Invest in your professional education at IFMA’s 2010 Fall Symposium
Seven valuable instructor-led courses will be held in one convenient location this fall. Earn CEUs you can apply toward professional designations, raise your level of expertise and meet your career objectives at IFMA’s 2010 Fall Symposium. Join us in Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 23-26, 2010.
The 2010 course curriculum will prepare you for unique industry challenges. Benefit from one-on-one interaction with top, IFMA-approved instructors while you connect with fellow FMs.
Plus, get a head start on learning and networking before you attend IFMA’s World Workplace 2010, also held in Atlanta this October. If you register for both World Workplace and a Fall Symposium course, you receive a 10% discount off regular symposium course pricing!
Fall Symposium will be held at the Atlanta Marriot Marquis. To receive the discounted group rate, reserve your hotel through Carlson Wagonlit today!
In today’s fast-paced work environment, it’s no wonder many professionals don’t have the time they need to achieve their professional credentialing goals. However, make no mistake—professional certification is more important than ever. Advance your career the savvy way: online!
Balance the convenience and flexibility of laptop learning with dynamic, interactive classroom instruction for a well-rounded professional development plan!
FMP®-required courses held at IFMA headquarters next week
Are you in the process of pursuing IFMA’s Facility Management Professional (FMP) designation? If you lack either of the FMP-required courses below, then join us at IFMA headquarters next week and get one step closer to that valuable credential!
Join us this October for your association’s annual conference and exposition. As the event of choice for your profession, IFMA’s World Workplace 2010 is your best opportunity to invest in your professional growth, share knowledge and best practices, and prepare for the future of facility management!
Experience two full days of cutting-edge educational sessions categorized under 12 universal tracks representing the total work environment. Nearly 80 session descriptions have just been added online! Choose the courses that best suit your needs and begin planning your educational experience today.
The 2010 Doug Underwood/Utilities Council Golf Tournament
Support the FM community by participating in the IFMA Foundation’s annual Doug Underwood/Utilities Council Golf Tournament. Held in conjunction with IFMA’s World Workplace Conference & Expo, proceeds from the tournament will fund FOUR US$5,000 scholarships for the foundation's scholarship program!
This year's tournament will be played at the Stone Mountain Golf Club located in the Atlanta suburb of Stone Mountain. The event will be played on the Lakemont Course, a beautiful 18-hole course designed by Georgia native John LaFoy.
The tournament format will be a four-person scramble with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start. Create your own foursome or we will pair you up.
June 24 marks the second annual World FM Day. An initiative launched by Global FM, this celebration aims to raise the profile of the facility management profession internationally, not only within the industry, but also among governments and the general business community.
Global FM member organizations will hold public events on five different continents to bring attention to the role that facility management plays in building organizational performance. Activities will include governmental partnerships, networking events, luncheons, video presentations, social media campaigns and the debut of the Global FM Awards for Excellence in Facilities Management.
Contribute to World FM Day by using the new Google Maps feature! Whether you are finalizing your business plan, moving a team or attending a meeting—record what you are doing to recognize and celebrate World FM Day.
Council and Community Spotlight: Corporate Real Estate Council
Are you a member of a community of practice or one of IFMA’s 16 councils? If not, you’re missing out on a significant opportunity to gain highly targeted information in a specific area of interest, FM practice or business sector. Over the next several months, the WIRE will spotlight each IFMA council and community of practice to help you decide whether membership in one of these unique knowledge-sharing forums would be of benefit to you.
IFMA’s Corporate Real Estate Council focuses on the real estate and facility issues affecting the day-to-day operations endemic to corporate America. Areas of focus include workplace innovation, national and global real estate leasing/occupancy trends, corporate resource management, service delivery trends and Web-based real estate technology.
Join the Corporate Real Estate Council now and attend one of the following webinars!
6/24/2010
12:00 p.m. CDT
Strategy: Building a Sustainability Plan
Edie Fee, MCR
7/14/2010
1:00 p.m. CDT
The Paper Trail: Follow the Paper, Find the Money
Diane Coles, MCR
Georgia Perkey
8/12/2010
12:00 p.m. CDT
Thinking Outside of the Bucket
Jennifer A. Corbett-Shramo, IFMA Fellow
11/4/2010
12:00 p.m. CDT
The Office: A New Look at an Old Friend
Charles Grantham
James Ware
Participation is free for council members.
Interested in the Corporate Real Estate Council? Contact: Jeannie Nguyen, Council Liaison jeannie.nguyen@ifma.org | +1-713-623-4362, ext. 120
IFMA’s first-ever Virtual Bookstore Catalog
IFMA members now have exclusive access to the IFMA Bookstore Virtual Catalog. Browse through more than 60 of our most popular titles, along with IFMA merchandise, to discover essential resources for workplace professionals.
Don’t forget to check out our newest research report, Facility Management Staffing—the first IFMA research report dedicated entirely to staffing statistics.
Online Community: The Public Sector Facilities Council talks liability wavers
IFMA members help each other with facility-specific issues through IFMA’s councils and communities of practice. IFMA’s online community forum facilitates discussions. Here is an excerpt from a recent exchange between Public Sector Facilities Council members regarding liability wavers for city-sponsored clean-up activity. Only Public Sector Facilities Council members can access the shared files.
R. Paul Simons posted:
Our [city] council has requested and hired a contractor to perform a one-week graffiti removal blitz within our community. Removal will be on public and private property. This is the first time that a city-sponsored clean up will occur. I am looking for a liability waver form for city-sponsored clean up on private property. If you have such a thing for this type of activity, please let me know.
April Heinzereplied:
You need a right of entry permit for the private property.
If you aren’t participating in one or more of IFMA’s industry and interest specific councils or communities of practice, or our new Special Interest Group Forums that are open to all members, you are missing out on one of the most important benefits IFMA membership has to offer!
Interested in the Public Sector Facilities Council? Contact: Kari Stein, Council Development Specialist kari.stein@ifma.org | +1-713-623-4362, ext. 140
Highlights: European FM Insight, Issue 14
European FM Insight (eFMi) is a digital magazine published quarterly by EuroFM for the benefit of the global facility management community. It is a holistic FM publication with information that is relevant to facility researchers, educators and market practitioners.
Issue 14 includes articles on overall economic assessments, benefits and consequences of “desktop virtualization,” technology planning and more.
More than 400 IFMA members participated in the annual Energy Efficiency Index survey issued in March and April of this year. Among these participants, three were randomly selected to win a US$200 gift certificate. Congratulations to: Lesley Fritz, CFM, of Pennsylvania; Don McCrary, CFM, of Colorado; and Richard Mclain of California.
Many thanks to all of the participants who shared their facility’s energy usage and energy efficiency improvements. Survey results will be posted shortly to IFMA’s website.
Be a part of the 30th anniversary issue of the FMJ
The FMJ will celebrate IFMA’s 30-year anniversary in its September/October 2010 issue.
Entitled “The Future of FM,” this special edition of the FMJ highlights professionals who have made the association what it is today.
Topics include:
Destination-dispatch technology of the future
3-D laser scanning technology
Bio-threat detection
The importance of image/behavior
Inspiring FMs to become chief sustainability officers
The evolution of FM/Your FM story
Office design case study
Automating workforce systems
Quantifying energy performance beyond the use of energy bills
Design psychology in the office
Unique recycling measures
Applying smart grid technology
The next generation in document management solutions
Choosing the right renewable technology
How municipalities can ensure infrastructure sustainability
Using your CMMS reports to the fullest
Facility assessments and real property inventory
IFMA members can purchase ads in this commemorative issue in honor of chapters, councils, individual members, Corporate Sustaining Partners, associate member companies or simply in honor of IFMA itself.
To be a part of this keepsake edition of the Facility Management Journal, Contact: Diana Maldonado, Advertising Account Administrator diana.maldonado@ifma.org | +1-713-623-4362, ext.172 | 2010 FMJ Media Kit
IFMA members can enhance benchmarking efforts in facility performance through the association’s ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager master account. This valuable tool creates a clearinghouse for building energy performance data, allowing building owners to calculate and easily store data in one’s own business account.
The first step is to establish your baseline in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager; secondly, share your data with the IFMA master account. Getting started and sharing your data is now easier than ever. Plus, everyone who takes part has a chance for recognition at IFMA’s World Workplace 2010!
Data sharing is on a strictly voluntary basis. In order for IFMA to benchmark members’ combined energy performance, the association’s research department will have access to the database and apply the same standards of care and confidentiality with ENERGY STAR data. Although no scores will be revealed, we will need your permission to use your company's name to be recognized as a participant.
If you are currently tracking your data, please make sure to share that information with IFMA. If you’re interested in participating, get started today by visiting ifma.org/sustainability/ or the ENERGY STAR forum at http://ifmacommunity.org.
In today’s fast-paced work environment, it’s no wonder many professionals don’t have the time they need to achieve their professional credentialing goals. However, make no mistake—professional certification is more important than ever. Advance your career the savvy way: online!
European FM Insight (eFMi) is a digital magazine published quarterly by EuroFM for the benefit of the global facility management community. It is a holistic FM publication with information that is relevant to facility researchers, educators and market practitioners.
The FMJ will celebrate IFMA’s 30-year anniversary in its September/October 2010 issue.
