European Awards 2008
The second European FM Awards will be held in 2008 and presented at the EFMC2008 conference and exhibition in Manchester on 10th June 2008 at the annual dinner. There is one new category – European FM of the Year - to add to the three awards categories presented in the first year.•Partners Across Borders
•European FM Student of the Year
•European FM Researcher
•European FM of the Year
Entries in all categories in the new European FM Awards should demonstrate best practice and excellence in European facilities management. Entries should also be able to demonstrate the challenge for facilities management of the national, cultural, regulatory and language differences across the European region.
The language of these Awards in English, the common language of FM in Europe. Entrants should provide written material in English and be prepared to be interviewed in English.
Partners Across Borders Award
Providing facilities management services across European national boundaries presents challenges of different languages, cultures, currencies, regulations, etc. This Award will recognise excellence in delivering facilities management services to an organisation located in more than one European country demonstrated by:•Partnership between a corporate client and service providers
•The achievements of the partnership towards agreed goals
•The innovation introduced to deliver facilities management consistently and effectively across European boundaries
•Entries should be submitted jointly by all partners
How to enter: provide a written description of not more than 1500 words describing the FM partnership. The entry can include photographs of the client site and relevant aspects of the services provided. The entry must be accompanied by a completed application form and emailed to eurofmawards@imlgroup.co.uk
European FM Student of the Year Award
Today’s FM students in educational institutions across Europe are the future in European facilities management. This Award recognises their technical knowledge, international perspective and personality. Entries are open to undergraduate students at the end of their studies or in employment in the year of their graduation, or graduate students with some previous FM experience, studying in educational institutions in member countries of EuroFM. No entrant should be more than 30 years of age. Entrants must be nominated by their head of department or a member of EuroFM. How to enter: provide a 1,500 words description•of the student’s academic achievements including an academic study/essay of their choice,
•international experience – work experience, international research, languages skills
•understanding of European FM issues
•aspirations as a future FM professional
The entry must be accompanied by a completed application form and emailed to eurofmawards@imlgroup.co.uk.
(Finalists in the European FM Student of the Year will have free entry to EFMC2008 and travel).
European FM Researcher of the Year
This award will recognise the value of research being undertaken across Europe. The research must address the EuroFM research agenda and contribute to its overall objectives to ‘advance knowledge in FM and promote its effective application in practice and education’. Entrants should be able to show that their research has a European perspective by using data from more than one country or that it has European applications. The research should show achievable results be innovative and robust in its research methods.Entrants should be researchers at EuroFM member institutions, or conducting research produced or sponsored by EuroFM and its corporate and institutional members, and be nominated by a department head or EuroFM national association member.
How to enter: Submit 1500 word description of the research project with a completed application form and emailed to eurofmawards@imlgroup.co.uk.
Postgraduate researchers that have submitted abstracts for the EFMC2008 research symposium will be automatically considered for the award.
European FM of the Year
Organisations that conduct business across international boundaries in Europe, and occupy property in more than one European country, are increasingly relying on experienced facilities management professionals to support their business activities. This award for European FM of the Year will recognise the experience, technical expertise and management skills of facilities managers who have responsibility for managing property estates and support services across Europe for their employer or for clients.Candidates should be prepared to demonstrate their breadth of management experience in an international environment including language skills, their understanding of cultural, technical and business differences across the countries for which he/she has responsibilities, and how they manage their organisation’s business in this complex environment.
Entrants must be nominated by a senior manager, client or a member of EuroFM and have responsibility for FM in at least two different European countries.
How to enter:provide a 1,500 words description of the entrant’s
•international experience and current job functions
•innovation introduced to deliver facilities management consistently and effectively across European boundaries
•achievements in establishing and maintaining efficiency and energy savings across the European estate
•understanding of European FM issues
•personal development including academic qualifications, membership of European FM/property organisations and speaking or teaching at European conferences.
The entry must be accompanied by a completed application form and emailed to eurofmawards@imlgroup.co.uk.
The judging process
•Entries to all categories must be in English and accompanied by the entry form, and sent to eurofmawards@imlgroup.co.uk.•Entrants are asked to register your interest in entering for an Award by emailing eurofmawards@imlgroup.co.uk by 7 March 2008. Entries close on 28 March 2008
•Three finalists will be selected for each category from among the entries received
•The finalists in the European FM Student of the Year, European Reseacher of the Year and European FM of the Year will be invited to attend an interview with the judges.
(Only the travel costs of finalists in the European FM Student of Year category will be paid for by EuroFM.)
•Finalists in the Partners Across Borders category will be visited at their site by the team of judges who will interview the partners.
The Judges
Each category will be judged by a team of expert judges selected by EuroFM. The judges’decisions are final.The Presentation
All finalists in the European FM Awards must attend the presentation dinner at EFMC 2008 in Manchester 0n 10 June 2007.[ Back ] [ Print ]
