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You Are Invited to the Next Florida APMP Chapter Meeting

Relevant Industry News, Great Program, and Door Prizes too!

Meeting Topic

“Creating a Winning Task Order Proposal Process” presented by

Beth Wingate

To win consistently and achieve Task Order (TO) proposal process excellence, you need to develop and manage a proven, repeatable TO proposal process. We will review this proven and repeatable government TO Proposal Process - with sample templates to build and manage your TO Proposal Process. Learn to tailor the process and apply it to new/re-compete opportunities. We’ll discuss government TO procurements and lessons learned/best practices developed over 24 years’ winning TOs. We’ll review:

  • Nine key factors to win TO proposals
  • How to prepare and hold effective kick-off meetings
  • How to develop effective standard proposal components
  • How to set up practical proposal libraries
  • How to hold efficient/successful reviews
  • How to capture, apply, and share lessons learned

Webinar Conference Information:

Reserve your webinar seat now at (Space is limited):

https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/276101222

Please check-in (via the webinar and phone) at least 10 minutes prior to the meeting start time. You will be able to check-in as early as 30 minutes prior to start of the meeting. We plan to begin the meeting promptly at 4 p.m., eastern (3 p.m., central).

If you have a problem checking in, please contact Kathy Ansel, our Programs Chair, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 757-604.5537

Who’s Invited:

Open to APMP members and non-members

When:

June 14, 2012 at 4 p.m., eastern

Program Itinerary:

  • General announcements – Amy Stourac, Chapter Chair
  • Introduction of Presenter – Kathy Ansel, Programs Chair
  • Presentation and Q&A – Beth Wingate
  • Door Prize – Kathy Ansel Programs Chair

Email to use when announced in the meeting for a chance to win the door prize: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Door Prizes:

  • Mike Parkinson’s “Do-It-Yourself Billion Dollar Graphics” 2nd Edition Upgraded w/virtual CD included and signed by the author
  • Larry Tracy’s “The Shortcut to Persuasive Presentations”

See you at our next virtual meeting.

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The mailing address for the chapter is: P.O. Box 34059, Pensacola, FL 32507

 


 

Chapter Officers for 2012

The following are the chapter officers for the 2012 term (January - December 2012).

Chapter Chair.......................................... Amy Stourac ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Chapter Co-Chair ............................................... Marion Minke ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Membership Chair .................................. Rosemary Vieira ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Assistant Membership Chair................................ Sherry Bowles ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Programs Chair........................................... Kathy Ansel ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Assistant Programs Chair............................. Tonya Maurice ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Publicity/Promotion Chair............. Courtney Padgett ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Assistant Publicity/Promotion Chair............... Jennifer Mosier ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Secretary........................................... Meghann Lewis ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Treasurer............................... Martha Bergweiler (BergweilerMartha@stanleygroup.com)

* $50 to any current APMP member affiliated with the Florida APMP Chapter (up to a maximum of 20 members) who passes the Foundation Level accreditation exam in 2011.
* $100 to any current APMP member affiliated with the Florida APMP Chapter (up to a maximum of 10) who attains Practitioner Level accreditation during the September 2011 - December 2012 period.
For info about the APMP Accreditation Program, see http://www.apmp.org/?page=AccreditationProgram.
On-Line Communication
In addition to our long-running chapter web site, the Florida APMP Chapter has two new on-line resources for chapter member communication:
* The Florida APMP Chapter group on LinkedIn.com -- distributes news about the chapter and the APMP, promotes communication among its membership, recruits new APMP and chapter members, and publicizes proposal job opportunities. It's an open group, and you don't have to be a member of the APMP or our chapter to join (although you're encouraged to be both if you join the group).
* The Florida Sunshine Chapter group of the Communities section on the APMP web site (www.apmp.org) -- provides access to a group directory, calendar, blog, forum, and photo gallery. To enter our group community section, sign in to the APMP web site, go to the Chapter Communities section, and select the Florida Sunshine Chapter.
Proposal Employment
If you're looking for proposal work (permanent or contract), check for available jobs posted in the Jobs section of our chapter LinkedIn group and the Jobs page of our chapter web site. Proposal consultants who are chapter members can (free of charge) post their work availability on the Consultants page of our chapter web site. If you're looking for someone to fill a proposal job in the geographic area of our chapter, you can post the job opening (free of charge) in our LinkedIn group and an our web site.

Accreditation Rebates

The Florida APMP chapter has two initiatives to help our members defray the cost of obtaining APMP accreditation. The chapter will pay a rebate of:

* $50 to any current APMP member affiliated with the Florida APMP Chapter (up to a maximum of 20 members) who passes the Foundation Level accreditation exam in 2011.
* $100 to any current APMP member affiliated with the Florida APMP Chapter (up to a maximum of 10) who attains Practitioner Level accreditation during the September 2011 - December 2012 period.

For info about the APMP Accreditation Program, see http://www.apmp.org/?page=AccreditationProgram.

On-Line Communication

In addition to our long-running chapter web site, the Florida APMP Chapter has two new on-line resources for chapter member communication:
* The Florida APMP Chapter group on LinkedIn.com -- distributes news about the chapter and the APMP, promotes communication among its membership, recruits new APMP and chapter members, and publicizes proposal job opportunities. It's an open group, and you don't have to be a member of the APMP or our chapter to join (although you're encouraged to be both if you join the group).
* The Florida Sunshine Chapter group of the Communities section on the APMP web site (www.apmp.org) -- provides access to a group directory, calendar, blog, forum, and photo gallery. To enter our group community section, sign in to the APMP web site, go to the Chapter Communities section, and select the Florida Sunshine Chapter.

Proposal Employment

If you're looking for proposal work (permanent or contract), check for available jobs posted in the Jobs section of our chapter LinkedIn group and the Jobs page of our chapter web site. Proposal consultants who are chapter members can (free of charge) post their work availability on the Consultants page of our chapter web site. If you're looking for someone to fill a proposal job in the geographic area of our chapter, you can post the job opening (free of charge) in our LinkedIn group and an our web site.

Chapter Awards

At the 2011 annual APMP conference in Denver, the Florida APMP chapter was awarded the APMP Chapter Communications Award for 2010. According to the APMP Chapters Awards guidelines, this award is "given to the Chapter that shows outstanding performance in the content and value of their newsletter, website or other communications means to their members and community." This is the third APMP award won by our chapter, now in its fifth year of operation. Our previous APMP awards include the Chapter Programs Award for 2008 and the Chapter Special Events Award for 2009. The Special Events Award was shared with the Carolinas and Georgia APMP Chapters for co-sponsorship of the Southern Proposal Accents Conference (SPAC).

Attention Members of the Florida Sunshine Chapter of the APMP: You're invited to join the new Florida APMP Chapter group on LinkedIn.com. The group will be used to communicate among the chapter's members and to distribute news about the chapter and the APMP.

Chapter Pins and Membership

Pin RenderingThe Florida APMP Chapter is a virtual one. However, in the future, our members will have something physical to connect them to the chapter. Starting in 2011, the chapter will provide each of its members with an attractive and colorful membership pin. With a design based on the chapter's logo, the pins will be distributed to members by mail, or made available to members attending the Annual APMP Conference or SPAC. Pin distribution by mail is expected to begin in January.



 

Meeting Attendance

Here's the attendance at chapter general membership meetings since our chapter was chartered in September 2007.

  • October 2007 -- 37
  • December 2007 -- 35
  • March 2008 -- 23
  • June 2008 -- 46
  • September 2008 -- 39
  • December 2008 -- 83
  • March 2009 -- 81
  • June 2009 -- 53
  • September 2009 -- 81
  • December 2009 -- 61
  • March 2010 -- 63
  • May 2010 -- 75
  • September 2010 -- 69
  • December 2010 -- 55
  • March 2011 -- 65
  • May 2011 -- 67
  • September 2011 -- 45
  • December 2011 -- 40
  • March 2012 -- 51

average attendance per meeting = 56

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