Driving the Facility Director Community Forward:

The Kansas Association of Directors of Plant Facilities (KADPF) is a not-for-profit organization designed to provide professional development opportunities for school facility managers. The annual technical conference and trade show features a training curriculum relevant to facility management of K-12 and post-secondary institutions, and a phenomenal interactive trade show featuring the newest products on the market as well as those tried-and-true products used by facility managers for many years. Please plan to attend the 2024 KADPF Technical Conference & Trade Show scheduled for October 6 – 8, 2024 at the Hotel Topeka at City Center in Topeka Kansas. Conference attendees from K-12 and post-secondary schools include plant facility managers for schools in the state of Kansas (Including those who are responsible for buildings and grounds, environmental safety, custodial trades, and student transportation), businesses, vendors, or individuals that service and support the functions of school facilities in the state of Kansas.

KADPF Annual Conference
October 6-8, 2024
Hotel Topeka at City Center
1717 SW Topeka Blvd.
Topeka, KS 66612
Hotel Topeka at City Center
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2023 Conference Schedule Available July 1, 2023

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2024 Keynote Speaker – Will Bowen

More about Will Bowen:

Will Bowen is founder of the Complaint Freemovement with over 15 million followers worldwide. Will’s been featured on Oprah, Forbes, NBC’s Today Show, CBS Sunday Morning, The ABC World News, Fox News, People, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, and Chicken Soup for the Soul.

In July 2006, Will Bowen handed out 250 purple rubber bracelets inviting people to use them as a tool to stop complaining. Will’s idea EXPLODED around the world and, to date, more than 15 million of his purple Complaint Free bracelets have been distributed to people in 106 countries.

Maya Angelou provided the forward for Will’s #1 International Bestselling book A Complaint Free World, which has sold nearly 4 million copies in 40 languages and is required reading at many universities and businesses.

Thousands of companies worldwide have used Will’s Complaint FreeBusiness program to increase productivity, improve communication, and raise morale.

Will’s clients include The Million Dollar Roundtable, Pricewaterhousecoopers, Volvo, and Kimberly Clark.

Will Bowen is a humorous motivational speaker, a #1 International best-selling author, a multi #1 Amazon best-selling author, an award-winning trainer, the 2016 Purdue University Executive in Residence, and he’s the World Authority on Complaining — why people complain, what’s wrong with complaining, and how to get ourselves and others to stop complaining.

More information: www.WillBowen.com

KADPF is currently seeking sponsors for the keynote speaker for the 2024 Annual Conference.

1717 SW Topeka Blvd, Topeka, KS 66612