U.S. General Services Administration
PBS customer forums
The Public Buildings Service's Customer Forums provide federal real property personnel the opportunity to learn, first-hand, from GSA experts about new and updated policies, programs, and initiatives. Managed by the Office of Portfolio Management and Customer Engagement, these events feature information and updates from across PBS business lines on the topics that are most important to our customers. These events also provide the opportunity to ask questions directly to GSA personnel and network with other federal real property professionals.
2022 PBS Customer Forum
June 14 - 16, 2022
10:00 am - 12:30 pm ET daily
Thank you for joining us at the 2022 PBS Customer Forum! Links to each session's video and slide deck will be uploaded below when available.
2022 PBS Customer Forum Agenda
| Time | Topic (link goes to session slide deck) | Featured Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 AM -10:15 AM | Opening Remarks [PDF - 324 KB] | Stuart Burns - PBS Assistant Commissioner Nina Albert - PBS Commissioner |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Focus for the Future - A Vision of the New Federal Workplace [PDF - 324 KB] | Chuck Hardy - PBS Acting Chief Architect Dave Shive - GSA Chief Information Officer Traci DiMartini - GSA Chief Human Capital Officer |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Planning for the Future: A Conversation on Space Planning with PBS Customers [PDF - 340 KB] | Chuck Hardy - PBS Acting Chief Architect USAID NAVAIR Department of Homeland Security |
| Time | Topic (link goes to session slide deck) | Featured Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | PBS Workplace Resources: Emerging and Custom Services and Solutions [PDF - 4 MB] | PBS Center for Workplace Strategy SME |
| 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Essentials [PDF - 2 MB] | GSA EVSE SMEs |
| Time | Topic (link goes to session slide deck) | Featured Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Digital Project Management Tools Boost Transparency and Engagement [PDF - 1 MB] | PBS SMEs in: eRETA/RWAs Kahua (New Project Management Application) OASIS (new Occupancy Agreement and Space Application) |
| 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | Building Diversity - Infusing DEIA Principles into Public Projects [PDF - 339 KB] | Andrea O'Neal - GSA Senior Advisor to the Administrator PBS National and Regional SMEs HOK McKissack and McKissack |
| 12:15 PM | Closing Remarks | PBS Leadership |
Previous Forums
2021 PBS Customer Forum
| Date | Session Title | Slide Deck | Session Q&A |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, June 8 | Creating a Safer Federal Workplace | N/A | Q&A [PDF - 134 KB] |
| The Future of Federal Work - Workplace 2030 | Slide Deck [PDF - 7 MB] | Forthcoming | |
| Thursday, June 10 | Occupancy Planning and Solutions | Slide Deck [PDF - 4 MB] | Q&A [PDF - 124 KB] |
| Solution Success Stories | Slide Deck [PDF - 3 MB] | Q&A [PDF - 110 KB] | |
| Tuesday, June 15 | Designing for Inclusion | Slide Deck [PDF - 21 MB] | N/A |
| Tackling Climate Change | Slide Deck [PDF - 858 KB] | Q&A [PDF - 103 KB] | |
| Thursday, June 17 | Transactional Strategies for Real Property Disposal: Is It Time To Let It Go? | Part One [PDF - 98 KB], Part Two [PDF - 1 MB] | Q&A [PDF - 124 KB] |
| Coping With COVID - Lessons Learned From the Federal Community | N/A | Forthcoming | |
| Tuesday, June 22 | Leasing Highlights | Slide Deck [PDF - 3 MB] | Q&A [PDF - 140 KB] |
| Capital Investments and the American Jobs Plan | Slide Deck [PDF - 1 MB] | Q&A [PDF - 109 KB] | |
| Thursday, June 24 | GSA 24x7 - Overview of Online and Self-Serve Tools | Slide Deck [PDF - 3 MB] | Q&A [PDF - 101 KB] |
Contact PBSForums@gsa.gov for additional information.
(* - Session was a panel discussion and/or did not have an accompanying slide deck or Q & A)
2020 PBS National Customer Forum
The 2020 PBS National Customer Forum was cancelled.
2019 PBS National Customer Forum
Thursday, June 6, 2019: Morning Plenary Session Recording (with audio)
2018 PBS National Customer Forum
Monday, June 25, 2018
- Forum Agenda [PDF - 25 KB]
- Basics of Lease Procurement [PDF - 968 KB]
- Cost Management Program Presentation [PDF - 147 KB]
- Customer Dashboards Presentation [PDF - 250 KB]
- Federal Buildings Fund and Capital Investment Program Presentation [PDF - 563 KB]
- Lease Delegations Presentation [PDF - 57 KB]
- Pricing Policy Basic Training [PDF - 1 MB]
- Benefits of Longer Firm-Term [PDF - 299 KB]
- Leases Presentation [PDF - 299 KB]
- FAS and BIC-SUM D2D Storyboards Presentation
- PBS RWA Policy, Process, eRETA Presentation [PDF - 783 KB]
- Service Expectations in GSA Owned and Leased Buildings Presentation [PDF - 414 KB]
January 25, 2018
2017 PBS Planning and Requirements Management Process Customer Forum
January 25, 2017
A discussion on improvements made to the way that PBS approaches requirements development activities for all real estate projects. These national improvements are intended to standardize requirements development terminology, enhance methods of communicating planning and project life cycle requirements, and apply consistency in communication and project delivery.
- Forum Agenda and Minutes [PDF - 191 KB]
- PBS Lifecycle and Requirements Management Presentation
- PBS Planning and Requirements Fact Sheet [PDF - 303 KB]
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