4.11.08 | Houston, TX | Chip Heath and Dr. Jonas Ridderstråle will be the keynote speakers for The International Facility Management Association'’s World Workplace 2008 Conference & Expo, —Oct. 15-17, at the Dallas Convention Center, 650 S. Griffin St., Dallas,TX. Mr. Heath Chip Heath will deliver the conference’'s opening address, based on a book he co-authored, “Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die,” on Wednesday, Oct. 15. Dr. Ridderstråle will close the conference on Oct. 17 with, Funky Business Forever, which looks at evolved thinking and commentary on the state of business in the latter half of this decade. www.worldworkplace.org

4.11.08 | Houston, TX | The International Facility Management Association and the European Facility Management Network together with the British Institute for Facility Management, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the University of Salford will hold the European Facility Management Conference 2008, June 10-11 in Manchester, U.K.  For more information or to register for the event, visit www.efmc2008.com.

3.28.08 | Houston, TX | IFMA (International Facility Management Association) formed the Abjua Chapter of IFMA in Abuja, Nigeria, approximately 800 miles from Lagos, the location of IFMA's other Nigerian chapter. The new chapter formed a five-person executive board, led by Samson Opaluwa, president, and Collins Osayamwen, vice president.

3.18.08 | Norwalk, CT | Emcor Group expanded its Supplier Management Program through the Company's Facilities Knowledge Center. The Center provides online management tools and technology to maintain and improve building operations, reduce costs and increase efficiency. Of note is the United States Postal Service's 10 year contract with Emcor, which began with 8,700 sites in 4 states and which now has expanded to cover all 32,000 USPS locations.