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Open to facility professionals and educators whose primary
responsibilities are to oversee, provide or teach at least two
of the following activities: Long-range facility planning (strategic
planning) Annual facility planning (tactical planning) Facility
financial forecasting and budgeting Real estate acquisition
and/or disposal Interior space planning, workplace specifications
and installation and space management Architectural and engineering
planning and design Environmental, health and safety New construction
and/or renovation work Maintenance and operations management
of the physical plant Facility business functions (i.e. code
compliance, total quality management process, benchmarking,
telecommunications, purchasing, security, food service, reprographics,
building services, word processing, transportation, mail services,
furnishings and equipment inventory and maintenance, etc.) The
Professional membership belongs to the individual. Individuals
achieving certification through the IFMA Certification program
of testing or equivalency and maintaining their Certification
shall be eligible to be Professional members unless their responsibilities
fall under the Associate member description.
Open to individuals whose primary responsiblities include sales
or marketing as a representative of a manufacturer, vendor,
dealer or distributor of facility-related products and services.
The membership belongs to the organization; however, it is recorded
in the name of an individual representative. The organization
may assign or transfer the membership among its personnel. No
more than two representatives from any one organization may
belong to any one chapter at a time.
Open to active degree candidates who are engaged in a full-time
educational programs in facility management or a related field
of study at an accredited college or university. This membership
belongs to the individual and is transferable with the individual.
The rights and privileges of the Student members shall include
participating in all Association activities, except those designated
only for Professional, Associate and Lifetime members. They
shall not include holding office on the executive committee
or serving on the nominating committee, or use of the Association
for the direct promotion of products and services.
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