APMP Mid-South Chapter Meeting Ken Merwin March 18,

Agenda Old Business – Minutes – Marketing Plan – Constant Contact New Business – No Chair or Vice-Chair – Other Officers’ Reports

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 A. J. DePriestMarketing – Nashville Region Whitney DorningMarketing – Huntsville Region OpenMarketing – Birmingham Region

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

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Membership – Ken Merwin Current Membership 56 New members (plus five) Julie Van Valkenburg Heather Wood PatriciaTrotter AndreaCanerossi Currently have 37 members in the Linked-In Group (no change)

Planning Chair Status ActivityStatusNotes Plan eighth meeting in AprilApril 1st, 5:30 – 7:00, “When Time is Not on Your Side: Winning in a Commercial Proposal World” Jennifer Aerojet Rocketdyne, Catering by Blue Plate Café – Pot Roast w/ potatoes/carrots, mac & cheese, green beans, peach cobbler, Tea/Water Plan ninth meeting in May (Nashville) May 6th, 5:30 – 7:30, “Dynamic Duo: Teaming with a Graphic Artist to Increase Proposal Impact” Brent Baldwin, Amerigo (West End Ave), Salad, Pasta, Dessert, Tea/Soft Drinks/Coffee Plan tenth meeting in JuneJune 10th, 5:30 – 7:00, “A quick overview of the NASA Source Evaluation Board process” Byron Butler, Food/Location - TBD Plan 11 th meeting in JulyJuly 1st, 5:30 – 7:00, “Leadership During a Proposal” Steve Canerossi, Food/Location - TBD

March 4 th Presentation Feedback 97% A

Webmaster – Jennifer Hamaker Content Needed: Door Prizes – Still the Shipley Proposal Guide? Feb. Member Mtg. PowerPoint Decks Photos from February Mtg. Website Statistics for Month of February – Drop in Visits: 52 Website Visits Over the Past Month (108 visits the previous month) Of those visits, 29 were “unique” visitors (visitors that did not go back to the site later) which was 67 last time

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