Pre-conference Courses Schedule

Pre-conference Courses Schedule

Pre-Conference
Day 1: Saturday, September 23

Learn the essential finance and business practices and how to integrate those into your function as an FM. Understand how to engage finance, legal, procurement, risk managers and others to maximize decisions for your organization.

Learn how to assess and inspect facility needs. Manage, oversee and monitor O&M of buildings, systems and equipment. Understand the processes for developing occupant service specifications and more.

Pre-Conference
Day 2: Sunday, September 24

Learn the essential finance and business practices and how to integrate those into your function as an FM. Understand how to engage finance, legal, procurement, risk managers and others to maximize decisions for your organization.

Learn how to assess and inspect facility needs. Manage, oversee and monitor O&M of buildings, systems and equipment. Understand the processes for developing occupant service specifications and more.

Pre-Conference
Day 3: Monday, September 25

Effective strategies require facility managers to be able to integrate people, place and process. They must be able to align the facility portfolio and functionality with its organization’s missions and available resources.

Plan, initiate and execute projects. Understand the entire project life cycle and how to monitor and control project performance. Learn about the facility managers role in projects and how to evaluate outcomes.

Pre-Conference
Day 4: Tuesday, September 26

More information coming soon

This intensive, 4-hour course will provide practical, hands-on guidance for starting down the path of effective benchmarking. We will discuss how to capture data, present information in a way that tells a story (and convince executives to support a project!) and ultimately, operate your facility more efficiently.

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Plan, initiate and execute projects. Understand the entire project life cycle and how to monitor and control project performance. Learn about the facility managers role in projects and how to evaluate outcomes.

Plan, initiate and execute projects. Understand the entire project life cycle and how to monitor and control project performance. Learn about the facility managers role in projects and how to evaluate outcomes.

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In-depth courses taught by expert instructors

Take part in our incredible learning opportunities on some of the most relevant topics before the conference kicks off.

CFM Exam Prep Workshop
IFMA’s Facility Management Professional (FMP)

IFMA’s FMP Credential Program is a knowledge-based certificate program designed for facility professionals looking to strengthen their knowledge and skills in the four foundational competencies below:

Finance & Business
Operation & Maintenance
Leadership & Strategy
Project Management

* To obtain the FMP, students must complete all four FMP courses and pass the final assessments at the end of each course before submitting their application to IFMA.

  • Chief of Public Buildings

    “World Workplace is a must for facility management professionals at all levels and for those aspiring to work in the field. The education sessions are outstanding, well organized and relevant to the FM industry.”

  • Facilities Supervisor

    Come learn from the best in the Facility Management industry! Have fun and network with other Facility Management professionals.

  • Director of Facilities

    World Workplace has been an integral part of my professional development. It's a venue to make new friends from around the globe.

  • Indoor Air Quality Consultant

    There's no substitute for getting together in-person and talking shop with FMs over dinner and a drink. You never know where the next solution will come from, or who you will meet!

  • Global Facility Manager

    A venue for solutions to the new and emerging challenges through collaboration and partnering with other FM professionals and suppliers. This has been a key to my success…for the past 25 years.

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