Bylaw Change

At the January 14, 2010 Board Meeting, the ISM Board of Directors amended the ISM Bylaws to modify ISM Membership Criteria as shown below. Membership vote was 2,535 for, 802 votes against. 58 abstentions.

Requirements for Membership
Any person interested in the supply management field shall be eligible to be a Direct Member or Regular Member of an Affiliated Association provided that such person does not solicit business on behalf of such person or his or her employer during meetings of any ISM activity, including without limitation, meetings of Affiliated Associations (including chapters) ISM Committees and ISM groups and forums (as defined in Policy).

Satellite Seminar
Thursday, Feb. 11

 

This satellite seminar will explore the talent management, career
management, succession
planning and other human resource challenges in today's supply management arena.

The program will start at 10:00am on Thursday, February 11 and will
conclude at 2:30pm (with a 1/2 hour break for lunch).

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Enhance Your Professional Skills
ISM offers the following online courses…

SCP201 Supply Chain Planning: Finding the Right Model: 2.5 Cont Educ Hrs, $99 member and $149 non-member

3953 Beyond the basics of Contract Writing: 7 Cont Educ Hrs, $195 member and $295 non-member

3956 Progressive Concepts in Negotiations: 7 Cont Educ Hrs, $195 member and $295 non-member

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Come Network with Us!

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Upcoming Events
Professional Development Meeting - February 9, 2010
Increase Productivity with Social Media

Kendra Ramirez, CEO/Founder of Sales Konnect, is able to teach and consult directly from over a decade of experience in networking, sales, recruiting and business strategy. Since 2005, Kendra has been showing businesses how to utilize these social media tools to shorten sales cycle, find passive candidates and extend their marketing plans. Kendra also serves as a board member for Miracles For Life and volunteers her time in over 7 community and chamber organizations. She is a 2009 Cincinnati Social Media Innovator of the Year Finalist.

Ms. Ramirez will cover the popular topic of Social Media including: (1) The benefits you get from social media (2) How you can improve your job performance by using social media (3) Common social media mistakes (4) The top 3 privacy and security concerns.

Come join us for an exciting and informative evening at Raffels Banquet Center, 10160 Reading Rd., Evendale Ohio 45241. Networking and registration starts at 5:30pm, with dinner at 6:00pm and the speaker to follow.

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What You Missed
January Professional Development Meeting
2010 Economic Outlook

ASQ, APICS, and CSCMP joined with the NAPM-C to bring their respective memberships the 2010 Economic Forecast. Dick Stevie and George Vredeveld returned for the 10th year to review the past year's indicators and predict outcomes for 2010. See attached powerpoint of Dick's presentation.

With more than 125 people in attendance, this was our largest turn-out to date. Great networking, great food, and great information! We want to extend a special thanks to our two sponsors, A.N. Deringer and Ferguson Enterprises, for spending the evening with us and sharing what their companies can do for us.

And thanks to all who participated in putting this event together: Mike Schumaker, ASQ; Dave Satcher, APICS; and Dick Dowd, CSCMP; Lisa for the use of her laptop; Aaron for playing parking attendant - you can return those keys now; and to the ladies and gentlemen who staffed the registration tables and helped direct attendees on the evenings activities.

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