Waltham, Mass – High Profile, a New England A/E/C and facilities trade publication, will host “Changing Workspace: How Echo Boomers Are Changing Trends” on Monday, October 28, 2013 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at Allsteel on 200 State Street in Boston, MA. The event is being managed byNickerson PR and will be the first installment in High Profile’s new event series.
The term Echo Boomers, also referred to as Generation Y or Millennials, describes the generation of young adults with birth dates ranging from the early 1980s to the early 2000s. Within a rapidly developing technological age, Echo Boomers have altered their styles of work and communication. Marketers have adapted to this change by focusing a greater amount of time and energy not only into social media campaigns and mobile technology, but also into having a physical office layout that suits the new work trends.
Featured speakers at the event will discuss the impact of Echo Boomers on the workforce, specifically offering tactics for understanding the latest trends and styles of communication. The panel will include Haril Pandya, Principal of CBT Architects; Eric Sheffels, President and Partner of Leggat McCall Properties; Roy Hirshland, President of T3 Advisors; and Michelle Darby, Co-Founder and CEO of Roomzilla. These experts will each offer personal insight on how the changing trends are impacting real estate design, development, leasing and management.
Pandya commented on the influence Echo Boomers have had on the design of new workplaces and urban offices. “The increasing demand for more open, connected and communal spaces signals how the typical office layout is shifting,” said Pandya. “As the new workforce demographic continues to grow, workplace needs will evolve accordingly. These changes are already having a paramount impact on the real estate and architectural industries in terms of design and construction.”
Sheffels also notes how influential the Echo Boomers’ new work style has been on Leggat McCall’s urban development projects. “The Echo Boomer demographic is a driving force behind a multitude of decisions being made around the redevelopment of the Cambridge Courthouse,” Sheffels said, “as we are currently considering and designing the major components that will shape the upcoming East Cambridge Class A tower.”
The Echo Boomer discussion will kick off a new monthly event series hosted by High Profile. The series seeks to educate the real estate industry in a manner that is both interactive yet casual, enabling attendees to have increased interaction and accessibility to the panelists during a cocktail and networking hour. The next event in the series is entitled “Low Profile Developers | High Profile Projects” and will be hosted on November 18, 2013.
“High Profile works hard to provide real estate professionals with breaking news and current trends in both our online and paper publications,” said Anastasia Barnes, Business Development Manager at High Profile. “Staying on top of new developments in the industry is essential for all real estate professionals and the A/E/C community in New England, so we are thrilled to launch our new event series – always with the goal of educating our industry in an innovative and engaging manner.”
Universal Window and DoorTopaz Engineering Supply, and J. Calnan & Associates will sponsor the series’ first event.
For more information on the event or for information on sponsorship opportunities, visit the Changing Workspace Event Page or contact Abby Nielsen at [email protected] or 617. 848.4225.
