IFMA continuously strives to provide its members with opportunities to interact, share information and best practices, and build business relationships with industry colleagues. This year marks IFMA’s third Industries Forum, an event geared toward IFMA council and community members and the issues and concerns specific to their varied areas of practice.

Held in beautiful Vancouver, the site of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, IFMA Industries Forum 2009 will concentrate on topics relevant to the industry sectors represented by IFMA councils and communities of practice, including:

• Airport Facilities
• Banking Institutions & Credit Unions
• Corporate Facilities
• Corporate Real Estate
• Environmental Health & Safety
• FM Consultants
• Hospitality FM & Engineering
• Information Technology
• Legal Industry
• Manufacturing
• Museum/Cultural Institutions
• Public Sector
• Religious Facilities
• Restaurant & Food Service

Presented by each participating council, in-depth educational programming will focus on specialized areas within facility management. An opening and closing general session will be featured, and attendees may choose from scheduled facility tours to round out their program—including a tour of the newly expanded, LEED^® certified Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Reservations at the Sheraton Wall Centre must be made by March 6, 2009 to receive the discounted rate.
A passport is required when traveling to Canada.

Councils who are not participating in the 2009 Industries Forum, but are holding spring meetings include: