FMAA Member of the Year Award
The Facilities Management Association Australia (FMAA) held its 20th anniversary, annual conference entitled ‘Ideaction’ in Melbourne this year. Convened at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, FMAA hosted a variety of presentations and debates focusing on Aged Care facilities Sustainability. The conference, called ideaction, hopes that the FMA will stimulate Ideas and Action within the FM arena.
The lower attendance figures at the conference reflected the current global economic downturn. A notable casualty of the situation was the observed lower than usual standard in terms of content of presentations. The exception of course was Mike O’Shea’s joint presentation with AMP and Johnson Controls of the FMA “Innovation Procurement Solutions” guidelines.
Mike has been working hard with his counterparts in AMP and Johnson Controls over the past 18 months or so contributing to and leading the production of this tome. Born out of the FM Action Agenda established by the Australian Government in 2004 to improve the recognition of FM as a contributor to a more productive and sustainable built environment through improved innovation, education and regulatory reform, Mike led the development and production of the guideline document. It was formally released at the conference.
In the past, Mike has completed similar assignments for the FMAA, notably producing a document entitled “FM - Contracting Guidelines”, which has become the industry recognised benchmark narrative for assisting in the identification and assessment of the contractual requirements needed to deliver FM services.
At the FMAA gala dinner, the FMAA Chairman presented its last award entitled FMAA Member of the Year Award to Mike O’Shea. Mike’s a worthy recipient of the award for some solid support of the FM industry in Australia.