Mary Beth Lech

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February Chapter Telecon

• Mary Beth Lech
• NCMA Chapter Relations Manager
• 1.800.344.8096 x419
• mlech_at_ncmahq.org

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Todays Topics

• Viva Las Vegas!
• WC09
• Future Meetings
• Changes to the Certification Program
• Education Updates
• Were Podcasting!
• Are You Connected?
• Election Update
• Upcoming Awards
• New Lifetime Membership
• Whats On Your Mind?

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Viva Las Vegas!

• Thank YOU for attending!

94 rated the conference good or excellent
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• Over 240 registered!
• Over 76 chapters represented!
• New NCMA Record!

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World Congress 2009

• Preliminary Agenda
• http//ncmahq.org/Events/WC09Detail.cfm?itemnumber
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• Golf Tournament is Saturday afternoon
• Congress starts SUNDAY afternoon
• Keynote speaker is Carly Fiorina at 3 PM
• Breakout sessions
• Fewer, but longer

Indicates special eventseparate registration
fee may apply.
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World Congress 2009

• Monday Night Gala Dinner
• Celebrates NCMAs 50th Anniversary
• At the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific
• FREE to all paid WC09 registrants
• Includes Cocktail Hour, Dinner and Dancing
• Dress is Business Formal (Black Tie Optional)
• Peep Toe and Pedi

While the Gala is FREE to paid registrants, You
MUST register for the Gala to attend
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Other World Congress 2009 Events

• Sunday April 5
• FREE Contract Management Career Fair begins at
  11am
• Council of Fellows meeting at 130 230 pm
• Monday April 6
• EAC Luncheon Meeting at 1230 pm
• Tuesday April 7
• Chapter Forum from 145-245 pm
• Dine Around Town 6 pm - ??
• Wednesday April 8
• Volunteer Appreciation Reception 5 pm

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Stop by the NCMA Pavilion in the Exhibit Hall!

• Don't miss our newest exhibit hall feature! Open
  during all exhibit hall hours, the NCMA pavilion
  will feature 15-minute, intensive micro-sessions
  covering some of NCMAs hottest programs that are
  designed to enhance your career. Space at the
  sessions is limited, so please arrive
  early. Enjoy the exclusive atmosphere, network
  with colleagues, and show off your Wii skills!
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• Sunday, April 5
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• 430 p.m. - Make NCMA Work for You! Welcome
  orientation and acclimatization for new members.
  New members, CPCMs, and Fellows are strongly
  encouraged to attend!
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• Monday, April 6
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• 100 p.m. - The Updated NCMA Certification
  Program Insurance for Your Career 
• 145 p.m. - The Contract Management Career
  Network ContractManagementJobs.com
• 230 p.m. - NCMA Communities of Practice CoPs
  2.0
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• Tuesday, April 7
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• 100 p.m. - The Contract Management Career
  Network ContractManagementJobs.com
• 145 p.m. - Whats New in NCMA's e-Learning
  Program
• 230 p.m. - The Updated NCMA Certification
  Program Insurance for Your Career

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• Call for Proclamations has been mailed to Chapter
  Presidents
• We will ask you to get proclamations from your
  local mayors, municipalities
• Chapters in capital cities (or nearby) will be
  asked to contact the state governor
• Samples can be provided
• Quick turn timedue Feb 6st to meet print
  deadlines
• Correen Dingle is your NCMA contact
  cdingle_at_ncmahq.org
• Have a chapter special event in April to honor
  your local contract professionals!

Not TOO Late! Send them in for HQ website
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WC09Call for Volunteers

• Notifications have been made
• Includes FREE WC09 registration
• Does NOT include travel or other special events
  like golf or gala
• NCMA POC is Rita Rose at 1 800 344 8096 x408 or
  rrose_at_ncmahq.org

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Upcoming Events

• Save These Dates!
• Aerospace and Defense Contract Management
  Conference 2009 July 9-10, 2009 Westin Tabor
  Center, Denver, ColoradoLeadership Summit 2009
  July 11, 2009 Westin Tabor Center, Denver,
  ColoradoAcademic Conference 2009 August 5,
  2009 GWU Campus, Washington DC Government
  Contract Management Conference 2009 November
  4-6, 2009 North Bethesda Marriott, Bethesda,
  MarylandAerospace and Defense Contract
  Management Conference 2010 March 2010 Denver,
  Colorado (exact dates TBD)World Congress 2010
  July 18-21, 2010 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

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2009 Certification Program Changes
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CFCM and CCCM Requirements
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CPCM Requirements
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NEW! Certification Exam Practice Tests Available
Through Kryterion

• Special 2 for 1 test pricing available through
  March 31st
• Take practice exams for all three modules
  (Federal, Commercial, and General Business).
• Each 50-question test costs 35 and can be taken
  at a location convenient to you. These exams can
  be taken online on any computer with Internet
  access.
• To purchase these exams, you must establish a
  Kryterion account which will be used later when
  you are ready for the actual certification exams.
  
• For more information and to establish your
  account, please contact Alex Rodriguez at
  certification_at_ncmahq.org

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NEW!!!CM Learning Center Update
 

• E Mailed to all members
• 2nd and 4th Monday of the month

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Audio Seminars -- 189Price now includes a copy
of the CD

• February 26 The Brave New World of Government
  Contractor Compliance Programs
• Category Hot Topics and Current Events
• This audio seminar will cover the essential
  elements of an effective ethics compliance
  program for government contractors and provide
  practical advice in creating and managing such a
  program. The seminar will focus specifically on
  what is needed to build and maintain ethics
  programs to fit the contractors size and
  business model. The seminar will also cover some
  of the recently enacted requirements governing
  mandatory disclosures, ethics training and
  business conduct awareness, and ethics reviews
  and audits.
• Program Details Register
• March, 2009
• March 12 Contracting under the UCC, CISG,
  UNIDROIT, and Other Laws or Rules
• Category Commercial Contracting Basics
• This session provides a practical introduction to
  global contracting, focusing particularly upon
  risk identification and avoidance. Attendees will
  gain an understanding of the laws and provisions
  governing international agreements, and how
  international contractual relationships might
  differ from domestic counterparts. This session
  will provide a solid grasp of the concepts,
  theories, and practical considerations necessary
  for drafting, interpreting, and negotiating on
  both a domestic and international level.
• Program Details Register
• March 17 Contract Compliance - Internal Control
  Systems - What Really Works!
• Category Navigant Consulting Contract Accounting
  Seminars
• Federal contractors continue to be bombarded with
  challenges to their internal control frameworks.
  From ethics and internal control contract clauses
  to demonstrating responsibility as a federal
  contractor, effective systems of internal
  controls are at the heart of success in today's
  contracting environment. This seminar will
  discuss proactive approaches to developing and
  maintaining a system of internal controls
  addressing regulatory and contract compliance.
  Hands-on examples from a cross section of
  industries will be addressed in this discussion.
• Program Details Register

Handy Hint Copies of Audio Seminars make great
hip pocket programs when your speakers is a
no-show
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CMLDP Nominations

• Nominations for the class of 2009 2010 close
  out FRIDAY Feb 20th

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NCMA is Podcasting!

• Government Contracting Weekly
• NCMA's hit radio program, Government Contracting
  Weekly, has moved to our Web site in the form of
  a podcast. Visit our site weekly for new
  installments or receive notifications of new
  content with our RSS feed. Government Contracting
  Weekly features coverage of up-to-the-minute news
  items and a plethora of fresh and innovative
  guests. Listen from your computer or download the
  show to your MP3 player!
• Podcast Subscriptions
• To subscribe to a podcast, drag the pod icon
  into your podcasting software or copy and paste
  the link text.
• Subscribe to the complete Government Contracting
  Weekly podcast!
• http//www.ncmahq.org/files/podcast/NCMA_GCW_feed.
  xml

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Do You Twitter? Are You LinkedIn?

• Get Connected to NCMA!
• Are you one of the more than 160 million Facebook
  users? Or are you perhaps one of the more than 34
  million people that use LinkedIn? What about one
  of the nearly one million users of Twitter?
• If you are, please look for NCMA in those
  communitiesits an amazingly easy way to stay
  connected with your friends and colleagues. There
  are NCMA groups established, as well as events
  listed. If youre not a user of these tools, what
  are you waiting for? If you would like
  assistance, contact the NCMA staff
  (Miedema_at_ncmahq.org) and we can advise on how to
  use the connected world to your advantage.

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Change to National Election Process

• NEW this year!!! ALL Members can VOTE
• Not just the chapter president
• Have you notified your members of this in your
  newsletters?
• Do your members know they can run for the BoD?
• Read the ChaptersConnect!
• Call out for nominations started Feb 1 and ends
  Feb 27th

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Upcoming Awards Nominations

• Outstanding Fellow Award
• NCMA Education Award
• Fellow

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New Lifetime Membership Rates Available in April

• Did you know that the average NCMA member spends
  15 years in the contract management profession?
• In recognition of NCMAs 50th anniversary
  celebration, NCMA is offering 100 lifetime
  memberships during the month of April for the
  low  cost of 1,000.
• NCMA wants to thank you for your ongoing support
  by offering you the deal of the half-century! Be
  on the lookout for more details!
• Note Lifetime memberships are offered to
  individual memberships only. This offer does not
  apply to organizational members.

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Whats On Your Mind?

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Thank you for calling in today