APMP Mid-South Chapter Officers Meeting Ken Merwin Aug 19,

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 – Minutes from July meetings (Andrea) – 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 – July

Vice Chair – Joe Sponsors – No additional Sponsors – Renewals BD Solved, Decosimo, Clean Harbors, Proposals to Go, Boeing, Aerojet Rocketdyne, DataSmythe, No movement on replacing Nashville or Birmingham Marketing SPECIAL PROMO for Rocket City GovCon Conference – EXPIRED with only one (1) registrant

Corporate Sponsors

Treasurer – Tonya Maurice

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

Membership – Ken Merwin Current Membership 59 Two new members (Net no gain) Ben Still Jenna Hamilton Currently have 48 members in the Linked-In Group

Planning Chair Status ActivityStatusNotes Plan thirteenth meeting in September September 2nd, 5:30 – 7:00, “(Almost) Everything You Wanted to Know About Desktop Publishing (but were afraid to ask)” Andrea Aerojet Rocketdyne, Catering by Apple Lane – Sandwiches, Chips, Banana Pudding, Tea/Water 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, Location and Food - TBD Plan sixteenth meeting in December December 2 nd, 5:30 – 7:00, “Using Porter’s 5 Forces to Hit the Target” Randy Richter, Location and Food - TBD

August 5 th Presentation Feedback 89.6% B+

Webmaster – Jennifer Hamaker Content Needed:  July 1 st Chapter Member Meeting - Presenter Slide Decks Needed  Photos from April, May, June, and July Member Meetings Needed Website Statistics for Month of June – Huge Increase! 76 Website Visits Over the Past Month (only 43 visits the previous month) Of those visits, 45 were “unique” visitors (visitors that did not go back to the site later) which was 33 last time

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