Global Facility Management Association

The Global Facility Management Association (Global FM) is a federation of facilities management associations.^[3] It shares knowledge and understanding of facility management.

Global Facility Management Association

Type	Professional association
Purpose	Leadership in the facility management profession
Chair	Ali Alsuwaidi, MEFMA [1]
Vice Chair	Sean Gibbons, IWFM [2]
Main organ	Board of Directors
Website	Global FM website

History and operations

Global Facility Management has the following objectives:^{[citation needed]}

• Assisting countries with formation of their own facilities management association.
• Encouraging collaboration between facilities management associations.
• Recognizing excellence in facility management.

Launched in 2009, Global FM sponsors an annual "World FM Day", also known as World Facilities Management Day.^[4]

Member organizations

Global FM is operated by a board of directors representing its member associations, which include:^[5]

• Associaçăo Brasileira de Facilities (ABRAFAC)^[6]
• European Facility Management Network (EuroFM)^[7]
• Facility Management Association of Australia (FMA)^[8]
• Facilities Management Association of New Zealand (FMANZ)^[9]
• Hungarian Facility Management Society (HFMS)
• Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) (formerly BIFM) ^[10]
• International Facility Management Association (IFMA) (United States and Canada)^[11]
• Middle East Facility Management Association (MEFMA)^[12]
• South African Facilities Management Association (safma)^[13]
• Turkish Facility Management Association (TRFMA)^[14]