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IFMA/GCN CERTIFICATE OF NONPROFIT FACILITY MANAGEMENT CONCLUDES WITH 30 GRADUATES On October 9, IFMA Atlanta Community Services Committee presented the concluding session of the five-part Certificate of Nonprofit Facility Management through Nonprofit University at Georgia Center for Nonprofits. Representatives from nonprofit organizations have learned to master the essentials of renovating and maintaining their facilities with…
IMFA ATLANTA LAUNCHES A NEW ACCREDITED DEGREE PROGRAM LIAISON EFFORT IFMA Atlanta is in a unique position – we have two Accredited Degree Programs (ADP) in Facility Management in our service area. The Graduate Program at Georgia Tech (GT) has been in place for quite some time and has produced many successful Facility Managers…
Feb. 20, 2015 Loudermilk Center Vendor Registration Form for Atlanta Work Place 2015 is Now Available. Click Here for AWP 2015 – Vendor Registration Form
Company success can be unpredictable, and can rapidly change. Suppose, however, that there were a way to ensure business growth and prosperity despite a seesaw economy. In Joe Carroll’s article (published in the FMJ this month) called Cultivating a Workplace of Fulfillment, he writes about the specific initiatives companies can adopt to achieve this seemingly…
Click on the here to see more pictures from World Workplace 2014 WORLD WORKPLACE 14’ As seen through the eyes of a FIRST-ATTENDEE/STUDENT By Quindell Myrick,…
Construction Management Fundraiser Gala This past Thursday evening, September 25, 2014, the SPSU Construction Management Department hosted this year’s Annual Construction Management Gala and Fundraiser at the Cobb Energy Center. Once again, the evening proved to be a huge success. Keynote speaker, Dan Papp-President of KSU, spoke to a full house. All were very happy…
IFMA Atlanta Members: I just returned from World Workplace – the International Facility Management conference that was held in New Orleans this year – and feel energized! It is such a special feeling to be with thousands of other people who all know what a Facility Manager does – and most of whom do the…
Nearly 33 acres of city-owned property could harness renewable energy By Max Blau@maxblau Keith Philpott/HDR BRIGHT IDEAS: City’s planning to cover old trash mounds with solar panels, similar to DeKalb County’s Hickory Ridge Landfill. For years, the city’s now-closed landfills have done nothing but sit idle and emit methane. Now, more than 30 acres of…
Career Mentoring Program Update By Joe Carroll, Chair, Career Services Committee The IFMA-Atlanta chapter Career Mentoring Program has been operational for over two years. We have had many Mentors and Mentees benefiting from this program. The process enables one person (the Mentor) to facilitate the development of another person (the Mentee) by sharing…
The Communications Committee is now looking for help in two areas: First, we need the help of 2-4 Volunteer photobugs from among the ranks of IFMA Atlanta’s 450 members to join our existing pool of photographers to take pictures at our luncheons and events and to post them on Flickr. Our goal is to have…