We are now planning next year’s programs and invite you to submit an abstract to be a speaker! We want a slate of speakers ready to go for both PDM’s (professional development meetings—formerly known as dinner meetings) and for seminars. We know we have some of the brightest and most talented manufacturing professionals in country—right here in our own chapter! So, we’d like to hear from you!

Here’s what we want from you:

1. 75 to 100 word abstract that describes your talk. For examples just look at past APICS Update's (the Chapter's monthly newsletter) for what we’re looking for.
2. Three learning objectives that attendees will leave with; for example, "how to ...", "create ...", "identify ..." (an "understanding of" is not an objective).
3. 75 to 100 word bio that describes your background and experiences.
4. A title
5. Two references (names and contact information) who have heard this presentation before.
6. Your contact information (including emails).
7. A full color, 300 dpi electronic photograph of yourself (if selected to present at an APICS event). Digital photographs are not acceptable.

All of the above on a single page, please!

Guidelines

We would like speakers on both the ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ skills. We want a good mix of topics that will help each of us grow both professionally and personally. We would like to offer case studies, panel discussions, pre-dinner meetings, roundtables, and the standard lecture format we typically have. We need you to do it! This is a great way to improve your communication skills, share your knowledge with your peers, showcase your employer, and grow! We want to hear from you!