A Century Invested in Building a Culture

Ron Starner

The resort's president tells how the Grove Park Inn, headquarters for the IAMC Spring 2009 Professional Forum, became a unique destination.

"They say you can learn a lot about the culture and philosophy of an organization by talking to its leader. If that is the case, then my recent conversation with J. Craig Madison, president and CEO of the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, N.C., qualifies as an eye-opening education," writes IAMC Executive Director Ron Starner.

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Announcements

First Registration Discount Deadline is Friday, Nov. 21

Only 3 days remain on the Asheville Professional Forum's Super Early Bird registration discount, which is good through November 21. IAMC's Spring 2009 Professional Forum in Asheville, NC, entitled "Corporate Real Estate's Contribution to Business Sustainability," happens May 2-6, 2009 at Asheville's Grove Park Inn. Register online. Reserve your room today by calling 828-252-2711, ext. 1010, or 800-438-5800. To register online, go to www.groveparkinn.com, click "reservations," enter your stay dates, click "group reservations," enter the code 68B362 in the "group code" box, and follow the site's final instructions.

Industrial Asset Management Council
Lease Manual

IAMC has published the Industrial Asset Management Council Lease Handbook in partnership with the American Law Institute of the American Bar Association (ALI-ABA). This 15-chapter, 115-page reference provides sample lease language for clauses including rent, affirmative obligations, negative obligations, insurance, loss of premises, default, and more. Each chapter contains language from three perspectives: landlord, tenant and a middle ground. With the book, purchasers receive a CD containing all of the book's lease-clause language. The authors are IAMC members Phil Hammel of Honeywell and Robert Duncan of Structured Equity Advisors. IAMC members can purchase the book at a discount.

News & Views
Asheville Professional Forum

When you register for the Asheville Professional Forum and make plans for when you'll arrive, keep in mind that there are high-value activities that take place before Monday.

This section brings you the latest information on the following:

• The class "Facilities Planning and Project Management"
• Research Roundtable — CREM Database Systems
• Women's Brunch — How to Get Involved in IAMC
• Health & Science Companies Action Group
• Retirees Networking Committee meeting
• Strategy consultant David Goldsmith opens the Forum
• Economist Mark Vitner speaks at Wednesday closing session
• Feature article on North Carolina in Site Selection magazine

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Oklahoma City Forum - Research Roundtable

"Don't throw anything away. There is no 'away.' "
- from a Royal Dutch Shell advertisement in 2007

"About 30 corporate real estate (CREM) executives from industrial companies met on Sunday, Sept. 14, at IAMC's Oklahoma City Professional Forum to consider how the real estate department can link sustainability programs to corporate goals and objectives. Some of the attendees had indicated during the program's planning sessions that sustainability was a show piece at their firms that had little connection to corporate strategy. The Roundtable's objective was to share the methods of companies with strong sustainability-strategy links with representatives of companies lacking them. The first presenter was Jeff Adelson of Boeing, who gave a briefing on ISO 14001. Then, Chuck Manula of Wyeth and Russell Burton of PepsiCo described their companies' sustainability programs," writes Joel Parker. Read more....