innovative programming Alley powered by (our client) Verizon will be implementing moving forward, one of Verizon’s signature Pitch Nights for entrepreneurs, and the opportunity to see the space before it opens and meet Verizon business leaders and investors in the Boston area.
- Attending
- Cambridge , MA
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Hindsight is 20/20: The Power of Post-Occupancy
Hosted by the Social Science Research and Architecture Committee at the AIANY, this session examines the importance of collecting and analyzing social data and human performance measures through post-occupancy evaluations. By assessing the performance of architecture through more people-centric measures, designers can understand how their designs impact the 'user experience' of occupants, and advance their solutions to be more responsive to human needs.
- Organizing
- New York , NY
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Neocon 2017
PLASTARC joins client West Elm Workspace to showcase new products and concepts informed by people-driven research at Neocon, the leading commercial design event.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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12th Annual WANY Education Conference
More and more corporations are learning from serviced office and coworking providers, incorporating these insights into their own spatial strategies. The PLASTARC team will explore this growing trend through case studies that illustrate how the these worlds are intersecting, changing the way we think about workplace, and what organizations are looking for in service providers.
- Speaking
- New York , NY
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MIT Architecture Alumni - Innovation + Technology: a Talk by Marcel Botha
Marcel Botha, SMArchS '06 speaks to local alumni about his company, 10xBeta, which works in the technology and product development space.
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- New York , NY
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FitCity serves as a platform for exchanging ideas, informing strategies, and advancing a community of practice to promote health through the design of the built environment.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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The Environmental Design Research Association Annual Conference
PLASTARC explores tech & cultural forces underpinning design research and how to accommodate shifting occupant demands.
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- Madison , WI
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Rebirth of the Office: Reimagining Corporate Real Estate
Less bound by physical space, organizations are starting to rethink their spatial strategies - many adopting activity-based working, while others like Verizon are building their own internal coworking spaces. When the future is in flux, what are the right questions to ask when planning a corporate space strategy in a post-office age?
PLASTARC explore what a cubicle-free future of work looks like, and whether workplaces will even be a part of it.
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- New York , NY
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DesignX Pitch and Demo Night
The teams from the inaugural DesignX cohort present their pitches and product demonstrations. PLASTARC's Melissa Marsh is a mentor.
- Mentoring
- Cambridge , MA
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GCUC (short for the Global Coworking Unconference Conference) takes on NYC and explores how coworking shapes the future of work, from real estate to technology to community.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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The global series 'Worktech' brings together NYC's forefront thinkers in workplace experience. Presenters and attendees discuss new strategies for advancing how and where organizations work.
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- New York , NY
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Urban planners, technologists, community organization leaders, city officials and investors alike participated in the Smart Cities NYC conference in order to collectively discuss how technology can help cities become more livable, equitable and sustainable places to live and work.
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- New York , NY
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Hesitation and Constraints: Barriers to Social Research in Practice
As the Social Science and Architecture Committee enters its second year, the theme of understanding how, where and why Social Science research is taking place has been an overarching theme. It is also critical to understand how, where and why it is not taking place, and in this panel discussion we will explore those areas, along with what the barriers are to using research.
- Organizing
- New York , NY
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LMHQ, Ella Tay and Mo Mullen from (our client) West Elm, discuss three creative campaigns, exploring the who, what, when where, and why of building great brand collaborations.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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IFMA Facilities Fusion 2017
PLASTARC explores how facility managers can leverage the increasingly ubiquitous digital layer of the built environment to build a strong case for their work as a force for both occupant and organizational satisfaction. With greater demand on the workspace as tool for enabling employee experience across digital and physical platforms, we discuss how building systems and location-based social tools enable facility managers to be the digital strategy experts of the built environment.
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- Las Vegas , NV
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Leaders in the emerging field of people analytics share research on and applications for using social data to advance organizational decision making on topics of people, talent, and business.
- Startup Competition Finalist
- Philadelphia , PA
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The 2017 CoreNet Global Summit, hosted in Shanghai, focused on topics relating to coworking and the shared office industry that fit the conference’s overarching theme of "Transcending Boundaries." Conference discussions made it evident that corporate real estate professionals are looking toward coworking operators to learn from their approach to workplaces.
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- Shanghai , China
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Exceptional Workplace User Experience (UX) Through Community Management
Melissa Marsh, in partnership with IFMA's Workplace Evolutionaries, explores how community management, drawing from co-working, hospitality, and learning environments, has exciting applications for enabling occupant experience in corporate real estate.
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- Webinar
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BRITE Conference
BRITE, hosted by Columbia Business School's Center for Global Brand Leadership, promotes interdisciplinary perspectives on the changing landscape of media, technology, and customer experience.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Leesman presents their latest findings on Activity Based Working, addressing components vital to its successful implementation and possible reasons for low adoption rates.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Myth Busters: How Social Research Serves Different Typologies
The AIANY Social Science and Architecture Committee converses on why clients of different building typologies approach the value of design and research differently. This myth-busting roundtable explores the powers and practices that fund, facilitate and flummox social researchers and designers.
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- New York , NY
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The MIT Club of New York and MITArchA (the MIT Architecture Alumni Affinity Group) that brings together recent graduates and seasoned alums to connect and learn about the work that MIT architecture graduates are doing to advance the discipline and contribute to the built environment in NYC and beyond. (Please note, this event is intended for MIT graduates.)
- Organizing
- New York , NY
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DisruptHR NYC 2017
DisruptHR NYC brings together leaders at the intersection of employee experience interested in pushing the boundaries of the HR discipline. PLASTARC spoke at the December 2016 DisruptHR event on the power of the workplace to advance HR initiatives. This event further addresses topics of how HR can accelerate business and enable organizational success.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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RGCS Symposium: Work and workplace transformations. #coworker #maker #hacker #futureofwork
- Attending
- Paris , France
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CMX NYC Ultimate Holiday Party
Join Community Managers of physical and digital spaces to explore new approaches to building community (and Holiday cheer!), hosted by our friends at CMX NYC.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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PLASTARC discusses how workplace design can enable healthier and happier employees and customers with NYC's HR Disruptors
- Speaking
- New York , NY
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Design X Series
PLASTARC supports MIT's DesignX program in the selection of project finalists whose work will foster entrepreneurship in the built environment industry.
- Speaking
- Boston , MA
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WORKTECH16 is a forum for all those invested in the future of work, the work environment, real estate, technology, and innovation.
- Attending
- Paris , France
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Discussing examples of the successful integration of social science into the built environment and the business of architecture, including WeWork, Intersection, and FXFowle.
- Organizing
- New York , NY
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More data about personal environmental exposures is available now than ever before. How can we use it to design better workplaces?
- Attending
- Washington, D.C.
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With the growing employee demand for higher levels of cognitive stimulation, collaboration and cultural alignment with their organizations comes the increased need for evidence-based approaches to workplace design. PLASTARC, with Stok) and Biomimicry 3.8, joins brand and business leaders to discuss how personalized, multi-stakeholder engagements can help organizations design for and meet these expectations.
- Speaking
- Boston , MA
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NeoCon East 2016 - The Multi-sensory Environment: Future Of Workplace UX
PLASTARC gathers with the East Coast design community to discuss why touch, sound, smell, taste and other sensory factors are critical to workplace performance, communication and collaboration
- Speaking
- Philadelphia , PA
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WORKTECH16 Toronto - Why Your Building Needs a CTO
The future of workplace experience relies on a tech infrastructure advancing the social, economic, and environmental performance of real estate. Melissa Marsh joins fellow thought leaders to discuss a future in which every building invests as much in digital strategy as furniture, fixtures, and facade.
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- Toronto , Canada
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WORKTECH’s West Coast conference gathers industry experts to discuss the future of work and the workplace as it relates to design, technology and people. Melissa Marsh moderates the day’s roster of panels and presentations, which cover topics from work practice simulation to lessons learned from autonomous vehicles and spacecraft living studies.
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- San Francisco , CA
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Multisensory Design: A Human Approach to the Workplace
Join us on Wednesday October 19th @ 2pm EST, to participate in a webinar led by Melissa Marsh. Occupants, as consumers, are demanding that their work environments be accommodating and delightful spaces to occupy. This consumerization of the workplace has been accelerated by the coworking and flexible office industry. Evolving occupant demands call for a need to think about the design of workplace environments with a focus on the multisensory experience so that we are truly creating spaces for people and not machines.
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- New York , NY
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Archtober 2016: Successful Social Science and Design Integration
In 2015, The Bloc, a healthwellness creative agency, relocated to new headquarters in the Financial District designed by Fauzia Khanani of Foz Design. This special event includes a tour of this award winning workspace and a discussion with experts in social science for design, exploring ways to create exceptional spaces through research and engagement.
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- New York , NY
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Smart buildings are social buildings. PLASTARC joins a panel to discuss how to leverage social data to understand and enhance the tenant experience.
- Speaking
- Boston , MA
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34th Annual Cornell Real Estate Conference
Change is coming fast and furiously to the commercial real estate market. Melissa Marsh and fellow industry disruptors discuss how innovations across the real estate landscape are addressing this flux.
- Speaking
- New York , NY
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The PLASTARC team shares insights about the community manager role in coworking environments, and how it is changing expectations of facilities managers followed by a discussion of how cloud based, open source, and crowd sourced models are influencing the business of facilities management.
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- San Diego , CA
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Bringing together designers and architects to discuss the inspiring nature of collaboration. An exploration of opportunities for better integration of people sciences into architectural practice.
- Presenting
- Saratoga Springs , NY
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The Global Workspace Association celebrated its' 30th birthday this year at the annual conference focused on emerging global trends in shared workspaces
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- Las Vegas , NV
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Data scientists and enthusiasts gathered at the Bloomberg HQ in Midtown East to participate in this year’s Data For Good Exchange, a conference centered around the theme of data as a tool for social benefit. At the event, our team was pleased to present our work on transforming building industry and health outcomes through social data-supported design.
- Presenting
- New York , NY
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ANFA 2016: Connections - Bridgesynapses
Exploring the range of human experiences and interactions with architecture. A discussion of the social, cognitive, and emotional benefits of transparency in the workplace.
- Presenting
- La Jolla , CA
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IFMA NYC Sustainability Committee focuses on workplace health.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Designing for People Using Evidence: Measuring Social Wellbeing
A roundtable discussion of the methods and tools to measure well-being with respect to architectural environments.
- Organizing
- New York , NY
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The 2016 Agile Workplace Conference set out to help organizations in both the public and private sectors learn about innovative workplace strategies and best practices from expert researchers and seasoned practitioners.
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- Saratoga Springs , NY
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An exploration of how data, research, and design thinking can inform design solutions aimed at encouraging healthy lifestyle choices. Professionals including Suzanne Neinaber and James Brewer discuss Fitwel and other platforms that bring fitness and wellbeing to the public.
- Organizing
- New York , NY
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A conference exploring best practices for successful workplace environments. The PLASTARC team shares insights on the future of facilities management, and how it will be influenced by occupant expectations.
- Presenting
- Portland , OR
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International Association People-Environment Studies Conference
PLASTARC discusses how coworking sheds light on the role of human factors in the workplace, at this conference focused on the ties between the social, built and natural environments.
- Presenting
- Lund , Sweden
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Think - In: A Reconceptualization of Architectural Practice
At this panel discussion, PLASTARC represents one of the many facets of the future of the architectural and design practice.
- Presenting
- Tampa , FL
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Durst Conference 2016: New Typologies of Real Estate Development
A discussion of real estate development projects that are demonstrating programs, designs, and processes that are well aligned with the new demands of the physical environment.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Workspace Association of New York
BC@50 Serviced Workspace Industry Golden Anniversary Educational Conference & Celebration. PLASTARC will discuss the power of coworking to influence spatial design and shape the real estate market.
- Speaking
- New York , NY
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Neocon 2016
A collaboration between PLASTARC and west elm’s design team. We developed messaging and talking points grounded in academic research on workplace and environmental psychology.
- Presenting
- Chicago , IL
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The Education of The Architect: Incorporating Social Science
The second installment in a three-part series on the collaboration between architecture and social science
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- New York , NY
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Current Workplace Strategies: What Works and What Solutions Are Need
An evening of idea exchange: - Managing Workplace Utilization – new tools, processes and metrics - Managing Workplace Utilization – new tools, processes and metrics - How to prepare for and execute Change Management - Occupant UX: Digital, Design, and Community - Enabling the successful occupant user experience (UX) through the integration of digital, design and community in the workplace
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- New York , NY
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Next Generation of Coworking Masterclass
Coworking is shaping the real estate market itself, not just the physical spaces of start-up organizations. Occupants now have the power to change what landlords and developers are asking for and providing.
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- New York , NY
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Coworking’s Secret Sauce: Aesthetics, Experience, and Community in Work Environments
Co-working designers have intentionally leveraged the power of visual clues to deliver a desirable workplace experience, one that seeks to rebuild where institutional environments have failed.
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- Raleigh , NC
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Alternative Workplaces: Who, Where, Why, How, and What Performs
Recent moves toward the digitalization of work product and process have enabled alternative places of work to be feasible and productive for communities, organizations, and workers.
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- Raleigh , NC
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Space Strategies: Leveraging location-based social media for space efficiency and productivity
Real-time occupancy data and user feedback is a game changer for organizations looking to identify workspace utilization patterns, improve efficiency and flexibility, and lower occupancy cost.
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- Boston , MA
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The 2016 GCUCALL Conference inaugurated the partnership of GCUC and the Alliance Business Centers Network. Our team presented research about current workplace design trends driven by the consumerization of workplace environments.
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- Los Angeles , CA
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Exploring the Past, Defining the Future: The History of Social Science and Architecture
A panel addresses the evolution of the two disciplines over time - prehistory, early architectural history, modern architecture, and contemporary theory - in order to inform and inspire the future.
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- New York , NY
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Data Science Day: Data on a Mission
Demos and lightning talks by Columbia researchers presenting their latest work in data science. Designed to foster collaboration between innovators in academia and industry
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- New York , NY
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Creating a Culture Driven Workplace
This event brings together thought leaders who are passionate about creating, cultivating, and communicating company culture.
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- New York , NY
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Data in the Built Environment
Leaders in data science and visualization for architecture discussed the possibilities of measuring and using data to improve the built environment.
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- New York , NY
