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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 […]
The March luncheon at 103 West was well attended at this nice venue and the selection of the lunch menu was a nice change. Our speaker Roland Ignacio for QTS shared the breakdown of data center Maintenance and Reliability with his presentation on “How Reliabilities Center Maintenance Trends Impact Facility Manager”. He shared the nuts […]
Atlanta Workplace 2013 proved to be another hit amongst the attendees. A great team worked tirelessly to put this event together. From the keynote speakers to the session speakers and exhibitors, all who attended found something to gain from the experience. The $99 fee was one low price for a day of courses and networking […]
“Be at the table or be on the menu.” I am here! To use the word “Thrilling” is an understatement when I express how my career has come full circle. Beginning as an administrative support person for the Georgia Civil Rights Network, to Washington DC, obtaining updates on IFMA’s legislative agenda on “The Hill” is […]
This year I had the pleasure of having Christy Jellets attend with me as part of our rotating participation. This will be my second year attending as last year was Dan Walther’s second year attending. We have established that as a member attending this event, we attend for two years and then rotate out so […]
The Programs Committee held a breakfast meeting in September. This was a first for a program meeting and was well attended by both Professionals and Associates. The total number of attendees was not as great as is normal for lunch meetings, but a review of the attendees indicates that the majority of the attendees do […]