The month of October turned out to be a busy month for the chapter, as advertised. But busy is good. In October we had two Professional Development Meetings, the Mid Atlantic District Meeting and our education programs kicked into full gear. In addition the chapter Board of Directors has been at work developing goals for the year and certifying the budget for 2009/ 2010. As I write this on November 1, I am thankful for the extra hour gained as we turned the clocks back today.
The initial PDM for South Jersey was held October 14th, and was an opportunity for our South Jersey membership to get together for networking and to exchange ideas. Rick Cathers and Gary Lande conducted the same presentation that was held in our regular September PDM. Our second PDM of the month was held in Monroe, NJ and was a presentation by Roger Yackel, Supply Chain Director at Rhodia. We had a good turnout for the meeting, with a diversified group including some new faces and some old friends. Rhodia provided great corporate support with 5 members from their company in attendance. Thanks to Rick, Gary and Roger for their fine efforts and to all who attended for their support of the programs.
For the November PDM, we reached out to the membership to help decide the topic to be presented. Voting was conducted through last month’s newsletter and the topic receiving the most votes was “Forecast Improvement – An Apparent Oxymoron or Why Can’t We Learn How to Forecast”. Our speaker will be Howard Forman. For December, there will be no PDM to allow time to spend with families during the Holiday season. Then in January we will have our second annual PDM at Triumph Brewery in Princeton, an event that those who attended last year remember fondly.
The Mid Atlantic District meeting was held in Cleveland, OH and was attended by a few of our chapter members. The district meeting is an opportunity for members of the various chapters in our district to get together, discuss APICS related issues and chapter activities, and to recognize chapters for their accomplishments. PRSJ was recognized for achieving Platinum in this year’s CBAR submission. Also at the district meeting a presentation was given by Abe Eshkenazi, APICS CEO, about the direction of APICS.
Lastly, our chapter has entered the age of social networking with a group on Linked In. Linked In is a free networking site for professionals. Please take a moment to join the APICS – Princeton South Jersey Chapter on Linked In.
Thanks to everyone for your support of the chapter. We look forward to more opportunities to get members involved with the various chapter activities.
