SMPS FEATURES VALENTI WORKSHOP

Pittsburgh, PA, October 15, 2002 —
Mark Valenti, President of The Sextant Group, will be the featured presenter at a workshop presented by the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) on November 7, entitled Change Beyond the Speed of Light: Are your Buildings Wired or Tired? Though the focus of the workshop is on technology in higher education, Mark will provide an introduction to a wide-ranging set of technologies that will change the way we work, learn, and play. “Smart” buildings, process simulation, digital wallpaper, and intelligent fabrics are but a few of the topics to be explored in this vision of what the future holds for design and construction of the workplace, the learning space, the living space and even what we wear.

Mark is one of the nation’s foremost authorities on the integration of technology and the learning environment. He has determined strategies, set overall project goals and objectives, developed technology master plans, and created innovative learning spaces for nearly 70 institutions of higher education in over 30 states. He is a frequent lecturer and workshop leader at national and regional meetings of the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) and a faculty member of the Institute for Facilities Management of the Association for Higher Education Facilities Officers (APPA) where his topics include “Emerging Technologies and the 21st Century Campus”, “The Digitally Integrated Learning Environment” and “Planning and Design for Future Technologies”.