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Dear IFMA chapter and council leaders!

IFMA has reached a significant milestone, three decades in the making, and it would have never happened without the tireless dedication and hard work from IFMA’s chapter and council volunteer leaders. Thanks to you, we’re proud to announce that IFMA’s worldwide membership now exceeds 20,000 members! 20,088 to be exact!

So what do these 20,000 FM industry experts look like? Representing 78 countries, they manage more than 37 billion square feet of property and annually purchase more than US$100 billion in products and services. Our members are facility managers, architects, engineers, interior designers, property managers and real estate professionals. They represent organizations including CB Richard Ellis, Deutsche Bank, Jones Lang LaSalle, Lockheed Martin, the Minnesota Vikings, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Rolls Royce, the Smithsonian Institution, the U.S. Department of Energy and more. They hold titles ranging from account executive to CEO, owner and president.

Nearly 850 professionals joined IFMA over the past two months, helping the association cross the 20,000 member threshold. They include practicing FM professionals, educators, service providers, students and retirees. Nearly one third are in their 40s and nearly one quarter in their 30s. Nearly 40 percent work for an organization with more than 1,000 employees. Thirty percent of these new IFMA members have been in the profession for 10-20 years, illustrating how even experienced facility professionals turn to the association for continuing education and career resources.

IFMA was formed in 1980 by George Graves, IFMA Fellow, of Texas Eastern Transmission Corp., Charles Hitch of Manufacturer’s Bank and David Armstrong, IFMA Fellow, of Michigan State University. “Twenty thousand members. I cannot believe it after all these years,” said Graves. “It’s been great to see all the advances that IFMA has made since the founding back in 1980. I would not be able to keep abreast of all the things going on in this organization now. I’m very happy that we’ve reached the 20,000 mark and look forward to going beyond it. I would advise the next generation of facility managers to keep on persevering and building the reputation that FMs are go-to professionals and problem solvers.”

To each and every IFMA volunteer leader: Thank you for being a part of this new milestone, and thanks for all you will do to help IFMA reach the next one!

As part of our celebration of reaching 20,000 members, we’re inviting chapters, councils, volunteer leaders and staff to come up with their own IFMA Top 20 List and then share it through the IFMA online community at www.ifmacommunity.org.

What is on your IFMA Top 20?

Your best practices learned at a chapter meeting;
Favorite facility tours;
Ways you’ve saved your organization time or money because of your IFMA membership;
Funniest council moments;
Unique solutions solved through your IFMA network;
Top products and services implemented because of IFMA; or
Members who have made a difference in your career.

We may use some ideas from your Top 20 List in upcoming issues of FMJ, the IFMA WIRE or even during the general sessions at World Workplace! Want to see what others have submitted? Just visit www.ifmacommunity.org and look under Discussions – Special Interest Groups – IFMA Top 20 Lists to view and share!

Also, look for the 20k commemorative banner on www.ifma.org and special video message from IFMA’s President and CEO, Tony Keane, CAE on IFMA’s YouTube channel.

Regards,

Jeff Tafel's Signature
Jeff Tafel, CAE
Director, Membership and Councils
jeff.tafel@ifma.org