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Global FM International Workshops
Global FM International Workshop, Atlanta October 2010
Working across Boundaries – The FM Challenge in an Advancing World?
Tuesday 26 October 2010 -0900 - 1200 Hours, Parallel Session
Global FM will have the opportunity to run two workshops in 2010 to explore the challenges and opportunities that cross border delivery facilities management faces and to look at practical and repeatable solutions. After the Workshop in London in April, during BIFM Annual Conference, Global FM will be organising another International Workshop in Atlanta on 26th Ocotber, parallel to IFMA's World Workplace 2010 Conference & Expo.
One of the key issues facing facilities management professional is the challenge of delivering consistent services across boundaries. This can be city to city, region to region, state to state, country to country or continent to continent. Clients want a guaranteed service level that can be understood, monitored and communicated. The number of suppliers who aim to provide a global offering the opportunities for cross boundary delivery are increasingly facing ever increases challenges from IT implementation to currency exchange issues.
Programme
- Introduction by Steve Gladwin, Chairman of Global FM
- Cultural diversity – Dave Wilson
- Technology transcends boundaries - Qube Global Software
- The client challenge in a global economy – Fewer suppliers delivering more cost effective solutions.
- Delivering cross boundary solutions – A suppliers view
- Panel/workshop discussion – Outcome – Chaired by Steve Gladwin
- Expert panel made up of industry experts taking questions from the floor and sharing their experience of cross boundary service delivery
If you are planning to participate, please let us know as soon as possible, as space is limited. If you would like to attend the workshop, RSVP to Global FM (globalfm@kelleneurope.com) by 15th October 2010.
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Global FM Announces Winners of 2010 Awards for Excellence in FM
BRUSSELS, Belgium — (04 August 2010) — The Global Facility Management Association is pleased to announce the winners of its first-ever Awards for Excellence in Facilities Management. The Awards recognise efforts by individuals or teams within the FM industry — from researchers to facilities operators — who have made a positive contribution to the knowledge, practical application and communication of strategies to improve the workplace environment.
These awards are intended to recognize the “best-of-the-best” within the FM world. They give an invaluable worldwide recognition to recipients for their commitment and success in promoting and enhancing facilities management practices. Award recipients demonstrated the value of their innovations and/or improvements to the community through sustainable outcomes in the FM industry. The innovations and/or improvements arose from research or an initiative. They were in turn substantiated by supporting documentation or independent verification of the outcomes of the initiative, or in the case of research, the key findings . Read More