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Photos from the World Workplace 2010 IFMA Awards
Banquet
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The
very essence of leadership is that you have to have
vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet- Theodore M.
Hesburgh
It
seems as if it were just weeks ago that Past President
Joanne Cole (Centers for Disease Control) and I sat in a
small room in the Orlando convention center, pitching
the idea of how the Atlanta Chapter of IFMA and its
members were ready to partner with IFMA Headquarters to
support World Workplace 2010. We had heard from our
Orlando Chapter tales of how difficult it was to recruit
volunteers and how challenging it would be to be
successful at this venture. In the initial
meetings, there were contracts to negotiate and
discussion on fun stuff like advertising, booth space,
banners, and discounted rates for early registration.
Even then, though, we were overwhelmed with excitement
about being part of the 30th Anniversary
celebration and knew that our chapter's membership were
up to the challenge of making the event a huge
success. .
And
you didn't disappoint! Twenty-four associate
members stepped up and sold out the Peachtree Street
exposition aisle in record timing with coordination by
Gene Meaney (Suntrust). A dozen or so volunteers,
each with sub-committee support, met bi-weekly under the
leadership of Tammy Roberts (Dekalb Office) to
coordinate the logistics all the details from the
Atlanta Central Booth project with tvsdesign and SCAD,
Chapter shirts, the BINGO foundation incentive game,
giveways, and chapter hospitality. Hours of work,
struggles to compromise to ensure member needs were met,
produced the most successful World Workplace event in
its' history. To ensure there were opportunities
for any member to participate Candice Kearney (Habitat
for Humanity) oversaw several hundred hours of volunteer
posts. From welcoming participations at the
information booth, to celebrating the opening of the
EXPO floor, supporting the IFMA Foundation with your
time, presence and your financial gifts, to working at
Atlanta Central to cleaning up after each event, members
of this chapter worked collectively to create a seamless
experience for the attendees.
During
the past year, Meaghan Baker (IHG) and Clara Smith (CMS
Enterprises), chair of the Newsletter and VP of
the Professional Development committees
respectively, both dedicated much time and effort -
and produced award-winning results. The Atlanta Chapter
of IFMA won both the Newsletter Award and Professional
Development Award and were recognized at the Awards of
Excellence dinner. New to our chapter, but not to
IFMA, Derek Rusch (Dekalb Office) was recognized for his
contributions to the IFMA Foundation.
Linda
Edgecombe, author of Shift or Get off the Pot: 26
Simple Truths About Getting a Life asked the early morning
audience in last Friday's session, "When was the last
time you did something for the first time?" For me, his
week has been a seven days of "firsts." I attended a
cocktail party on Monday night that provided me with an
opportunity to discuss the IFMA Foundation challenges
and opportunities. I was able to visit and thank
Linda Beverly; for everything she has offered the
Atlanta Chapter upon her retirement. And the
highlight of the World Workplace 2010? For me it
was walking George and Doris Graves into the Welcome
Reception at the Georgia Aquarium on Wednesday
night. Just being hand-in-hand with the founder of
IFMA and celebrating the 30th Anniversary of
his vision was amazing!
What
firsts did you experience?
Are
you seeing your career in a new way today?
Linda
Edgecombe also suggested we ask ourselves, "How old are
your stories?" For me (and I hope for many of you)
our stories and professional connections are
fresh. It was exciting -- no thrilling -- to be a
part of the Atlanta Chapter at this time in IFMA's
history. I congratulate each of you for your
continued career growth and for your choice to make IFMA
a vehicle for your success.
To
all our members, exhibitors and sponsors, thank
you! IFMA Atlanta ... you make me proud to be your
President.
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Upcoming
Events
Associates Committee Happy Hour
& Brewing Tour
Topic:
Attendance is free and open to everyone!
Date:
November 4th
Time:
5-7pm
Location:
5 Seasons Brewery (Westside)
Emerging Leaders Event
Topic:
Fall Faceoff - GA Tech vs. VA Tech
Date:
November 4th
Time:
6pm
Location:
Stats
Topic:
Energy Savings for Facility Managers (Workshop)
Date:
November 9th
Time:
9am-12pm
Location:
Energy
Ace
Non-Profit Lunch and
Learn
Topic:
Get more Bang for your Funder's Buck
Date:
November 11th
Time:
11:30am
- 1pm
Location:
Hendrick
Inc Conference
Room
November
LuncheonTopic:
"Get
Your Geek On" (Panel
Discussion)
Date:
November
17
Time:
11:30am
Location:
Villa
Christina
Associates
Committee Happy Hour & Brewing
Tour
Topic:
Attendance is free and open to everyone!
Date:
December 2nd
Time:
5-7pm
Location:
Marlow's Tavern #3Education
Program
Topic:
Energy Savings for Facility Managers
Workshop
Date:
December 7
Time:
9am - 12pm
Speakers:
Harriet Whelihan, Mike Sabo, Wayne Robertson
Location:
Energy AceDecember Awards
LuncheonTopic:
Awards
Luncheon
Date:
December
15
Time:
11:30am
Location:
Piedmont
Driving Club
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Looking
for Work?
Job
postings are being posted on the Atlanta chapter of
IFMA's LinkedIn group. Check here for a full
listing.
This month's featured opening
is a "Director of Physical Resources" job at SCAD
Atlanta. Be sure you tell your friends who are in
job transition about this important
resource!
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Volunteers
Needed
Would
you like to volunteer your skills to the IFMA Atlanta
chapter? Is there a special project that you think
you could do and would make a real difference? If
so, please contact Wendy Gill at wgill@taylorgroupga.com.
Check this column in the future for specific
opportunities to volunteer.
Volunteers
are the core of this chapter's success. We welcome and
appreciate every hour of your
participation.
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Congratulations
to Meaghan Baker!
It is with great joy and pleasure that we
report the birth of Mason Dean
Baker, son of Meaghan Baker (former
Newsletter committee chair and Facility Manager at
IHG). Mason was born on October 11, coming in
at 6.5 lbs, 20 inches long!
Please
join us in wishing them both the best as they recuperate
at home. The Atlanta Chapter will be sending a
note on your behalf to them and making a donation to the
IFMA Foundation in his honor this
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Atlanta
Chapter Well-Represented at World Workplace
Awards Ceremony
Special
Congratulations to Clara Smith, Meaghan Baker
& Derek Rusch
IFMA's
Atlanta chapter was well-represented at IFMA's
awards dinner this year. The pictures above
show Clara Smith accepting an award on behalf of
the Professional Development Committee, Meaghan
Smith accepting an award on behalf of the
Newsletter Committee, and Derek Rusch accepting an
award for his work supporting the IFMA
Foundation. Congratulations to all of these
leaders and their efforts on behalf of IFMA and
the chapter!
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A
Special Shout-Out to Our Atlanta World Work Place
Sponsors and Steering Committee
Volunteers
by
Tammy Roberts
I'd like to take a moment
to thank the sponsors of our chapter's booth
at Atlanta World Work Place.....thank you
all for your generous contribution. Our
booth sponsors included:
- Choate
- Corporate
Environments
- Cort
- CWC
- DeKalb
Office
- Humphries
and Company
- Knoll
- The
Mohawk Group
- SCAD
- Steelcase
inc.
- tvsdesign
Our
booth put the Atlanta IFMA Chapter on the map.
SCAD students, under the direction of
Professor Barri Culpepper, were very excited to see
their final design become a reality.
Nancy Cartledge, Matthew
Hayner and
Ziv Chan of
tvsdesign contributed a tremendous amount of time
to ensure education would be part of the Atlanta
IFMA Chapters booth. Their leadership and
direction was commendable. Peter
Wittkop of Humphries
worked endless hours to ensure the booth would be
constructed properly and on time. We are
greatly for his dedication and
contribution.
I'd
also like to extend a round of applause to
all of our hospitality sponsors. These
sponsors were:
- Executive Management Services, Inc
- Flood Brothers
- Mayberry Electric
- milliCare
- Munters
- RENTACRATE
- Royal Cup Coffee
We
appreciate the venues they provided for relaxing
and networking with fellow IFMA friends. The
OMNI and STATS parties made for perfect ends to
our busy World WorkPlace days.
Finally,
I'd like to thank our Steering Committee
Volunteers:
- Joanne Cole - who was indispensible...
helping with the Bingo Cards, Flashlights,
Pin Design, and even the Flowers for our
booth...the list is endless. We are grateful to
you.
- Ken Bryson - otherwise known as the photo
man, thanks for all the pictures and your
valuable input during the entire process.
- Joe Robertson - thanks for selling the
raffle tickets during both the monthly meetings
and the Foundation Gala.
- Heather Ray - the shirts were dynamite;
everyone wanted one of our shirts at World
WorkPlace. The lanyards matched perfectly.
- Lindsay Bradshaw - what a wonderful job you
did coordinating the award banquet tickets. It
was great having the Atlanta Group all together.
- Gene Meaney - Peachtree Street was a hit
thanks to you.
- Candace Kearney - we couldn't have asked for
a better person to coordinate the many
volunteers needed to make WWP2010 a huge
success. Kudos to you.
- Monte Townsend - if it weren't for your
fantastic skit at the monthly meeting and help
with the OMNI we would not have had such a great
turn out. Thank you.
- Gean Leyba - Your recruitment for sponsors
was stellar and your input throughout the entire
process was invaluable. We appreciate all you
did.
- Jeff Dellamggiora - Thanks for your valuable
input and your consistency in the many Steering
Committee Meetings.
- Christy Jellets - Your leadership was
admirable. Thank you for always remaining calm.
Check
out this space next month for a more in-depth
recap of World Work Place!
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November
Luncheon:
Get
Your Geek On -- Building Relationships between
FM & IT Functions
Date:
November 17, 2010
Location:
Villa
Christina
Panel:
Gean
Leyba (RIM), Christopher Townsend (Pieper,
O'Brien, Herr), Bob Askew
(ASD)
Mark your Calendars
Now!
Register Here!
Please
join us for a "Get Your Geek On" panel discussion.
Our panel of facility managers and IT
professionals will explore the growing
relationships between facility managers and IT
departments. As new technologies adapt to
our everyday activities, facility managers
and IT professionals are interacting more and
integrating their responsibilities to meet the
growing demand for more efficient and
cost-effective operations. This program will look
into the growing relationships between FM and IT
professionals, analyze effective
cost reductions with the integration of
FM and IT roles, and explore new technologies that
will impact how facility managers work.
Learning
Objectives include:
- Identify
the relationships between facility management
and information technology, and how each impacts
the infrastructure of the organization.
- Learn
how FM and IT professionals integrate resources
to reduce cost.
- Understand
how changes in technology will impact facility
management infrastructures, processes, and
building systems.
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Associates Committee
Event:
Brewery
Tour
Date:
November 4, 2010
Location:
5
Seasons Brewery
Mark your Calendars
Now!
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Sustainability
Corner
Rainwater
Harvesting - A Case Study by Annette
Gorelick
Annette Gorelick, an
active member of our chapter, recently
published this article about rainwater
harvesting in Green Building Pro.
While the debate abounds
concerning the effects of global climate change,
deforestation and increasing world population, one
thing is clear. Water is a precious resource.
Whether a necessity, honorable stewardship of the
planet's natural resources, or just good business
sense; the efficient use of water is an
environmental initiative worth the challenge.
Individuals and businesses that take voluntary
steps to plan and implement water saving projects
are differentiating themselves as socially
responsible and economically savvy...
Read More
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IFMA Advocacy Forum in Washington DC
by
Dan Walther, IFMA Atlanta Education
Committee
It
was a great opportunity to represent our Atlanta
Chapter at the Advocacy Forum on September 22.
Later that day, there were two meetings set up for
me-- one was to talk with an assistant to Tom
Price (Republican), Representative of
Georgia's 6th Congressional
District in the United States House of
Representatives since 2005, and the second meeting
was to speak with an assistant to Senator Saxby
Chambliss (R-GA). 2nd term Republican
from Georgia.
The
whole experience was phenomenal--to be in the
Capitol building in the morning for the Public
Policy Forum, and then to the House and on to the
Senate (structural veins of this great democratic
nation), were truly eye opening, impressive, and
inspiring moments.
As
I waited outside Senator Saxby Chambliss' office
to express our thanks for their support of the
Bill (it passed the Senate with flying colors) and
to share some insights to our wide scope of
responsibilities for the built environment, who
goes walking right past me but the one and only
U.S. Senator John
McCain (R-AZ).
As
my plane built up speed to take off from the
Reagan International Airport runway, I reflected
on the days events--having involvement in our
Capitol for a Bill that affects our industry was a
real gift and I hope each one of our members has
this same opportunity some day.
Until
then, please check our website for
upcoming announcements and links to our local
advocacy efforts.
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New
Member Breakfast Recap:
The
Buckhead Club
-
Christy
Lowell
The
event started at 7:30 with networking and
breakfast. Christy Jellets, IFMA Atlanta
President, gave a brief presentation on the
benefits of being an IFMA member and also on the
committees that IFMA has to offer. She
encouraged new members to get involved by joining
a committee. She explained that by doing so you
will build and develop relationships with other
members of the IFMA Atlanta Chapter, therefore
getting your Return on Investment. She also
placed an emphasis on attending World Workplace
and the events our Chapter is planning during the
Convention.
I
am extremely happy to announce that membership is
at 468 as of October 20, 2010. This is
the highest our membership has been in Chapter
history!!! Thanks to all of those who
attended and helped make this event
possible!
The
IFMA New Member/Guest Breakfast was held on
October 14th at The Buckhead
Club. Once again we decided to do a catered
breakfast, since the last one was such a success.
We had 63 people in attendance. Of those, 23
of were guests and 21 were new members. I am
pleased to say we have already had several guests
from the breakfast join our
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Sustainability Breakfast
Recap:
The
Westminster School
-
Joseph Geierman, CFM,
FMP
Early
in October members of the IFMA Atlanta Chapter
visited the Westminster School to learn about an
energy and water audit they recently conducted
which had a potential cost savings of
$200,000. About $150,000 of these savings
have a 2-year payback!
Professional
members who attended learned the importance of
energy and water audits in establishing
benchmarks, goals & action plans. Jean
Pullen, the consultant who conducted the audit,
led the presentation. Much thanks to William
Broome, CFM -- Facility Manager at the Westminster
School - for hosting us!
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Professionals:
Are you looking
for Green Products/Services?
If so, please
check out our member companies in the Sustainable
Directory. It is located on the
Sustainability page under the Member Resources tab
on the IFMA Atlanta website.
Associate members:
Do
you have a green product or service and would like
our professional members to find out about
them? To be considered
for listing on the Sustainable Directory, please
download and application and submit the
completed application to Michael Doane for review by the
Sustainability
Subcommittee.
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Interested in
contributing an article - or even in joining the Newsletter
committee? If so, then contact our Newsletter Committee
Chair, Joseph Geierman, at joseph@ifmaatlanta.org |
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