Labs and Research Facilities Summit 2018
Green Valley Ranch Resort, Henderson, NV
September 12, 2018 - September 14, 2018
Labs and research facilities have some of the most stringent building product requirements due to the nature of their business. From national labs, to pharma and biotech R&D facilities to hospital labs and university research facilities, all have the common goal of building and maintaining the highest of quality facilities.
The Labs and Research Facilities Summit brings together the heads of capital planning and facilities from the largest labs and R&D facilities in the US. It is an invitation-only meeting providing a relaxed and intimate yet effective platform for knowledge exchange, sharing best practices and learning about the most innovative solutions for your facilities.
Labs and Research Facilities Summit has transformed the executive conference experience. Unlike other industry events, this meeting is smaller in nature and allows you the real opportunity to build solid relationships and partnerships. The all-inclusive meeting provides an intimate setting and creates a highly effective channel for true collaboration. We look forward to having you join us!
Current as of
| 2:00pm |
Registration Opens |
| 3:00pm |
Workshop: Intro to WELL Mara Baum, WELL Faculty, Sustainable Design Leader, Health + Wellness, HOK |
| 5:30pm |
Welcome Cocktail Reception – Meet & Greet Fellow Attendees |
| 6:30pm |
Opening Session Christopher Lafayette, Digital Architect, VR/AR/MR Discoverer, Wakanda Builder, Silicon Valley, The Armada |
| 7:30pm |
Dinner Reception |
| 7:15am |
Registration & Breakfast |
| 8:00am |
Creating Dual-Purpose Spaces Niraj Dangoria,Associate Dean of Facilities Planning & Management, |
| 8:55pm |
One-on-One Meetings |
| 11:00am |
IT vs OT- Integrating Each for a Productive Future-Proof Design Within Your Facility Daniel Rodriguez, National Sales Manager, Accuride International, Senseon Secure Access |
| 11:35am |
One-on-One Meetings |
| 12:35pm |
Luncheon |
| 1:35pm |
Peter Gray-Mullen, Director of Design & Construction, University of Massachusetts Robert Bragg, Vice President of Campus Development, Kaleida Health |
| 2:30pm |
One-on-One Meetings |
| 3:35pm |
David Dorsett, Director, Research Facilities, Texas Tech University PJ Glassco, Principal, Senior Planner, Cannon Design Kristin Ledet, Principal, Director of Interiors, Cannon Design |
| 4:30pm |
One-on-One Meetings |
| 5:30pm |
Close of day |
| 7:30am |
Breakfast |
| 8:00am |
Jim Bortz, Director of Facilities, Kaleida Health Cara Clementi, Technical Director, Clinical Microbiology, Kaleida Health David Sass, Senior Vice President, Cannon Design James Harrell, Senior Architect, Healthcare Planning, Elevar Design Group |
| 8:55am |
One-on-One Meetings |
| 10:30am |
Design Trends in the Science Work Place David Johnson, Architect, Gensler Alyssa Scholz, Regional Director of Health and Wellness, Gensler |
| 11:25am |
Roundtables – View Screen for Details |
| 12:20pm |
Closing Luncheon |
Overlooking the Las Vegas Valley, this upscale retreat is set on eight acres of gardens with its own Cabernet vineyard. The Spa at Green Valley Ranch offers a menu of European-inspired treatments, a salon, a fitness center, a lap pool, and a movement studio. A wide array of restaurants, a 10-screen movie theater, a video arcade, a shopping district, an “ultra-lounge” by nightclub impresario Rande Gerber, and a 2,000-seat amphitheater are additional highlights. Scheduled shuttle service is available to McCarran International Airport. Free Wi-Fi access is available throughout the hotel. This Mediterranean-inspired resort sits on 8 manicured acres, 8 miles from the bustle of the Las Vegas Strip.
The Labs & Research Facilities Summit is an invitation-only meeting for the directors of research, facilities and design from the largest labs and research facilities in the nation. Registrations are complimentary for qualified participants and include 2 nights of accommodations, meals, networking functions and participation in the full conference program.
- Adaptability for Ever-Changing Research Needs
- Design Innovation
- Emergency Preparedness
- Security & Biometrics
- Design Flow
- Temperature Control Rooms
- Vibration Control
- Reducing Energy Costs
- Renovations & Modernizations
- Shared Spaces
- Material Transparency
- Facility Accessibility
- End-User Needs & Expectations
- …And much more to be announced!
Attendees have requested to meet with companies in the following categories:
- Acoustical
- Air Flow Controls
- Animal Housing-Vivaria
- Aquatic Housing Systems
- Architectural Design
- Asset Management
- Biocontainment Facilities
- Building Commissioning
- Building Controls
- Building Controls-Systems
- Building Systems
- Casework
- Civil Engineering
- Cleanrooms
- Construction Management
- Cost Estimating
- Design Build
- Electrical Engineering
- Energy Management
- Environmental
- Ergonomics
- Facilities Management
- Fume Hoods
- Furniture And Fixtures
- HVAC
- Interior Design
- Interior Finishes
- Laboratory Safety
- Landscape-Landscape Design
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanical Systems
- Mechanical-Electrical-Plumbing
- Monitoring Systems
- Nanotechnology Labs
- Space-Asset Utilization
- Structural Engineering
- Technologies And Systems
- Ventilated Containment Systems
- Ventilation Systems
- Vivarium
- Wind Engineer
