Past Events

Here is a list of some of our previous events. To see what's coming up, please visit our Events page.

April 16th 2008
Top of Topa Club at the top of the Oxnard Tower by Yvan Le Brock Senior Project Designer Design Arc

Topa Tower Club
Spectcular views and tour of the Topa Tower Club including the recently rennovated lounge area. Our hosts will be Yvan LeBrock and Designer TR Kilpelainen of DesignARC.

The Topa Tower Club is an invitation to enjoy all that is best in the tradition of a city club. Set atop the 22nd story Morgan Stanley building in Oxnard California, the
Topa Tower Club is a haven of comfort and personal luxury. With the warmth of a private lavish home, the club offers exquisite gourmet dining, impeccable service and attention, an elegant atmosphere, ongoing social events, banquet, wedding reception and meeting facilities, a fitness center and tennis court and of course outstanding reciprocal benefits.

Networking Dinner Meeting

Construction Management Solutions -
Pentagon Renovation Program

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Speaker Professor Audrey Schultz, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Want to know more about how a DoD contractor renovated 1 million square feet of the Pentagon building in two years after the 9/11 attacks and was then asked to do the same to another 1 million square feet in one year ?

The chapter is fortunate to have Ms. Audrey Schultz, come share the secrets of Project Controls and Scheduling Tools used for the Pentagon Renovation and Construction Program (PENREN) and how you can use them for your projects. Ms. Schultz was the Design & Construction Area Coordinator for the contractor responsible for achieving design and construction milestones for PENREN. In addition to presenting on the Pentagon renovation and prior PENREN's successes, she will talk about:

What project controls and scheduling mean for your project
Traditional vs. non-traditional short-interval production schedules (SIPS)
Key elements of the SIPS Lean Construction Schedule technique

Tours and Happy Hour

What's Happening with Ventura City Facilities ?

Wednesday, March 21, 2007 Please join us in welcoming our escort, Ms. Mary
Joyce Ivers, Fleet and Facilities Superintendent for the
City of Ventura, at this month's meeting to
tour the City of Ventura facilities.

We will all meet Mary at the City Maintenance Yard
where she will show off the new 123 kW
solar panel canopy that also creates 8,000 sf of
warehouse storage. We will then drive over to City
Hall where she'll share her knowledge of the building
history, function, and discuss the obstacles
associated with acquiring and renovating an older
County Building located nearby.

Lunch Meeting and Presentation

Santa Barbara Airport Master Plan

Thursday, January 25, 2007 Please join us in welcoming Karen Ramsdell, SBA Airport Director at next month's lunch meeting to provide an overview of the runway safety project scope, construction, environmental mitigation, and airline terminal improvement project scheduled to start in 2007.

Based on the forecasted increase of airline passengers to the year 2015, it is proposed that the Airline Terminal be expanded to 95,000 square feet. The project will include the restoration of the historic 1942 portion of the structure and will maintain the building's Spanish Colonial Revival character, scale, and ambiance.

Speaker(s):
Karen Ramsdell, Airport Director

Energy Efficiency and Innovative Financing

Wednesday, October 25, 2006 Don't miss our dynamic speaker Eric A. Woodroof!

Mr. Woodroof will discuss innovative EE projects for facilities along with methods to ensure projects are approved and implemented.

Speaker(s):
Keynote Speaker: Eric A. Woodroof Ph.D.

Wine Tasting Networking Event

Thursday, September 21, 2006 Please join us for our late summer wine tasting networking mixer at the beautiful Santa Barbara Winery Tasting room located on Anacapa Street. Enjoy 6 tastings of the summer's favorites along with a selection of fruit and cheeses provided by Metrolpolis.
Guests are welcome!

Speaker Panel Presentations, Officer Installation Ceremony, Hosted Mixer, Raffle

Business Continuity: Disaster Avoidance and Recovery Planning

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 We've pulled together experts in various aspects of Business Continuity to help your organization avoid and survive crises and disasters by making proactive and reactive plans and be able to quickly return to "business as usual" should they occur.

Speaker(s):
Roy Dugger, Disaster Preparedness Coordinator, American Red Cross, Santa Barbara Chapter
Phillip Bigge, Vice-President and Manager of the Business Continuity Department, Countrywide Financial Corporation, Calabasas
Shannon Parks, Vice-President and Manager of Business Continuity Department, IndyMac Bank, Pasadena

Panel Discussion & Showroom Tour

High Performance Real Estate

Wednesday, November 09, 2005 Make your facility a highly efficient facility by implementing the latest technology in Raised Flooring & Modular Furniture.

Walt Disney Concert Hall Tour and Appreciation of Downtown Los Angeles

Walt Disney Concert Hall Tour

Thursday, October 27, 2005 Dedicated in October 2003, the Walt Disney Concert Hall is the most recent addition to the Music Center of Los Angeles County. Situated on 3.6 acres in downtown Los Angeles, it encompasses two outdoor amphitheaters and space for pre-concert events. A large portion of the site is dedicated to an urban park with expansive public gardens and ornamental landscaping and water elements. The 293,000 square foot Hall was designed by internationally renowned architect, Frank Gehry.

The presentation will provide insight on the building exterior and interior construction and acoustical attributes designed to surpass the best concert halls in the world.

The tour will show us features like the 2,265-seat auditorium, extensive backstage technical area, choral rehearsal hall, music library, reading room and pipe organ.

Tour will be followed by a gourmet, sit-down lunch at nearby Ciudad.

We invite you to participate in self-guided tours of the Museum of Contemporary Art (small fee), Bradbury Building, Grand Central Market, Angel's Flight, Biltmore Hotel, and much more before we depart from the Amtrak Union Street Station.

Hotel Andalucia Facility Tour and Reception

Hotel Andalucia

Thursday, June 09, 2005 Allyn Cahoon, Facilities Engineer, Hotel Andalucia, will give us a "behind-the-rooms" facility tour of this newly-constructed, full-service boutique hotel and restaurant.

Come learn more about the interesting features of this 5-story hotel that includes construction issues associated with building on a narrow parcel, roof-top pool, below-ground parking, and 80-seat restaurant.

Meet us at the roof-top pool area for hosted appetizers that showcase the hotel's restaurant "31 West" cuisine. No-host bar available.

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Conference and Facility Expo

Next Gen Buildings

Friday, May 20, 2005 Expert Presenters, Education, Resources, and Business Growth await you at this full-day event.

Come learn about new materials, trends, technologies and applications for tomorrow's intelligent and green buildings that will increase your organization's efficiency and performance.

Join us for an escorted tour of UCSB's Bren Hall that received the U.S. Green Building Council's Platinum LEED accreditation.

Recently added presentations from RealComm and Facility Solutions Group. See attached detailed agenda.

Registrants who RSVP before May 17 are invited to attend a hosted reception at the famous Biltmore Escala Garden.

Speaker(s):
Wolfgang Wagener, Phd., AIA, Global Head of Real Estate Market Development, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Edmund Richards, President, Richards -Zeta
Perrin Pellegrin, Campus Sustainability Coordinator

Facilities Tour, Boxing and Buffet Dinner

A lucky facilities event at the Chumash Casino Resort

Friday, April 22, 2005 Don't miss this rare opportunity to experience the hottest new private casino in California! You are invited to a private "behind the scenes" facilities tour, live championship boxing in the Showroom and an "all you can eat" buffet dinner at the Creekside Buffet. There will be plenty of chances to try your luck at the Slots, Blackjack, Poker and Chumash Craps. You may even go home with some extra cash!

Luncheon and speaker for International Facility Managers Association, Central Coast Chapter

10 Steps to Successful Project Management

Wednesday, March 23, 2005 Barbara Kane will discuss ten strategic steps to successful project management. Although geared towards the facility management profession, these ten steps can be used in all areas of life to be successful at whatever type of project that you are planning to undertake. Barbara is passionate about living a fun, energetic life while being the best at what you do no matter what the circumstances. Barbara is a motivating speaker and this discussion will prove to be uplifting to all of those that attend!

Speaker(s):
Barbara J. Kane, Kane Consulting