Global Facility Management Association Explained

Global Facility Management Association
Type:	Professional association
Purpose:	Leadership in the facility management profession
Leader Title:	Chairman
Leader Name:	John Carrillo, CFM, IFMA^[1]
Main Organ:	Board of Directors
Affiliations:	IWFM, IFMA
Website:	Global FM website

The Global Facility Management Association (Global FM) is a federation of facilities management associations.^[2] It shares knowledge and understanding of facility management.

History and operations

Global Facility Management has the following objectives:

• Assisting countries with formation of their own facilities management association.
• Encouraging collaboration between facilities management associations.
• Recognizing excellence in facility management.

Launched in 2009, Global FM sponsors an annual "World FM Day", also known as World Facilities Management Day.^[3]

Member organizations

Global FM is operated by a board of directors representing its member associations, which include:^[4]

• Associaçăo Brasileira de Facilities (ABRAFAC)^[5]
• European Facility Management Network (EuroFM)^[6]
• Facility Management Association of Australia (FMA)^[7]
• Facilities Management Association of New Zealand (FMANZ)^[8]
• Hungarian Facility Management Society (HFMS)
• Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) (formerly BIFM) ^[9]
• International Facility Management Association (IFMA) (United States and Canada)^[10]
• Middle East Facility Management Association (MEFMA)^[11]
• South African Facilities Management Association (safma)^[12]
• Turkish Facility Management Association (TRFMA)^[13]

Notes and References

1. News: O'Beime . Sarah . Home / Appointments / Carrillo begins term as Chairman of Global FM Carrillo begins term as Chairman of Global FM . 21 September 2021 . Facilities Management Journal . 1 February 2021.
2. Web site: Sign up | LinkedIn.
3. Web site: World FM Day . checkiday.com . 19 September 2021.
4. Web site: Members.
5. Web site: LEADERSHIP TEAM 2021 – 2023 . abrafac.orf . ASSOCIAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE FACILITY MANAGEMENT . 23 September 2021.
6. Web site: Board Members . eurofm.org . EuroFM . 23 September 2021.
7. Web site: Board of Directors . fma.com . Facility Management Association of Australia . 23 September 2021.
8. Web site: Affiliated links . 19 May 2017 . 6 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170506161423/http://www.fmanz.org/Resources/Affiliated+links.html . dead .
9. Web site: Board.
10. Web site: Leadership & Staff . ifma.org . International Facility Management Association . 24 September 2021.
11. Web site: MEFMA – Board of Directors.
12. Web site: About the South African Facilities Management Association . 24 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170429000122/http://www.safma.co.za/AboutUs/tabid/55/language/en-US/Default.aspx . 29 April 2017 . dead .
13. Web site: Turkish Facility Management Association . trfma.org . 25 September 2021.