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Wednesday
February 10 |
CPSM Study Group Session |
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4:30 - 6:00 PM
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This CPSM Study Group session will cover Domain 3 Client & Business Development. This session will be led by Chuck Raymond, CPSM, Geosyntec.
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Wednesday
February 10 |
Creating Award Submittals that Shine |
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Registration: 3:45 PM
Program: 4-6 PM
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Within the A/E/C industry, it is important to achieve recognition for your firm by demonstrating quality of work, performance, or both. Winning awards for your firm is a powerful strategy in achieving this type of recognition and can often be leveraged to win more work. Join us to explore this topic. Our hand selected panel of experts, with experience both judging and developing award-winning submittals, will share tips and strategies for creating submittals that stand above the competition.
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Tuesday
February 23 |
A Roof Over Our Head: A Housing Authority Perspective |
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7:30 - 8:00 am Networking
8:00 - 8:30 am Breakfast
8:30 - 9:45 am Presentation
9:45 - 10:00 am Q&A
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We continue to hear about the troubled and bleak state of today's housing market, but the need for quality and affordable housing is still a major issue in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Fortunately, Federal stimulus programs have provided a means for local government agencies to continue their development efforts. Join us for an informative SMPS Breakfast Program featuring local housing authority representatives to discuss current trends and the challenges of maintaining and improving upon the community landscape to meet those trends, how the procurement of federal stimulus dollars has influenced the procurement process, and future capital projects that are in the planning stages. Panelists include:
• Terry Dumas, Director of Planning & Development - Cambridge Housing Authority (CHA)
• Kate Bennett, Director of Planning - Boston Housing Authority (BHA)
• Stephen O'Rourke, Director - Providence Housing Authority (PHA)
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Wednesday
February 24 |
CPSM Study Group Session |
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4:30 - 6:00 PM
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This CPSM Study Group session will cover Domain 4 SOQ's/Proposals. This session will be led by Rebecca Maloney, CPSM, Arup.
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Thursday
February 25 |
Professional Development Lunch: Team in Training |
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11:45 am - 1:00 pm
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The Professional Development Lunch Series offers Chapter members the opportunity to discuss topics relevant to enhancing personal and professional skills, advancing within one's firm, and exploring various industry options for a career path. Held in an intimate setting to encourage interactive discussion and mentoring, this series involves the SMPS Past Presidents Club. Many of SMPS Boston's past presidents remain active in the chapter and provide insightful advice and suggestions to the membership base by sharing their experiences in professional services marketing.
Next Event: "Team in Training" with Bryn Olean, Senior Sales Service Manager for Gilbane.
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Friday
February 26 |
iBIM Executive Workshop…..Real ROI and the Business Side of BIM |
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Program 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Lunch included
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Take the next steps learning what iBIM can do for you and your business! Who should attend? Project Architects, Project Managers, Project Engineers, Business Development, CEOs, Construction Managers, Construction Firm Owners & VPs.
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Wednesday
March 3 |
CPSM Study Group Session |
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4:30 - 6:00 PM
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This CPSM Study Group session will cover Domain 5 Promotional Activity. This session will be led by Jennifer Shelby, CPSM, Rhino PR.
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Wednesday
March 10 |
CPSM Study Group Session |
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4:30 - 6:00 PM
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This CPSM Study Group session will cover Domain 6 Info, Resource & Organizational Management. This session will be led by Phil Hammond, CPSM, AGC of Massachusetts.
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Wednesday
March 17 |
CPSM Study Group Session |
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4:30 - 6:00 PM
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This CPSM Study Group session will be an overall review. This session will be led by Jessica Laskaris, CPSM, Gilbane Building Company.
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Wednesday
March 17 |
SMPS Boston Recognizing Outstanding Communications (ROC) Awards: Marketing Executive and New Member of the Yea |
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5:00 PM
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2009 was a challenging year for the A/E/C industry; now it's time to Move Forward and celebrate the individuals who helped carry our firms through the economic shifts of the recent past! Begin the new year by nominating standout marketers for the SMPS Boston ROC Marketing Executive or New Member of the Year Award. Nominations are due to Danielle Jackson by March 17th at 5 PM.
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Wednesday
April 7 |
SMPS Regional Conference |
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April 7-8, 2010
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Save the date for the SMPS Northeast Regional Conference!
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Wednesday
April 14 |
SMPS Boston Recognizing Outstanding Communications (ROC) Awards Call for Entries |
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5:00 PM
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2009 was a challenging year for the A/E/C industry; now it's time Move Forward and focus on our achievements and successes! SMPS Boston is looking for your entries for the 2010 Recognizing Outstanding Communications (ROC) Awards. Awards submissions are due by April 14th at 5 PM.
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Wednesday
April 14 |
Verbal Branding for Your Firm |
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Registration: 3:30 PM
Program: 4pm-6pm PM
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Join SMPS Boston as Steven Melanson of Melanson Consulting discusses verbal branding as a new branding application for selling, culture, and brand density. Participants will learn how to replace the elevator pitch mindset forever; begin and end branding projects on a more productive basis; manage any length of spoken interaction relative to your best marketplace positioning; and have employees and the public more easily gravitate to your brand. .
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Tuesday
May 18 |
Principals of Marketing |
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Registration and Networking: 7:30 am
Program: 8:00 am - 10:00 am
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Enjoy a lively discussion about marketing in the AEC industry from the perspectives of four locally and nationally recognized principals. Join SMPS National President Tom Smith of BonTerra Consulting as he moderates this panel with guests Ed Bond, CEO of Bond Brothers; Dean Groves, President/CEO of Fay, Spofford & Thorndike; and Charles Tseckares; Principal of CBT Architects. Each principal is responsible for the successes of their firms. Come and learn how they do it and how they lean upon the value of SMPS to assist them.
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Thursday
June 3 |
SMPS Boston Recognizing Outstanding Communications (ROC) Awards Gala |
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6:00 PM - 9:30 PM
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Now that the dust seems to have settled from the economic shifts of the last few years, how will you Move Forward? Come celebrate the past year's greatest marketing efforts and gain inspiration for the future at SMPS Boston's second annual Recognizing Outstanding Communications (ROC) Awards! The 2010 ROC Awards Gala "Moving Forward" will take place on June 3, 2010 at the Seaport Lighthouse in Boston.
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Wednesday
July 14 |
Build Business: SMPS National Conference |
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SMPS's National Conference is coming to Boston! Visit http://www.buildbusiness.org/ for more information.
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Wednesday
July 14 |
The Annual SMPS Boston Charity Golf Tournament presented by Bard, Rao + Athanas Consulting Engineers |
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7:00 AM Bus leaves Marriott Copley Hotel
7:30 AM Registration/breakfast
9:00 AM Shotgun start
12:00 PM Golf clinic
2:00 PM Lunch
4:00 PM Bus returns to hotel
6:00 PM Welcome reception for Build Business at Marriott Copley Hotel
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Kick off the national SMPS national conference in Boston this year with a day of golf.
This year's tournament is being held on the first day of the Build Business Conference, and is expected to sell out fast. Take a break from the winter blahs today to reserve your spot!
Please join us Wednesday, July 14th at Granite Links Golf Club at Quarry Hill in Quincy, Mass. was named one of the "Top Ten Best New Upscale Golf Courses in the Country" by Golf Digest magazine, and features breathtaking views of Boston's skyline and the Harbor Islands.
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