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Facilities management is one of the fastest growing professions in the Middle East and Africa . Facilities managers are responsible for many of the buildings and services which support businesses and other types of organisation. Whether you are just starting out in facilities management or are responsible for managing the facilities for numerous sites, the MEA FM Network has something for everyone. We promote and embed professional standards in facilities management. Committed to advancing the facilities management profession we provide networking services designed to support facilities management practitioners in performing to the best of their ability. Facilities management professionals are responsible for services that enable and support business. Roles cover management of a wide range of areas including: health and safety, risk management, business continuity, procurement, sustainability, space planning, energy, property and asset management. They are typically responsible for activities such as catering, cleaning, building maintenance, environmental services, security and reception.

The mission of SAME is to promote and facilitate engineering support for national security by developing and enhancing relationships and competencies among uniformed services, public and private sector engineers. SAME is the premier professional engineering association in the United States for connecting architects, engineers and builders in the public sector and private industry, uniting them to improve individual and collective capabilities for national security. Our goal is to unite A/E/C entities and individuals in the public and private sector so that we can prepare for – and overcome – natural and manmade disasters, acts of terrorism and improve security at home and abroad. The Seattle Post was chartered in 1920 - the same year the National Society of American Military Engineers was organized. For the past 17 years, we have been awarded the Society's "Distinguished Post" award. Membership includes all branches of the military (particularly representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Navy's Engineering Field Activity Northwest, the Coast Guard's Facilities Design & Construction Center, N.O.A.A., and Public Health Service, as well as other federal, state, and local agencies that provide and utilize engineering, planning, architecture and construction services). Our membership also includes the majority of the Northwest's major civilian engineer, planning, architectural, and construction firms that provide professional services to federal, state, and local agencies.

Moseley Real Estate Schools, the largest and most respected real estate school in Virginia, has been training students since 1972. Moseley offers online, written home study, and/or instructor-based classroom courses, taught by licensed Real Estate professionals, to help train students to pass the state licensing exam, the first time! Moseley also offers Post License Education and Continuing Education courses for those licensed students who need to meet the Virginia Real Estate Board renewal requirements. PLE and CE courses are offered as online, written home study, and/or instructor-based classroom courses. Moseley also offers Reciprocity & Exam Prep for individuals who currently hold a license in another jurisdiction and are seeking to obtain a Virginia real estate license. At Moseley, we ensure that our teaching material is kept current with continuous research and development. Moseley monitors changes in state licensing laws and regulations and gets involved with legislative and regulatory processes. Choose Moseley for all of your educational needs and ongoing career services for your future. Our staff is trained to provide exceptional service and support to all of our students. To learn more about our real estate courses, tuition, classroom schedules, facilities, or to register, please visit our website at www.moseley.org or contact a Student Services Specialist at 1.877.667.3539 or by email at [email protected]

The Federal Planning Division provides a forum for people involved in the development and/or implementation of comprehensive planning and land management policies, techniques, and procedures for federal properties located within the United States and overseas. By focusing on planning and land management, the division's objective is to improve the quality of life for persons who live on, work on, and/or use federal lands and facilities; and to protect and enhance the value of federal properties for their designated purposes. A secondary objective of the Division is to foster positive economic, environmental, and social relationships between federal lands and adjacent, non-federal communities and areas. Finally, the division supports and/or promotes all federal planning programs which provide technical and/or financial assistance to state, regional, and local communities in the United States, and to both US interests and national governments abroad. The division focuses on programs that protect and enhance those properties and improve the lives of the individuals who live on, work on, and/or use federal lands and facilities. The division hosts a website and a newsletter, Federal Planning Network. Any person or organization with an interest in federal planning may join the division. The division seeks a broad and diverse membership. Individuals or organizations who wish to support the Division's activities may receive all membership services upon payment of dues, but may not vote on any Division business unless they are paying members of APA. The membership of FPD is diverse, including employees of many U.S. federal agencies and contractors, planners from communities with federal installations, and several international members.

ASCM Phoenix Forum (formerly APICS Phoenix Chapter) provides educational programs, services, and assistance that will enable members and local businesses to stay abreast of current knowledge and thinking in the field of operations and supply chain management. ASCM Phoenix Forum: • Provides a source of knowledge and expertise for manufacturing and service industries across the entire supply chain in such areas as materials management, information services, purchasing and quality. • Offers high-quality, cutting-edge educational programs that advance organizational success in a changing, competitive marketplace. • Delivers course instruction for three internationally recognized certification programs; - Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) - Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) - Certified in Logistics, Transportation and Distribution (CLTD) • Delivers focused course instruction in the Principles of Operations Management modules; - Inventory Management - Distribution and Logistics - Managing Operations - Manufacturing Management - Operations Planning • Offers monthly Professional Development Meetings (PDMs) with opportunities to network with other professionals, see/hear excellent presentations with subjects pertinent to our daily work and careers, and tour manufacturing facilities in various industries. • Provides a comprehensive source of solutions, support, workshops and networking through all of its local offerings.

Why Join Us? Our aim is to be Britain's most popular stationer, bookseller and newsagent. To achieve this, we are looking to build upon some terrific strengths; a large portfolio of stores, a strong position in our core markets and most important of all; talented, motivated and well trained staff. People with real passion, energy and enthusiasm - whose potential we want to fulfil. People like you? Benefits We value every employee as each person makes a unique contribution to the success of our business. To reward everyone for their hard work we have developed a competitive benefits package that consists of our standard benefits; pension, sharesave scheme, childcare vouchers, créche facilities and staff discount. We also offer a wide range of products and services including holidays, leisure attractions, healthcare, health club memberships, shopping vouchers and many more products through our "Your Choice" brochure. The offers in this brochure are not only available to our employees, but to their families as well in the hope that everyone will find something of value to them. Head Office Learning and Development All employees have access to learning and development opportunities, whether it is to support them in developing their skills in their current role, or helping them to develop their career and prepare them for their next opportunity within WHSmith. As soon as you start working in Head office you will be given the support and development you need to understand your role and our business.

Frederick Innovative Technology Center, Inc. (FITCI) is Frederick County's first and only business incubator. Our mission is to foster entrepreneurship in Frederick County and accelerate the development of commercially viable business, while generating continued job growth. We provide fully furnished offices, laboratory facilities and entrepreneurial support services to local entrepreneurs. We are dedicated to our clients' success and ensure that they are able to reach their goals by providing the necessary tools to grow a strong foundation. Aside from offering continuous education and strategic business planning, we provide focused networking activites allowing our clients to gain industry contacts and the chance to share technologies and best practices.

The discipline of facility management and Engineering is a directive type role of facility managers evolving to the extent that many vp's/directors/managers have to operate at two levels: strategic-tactical and operational with impact that involves the engineering aspect of the support function for an entity, campus, building or facility, local or global. In the former case, owners need to be informed about the potential impact of their decisions on the provision of space, engineering or soft services, either regulated or non regulated. In the latter, it is the role of a facility vp/director/manager to ensure proper operation of all aspects of a building to create an optimal environment for the occupants to function. This is accomplished by managing some of the following activities. Heath and SafetyOccupational safety and health, including compliance with local, state, and national laws and agencies, such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and EN 54 Industrial hygiene, including indoor air quality Fire protection and safety, including smoke detectors, fire alarm systems, sprinkler systems and fire extinguishers Pest control Security and Access control Manned Guarding Intruder alert CCTV Maintenance systems HVAC/R - Heating, Ventilating, Air conditioning and Refrigeration Preventive and predictive maintenance Corrective maintenance/Reactive repairs Building automation systems/ SCADA/ HMI Office space planning, layout, and furniture placement Help desk Business Continuity PlanningBusiness continuity planning Disaster recovery Emergency procedure Energy reduction and awareness - use of technology such as PV, Hartmann Loop, controls strategies Organizational behavior and change management Training Employee assessment for technical competentcy Project management Procurement, parts and inventory control Contract administration

The IWFM Procurement and Contract Management Special Interest Group exists to share best practice and provide a forum and discussion for learning. Procurement is an essential part of delivering FM (facilities management) services, as finding the right products and service providers is essential to supporting organisations. Whether it be discovering the most appropriate products/services or getting the best deal, all FM professionals have some responsibility for procurement and supply chain management. The BIFM Procurement Special Interest Group has historically offered support to FM professionals through the production of Guidance Notes and Good Practice Guides, which are designed to be used as reference documents. We will continue to produce new reference documents and welcome suggestions for new topics. You can contribute your suggestions by joining our LinkedIn Group to join in or share your own discussions. This group aims to create dialogue around the topics that are important to our Members; sharing knowledge and debating best practice by working with other FM professionals. The BIFM Procurement Special Interest Group comprises an experienced group of industry professionals with an enthusiasm and desire to make Facilities Managers confident and knowledgeable about procurement and supply chain management. We want to interact with our Members to understand your issues and help you find solutions. We want to raise awareness of the importance of good procurement practices and how to get the most from your supply chain. We would be delighted to welcome you to our special interest group.

The Picanol Group is an international, customer-oriented group specialized in development, production and sale of weaving machines and other high-technology products, systems and services. Division Weaving Machines: Weaving Machines (Picanol) develops, manufactures and sells high-tech weaving machines based on air (airjet) or rapier technology (rapier). Picanol supplies weaving machines to weavingworldwide, and also offers its customers such products and services as training, upgrade kits, spare parts and service contracts. For more than seventy years, Picanol has played a pioneering role in the industry worldwide, and is one of the current world leaders in weaving machine production. It also markets accessories via GTP GlobalPartner. Division Industries: Industries covers all activities not related to weaving machines: Proferro comprises the foundry and the group’s machining activities. It produces cast iron parts for e.g. compressors, pumps and agricultural machinery, and parts for Picanol weaving machines. Through PsiControl, the group specializes in the design, development, manufacturing and support of technological components, services and mechatronical system solutions for original equipment manufacturers in various industries. Melotte develops and produces innovativesolutions using Direct Digital Manufacturing (DDM) and Near-to-Net-Shape Manufacturing (NNSM) technologies. In addition to the head office in Ypres (Belgium), the Picanol Group has production facilities in Asia and Europe, linked to its own worldwide sales and service network. The Picanol Group employs 2000 employees worldwide and has been listed on Euronext Brussels (PIC).