What Is a Community?

Building on the model of Connect. Learn. Grow. Belong., CoreNet Global's Knowledge Communities provide innumerable opportunities for membership enrichment. Knowledge Advisory Panel (KAP) for Knowledge Communities Following the new Board-approved Knowledge Community Model, a Knowledge Advisory Panel (KAP) is being formed for each of our five Knowledge Communities (Manufacturing & Industrial, Strategic Facility Management, Strategy & Portfolio Planning, Sustainability and Workplace). Members interested in serving on these panels as subject matter experts for our coming fiscal year (4/1/13 - 3/31/14) will need to complete and submit an application form please by March 8, 2013. Download application form and read more information about the New Knowledge Community Model. Visit the Community's microsite to get involved! Manufacturing & Industrial (M&I) Community CoreNet Global's Manufacturing & Industrial (M&I) Community offers access and exposure to an elite group of senior decision makers within the Corporate Real Estate community. Manufacturing and Industrial firms, with real estate portfolios heavily weighted toward production, distribution and similar types of space, often have different real estate issues and drivers than the typical financial services or high-tech firm. That's why CoreNet Global established its Manufacturing & Industrial Community - to provide real estate executives with industrial companies an opportunity for enhanced learning and networking specific to their needs. Logistics, location strategy, surplus property disposition and environmental remediation are just a few of the topics that the Community is addressing. Get involved! Strategy and Portfolio Planning (SPP) Community Strategy and Portfolio Planning is a multidisciplinary endeavor that is growing in importance to firms worldwide. The Strategy and Portfolio Planning Community intends to help further define the overall domain, address areas of interest via research or collaborative interaction, and become the meeting place (in person or on-line) for Subject Matter Experts to share their experiences and best practices. Get involved! Sustainability Community The CoreNet Global (CNG) Sustainability Community promotes the development, introduction and dissemination of industry best practices, guidelines and protocols in an effort to accelerate the adoption and diffusion of sustainable and socially responsible real estate practices. Within the CoreNet Global organization, the Sustainability Community maintains overall responsibility for policies, education, membership, and stakeholder engagement related to sustainability and social responsibility. Get involved! Workplace Community The future of work is changing. The way we work today is very different from how we worked even five years ago. If we accept that premise, we may question the role of the workplace in support of these changing expectations. In order to address these changing demands, many professionals are engaged in the active research and support of workplace solutions that squarely address how work occurs within their organizations and how they can best provide solutions that redefine the role of the workplace. The CoreNet Workplace Community is home to these individuals. The WorkPlace Community has content study teams actively researching a wide range of subjects, and the teams report out their findings and post them for comment and discussion. Get involved! Through your CoreNet Global membership, you have an opportunity to join one of four Communities. Currently the fields of Manufacturing & Industrial, Strategy & Portfolio Planning, Sustainability, and Workplace are represented. Participate locally or globally as your Community hosts seminars, leads industry-affecting research, moderates taskforces and publishes best practices. Deepen your networking as you connect with colleagues globally. Share experiences that transcend language through Summits, newsletters and the CoreNet Global NetWORK. Communities offer just that- a group of like minded experts who seek to deepen their professional experiences through exchange, collaboration and education. Engage today! Staff Contacts EMEA Katleen Beeckman Director Member & Component Relations +32.53.21.27.10 Greater China, Japan & India Mario Qian Director Member & Component Relations +86.136.8194.9658 North & Latin America Tricia Warrick Manager Member & Component Relations +1.404.589.3218 South East Asia, Australia & New Zealand Tracy Waldorf Director Member & Component Relations +65.9674.1604 +617.3330.9544