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The International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) has awarded the Atlanta Chapter of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) the prestigious Authorized Provider accreditation. IACET Authorized Providers are the only organizations approved to offer IACET Continuing Education Units (CEUs). The accreditation period extends for five years, and includes all programs offered or created…
On February 22, 2013, IFMA Atlanta, with sponsorship from The BEST Consultant, was proud to host Ryan Gravel as our afternoon keynote speaker at the Atlanta Workplace 2013 conference. His presentation was called “Don’t Hold Your Breath” and can be viewed below.
On February 22, 2013, IFMA Atlanta was proud to host Kevin Johnson from Invest Atlanta as our morning keynote speaker at the Atlanta Workplace 2013 conference. His presentation was called “Economic Development in the City of Atlanta” and can be viewed below.
Next Wednesday IFMA’s BIM Lifecycle Operations Community of Practice (BIMLO COP) will present our second of four BIM related webinars for 2013 – ‘How Integrated Project Delivery And BIM Are Used And Provide Value For Your Capital Projects’ presented by DPR Construction and Perkins + Will I’ve been working with both presenters and can state that their presentation material is…
On February 22, 2013, IFMA Atlanta – in conjunction with its partners, IIDA Georgia and the Atlanta branch of the USGBC of GA held a one day educational conference called “Atlanta Workplace.” Three tracks – operations, sustainability, and design – were offered to attendees. As an added benefit to our members, each session was recorded…
Since 2009, IFMA Atlanta has had a very successful partnership with a quarterly real estate magazine called OC Atlanta (previously called “Office & Commercial Atlanta”). In exchange for providing two articles per issue, the magazine sends a complimentary copy to all chapter members. PDF copies of the magazine can be downloaded at http://www.ocatlanta.com This is…
This year, at the December luncheon, we are collecting furnishings for homeless families and veterans who are being placed into permanent housing in time for the holidays by Project Community Connections, an IFMA Atlanta Nonprofit Partner. Furniture has been acquired from Furniture Bank of Atlanta, another of our Nonprofit Partners, but they need other essentials…
Due to lack of participants, the AIA + 2030 program has been canceled. If it is rescheduled, we will post about it here.
Barb Giamanco spoke at IFMA Atlanta’s May luncheon on Social Media and how FMs should be harnassing its power. It was a fast-paced, energetic discussion that had takeaways for everyone who attended. If you missed the presentation or want to relive it again, you can download it here: Social Networking for Facility Managers.
IFMA Chairwoman, Kathy Roper, has asked us to pass this opportunity along Spatial Plexus ’12: “Inspecting “Wicked Problems” with Geospatial Goggles” 2.5-Dy Conference, $300, May 21 – 23, 2012 Atlanta GA | Co-offered by the National Geospatial Technology Center for Excellence and the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GIS@GTRI Program) Generally speaking, the goal of industry…