APMP Mid-South Chapter Officers Meeting Ken Merwin Sep 16,

Mid-South Chapter Officers for 2014 NamePosition Bill BoggsChapter Chair Joe YeartaChapter Vice-Chair Tonya MauriceTreasurer Andrea ShetleySecretary Ken MerwinMembership Chair Roger CampbellPlanning Chair Jennifer HamakerWebmaster OpenMarketing – Nashville Region Whitney DorningMarketing – Huntsville Region OpenMarketing – Birmingham Region

Agenda Old Business – Marketing Plan (Whitney) – Expiring sponsorships – al.com contact New Business Officers’ Reports Action Items

Mid-South Chapter Goals Provide education and networking through F2F and virtual venues – Host Monthly Chapter Meetings (10 meetings/yr) – Conduct one meeting/quarter outside of HSV – Conduct Monthly Officers Meeting – Government and Commercial focus Grow Membership – 2013: From 18 to 36 – 2014: From 36 to 72 – 2015: From 72 to 144 Grow Corporate Sponsorships – 2013: From 0 to 5 – 2014: From 5 to 10 – 2015: From 10 to 15 Establish partnerships with Universities & Associations – e.g., UAH, FIT, Vanderbilt, PMI, NCA Create, maintain, and grow a professional Chapter Website Broaden awareness of APMP by issuing at least one Press Release per quarter

Secretary – Andrea Minutes – August

Vice Chair – Joe Sponsors – No additional Sponsors – Renewals BD Solved WILL NOT RENEW Decosimo WILL NOT RENEW Clean Harbors SEND REMINDER *I don’t have access to membership, so I cant send reminder Proposals to Go SEND REMINDER *I don’t have access to membership, so I cant send reminder Boeing SEND REMINDER Aerojet Rocketdyne DataSmythe No movement on replacing Nashville or Birmingham Marketing No additional Sponsors

Corporate Sponsors

Treasurer – Tonya Maurice

Created, published online registration for Oct meeting. Reconciled Aug bank statement. Next Steps :  Monitor Oct registration  Update online registration with Nov meeting details immediately following Oct meeting.  Reconcile Sept bank statement

Membership – Ken Merwin Current Membership 59 One new members Melissa Emory Currently have 50 members in the Linked-In Group

Planning Chair Status ActivityStatusNotes Plan fourteenth meeting in October October 7 th, 5:30 – 7:00, “A Brief Overview of the AMCOM Source Selection Process - and Why It is That Way” Carole Hubbard & Byron Aerojet Rocketdyne, Catering by Rosie’s – Chips/Salsa, Fajitas, Enchiladas, Rice, Beans, Tea/Water Plan fifteenth meeting in November (Nashville) November 4 th, 5:30 – 7:30, “What proposal writers can learn from songwriters” Robin Davis, Urban Grub, th Ave. South, Nashville, TN, Charcuterie, Choice of Entrée, Tea/Soft Drinks Plan sixteenth meeting in December December 2 nd, 5:30 – 7:00, “Using Porter’s 5 Forces to Hit the Target” Randy Richter, Gibson’s BBQ (?) 3319 Memorial Parkway, BBQ buffet (BBQ Pork/Chicken, Slaw, Potato Salad, Baked Beans), Pie, Tea/Soft Drinks Plan seventeenth meeting in January January 6 th, 5:30 – 7:00,

September 2 nd Presentation Feedback 92.9% A

Webmaster – Jennifer Hamaker Content Needed:  Chapter Officer Mtg. Minutes  Chapter Member Mtg. – Andrea’s PowerPoint Deck  Photos from April through September Member Meetings Needed – Urgently Needed for our new Photo Montage! Website Statistics for Month of August – Continuing to Rise! 86 Website Visits Over the Past Month HUGE Increase in the number of new visitors!

Social Media (Stay Up-to-Date w/Chapter) APMP Web Site Mid-South Web Site LinkedIn Mid-South Chapter Group Facebook – – Only 3 likes: Please like the page and promote to your friends Bookmark and Join!

Marketing Old News – Still using Facebook and Linked In for Job Announcements and upcoming meeting announcements – Nashville Marketing Director- Have we seen any leads? Upcoming Events – GovCon – Sept 10 Meeting

Action Items