The National Property Management Association is wrapping up the March Asset Management Awareness Month with programs to help federal executives be prepared for uncertain sale of assets. See more below in Ideas.
You can join us this afternoon, Tuesday 25 March, at 3 pm ET to discuss the book “Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI.” (Even if you haven’t read the book, you will be enlightened by the discussion.) Join us at this link.
ALN Th@3 pm ET this week will feature Nicholas Phillips, Executive Director, MACE Consulting. Mr. Phillips helped shape the Asset Management Accountability Framework for the State of Victoria, Australia. He will discuss its formation and applicability to other government and private organizations. See more below in People and register at this link.
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Nicholas Phillips
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Executive Director, MACE Consulting, was one of the four key people who helped form the Australian Asset Management Council, a leader in the global industry. He has extensive experience in asset management of rollingstock, rail infrastructure, civil infrastructure, government services, energy distribution, hydrocarbons, information and communications technology, manufacturing, port facilities, resources, transport, water and wastewater. He is joining us this Thursday to discuss the creation and use of the Asset Management Accountability Framework developed for the State of Victoria, Australia.
Register for ALN Th@3 pm ET at this link.
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The AI Future is Approaching Fast
NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang spoke at the company’s GTC 2025 conference on the next wave of AI. His talk includes addressing agentic AI, AI factories, and robotics breakthroughs. It is not short, but it is fascinating look at a fast-approaching future. This video on YouTube allows you to move section-to-section and to listen at 2x speed. Thank you to our colleagues at the Coalition for Smarter Buildings who brought this video to our attention.
Ideas
Be Prepared
As the National Property Management Association wraps up the March Asset Management Awareness Month, the NPMA’s Federal Center Chapter has scheduled a timely event on being aware of the personal property in federal buildings that might be sold. Matt Manager, Director, GSA Office of Personal Property Management, will share insights on how agencies can effectively prepare for and manage the logistics of disposing of excess/surplus personal property to minimize disruption. The free event is this Wednesday 26 March at 11:30 am. Join directly by clicking on this GoToMeeting link.
Upcoming Events
March 25 – ALN Book Club – First Discussion
Because the human evolution of tools and processes grows increasingly complex, information management becomes a critical element of Asset Management. A policy requiring the use of secure, open standards can allow information from all categories of assets to flow to top leadership and others for confident decision making. Once a policy is in place, a Strategic Asset Management Plan establishes the overarching direction for many elements of operation and then specific Asset Management Plans establish the desired use of tools and processes for each asset category. However, more fully understanding information networks is good to do before establishing policy. Therefore, the first ALN Book Club will read “Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI.” The three sections of the book by Yuval Noah Harari will be discussed on the last Tuesday of February, March, and April at 3 pm Eastern. Jim Dieter, ALN Chair and CEO will lead the discussions. Mr. Dieter says the book provides important new ways to think about information, networks, documents, bureaucracy, and more issues that are extremely relevant for asset leadership and asset management. See more details about signing up for the ALN Book Club discussions and the importance of the book at this link.