Meeting/Event Information

The Northeast Wisconsin chapter of IFMA is thrilled to welcome our members and our sister chapters in Madison and Southeast Wisconsin to the EAA Conference Center and Museum for the annual Tri-Chapter Conference! Put this day-long educational conference on your calendar and check below for details and registration.

EVENTS! – The FM’s “Outside the Box” Challenge

In addition to 'everything buildings and grounds', facility managers are increasingly being tasked with handling large events onsite. This Tri-Chapter, we are bringing together expert voices from around the area and the U.S. to provide insight and share best practices on addressing the challenges brought by adding dozens, hundreds or thousands of extra bodies to your corporate campus for an event. The experts will cover a myriad of topics, including:

A speaker 'sneak peek'...

Steve Van Remortel, Chief Strategist and Talent Advisor, Stop the Vanilla, will discuss in his presentation 'Talent Planning: Mastering the People Side of Facilities Management' how to build and execute a talent plan rooted in behavioral science—one that helps reduce turnover, close skill gaps, and turn your workforce into a competitive advantage. He will then lead a workshop that does a deeper dive into talent planning during the morning breakout session.

Megan Roberson, Manager of Booking & Event Operations for the Green Bay Packers, Joel Gregozeski, Village Manager for Ashwaubenon, Eric Jeltema, Interim Co-Chief for the Green Bay Metro Fire Department, Rachel Engeler, Assistant Airport Director at Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport and Ben Allen, Assistant Director of Security for the Green Bay Packers will lead a panel discussion on planning and executing operations for the 2025 NFL Draft

Deb Friedel, UW-Eau Claire alumnus and Corporate Senior Director for Sustainability at Delaware North, a large provider of operations management for sporting/entertainment/resort/gaming/parks facilities around the world. Deb will share with attendees some best practices to plan for/support a large, temporary influx of additional people into your facility. She will then expand on the sustainability piece during her afternoon breakout session.

Dick Knapinski, Director of Communications for EAA, will present a morning breakout session on the many moving parts that are juggled in hosting the international EAA AirVenture, which brings nearly 700,000 people to Oshkosh annually.

Also, we've arranged a special opportunity for a select number of attendees to tour the EAA Aviation Museum for free during either the morning or afternoon breakout session. Each group will be limited to 20 people, so please sign up when registering for the conference if you want to take advantage of this opportunity. Space is available on a first-come, first-serve basis, so don't delay--sign up now! Note: If registration for both sessions is full, please email us to be put on the waiting list.

For those who wish to get one CFM maintenance activity credit for attending the conference, we will provide a certificate that you can submit. Simply let one of the committee members know you need one before you leave that day; alternately, please email [email protected] with your request.

Yes, you're busy, but you can't afford to miss out--make this your year to attend Tri-Chapter!

A HUGE 'THANK YOU' TO OUR VERY GENEROUS TRI-CHAPTER SPONSORS!

DIAMOND LEVEL

PLATINUM LEVEL

GOLD LEVEL

Berghammer Construction

Bottleless Nation

CH Coakley

ENECON

Engineered Representation Inc.

Kelmann Restoration

ZS, LLC 

(Hotel discounts expire March 30th and April 3rd)