'Fast Track' Education Series for Corporate Real Estate Management Debuts at IDRC Florida World Congress.Business/Technology Editors ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2000 Executive Development Program To Become Leading Resource in Five Key Areas For Strategically Managing Corporate Real Estate The IDRC IDRC International Development Research Centre (Canada) IDRC International Development Research Council IDRC International Disaster Reduction Conference (UNESCO) IDRC International Display Research Conference Foundation and The Board on Certification for Corporate Real Estate (BCCR BCCR Banco Central de Costa Rica BCCR British Columbia Cave Rescue ) today announced a new Executive Development Program of core courses in the strategic management of Corporate Real Estate (CRe). These will be offered through IDRC (International Development Research Council) and debuted at the IDRC Florida World Congress in November. A series of five two-day courses held just prior to the conference, the Executive Development Program will address core knowledge required to effectively manage corporate real estate at the strategic level. These courses will also fulfill each of the five competency COMPETENCY, evidence. The legal fitness or ability of a witness to be heard on the trial of a cause. This term is also applied to written or other evidence which may be legally given on such trial, as, depositions, letters, account-books, and the like. 2. areas that are required for the BCCR certification. In addition to core courses, a series of day-long leading issue courses will also become part of Executive Development for IDRC. The courses are open to the public. CRe executives need to be better equipped with the broad knowledge base of tools needed to quickly make effective decisions, develop appropriate workplace strategies, and implement the best business practices to succeed in the new e-business economy. "E-business is transforming the corporate real estate function and providing more real estate leaders with the opportunity to add even more value and become even more strategic," says corporate real estate consultant and IDRC past president Barbara Hampton. Through its Discovery Forums and other explorations of innovative practices in corporate real estate, The IDRC Foundation is setting the future direction for corporate real estate. The Executive Development Program includes its findings and offers a rapid response to the need for new information through "fast track" education incorporating real business cases and the combined mind share of today's industry leaders. Sean McCourt Sean McCourt is a Detroit, Michigan-born American actor. On Broadway, he replaced Andy Taylor in the musical Titanic. He also replaced Dan Wheetman in the musical It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues. , president of Ford Motor Land Services Corporation and co-chair of IDRC's Global Learning Board, says, "This new process will allow us to rapidly respond to the need for expert-level information on the latest trends in strategic real estate management." The new courses will cover the following topics: -- Real Estate/Workplace Strategy industry leaders. Sean McCourt, president of Ford Motor -- Organizational Strategy -- Planning & Financial Management -- Service Delivery -- Decision Support: Enabling CRe in a Web-Based World The courses are sponsored by leading corporate real estate service providers including Trammell Crow F. Trammell Crow (born June 11, 1914, in Dallas, Texas) is an American property developer who created several famous projects, including Dallas Market Center, Peachtree Center (Atlanta, Georgia), and San Francisco's Embarcadero Center. , HOK, Cushman & Wakefield and Jones Lang LaSalle Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE: JLL) is a major real estate and money management services firm headquartered in the Aon Center in Chicago, Illinois and the only company in its industry making it into Fortune magazine's list of the 100 Best Places to Work in the U.S. , and by workplaceIQ, a provider of online services for collaborative corporate real estate and facilities management The management of a user's computer installation by an outside organization. All operations including systems, programming and the datacenter can be performed by the facilities management organization on the user's premises. . About BCCR The Board on Certification for Corporate Real Estate (BCCR) is a nonprofit corporation nonprofit corporation n. an organization incorporated under state laws and approved by both the state's Secretary of State and its taxing authority as operating for educational, charitable, social, religious, civic or humanitarian purposes. organized and operated as an independent, voluntary professional certification Professional certification, trade certification, or professional designation, often called simply certification or qualification, is a designation earned by a person to assure that he/she is qualified to perform a job or task. board and program for the establishment, maintenance, evaluation, and administration of a professional, executive credentialing program in the field of corporate real estate. About IDRC The International Development Research Council (IDRC) is the world's leading professional association for managers of corporate assets including corporate real estate, facilities, information technology, human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , finance and other support units that define corporate infrastructure. About The IDRC Foundation The IDRC Foundation is the world leader in corporate real estate and corporate infrastructure resource management research and education. |
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