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Next General Membership Meeting
Our second general membership meeting of the year will be held virtually on May 5, 2010. The main program will be "Top 10 Tips for Creating Great Documents" by Colleen Jolly, principal at the 24 Hour Company and managing director of the 24 Hour Company UK. Check this web site for more meeting details.
The meeting “door prizes” will be:
- A $100 purchase credit at the bookstore of this year’s annual APMP conference in Orlando. (If you don't win it – but will be attending the conference – please check out the bookstore anyway for its wide selection of proposal-related books.)
- Courtesy of Shipley Associates, a free copy of the Shipley Proposal Guide, the primary study guide for the Foundation Level accreditation exam. (A Foundation Level workshop and exam session will be held as a pre-conference event of the Orlando APMP conference. (For session info, see www.apmp.org/2010-Knowledge-is-Power-Pre-and-Post-Conference-/ca-192.aspx.)
New Assistant Chairs on the Chapter Board
Two new assistant chairs have been appointed to the chapter’s board. They are:
- Kathy Ansel, Assistant Programs Chair
- Marion Minke, Assistant Membership Chair
The chapter thanks Kathy and Marion for their willingness to serve the chapter.
Membership Update
As of February 28, 2010, the Florida APMP Chapter had 110 active members. The chapter started with 38 charter members so the 110 total reflected almost a tripling of chapter membership since the chapter was chartered. Of the 110 members, 93 (or 85%) were located in Florida. The others were located in seven states (Alabama, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Tennessee) and the UK.
Southern Proposal Accents Conference 2009
The 13th annual Southern Proposal Accents Conference (SPAC) was held on October 30, 2009, in Atlanta, GA, and attracted 115 registrants. The SPAC theme was “The Little Shop of Proposal Horrors: A Survival Guide.” The conference was strongly supported by the Florida APMP chapter, one of the three APMP sponsoring chapters, including the Carolinas and Georgia Chapters. Individual Florida support came from the following:
- Chuck Keller – SPAC Co-chair (one of three) and a member of the publicity committee.
- Jack Hales – Special Events Chair for planning the pre-conference events (Foundation Level exam and workshop and a proposal graphics workshop).
- Terry Clayton – Survey/Feedback Chair for developing and analyzing the results of the conference survey/feedback form.
- Amy Stourac – SPAC photographer.
For more info about SPAC 2009, including photos, see the conference web site www.apmp-spac.com/2009/index.htm.
2008 APMP Salary Survey
The 2008 APMP Salary Survey includes information on 13 business development positions and provides information on international salaries for the first time. Members from 18 countries participated. The majority of responses (80%) were from the United States with the UK (12%) and Canada (4%) the next largest respondents. For each of the 13 positions, a maximum, minimum, mean and average salary is presented. Geographic and company size correlations are also included along with analysis of the functions each position performs.
“APMP members who participated in the survey and haven't received their free copy should contact Charlie Divine at
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Those who have APMP accreditation are required to earn CEUs to maintain their accreditation. Here are the CEU requirements for each accreditation level over a two-year period:
- Foundation Level -- 20 CEUs
- Practitioner -- 40 CEUs
- Professional -- 40 CEUs
- attending an APMP chapter meeting: 5 CEUs
- speaking at an APMP chapter meeting: 10 CEUs
- attending a full-day APMP conference, symposia, or seminar: 10 CEUs
- speaking at an APMP chapter conference or symposium: 10 CEUs
- serving as an APMP chapter officer: 15 CEUs
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