The Southeast Wisconsin Chapter of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA), founded in 1987, is dedicated to supporting and helping meet the changing informational and educational needs of in-house corporate, government and health care facility management executives and their staff. These individuals are responsible for the planning, construction, and ongoing management of millions of square feet of facilities throughout southeastern Wisconsin and beyond.

Our chapter is off to a strong year.  We have eleven new members who recently joined the chapter in January and have excellent learning and networking opportunities for our members in place.  We would like to continue to offer valuable educational opportunities for our members while supporting our local communities and could use your help in becoming a sponsor of SEW IFMA or continuing your sponsorship of SEW IFMA.

The benefits of becoming sponsor of SEW IFMA are the following:

•          Direct advertising and recognition to over 220 local facilities professionals.
•          Receive unique and valuable marketing opportunities for your company.
•          Networking with our local Chapter including two additional state Chapters.
•          Stay ahead of the competition by being in our exclusive company online directory.
•          Access for you and your team to take part in our premier educational activities.

More specifically and most importantly, your contributions will help us develop and provide top rated educational programs, premier facility access events, and exceptional networking opportunities.  Here is a sample of some of the educational programs and tours we have planned for the first half of the year.

Educational Lunch and Learns:

•          "VDCC" Virtual Design and Construction Coordination - February 14^th
•          Economic Analysis & Trends in Lighting - February 23^rd
•          Construction Project Delivery Methods - March 23^ed
•          Benchmarking Building Performance - March 8^th
•          Milwaukee County Real Estate Portfolio Management – April 21^st

Facility Programs and Tours:

•          SEW IFMA FM Round Table - February 8^th
•          Service Opportunity – Milwaukee Rescue Mission – March 9^th
•          Service Opportunity – Milwaukee Rescue Mission – March 22^st
•          2nd Annual Beer & Wine Tasting Event - March 30^th
•          IFMA 2017 Tri-Chapter Symposium – Milwaukee, Fox Valley, and Madison Chapters – May 9^th 
•          Milwaukee Brewers Outing - May 25^th
•          Historic Milwaukee – Downtown Tour – June 6^th

Our Chapter Mission is to promote and elevate the facilities management profession both in the FM industry as well as in our local communities.  With your help and support, we intend to do just that, deliver exceptional value for you and to each of the facilities professionals in our chapter.  I encourage you to consider becoming a 2017/2018 Chapter Sponsor to help us continue this growing momentum.   Please join us at www.sewifma.org to register.

It’s a great time to be part of our chapter, and to highlight your company as a Sponsor.

Thank you,

Michael Bohn Chapter Vice President,

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