Allsteel Inc., a leader in workplace furnishings, is a Gold Sponsor of Workplace Evolutionaries (WE), a forward-thinking community of practice within the International Facility Management Association (IFMA), through 2018. Founded in 1980, IFMA is the world’s largest and most widely recognized global association for facility management professionals, with 24,000 members in more than 100 countries.
The WE community focuses on changes in today’s workplace and ways to influence the direction those changes take. Established in 2012, WE has more than 1,100 members worldwide, including facilities and IT mangers; architects; designers; office furniture, HR and technology experts; environmental psychologists and academics. WE creates interactive learning and networking events, including webinars on current topics, seminars at IFMA’s Facility Fusion and World Workplace conferences, and original research projects.
Eric D. Johnson, senior workplace advisor at Allsteel, launched the year-long Gold Sponsorship by moderating two WE sessions on “Future Proofing & Strategy” at the recent IFMA World Workplace Conference & Expo in Houston, Texas. “Allsteel’s Gold Sponsorship of WE reflects our belief in the organization’s mission,” Johnson said. “We fully support their aims to stimulate workplace innovation, empower people to create, lead, and implement workplace transformation, and influence the evolution of the workplace through research beyond our industry.”
About Allsteel
Since 1912, Allsteel Inc. has offered a world-class, comprehensive range of workplace products and solutions. We simplify the office planning process by helping our customers align their workplace strategy with their business strategy. The result is fit-to-business solutions that deliver meaningful change in a way that works for them today, as well as tomorrow. Headquartered in Muscatine, IA, the company has Resource Centers in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Visit www.allsteeloffice.com or follow Allsteel on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest and YouTube.
About the International Facility Management Association (IFMA)
IFMA, the world’s largest and most widely recognized international association for facility management professionals, has 24,000 members in more than 100 countries. Members participate in component groups that address their unique situations by region (134 chapters), industry (16 councils) and areas of interest (six communities, including Workplace Evolutionaries). Together they manage more than 78 billion square feet of property and annually purchase more than US$526 billion in products and services. For more information, visit ifma.org or we.ifma.org.