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Founded in 1980, IFMA is the world's largest and most widely recognized international association for facility management professionals, supporting 24,000 members in more than 100 countries.

This diverse membership participates in focused component groups equipped to address their unique situations by region (13​​6 chapters), industry (1​6 councils) and areas of interest (six communities). Together they manage more than 78 billion square feet of property and annually purchase more than US$526 billion in products and services.

To meet its mission to “advance the ​professional discipline of facility management worldwide,” on an annual basis IFMA:

  • Produces World Workplace, the world’s largest series of facility management conferences and expositions, and Facility Fusion, a more intimate gathering of FM professionals with powerful networking and a fusion of education, leadership training, best practices and an exposition.
  • Conducts research that strengthens the knowledge and skills of FM professionals while advancing the FM profession.
  • Produces industry-leading publications, including magazines, newsletters and blogs, and maintains the Knowledge Library, a robust online collection of resources ​reviewed by FM content experts.

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Latest News

  • IFMA’s Facility Fusion wows attendees and exhibitors in Chicago

    April 05, 2018
    IFMA hosted an over-capacity exposition floor catering to its largest Facility Fusion Conference and Expo attendance in years in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Participants experienced innovative new products and services across the facility management (FM) industry, networked with colleagues and industry leaders, and participated in next-generation events like the emerging technology showcase, which highlighted smart technology including applied sensor data and drones.

  • IFMA Foundation Online Auction Supports Making FM a Career of Choice

    March 01, 2018
    The IFMA Foundation is holding an online auction to support its mission of making FM a career of choice. The auction is open through 11 a.m. CT on Monday, March 19, at www.ifmafoundation.org/auction.

  • IFMA, RICS launch World Workplace Forum Middle East

    Feb. 05, 2018
    Following the success of the first World Workplace event in the Middle East in May 2017, IFMA and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) are bringing the second World Workplace Forum to Dubai. The event will bring forward-thinking FM strategies, solutions and the latest industry standards to an interactive, one-day learning and networking event at The Address Dubai Mall, on 19 April 2018.

  • IFMA’s World Workplace 2017 thrives in post-Harvey Houston

    Nov. 02, 2017
    More than 4,000 facility management (FM) professionals attended the World Workplace Conference and Expo in Houston, Texas, USA on Oct. 18-20. The International Facility Management Association (IFMA), whose largest global Service Center of Excellence office is in Houston, presented its flagship event in collaboration with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

  • IFMA Fellows Class of 2017 honored at IFMA’s World Workplace

    Oct. 23, 2017

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