2012 BOMA Raleigh/Durham TOBY contest...

The Outstanding Building of the Year “TOBY” Award was created 26 years ago to award excellence in the office building industry.  See attached Schedule.

Winter Business Meeting and National Issues Conference  

January 30-February 1, 2012.  Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, Washington, DC.  Join your fellow BOMA members from across the country to convene in one place and take our message to lawmakers on Capitol Hill in a unified fashion.  Editor-in-chief of the Daily Caller news site and a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, Tucker Carlson will speak at the Keynote Lunch on Tuesday, January 31.  Conference information will be available soon.

Piedmont Air Conditioning changes name to Piedmont Service Group.

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BOMA Slate of Officers Nominated

The following slate of officers are submitted for the 2011/2012 BOMA/Raleigh-Durham Board of Directors:

Executive Board:
President - Crystal Hall, CB Richard Ellis
President Elect - Kirk Willard, Jones Lang LaSalle
Vice President - Eve Pilkington, Trinity Partners
Secretary/Treasurer - Winter Lofaro, PPM Global
Immediate Past President - Angel Miller, Highwoods Properties

Directors:
Macky Guilherme, Highwoods Properties (term expires 06/13)
Amy Burton, Cassidy Turley (term expires 06/13)
Walter Holt, Grubb & Ellis Thomas Linderman Graham (term expires 06/13)

The following will continue to serve out their existing term:
Patrick Blackley, Duke Realty (term expires 06/12)
Jay Manganaro, Valley Crest (term expires 06/12)

These candidates will be presented to and voted on by the membership at the Annual Meeting on June 14, 2011 at 111 Place, Cary, NC.  The meeting is scheduled from 11:30-1.  Please contact Michele Lowery or the BOMA/RDU office at 919-577-6980 if you have any questions.

BOMA Raleigh/Durham Elects New Board Members

Left to right. Patrick Blackely, Jay Manganaro, Winter Lofaro, Walter Holt, Eve Pilkington, Amy Burton, Crystal Hall, Macky Guilherme, Angel Miller.

Want your very own BOMA Raleigh-Durham Dryfit Golf Shirt????  $35/shirt with individual shirt proceeds benefiting BOMAPAC!

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To order, email angel.miller@highwoods.com with your size and color preference.

2012 Southern Region Conference April 12-15, 2012.  Sawgrass Marriott, Ponte Verde, FL.

Join your BOMA collegues from the Southern Region for education, information and networking.  Registration details can be found at www.bomaraleighdurham.com and clicking on the 2012 SRC link on the left side of the page.

Register prior to December 31 and be entered into a drawing for a foursome at the TPC Stadium Course!  Click here for sponsorship information.

The Design, Operation, and Maintenance of Building Systems, Part I

Wednesdays beginning early September (date TBA), 6-9 pm.  3005 Carrington Mill Blvd., Morrisville, NC.  This required course for the RPA/FMA designations will be offered in the fall.  Registration forms will be available in June.

February BOMA Raleigh/Durham Lunch Meeting

Featured speaker is Brian Hamilton, co-founder and CEO of Sageworks, a financial software and information company serving thousands of accounting firms and financial institutions across North America and the United Kingdom. Mr. Hamilton is a noted expert in finance who has been published and quoted in most major national media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Fox News, and the New York Times. He is currently a guest columnist for Forbes.com. Brian holds an MBA from Duke University and a bachelor's degree from Sacred Heart University.

February’s lunch sponsor is ThyssenKrupp.
Lunch will be from 11:30am – 1:00pm at 111 Place, Cary, NC.