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Next General Membership Meeting
The chapter’s next general membership meeting will be held virtually on March 10, 2010. The main presentation will be “Hide and Seek: Keeping info at Hand to Keep Proposal Monsters at Bay” by Wendy Hersh, Market Strategy Specialist, Wills Re; Atlanta, GA. Her presentation will provide information about useful on-line resources for writing a proposal.
There will be two meeting “door prizes.” One will be a discounted registration to the annual APMP conference (1 - 4 JUN 2010) at the Walt Disney World Dolphin in Orlando, FL. (The discount is about 65% off a regular Phase 1 registration for a savings of $475.) For more conference info, see http://www.apmp.org/ca-29.aspx. By the way, the Florida APMP Chapter has been designated as the “Conference Chapter Sponsor” of this conference in our home state. The other “door prize” will be a free registration to “Winning Proposals for Federal Contracts: How to Respond to a Federal Government RFP” a two-day workshop (March 24 – 25, 2010) by Keller Proposal Development & Training. (For workshop info, see www.mscpc.com/Events/tabid/57/vw/3/ItemID/105/d/20100324/Default.aspx.)
Meeting Check-in Info:
Webinar Site –
https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/tybrinfwb/join?id=724HCN&role=attend&pw=APMP_031010
· Attendee entry code: APMP_031010
· Meeting ID: 724HCN
If you have a problem checking in, please contact Sherry Bowles, our Chapter Co-Chair, at 850-337-2611.
Meeting Audio (through a conference call line) –
· Dial-in phone number: 1-888-617-3400; Pass code: 1091032
Please check-in at least 10 minutes prior to meeting start. (You'll be able to check-in as early as 30 minutes prior to meeting kickoff.) We plan to start the meeting promptly at the top of the hour (3 p.m., central; 4 p.m., eastern).
May 2010 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.
December 2009 General Membership Meeting
The chapter held its last general membership meeting of 2009 on December 2 with the theme of "Membership Appreciation."
At the meeting the chapter officers for the 2010 term were announced. They are:
- Chapter Chair – Jack Hales
- Chapter Co-chair – Sherry Bowles
- Membership Chair – Mike Smilnak
- Programs Chair – Amy Stourac
- Publicity/Promotion Chair – Chuck Keller
- Secretary – Joan Ford
- Treasurer – Martha Bergweiler.
The main meeting presentation was “It’s OK to Have a Career in Proposals!” by Carey Potter, director of new business strategy and support Services for McKesson Specialty Care Solutions; Scottsdale, AZ; and M. Tracy Warren, senior proposal and marketing manager for McKesson Health Solutions; Newton, MA.
Three “door prizes” were awarded to the following.
- Katherine Gallagher – APMP 2008 Salary Survey Report.
- Dawn Cooper – APMP membership renewal.
- Becky Orcino – new APMP membership.
The meeting attracted 61 attendees. Including this meeting, the chapter has averaged 54 attendees at its general membership meetings since it was charted in September 2007.
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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