The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) in collaboration with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is bringing the World Workplace Forum to Dubai for the first time.
World Workplace Forum: Middle East will bring together senior level FM experts, strategies and solutions in an interactive, one-day learning and networking event at the Shangri-La, Dubai on 18 May 2017.
The theme of the event is “Dispelling the Myth: Strategic Facility Management vs traditional Facilities Maintenance”. Attracting an international delegation of high profile senior professionals, FM experts and decision makers, the event will explore how international best practices can influence asset management strategies in the region.
“To enable the region to manage its ambitious growth and the increase in asset stock effectively, it is essential that the industry embraces a model of strategic asset management. This change in approach will have a direct impact on the efficiency of buildings and ultimately corporate performance and profitability. This event will be the first of its kind in the region and we are looking forward to welcoming a number of international participants who will be sharing their experiences with the delegates.”
Robert Jackson, RICS Regional Director
The event is the first in the region since IFMA and RICS’ recent global collaboration. In April of 2016 the two organisations announced a collaboration which will provide an unprecedented level of industry support to meet the growing demands of the 25 million FM practitioners around the world. The two organisations are aligning standards and professional development for the industry, uniting the global FM community to increase consistency and unification of strategy across the life cycle of the built environment.
The collaboration offers a single suite of professional qualifications in facility management, providing global recognition for FMs of all educational backgrounds, skills, work experiences and career goals. These efforts serve to raise the profile of FM, giving a greater voice and increased status to the profession to shape the future of the built environment and enable business success.
For more information and to register for the event please visit http://worldworkplaceme.org/
About IFMA
The International Facility Management Association is the world's largest and most widely recognized international association for facility management professionals, supporting more than 24,000 members in 94 countries. IFMA members manage more than 37 billion square feet of property and purchase more than US$100 billion in products and services annually.
World Workplace is IFMA’s flagship event and is the most longstanding and well-respected conference and exposition for facility management and related workplace professions. Held annually in the United States, Asia, India and Europe, World Workplace is an interactive conference focused on finding innovative, resourceful solutions to common facility challenges; gaining achievable strategies that will get the attention of customers, supervisors and colleagues; and sharing best practices for managing facilities, teams and projects. www.ifma.org
About RICS
RICS promotes and enforces the highest professional qualifications and standards in the development and management of land, real estate, construction and infrastructure. Our name promises the consistent delivery of standards – bringing confidence to the markets we serve. We accredit 124,000 professionals and any individual or firm registered with RICS is subject to our quality assurance. With offices covering the major political and financial centres of the world, our market presence means we are ideally placed to influence policy and embed professional standards. We work at a cross-governmental level, delivering international standards that will support a safe and vibrant marketplace in land, real estate, construction and infrastructure, for the benefit of all. www.rics.org
For more information, please contact:
RICS in Middle East: Lynne Davidson, Marketing & Communications Manager on ldavidson@rics.org or Tel: +971 (0) 4 391 3675
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