NEW MEXICO FACILITY MANAGERS NETWORK

April 2004

2010 Supplier Showcase is Scheduled for Friday, October 29th, at Albuquerque Convention Center

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Attention All Facility Managers and Employees:

YOUR Trade Show is Coming April 7^th and 8^th!

The only show in the state supporting facility managers, facility engineers, building owners, and their staffs is coming to the Manual Lujan Exhibition Hall on the New Mexico State Fairgrounds on Wednesday, April 7^th, and Thursday, April 8^th.

Dubbed “The Facility and Buildings Operations and Maintenance Show”, a special feature of the 2004 venue is the important addition of four certified educational seminars. 

The seminars include ladder safety, personal protective equipment, hand tool safety, and forklift safety.  These are topics where continuous reinforcement is critical to the employees who facilitate the operation of buildings. 

Attendees who successfully complete an educational session will receive certificate.

Beyond the educational element, here is a chance for facility managers to see the latest and greatest in tools, technologies, and services, which help them to run safe, efficient, cost-conscious, and continuously improving buildings.

Over 100 supplier booths have already been sold.

“The fact that we all must do more with less for our properties makes attendance at this show a must,” commented Brad Sims, Facility Engineer for the Villa Linda Mall in Santa Fe, NM.  “This is one-stop shopping at its best!”

Admission and parking is FREE for the event, which runs from 9 am to 5 pm daily.

 Need more information?  Contact the show’s producer, Al Reynolds with ASR and Associates at 505-880-0123. 

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Recent State Legislative Session Generally

Good For Business: Progress Continues

“Though the session was only 30 days long, Governor Richardson fostered passage of initiatives that will benefit New Mexico’s business climate,” concluded speaker J.D. Bullington at the March 17th New Mexico Facility Managers meeting.

Bullington is a lobbyist who works for the Association of Commerce and Industry, effectively the Chamber of Commerce at the state level.  He is also a newspaper columnist and popular commentator.

“Of the 1400 bills brought before the houses, we only asked that he veto two.”

Issues addressed in this year’s session included the ongoing battle to get more funds for Medicaid.  Counted as victories were the creation of a cabinet-level Secretary of Education, replacing the old state school board, and the initiation of tough new truancy laws for the schools to utilize.

New economic development incentives for both urban and rural areas also hold promise. 

Among bills that were defeated were the passage of an additional personal income tax cut, and new safety standards to protect convenience store workers, which could be applied rigorously onto other businesses.  Also denied was the passage of a mandatory additive in anti-freeze products which would give them a bitter taste.

New Mexico made national headlines when it defeated an anti-globalization anti-outsourcing bill.

Water issues continue to be a source of friction, with urban needs vs. rural needs at the center of the debate.  Although DWI arrests continue to soar with Bernalillo County alone logging more than 7,000 last year, both houses defeated a bill asking for a mandatory ignition interlock on all vehicles preventing inebriated drivers from operating them.

Bullington also touched on the repeal of the food tax, union activity, and commented on the political atmosphere in the state.

“Bill Richardson is the most prominent Hispanic politico in government,” he concluded.  “He knows how things work, and enjoys being at the heart of the process.  He is an asset to New Mexico.”  

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Executive Director’s Column

HELP!

I need some GREAT volunteers to help me recruit golfers for my “10^th Anniversary New Mexico Facility Managers Network Golf Tournament and Scholarship Fundraiser”, coming up on Friday, August 13^th, 2004!

Each year at this time I put together my “Golf Gang” and I hope that YOU will volunteer to help.  Mark you calendar and EMAIL or CALL ME TO RSVP—our first meeting is at Sadie’s on Fourth Street on Wednesday, April 14th, at 11:30 am.  Show up with high spirits and I will buy your lunch and tell you the expectations.

What’s in it for you?  High profile in the group, and a chance to access my data base which includes over 600 names of facility management contacts.  I know EVERYBODY!

This year’s tourney will be the best!  To start, we are playing at the Isleta Eagle Championship Golf Course, easily one of the finest in the state.  I expect well over 100 golfers to participate.

Then, we are giving away “A Ticket To Ride” (or fly!) amongst the other many door prizes that are always so generously donated by our loyal supporters.

See you at Sadie’s on April 14^th and we will put together the best “Golf Gang” ever!

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Two Great Opportunities In April

 3^rd Annual FAB O&M Show Features 4 Educational Seminars

Facility and Operations Managers and Engineers, mark your calendars TODAY for Wednesday, April 7^th and Thursday April 8^th to attend the Facility and Building Operations and Maintenance Show at the New Mexico State Fairgrounds’ Manual Lujan Exhibition Hall.

Bring your staffs in full force: four educational seminars will be provided during the two-day period, including ladder safety, personal protective equipment, hand tool safety, and forklift safety.  These are topics where continuous reinforcement is critical for you and your employees.  Attendees who successfully complete a session will receive a certificate.

Beyond the educational element, here is a chance to see the latest and greatest in tools, technologies, and services that help you to run an efficient, safe, cost-conscious, continuously improving building.

Over 100 exhibitors are already signed on, providing you with the best one-stop shopping at the only show if its kind in New Mexico.

Need more information? Call Al Reynolds at ASR and Associates at 505-880-0123. 

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From The President of NMFMN

Dear Members:

At our Board’s annual planning session in January, we assessed the organization’s work for 2003 and set our course for 2004.  I’d like to share the results of that session with you.   The Board of Directors committed to these priorities for 2004:

1.        Focus on recruiting more facility managers as members.

2.        Ensure that our meeting programs have content that will help facility managers be more effective on their jobs.  Adopting the theme “Increase Your Depth of Knowledge,” we also are working on other formats for educational opportunities for members and their facility staffs.

3.        Develop a Board rotation and succession plan to strengthen the organization and offer more opportunities for service for those who are interested.

We welcome participation from all members in recruiting new facility manager members, in suggestions for programs to increase depth of knowledge in facility management, and your expressions of interest in being of service to the organization.

These 2004 goals are built on our successes in 2003.  Here are the 2003 highlights, in chronological order:

1.        Sponsored the Facilities and Buildings Operations and Maintenance Show for the second year.  Growing in exhibitors, attendees and outreach, the FAB O&M show brings together a vast array of resources to serve the facility manager.

2.        Increased communication with American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), with whom we share the May meeting, and with the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), which shares the September meeting with NMNFM and ASHRAE.

3.        Attracted the second largest turnout in NMFMN history at the 9^th Annual Golf Tournament in August. Always filled with fun, friendly competition, good fellowship, and good contacts, the tournament serves the greater purpose of funding the Engineering Scholarship at the University of New Mexico.

4.        Contributed $5,000.00, raised from the Golf Tournament, to the Scholarship Endowment at UNM for deserving engineering students.  This brought the total for the NMFMN Endowment to over $22,000.00!

All of these successes were possible only because of your support and involvement, the work of our energetic Executive Director, and the dedication of our Board of Directors.  Thank you all

                                                                                                                                Mary Anne Giangola

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“Security Plus: Due Diligence and the Post-911 Facility Manager”

Is the Topic of the April 16^th IFMA One-Day Management Conference

Save this date: Friday, April 16^th, 2004, from 8:30 am to 5 pm at the International Museum of Folk Art in Santa Fe, NM, to learn more about your obligations to protect your buildings and people.

Sponsored by the International Facility Management Association’s New Mexico Chapter, topics will include security surveys and assessments, workplace violence and preventive measures, disaster planning, designing buildings with security in mind, and liability issues.

CFM credits are available.

Costs are $60.00 for IFMA members, $70.00 for non-members, and Corporate/Institutional rates for groups of 5 or more non-members are $60.00 per attendee.  Register and pay before April 1^st, 2004 for a $5.00 discount in all categories.  Cash and checks accepted.  Lunch and snacks are included.

Need more information, or want to register now?  Go online to www.ifmanm1.org Seating is limited for this important event.