EFMA BC 2019 Conference in Review By Glenn Miller, Executive Director, EFMA BC
The 2019 EFMA BC conference was held once again in
of the conference were Advanced Project Manage-
the sunny Okanagan city of Penticton and was much
ment (two days), Workplace Incident Investigations
more this year than just an annual general meeting,
Principles and Practices, and Optimizing the Work En-
professional development workshops, and an extraor-
vironment for Complex Learners.
dinary interactive trade show. The conference was
Opening ceremonies on Tuesday evening kicked off
held May 27 to May 31, 2019 and marked the anniver-
the start of the trade show and the beginning of three
sary and celebration of our association’s 55 years of
days of lectures, courses, and presentations. The wide
service.
range of topics covered in the conference program
The conference theme was “Working Together to
were intended to provide something for everyone who
Help Build the Future in Education”. With that in mind
works in facility management, whether you work in
and with 38 new members joining our association in
the K-12 program, post-secondary school system, pri-
the 2018/2019 season, the EFMA executive continues
vate schools, catholic schools, independent schools, or
to support professional development as a major part
First Nations schools in British Columbia.
of our mission and future. The topics at this year’s pro-
One of the sessions that are of great importance to
fessional development sessions on the first two days
our association and fundamental to our success are
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