The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) is honoured to be a part of this year's European Facility Management Conference (EFMC) in Zurich, Switzerland. Through educational and networking events such as the EFMC, IFMA contributes to the discussion on relevant workplace issues universal to facility management, helping professionals worldwide improve practices and compare standards. By being a part of this global dialogue, IFMA encourages industry professionals to develop benchmarks for excellence in areas critical to today's facility managers.

IFMA is able to broaden our global perspective through partnerships. IFMA proudly joins our professional peers in Zurich to strengthen the channel of communication worldwide and to share with you our efforts in adapting relevant resources for the future of all areas of the global FM world. We look to you to help us understand the needs and concerns of facility managers in Europe. The open dialogue we share with one another is of mutual benefit, as we ascertain ways to assist and represent you to the best of our abilities.

We look forward to seeing you in June!


Teena G. Shouse
Chair Executive
Committee IFMA

IFMA and EuroFM are proud to present EFMC2007. EFMC will host delegates and speakers from more than 19 European countries with the most diverse
professional background; from management gurus, to FM students; from researchers to practitioners and educators. It is the only event to hold concurrent and seamlessly, a two-streamed FM conference, the only existing European Research Symposium and the well regarded FM student competition, the Student Poster Gallery Contest. New to this year's event will be the presentation of the 1st European FM Awards ever, created to recognize outstanding achievements in business, research and education.

All conference programmes aim at providing state-of-the-art professional content and EFMC is no exception, as you will see in the programme. However, in my opinion the most valuable aspect of our conference is the engaging professional atmosphere, the sparkling business opportunities and the networking environment which together deliver a unique sense of “FM profession” unrivalled in Europe. Come and meet more than 500 FM professionals from the most diverse backgrounds and countries in the fabulous city of Zurich, at EFMC 2007. We will be delighted to welcome you.


José García Cuartero
Chairman, EuroFM