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by Chris Sanders It’s a perfect fall afternoon and I am sitting in my local Starbucks waiting to meet with Clara. As Clara arrives I feel woefully underdressed. Clara is dressed in a beautiful bright blue silk suit that matches the color of her eyes. Noticeably placed on the label of Clara’s suit are Delta…
One of the pleasures of attending World Workplace is the energy generated by Chapters from all over the world proudly displaying and “trading” their chapter pins. Each year International has a “Best Pin” contest at the IFMA Central booth and — you may not know this — last year the Atlanta Chapter won the contest…
Over 40 IFMA members attended a private tour of the headquarters of the CNN Center on Thursday, June 24. Located in downtown Atlanta, CNN Center features more than 1.2 million square feet of office, retail, and restaurant space. The site spans several city blocks and contains CNN’s main newsrooms, as well as several of the…
Chapter President, Joanne Cole, points us to a great article in the British Institute of Facility Management’s “FM World” magazine urging Facility Managers to “Go Organic.” The story encourages FMs to broaden their experience and become comfortable with working outside their traditional silos. The story ends with an interesting, and possibly prescient point, The next…
Atlanta Facility Managers often don’t realize how lucky they are to live in this city. Our chapter of IFMA is one of the oldest and most mature in the nation. Local school, Georgia Tech offers one of the few master’s degree programs offered in the United States. Even better, one of the professors at that…
IFMA Young Professionals is a group dedicated to providing Facility Managers under 35 years old with an avenue for meeting their peers, sharing experiences and networking! The group also has a lot of fun in the process. We are pleased to announce that the next Young Professionals social will be on May 21st @5pm. It…