SMPS Boston

Our upcoming Scenario Planning for Agility event is perfect for those looking to stay ahead. Join us at Tsoi Kobus Design on Thursday, November 14th from 5:30 - 7:30 PM for a chance to go over a variety of potential future scenarios for your firm and learning how to adapt quickly. Learning Outcomes you'll come away with: 1. Confidently lead a strategic scenario planning session with their group or firm, 2. Understand how to best plan the session including selecting the participants, setting and topics, and develop session pre-work, 3. Identify questions to prompt strategic thinking, facilitate discussions to develop scenarios, and develop tangible outcomes, and more. For more information and to register, visit https://lnkd.in/eStkGgzh.

🎉 Celebrating the Winners of Canstruction Boston 2024! 🎉 A huge congratulations to all the winners and participants who showcased their incredible creativity and generosity at this year's event. Together, we’ve raised an astounding 26,947 cans/items of food for the Merrimack Valley Food Bank, Inc., playing a vital role in fighting hunger in our community. 🏆 Category Winners: ▪️ Best Meal: Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) for "State House of Hope: Cans for the Commonwealth" ▪️ Best Use of Labels: Nitsch Engineering for "It’s-a Meal, Mario!" ▪️ Structural Ingenuity: Annum Architects (Formerly Ann Beha Architects) + Thornton Tomasetti for "Tunited We Stand, Divided We Trawl" ▪️ Best Original Design: Goody Clancy for "Happy Little Cans" ▪️ Most Cans: Goody Clancy with 3,955 cans ▪️ Honorable Mention: L.A. Fuess Partners for "Window to the Past" ▪️ Social Media Soup-er Star: Wilson Butler Architects (WBA) with 73 posts ▪️ People’s Choice: Annum Architects (Formerly Ann Beha Architects) + Thornton Tomasetti with 1,818 votes Thank you to everyone who made this event possible, including our sponsors and judging panel from AGC, BSA, PWC Boston, ACEC, and SMPS Boston. Come see these fantastic creations at 280 and 290 Congress Street, Boston until this Friday, October 25th! Read the full story on the blog here: https://lnkd.in/e7Z5fbtV. Inspired to make a difference? Get involved by volunteering, donating, or visiting www.mvfb.org for more information. #CanstructionBoston #CommunityImpact #FightingHunger #CreativityMeetsGenerosity

There are just a few days left to vote for your favorite Canstruction creation! Check out our latest blog post from SMPS Boston Director for Outreach Alexa Prenovitz, who took her family to see the structures this past weekend for a day of family fun. The 12 structures can be viewed at 280 and 290 Congress Street where you can vote via QR code, but if you can’t make it in person, you can vote for your favorite online here: https://lnkd.in/egAUCNNq To read Alexa’s blog post, click here: https://lnkd.in/eXFQp3yF #canstruction

Join us in celebrating our new members and anniversaries from September 2024! 🎉 Welcome Sydney Ly, a Marketing Coordinator at Sasaki. And congratulations to our 10 other members celebrating anniversaries this month. A special shoutout to Kimberly Plourde, Marketing Director at Weston & Sampson on 35 years with SMPS Boston! Read more about our member anniversaries from this past September here: https://lnkd.in/eW8EB28K. #SMPS #NewMembers #Anniversaries

People’s Choice voting for Canstruction Boston 2024 is open! Cast your vote here: https://lnkd.in/egAUCNNq.   Voting will remain open until noon on 10/15, with the winner being announced at the awards ceremony that evening! Structures will be on display through 10/25 in the lobbies of 280 and 290 Congress Street, Boston.   Canstruction Boston, an annual charity event that combines design, creativity, and social responsibility, has become a beloved tradition in the A/E/C industry since its inception in 1995. The event centers around the construction of impressive sculptures made entirely from canned food, which are then displayed and later donated to local food banks.   Northeastern University, South Coast Improvement Company, Wentworth CM Club, L.A. Fuess Partners, CUBE 3, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH), Nitsch Engineering, Annum Architects (Formerly Ann Beha Architects), Thornton Tomasetti, McNamara • Salvia, Structural Engineers, Arup, Wilson Butler Architects (WBA), Goody Clancy, Boston Society for Architecture, BXP, Inc., Canstruction Global HQ   #CanstructionBoston #SMPSBoston #FightHunger

🔦 Our latest Member Spotlight features Caroline Fitzgerald, PE, Director of Northeast Client Relations for RMF Engineering, Inc.! Caroline has been a member of SMPS for 15 years and served on the awards jury in 2018. She joined SMPS to create a network of fellow AEC marketers and recommends that members volunteer their time on a committee to strengthen their relationships with peers. To read more about Caroline, click here: https://lnkd.in/eEJccpS6

Thanks to all who came to our Proposal Swap! We wanted to give a big thank you to our panelists and Allsteel Showroom for hosting this incredibly engaging event. There was lots of learning and information sharing from all who participated 😊. Thanks to Jennifer Clark and Emily Thibeault for these great photos!

Join FMI Senior Consultant Will Gruy for another FMI Market Forecast event! The event will be at the KI Space in Boston tomorrow, October 3rd from 8:00am-10:00am, and will discuss the intersection between the economic landscape and the AEC industry. It will also address the following questions: 🔹 Which markets and geographies should I target? 🔹 What keeps my clients up at night? 🔹 Where are my firm’s growth opportunities? 🔹 How will emerging trends impact our industry? Breakfast will be provided. Don’t miss this great opportunity to network with your fellow AEC marketers – register now! For more information and to register, visit https://lnkd.in/exjAXs4D. #marketforecast #networking 

Curious to know what interesting trends and challenges are happening in the AEC industry? 📈 Join us at HLB Lighting Design on Thursday, October 10th for our first session in a series of Senior Roundtables. Our first topic is Mergers & Acquisitions! Our SMPS senior leaders experience integrating new partners into their firms often, and they’re familiar with the opportunities and challenges those mergers bring. Join our discussion led by Kimberly DiGiovanni and Pia Cardinali, FSMPS, CPSM on: 🔹 Engaging in the M&A process 🔹 Integrating marketing cultures 🔹 Aligning systems and strategies 🔹 Overcoming common challenges Attendance for this event has been limited to 14 participants and CEUs will be provided for those who lead the conversation. Learn more and secure your spot at: https://lnkd.in/eRZHxBcR.

Don’t miss our upcoming FMI Market Forecast with FMI Senior Consultant Will Gruy! Taking place at the KI Space in Boston on Thursday, October 3rd from 8:00am-10:00am, the event will discuss how the economic landscape affects the AEC industry. It will also cover the following: - Which markets and geographies should I target? - What keeps my clients up at night? - Where are my firm’s growth opportunities? - How will emerging trends impact our industry? Breakfast will be provided. This event is a great way to network with your fellow AEC marketers, so register today! For more information and to register, visit https://lnkd.in/exjAXs4D #marketforecast #networking