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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 announces high-octane slate of keynote speakers for World Workplace Conference and Expo in Charlotte

    Aug. 14, 2018
    IFMA has named three keynote speakers for the first time at its World Workplace Conference and Expo. NASCAR icon and philanthropist Kyle Petty will deliver the opening keynote and former White House CIO and cybersecurity expert Theresa Payton will present the awards luncheon closing keynote. Delivering the first plenary session keynote is Scott Breor, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

  • IFMA announces corporate sustaining partnership with AECOM

    July 30, 2018
    IFMA announced today that AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, is joining IFMA as a Corporate Sustaining Partner. IFMA Corporate Sustaining Partners serve as industry advisers, subject matter experts and change leaders committed to the success of facility management professionals. AECOM joins other best-in-class organizations that are making substantial investments in the FM community to strengthen the goals, objectives and work of IFMA.

  • IFMA Foundation announces new executive director

    July 09, 2018
    The IFMA Foundation today announced the appointment of Diane Coles Levine as Executive Director. Her executive role began July 2. She has been a driver of workplace strategy within the facility management (FM) community for more than 25 years. She is a cofounder of IFMA’s Workplace Evolutionaries community and the IFMA Foundation Workplace Strategy Research Summits. She is also an award-winning co-editor and author of the “Work on the Move” books and recently completed a three-year term on IFMA’s global board of directors. A sought-after speaker who has guest lectured at MIT and the Vienna University of Technology, Coles Levine has been actively involved in the IFMA Foundation and is one of the pioneers of the foundation’s Global Workforce Initiative. She joins IFMA staff as a remote employee, working from Long Beach, California, USA.

  • IFMA announces 2018-19 executive committee and global board of directors

    July 02, 2018
    IFMA is pleased to introduce the member-elected executive committee (EC) and new appointees of its global board of directors for the 2018-19 fiscal year. July 1 marked the first day as chair for Graham John Tier, CFM, FMP, MRICS. He is joined by first vice chair John Carrillo, CFM, IFMA Fellow, and second vice chair Peter Ankerstjerne, MBA, COP, FRICS, IFMA Fellow. EC terms last one year. In addition, four new board members were appointed to three-year terms: Beverley Farrington, Kate North, Michael Redding and Dean Stanberry, CFM, LEED AP O+M. These professionals bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the organization globally renowned for thought leadership in facility management (FM) and workplace strategy.

  • IFMA Foundation announces support by ABM for Global Workforce Initiative

    June 29, 2018
    The IFMA Foundation today announced major progress on its Global Workforce Initiative, a multi-industry effort to fill a growing talent gap in facilities services. ABM, a leading provider of facility solutions, announced its commitment to support the funding of the initiative.

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