International Facility Management Association
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The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) is the largest recognized professional association for facility management in the world. IFMA headquarters are located in Houston, Texas.
IFMA was founded in October, 1980 at Ann Arbor, Michigan as the National Facility Management Association (NFMA), a not-for-profit incorporated association. The name was changed to IFMA in 1982. As of 2006, IFMA has more than 18,500 members in 125 chapters, 15 councils and one Special Interest Group (SIG), in 60 countries worldwide.
IFMA certifies facility managers, conducts research, provides educational programs, recognizes facility management degree and certificate programs and produces World Workplace, the largest facility management-related conference and exposition. The official publication of IFMA, Facility Management Journal (FMJ), is published bimonthly.