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September Newsletter |
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IFMA Atlanta Casino Night Brought to you by the Associates Committee Thursday October 2, 2014 - 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Join us for a night of fun and networking at Georgia Tech's Wardlaw Center, 177 North Avenue, Atlanta, GA. Heavy Appetizers, Wine/Beer, Entertainment and of course fun at the tables with your fellow IFMA members! Special Thank You to Read more. |
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This presentation is approved by IACET for 0.1 CEU's Generation Y represents the next large group in the workforce. A glance at the North American workforce reveals that more than 50% of its current workers (or 75 million retiring Baby Boomers) will be replaced by Gen Y in the next 10-20 years. Due to various influencing factors, Gen Y has Read more. |
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This program will be submitted to IACET for approval of 0.1 CEU's Chaos and change are a part of our lives. In the FM community, we face quite a bit of it every day. We can either choose to flail about or drown in the chaos, or we can learn to surf the big waves that keep coming at us. Read more. |
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Atlanta Work Place - February 20, 2015 - Loudermilk Center |
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IFMA ATLANTA PRESENTS CERTIFICATE OF NONPROFIT FACILITY MANAGEMENT AT GEORGIA CENTER FOR NONPROFITS In five sessions, IFMA Atlanta Community Services Committee is presenting the five-part Certificate of Nonprofit Facility Management through Nonprofit University at Georgia Center for Nonprofits. Representatives from nonprofit organizations are learning to master the essentials of renovating and maintaining their facilities with minimum impact on their operating Read more. |
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FACILITY MANAGERS FORUM - AUGUST 15, 2014 Our most recent Forum was discussion based learning and it was held at the new Carter's Headquarters in Buckhead. 25 facility managers signed up to discuss and network, in a roundtable format, topics of keen interest to them, such as; Workplace Strategies o How is the open plan working in your space Inhouse vs. outsourced Read more. |
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As part of the Obama Administration's initiative to reduce energy use, pollution and waste and save money in Federal operations, on 25 July 2014 Federal agencies released annual updates that show significant progress toward aggressive energy and sustainability goals set by the President in 2009. The Federal Government the largest energy consumer in the U.S. economy announced that it has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 17 percent since 2008, the equivalent of permanently taking 1.8 million cars off the road, and that 9 percent of Federal Government electricity is now from renewable sources. Read more |
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Want to teach at Georgia Tech? We have several slots available for guest lectures in our Professional Trends in Facility Management course. If you have expertise in Construction Project Management, Real Estate, Finances in FM, or Legal Compliance Issues, and want to present a 60-90 minutes presentation to our class, please let me know. Guest lectures should not be commercial, Read more.
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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 a sub committee of volunteer Read more. |
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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 skills, expertise, perspectives, and guidance Read more. |
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IFMA Atlanta Presents Certificate of Nonprofit Facility Management
The Communications Committee is Looking for Help
Career Mentoring Program Update
