IFMA Foundation On-site Events

The IFMA Foundation and its supporters view academics and research as critical strategies in enhancing the FM profession. Through your participation in Foundation activities at World Workplace, you make a significant contribution to programs that promote higher FM education, provide scholarships to FM students and support research critical to the FM profession.

Help us make FM a career of choice

Through your participation in IFMA Foundation activities at World Workplace, you make a significant contribution to programs that promote higher FM education, provide scholarships to FM students and support research critical to the FM profession.

Show your support throughout the week by attending the Foundation Celebration, congratulating student scholarship recipients and IgniteFM! competitors, bidding on silent auction items, visiting the foundation booth in the expo hall, and attending sessions under the FM Academic and Research track.

Foundation Celebration: Casino Royale

Tuesday, Oct. 15 | 7 -10 p.m.
Ballroom, Level 3, Phoenix Convention Center West

Featuring casino games and a “Battle of the Bonds” between IFMA chapters, Tuesday evening is the foundation’s largest fundraiser of the year. Great food and great fun for a great cause. All proceeds fund significant foundation programs, including student scholarships, the Accredited Degree Program, the Global Workforce Initiative and more. (Full Event PLUS! registration includes a ticket to this event)

IgniteFM! Student Challenge

Inspired by “hackathons,” in which competing teams of computer programmers work together to create a fully functioning application in a very short amount of time, IgniteFM! presents a complex FM problem to student teams who compete to find a solution. Teams present their solutions to an audience and are judged by a panel of FM professionals. The winning team receives a cash prize. Come see the innovative problem-solving of future FMs.

Silent Auction

Each year, the foundation brings in highly sought-after, most-wished-for and must-have items for the World Workplace silent auction. From sports and entertainment memorabilia to luxury accessories and fine jewelry, the auction is your opportunity to support the good works of the IFMA Foundation and take home a very special souvenir.

IFMA Foundation Booth

The IFMA Foundation works for the public good in support of Facility Management higher education, students studying Facility Management and related fields, research critical to the profession, and increasing awareness of facility management and making FM a career of choice.
Visit us at Booth #748

FM Academic & Research Track Presentations

In an effort to support FM and related academic and research institutions, individuals and researchers, the Foundation presents the FM Academic and Research Track presentation of papers.