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October 2021 Newsletter
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Upcoming Events:
October
7 - Bingo for Bones
12 - Coffee & Certifications
26 - World Workplace
November
11 - Membership Appreciation
Event
December
9 - Tour & Social
January
12 - Monthly Meeting
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
As COVID continues to grip our area, we're looking for ways to engage with our members safely. This month we will have two outdoor events and change the times of our typical lunch meeting. First up will be the Bingo for Bones Community Outreach event, an afternoon event. The afternoon event will be followed the next week by a breakfast meeting titled Coffee and Certifications event.
In July, we reported two goals tied to meeting and event participation. We want to increase professional member attendance by 10%. We also want to increase meeting and event participation by 15%. Professional member attendance has been at less than 10 professional members per event and overall attendance at less than 40 members for our most recent events. The goal of the outdoor events coupled with different times is to create events that our members may be more comfortable attending.
One of the themes for this year's board is Enlighten. Our goal through the Coffee and Certifications
informational meeting is to help enlighten professional members about IFMA's opportunities through credentials. Subsequently, we will be providing an opportunity for chapter members to pursue credentials through a collaborative effort with the other IFMA chapters in the Carolinas. For the associate members who attend, we hope this helps you understand the professional members' knowledge to obtain these credentials and where you can support the professional members with your expertise.
We recently sent out a survey to Professional Members to understand how the chapter can better support you. Please take some time to provide us with honest feedback. We look forward to seeing if these outdoor opportunities will encourage you to engage with the chapter. If not, we look forward to seeing you at the Membership Appreciation Event in November.
Travis Dodson
American Board of Pediatrics
GTC of IFMA President 2021-2022
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OTHER NEWS:
Past Meeting Review
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FM Corner
Emerging Technology Shaping
the Future of Parking
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GTC OF IFMA OCTOBER 2021 COFFEE & CREDENTIALS
Learn More About The IFMA Certifications at the October 13th Event!
Facility Management Professional - FMP
Sustainable Facility Professional - SFP
Certified Facility Manager - CFM
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CONGRATULATIONS TO TATYANA BLANKENSHIP FOR EARNING HER CFM!
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SEPTEMBER GTC OF IFMA MONTHLY MEETING RECAP
Thank you to everyone who attended the IFMA Greater Triangle Chapter September 2021 luncheon!
We would also like to thank our speaker Albert Alwang, Economic Development Manager for Wake County, for sharing an insightful presentation on Wake County Economic Development.
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IFMA CAROLINAS SUMMIT & GALA FOLLOW UP
The Greater Triangle Chapter had great representation at the IFMA Carolinas 2nd Annual Education Summit and Awards Gala on Thursday, September 16, 2021.
Thank you to the guest speakers, Jeff Ross-Bain, our FM Professionals Panel and Dr. Dhaval Gajjar for providing an informative Educational Summit.
Thank you to the sponsors for helping us make the event happen! The 2nd Annual IFMA Carolinas Summit and Gala was a large success thanks to the collaboration between the five North and South Carolina Chapters: IFMA Greater Triangle Chapter, IFMA Charlotte, IFMA Piedmont Triad, IFMA Upstate SC and IFMA Columbia!
The location and date for the 3rd Annual IFMA Carolinas Summit and Gala will be announced soon!
Congratulations to the Best of the Carolinas award recipients:
- Innovation of the Year: Cleanstreak Surface Cleaning
- FM of the Year: Michael O'Brien
- Associate Member of the Year: Anna-Martin Fritts
- Young Member of the Year: Nicole Stetkiewicz
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We look forward to celebrating our members at the GTC of IFMA Chapter Appreciation annual event on Thursday, November 11th! Each attendee receives 2 drink tickets and 1 raffle ticket.
We are looking for our Associate members to donate gift baskets or items for the raffle of a value of ~ $50 each.
Masks will be required unless you are actively eating or drinking.
Please sign up on or before October 22nd at 5:00PM. NO SHOWS WILL BE CHARGED $135.
Please email Networking & Events Committee Member Roberta Scoblick with any dietary restrictions or raffle donations. We will also be accepting donations and toys for our annual Toys for Tots Community Outreach event!
REGISTER HERE
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UPDATE YOUR IFMA NATIONAL PROFILE
As a reminder, please make sure that your IFMA National profile information is current and up to date. This will ensure you are receiving the most recent chapter updates. Please see below for assistance if needed.
Step 1. Visit the IFMA Website.
Step 2. Go to the -MyIFMA | Log In links located on the upper right hand side of the page (This has been highlighted in yellow for visibility). You may need to Log In first.
 Step 3. When you click the MyIFMA or Log In, you will be taken to your homepage, my.ifma.org.
Then select Edit Profile on the dashboard. 
Step 4. When the Edit Profile page opens, enter in any updated contact information at this point. Once completed, again click the blue box – Update to save your profile information.
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CFM QUESTION
An attribute of a good master plan includes (choose 2):
A. Accurate
B. Permanent
C. Detailed
D. Within the framework of corporate master plan
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