- Upcoming Events - mark your calendar!
October 21, 2008 - Google Tour, CIC Building, 5:30 p.m.
November 18, 2008 - Dale Carnegie Seminar, Dale Carnegie Offices, 11:30 a.m.
December 16, 2008 - Economic Development with Stu Hoffman, Rivers Club, 11:30 a.m.
January 20, 2009 - American Eagle Tour, Southside, 5:30 p.m.
More details will be soon forthcoming regarding these and more upcoming scheduled programs.
- SAME/IFMA Facilities Management Workshop
Two ground-breaking conferences—one great city! IFMA is pleased to announce two exciting and educational FM events taking place in a city near you. The SAME/IFMA Facilities Management Workshop and the Third Annual Public Policy Forum will bring the public and private sectors together in Washington, D.C. this September. As your organization, IFMA has taken the initiative to extend a special invitation to members residing in close proximity to the event sites. These key opportunities to learn and network are only a drive away!
Share FM best practices and discuss the latest issues faced by fellow facility managers. Begin your enlightening learning experience with the SAME/IFMA workshop on Sept. 9-10, 2008, and stay for the FREE public policy conference on Sept. 11, 2008.
Click here for more info.: WEB SITE
- NEW COMMUNITY FOR RESTAURANT AND FOOD SERVICE
HOUSTON — (Aug. 8, 2008) — The International Facility Management Association is pleased to announce the formation of the Restaurant and Food Service Facility Managers Community, a new community of practice for those who manage facilities in the restaurant and food service industries. IFMA’s communities of practice are organized special interest groups that unite members of specific industries not represented by IFMA councils. The new community will provide a network for restaurant and food service professionals to connect with one another, share resources and take advantage of continuing education opportunities.
“As more facility managers are being asked to manage outsourced food service, this community will provide them with a network to benchmark best practices and share experiences among their peers,” said Matt Mundok of Innovative Hospitality Solutions. “The community will be a link between facility managers and food service industry leaders and will enhance the knowledge of those responsible for managing food service relationships and programs.”
The new community will hold a kickoff webinar entitled “An Introduction to Sustainability in Food Service” presented by Christopher P. Hodges, P.E., CFM, IFMA Fellow, of Facility Engineering Associates, at 2:30 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Aug. 19. Hodges will discuss the basic elements of sustainable food service; the importance of strategy, implementation, measurement and monitoring; and several examples of successful sustainable food service programs.
To learn more about joining the Restaurant and Food Service Facility Managers Community or to participate in the webinar, contact Kari Stein, IFMA council development specialist, at 713-623-4362 or kari.stein@ifma.org.
IFMA is the world’s largest and most widely recognized international association for professional facility managers, supporting more than 19,000 members in 60 countries. The association’s members, represented in 125 chapters and 15 councils worldwide, manage more than 37 billion square feet of property and annually purchase more than US$100 billion in products and services. Formed in 1980, IFMA certifies facility managers, conducts research, provides educational programs, recognizes facility management certificate programs and produces World Workplace, the world’s largest facility management conference and exposition. For more information, visit the IFMA press room or www.ifma.org.
- World Workplace
IFMA World Workplace 2008 Conference & Expo
October 15-17, 2008
Dallas Convention Center
Dallas, Texas
The most important educational, networking and buying event for the Facility Management profession is only five months away!
Early registration deadline is August 1
WEB SITE
- Welcome to the following newest members of IFMA:
Tim Cornuet - Rentacrate LLC
Brian Gamble - McKinney Properties Inc.
Alexandra Gregory - La Roche College
Wayne Hart - South Hills Movers
Christopher Hill - Point Park University
David Mistick - Circumspex LLC
David Saville - Shaw Contract Group
Frank Vincunas - University of Pittsburgh
William Warren - Univ. of Pgh. Medical Center
Tim White - The Trane Company
- IFMA JobNet
Looking to make a career change? IFMA`s new and improved version of JobNet delivers more career search resources to you than ever before! The new JobNet allows you to post your resume anonymously as well as set up a free "My Career" account.
Your "My Career" account can automatically e-mail information to you about the jobs posted matching your career criteria, store jobs of interest, cover letters, notes on employers, communications with employers and much more.
To learn more about this improved service and post your resume, visit JobNet today! Just click on: WEB SITE
- IFMA Membership Application
You now have a direct link to join or renew your membership with IFMA. For the application for membership please go to WEB SITE
- FMJ Publication now on-line
As a benefit of your IFMA electronic membership, you have access to each new issue of Facility Management Journal via WEB SITE
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