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The association was founded in 1906 as the "Fire Marshals Association of North America," with the purpose of promoting fire safety and prevention tactics. [2] On October 9, 1911, the association, alongside the local insurance organization Western Insurance Union, [2] held the first "Fire Prevention Week" to commemorate the memory of the Great Chicago Fire forty years prior.
IFMA was founded in 1980 by a group of people led by David Armstrong of Michigan State University, George Graves of Texas Eastern Transmission Corp. and Charles Hitch of Manufacturer's Bank. It was originally established in Ann Arbor, Michigan as the National Facility Management Association (NFMA), a not-for-profit incorporated association. [ 5 ]
The 550,000-square-foot (51,000 m 2) facility is the largest convention center in Silicon Valley. It is known for hosting high-profile technology conferences and events like the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference and Facebook F8 , as well as non-tech events like FanimeCon and Silicon Valley Comic Con .
As of October 2014, some high-profile Silicon Valley firms were working actively to prepare and recruit women. Bloomberg reported that Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft attended the 20th annual Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing conference to actively recruit and potentially hire female engineers and technology experts. [ 107 ]
The Silicon Valley chapter is the oldest chapter in The Founder Institute system. Eren Bali, who graduated from the initial class, is one of the co-founders of the online educational marketplace, Udemy. [4] The Berlin chapter was one of the first chapters to come to Europe [28] The Singapore chapter was launched in 2010 and is one of the most ...
Since the war began on Oct. 7, Israeli tech firms raised some $9 billion - third behind Silicon Valley and New York, according to the state-funded Israel Innovation Authority (IIA). "The level of ...
Pages in category "Annual events in Silicon Valley" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. F.
Introducing the Inaugural Humanoids Summit 2024 In Silicon Valley: Accelerating Mass Production of AI in Human Form 08/26/2024 08:18 -0400 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The world’s first Humanoids Summit 2024 will make its highly anticipated debut at the iconic Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley on December ...