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EUROPE - France
101/109, rue Jean Jaurès 92300 Levallois-Perret Tél : +33 1 47 48 93 39 Fax : +33 1 47 48 93 40 |
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EUROPE - United Kingdom Number of Members: 12,600 (as of September 2008) History: Founded in 1993 Current Activities: Information, research, networking, publishing, training, events |
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AUSTRALIA Number of Members: 1,900 History: FMA Australia provides a range of member services including networking and professional development opportunities, a national annual conference - ideaction including the opportunity for members to develop special interest groups associated with particular expertise or sectors of the facilities management (FM) industry. Through taking a leading advocacy role on behalf of its members FMA Australia:
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UNITED STATES Number of Members: 19,500 History: At the time, many facility professionals were members of other international organizations, but those groups could not supply the information needed to manage the offices of the future. The first step toward the formation of a more specialized organization occurred in December 1978 when Herman Miller Research Corp. hosted a conference, “Facility Influence on Productivity,” in Ann Arbor, Mich. This conference was the meeting place for the three founders of IFMA. George Graves of Texas Eastern Transmission Corp., Charles Hitch of Manufacturer’s Bank in Detroit and David Armstrong of Michigan State University voiced a need for an organization comprised of facility professionals from private industry. In May 1980, Graves hosted a meeting in Houston to establish a formal organizational base for a facility management association. By the end of the meeting, a new organization known as the National Facility Management Association (NFMA) had a constitution, bylaws, temporary officers and plans to expand nationally. At the first annual meeting of NFMA in October 1980, there were 47 participants - 25 were direct members of the association. The attendees from Houston helped establish the first chapter and committed to host the second annual national conference. Shortly after the 1981 conference, the name was changed to the International Facility Management Association to accommodate a large Canadian membership. The growth of the new organization began to accelerate. Today, IFMA serves more than 19,233 members in 62 countries with 125 chapters. The association’s structure of 15 councils serves the vertical and specialized interests of those who manage educational and cultural institutions, manufacturing and petrochemical plants, research and development laboratories, financial centers, call centers, corporate headquarters, utilities and health care facilities - as well as those who focus on environmental health and safety concerns, computer applications and real estate issues. To date, 3,670 Certified Facility Managers have been designated through IFMA’s certification program - an examination designed to test skills and knowledge in eight core competencies. IFMA’s annual World Workplace Conference & Expo event and its counterpart conferences, World Workplace-Europe and the Asian Facility Management Conferences, attract thousands of attendees each year and continue to elevate the importance of the facility manager worldwide. Current Activities: Operations and Maintenance Competency Course FM-3D (Best Practices Forum, Management Summit, Sustainability Summit) European Facility Management Conference World Workplace 2009
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SOUTH AMERICA - Brazil Number of Members: 349 (september 2008) History: ABRAFAC stands out as a knowledge and information forum aiming at the defense of rights and interests of its members. Regarding vision, our expectation is to be a reference organization for the Brazilian market—functioning as both a consultation and support source for every facility management-related initiative. IFMA has been our benchmarking reference from the very beginning. Current Activities: |
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EUROPE - Hungary Number of Members: 39 History: |
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EUROPE - Switzerland Number of Members: 650 History: Current Activities: FM-MESSE 2009 - 26. – 28. May 2009 |
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UNITED STATES 12100 Sunset Hills Road, Suite 130, Reston, VA 20190 Tel: +1 (703) 234-4066 Fax: +1 (703) 435-4390 Info@AFE.org |
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