Conference Agenda
Items highlighted in yellow Board & Committee Members Only
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
ERAPPA Board Dinner with Main Host Chairs
8:00am – 9:00am
ERAPPA Board Breakfast
8:00am – 12:00pm
ERAPPA Board Meeting
12:00pm – 1:00pm
ERAPPA Board Lunch
1:00pm – 5:00pm
ERAPPA Board Meeting
3:00pm – 5:00pm
Registration
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Main Host Chairs meet with ERAPPA Board
6:00pm – 9:00pm
ERAPPA President’s VIP Reception (Invite Only)
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Exhibitor Load-in
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Conference registration
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Breakfast (Board & Committee)
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
ERAPPA Committee Meetings
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
ERAPPA Board Meeting
9:50 AM – 10:10 PM
Refreshment Break
12:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Lunch (Board & Committee)
3:30 PM – 4:45 PM
First Time Attendee Reception
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM
Champagne Toast with Business Partners, ERAPPA Board & Host Committee
5:00pm – 7:00pm
Hall of Resources Grand Opening Reception
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Breakfast & Chapter Meetings
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Registration
8:00 AM – 8:15 AM
General Session Opening Remarks
8:15 AM - 9:30 AM
General Session with Keynote Speaker
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Hall of Resources Networking & Refreshments
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Education Session #1
Track 1: Constructing Freedom
ER054: From Brutal to Beloved: Reimagining Hard-to-Love Campus Buildings
Track 2: Leading the Charge
ER082: Be Revolutionary and Give the People What They Need for Independence
Track 3: Lighting Strikes
ER064: Beyond the Buzzword: What Sustainability Really Means for Campuses in 2026
Track 4: Revolution in Action
ER016: Custodial Staffing in Action: Models, Challenges, and Lessons Learned
Track 5: Digital Tea Party
ER008: Advancing the Geospatial Strategy of the University of Rhode Island
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Hall of Resources Networking & Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Education Session #2
Track 1: Constructing Freedom
ER009: Progress Over Perfection
Track 2: Leading the Charge
ER083: Plan the Plan - Best Practices for Successful Campus Master Planning
Track 3: Lighting Strikes
ER047: Building Radical Resilience with Geothermal& TES-From Pilot to Campus Scale
Track 4: Revolution in Action
ER056: How Villanova Embraced KPIs to Win the Critical Alarm Response Battle
Track 5: Digital Tea Party
ER049: Wi-Fi Powered Space Utilization for Facilities and Capital Planning
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hall of Resources Networking & Refreshments
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Education Session #3
Track 1: Constructing Freedom
ER062:Cornell’s New Maker Hub: Revolutionary Collaboration, Constraints, and Creativity
Track 2: Leading the Charge
ERO20: A More Perfect Union: Revolutionary Leadership Through the ERAPPA Community
Track 3: Lighting Strikes
ER050: An integrated approach to carbon neutrality at the University of Maryland
Track 4: Revolution in Action
ER061: Using Portfolio Management to Manage Capital Projects Planning
Track 5: Digital Tea Party
ER067: From Firefighting to Forecasting: Mastering the Capital Planning Framework
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Networking Reception with Business Partners
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Monday Night Networking Event at Narragansat Brewery
7:30 AM – 9:15 AM
Hall of Resources Networking & Breakfast
9:15 AM – 9:30 AM
General Session Opening Remarks
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
General Session Plenary Speaker
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM
Hall of Resources Networking & Refreshments & Raffles
11:30 AM – 12:30 AM
Education Session #4
Track 1: Constructing Freedom
ER059: Renewal over New: Balancing Heritage, Sustainability, and Student Life
Track 2: Leading the Charge
ER004: Leading with Inclusion:Reimagining Leadership Through Gender Dynamics in FM
Track 3: Lighting Strikes
ER018: The Nuclear Option for Clean Energy
Track 4: Revolution in Action
ER013: Airing Dirty Laundry: Designing for Custodial Services at Penn State
Track 5: Digital Tea Party
ER026: We Have the What, but What About the Where?
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
Lunch & Business Meeting
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM
Refreshment Break
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Education Session #5
Track 1: Constructing Freedom
ER065: Better Together: The Future of Innovation in Medical Research and Education
Track 2: Leading the Charge
ER072:Campus Decarb Journeys: Lessons from Williams, Amherst, and Smith Colleges
Track 3: Lighting Strikes
ER071: Engineering the Electric Campus: Pathways for Integrating Decarbonization
Track 4: Revolution in Action
ER084:Data-driven Facilities Staffing Analysis to Meet a Changing Campus
Track 5: Digital Tea Party
ER024: One Map, One Mission: Uniting Facilities and Safety Through ArcGIS Indoors
3:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Free Time
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
ERAPPA Pre-Banquet Reception
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
ERAPPA Awards Presentation and Dinner
8:30 PM – 10:30 PM
After Party
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Breakfast
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Lessons Learned (Host Committee Chairs, ERAPPA Committees and ERAPPA Board)
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
ERAPPA Board Meeting
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
ERAPPA Board Lunch