Parks Associates Announces Call for Papers for Inaugural Smart Spaces: Apartments, Hospitality, and Community Living, April 17-18 in Plano, Texas

77% of property managers and building owners report increased rental rates because of installing smart home device on property

DALLAS, Dec. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Parks Associates today announced the topics and call for papers for its inaugural event, Smart Spaces: Apartments, Hospitality, and Community Living, being held in-person on April 17-18 at the Hilton Granite in Plano, Texas, and virtually July 20, October 5, and November 30. The firm's latest research on tech innovations and deployment in the multifamily, MDU (multi-dwelling unit), and SMB (small-to-medium business) markets finds 77% of property managers and building owners who have installed smart home devices report the added tech led to increased rents in their properties.

The event features keynote speakers John Butrim, Vice President - Multifamily, HOA & Builder, ADT Multifamily, and Guillermo Rivas, Vice President of New Business Development, Cox. Early sponsors include Vantiva, Arize, CSA, Cox Communities, The Nice Group, Rapid Response Monitoring, Homebase, and Cooktop Safety.  

"At Smart Spaces, we will welcome service providers, device vendors, and IoT companies to share the best strategies for adding smart home smart tech and meeting property manager and owner expectations for ROI," said Mindi Sue Sternblitz-Rubenstein, Vice President, Marketing, Parks Associates. "We are excited for this new event focused on proptech and the multi-dwelling and hospitality environments."

In addition to the in-person conference, Smart Spaces features three virtual sessions in 2023:

• July 20 – PropTech Market Evolution: Senior and Student Housing
• October 5 – Hospitality Market: Tech Driving New Value
• November 30 – Investment and Expansion in Smart Spaces

Parks Associates has opened the call for papers for all 2023 sessions, featuring the following session topics:

• Broadband Services and Role of Connectivity
• Building Owner and Property Manager Perspectives
• The Big Picture: What's Driving Growth and How Fast Will it Happen
• Access and Control Systems: Beyond Security
• Energy Management and Indoor Air Quality: Healthy Environments
• Insurance and Building Tech
• Amenities: EV Charging and Parking Deliveries and Community Services
• The Integrator Opportunity: Bringing it all Together
• IoT in Hospitality: Safety and Health and Sustainability
• New Era of Senior Living: Tech-Enabled Properties
• Hospitality Market: Tech Driving New Value
• Use Cases Driving Demand: Safety and Health and Sustainability
• Platforms Enabling New Services
• Opportunities & Challenges with Growth in MDU Market

Parks Associates will feature its latest consumer and industry insights at Smart Spaces events throughout the year, featuring data from its ongoing quarterly surveys of 10,000 internet households.

Parks Associates, a woman-owned and woman-led internationally recognized market research and consulting company, specializes in emerging technology solutions serving the consumer and small to medium business (SMB) markets. Celebrating its 35^th year in 2021, Parks Associates is a partner to companies navigating the changing consumer technology landscapes through data-driven market insights, extensive consumer and industry intelligence, custom marketing services, and executive networking experiences and conferences.

The company's expertise includes home automation, control systems and security, digital media and platforms, entertainment and gaming, home networks, internet and video services, connected health and independent living solutions, mobile applications and services, support services, consumer electronics, and energy management solutions.

Each year, Parks Associates hosts industry webcasts, Smart Spaces: Apartments, Hospitality, and Community Living, the CONNECTIONS™ Conference Series, Connected Health Summit, Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer, and Future of Video: OTT, Pay TV, and Digital Media. http://www.parksassociates.com

To register, visit the event website and apply for a Press Pass here. To request data or an interview,

contact Rosey Sera, [email protected], 972-490-1113. 

SOURCE Parks Associates