Supporting Your Chapter

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Supporting Your Chapter

• Bridget L. Lazlo, CPIM
• Secretary/Treasurer APICS Milwaukee 18

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Time Commitment

• Committee/Special Projects
• No Board Meetings
• Variable time based on project

• Director
• 2 hours/Board Meeting
• 2-3 hours/PDM (optional)
• 4-6 hours working on tasks for position
• 1-2 year commitment

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Time Commitment

• Officer
• Same as Director plus 4-6 more hours per month
  doing tasks
• 3 to 4 year commitment

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WIIFM - Whats In It For Me?
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Perks

• 
  Committee Director
  Officer
• Free PDMs 9/year 25 225 225 225
• Board Meeting Dinners 10/year 18 180 180
• APICS Loot 45 45 90 90
• Transition Weekend 1/year 200 200 200
• Regions Meetings
• Case Competition 1/year 250 250 250
• Educational 1/year 250 250 250
• Train the Trainer Class 150 150 150
• National Conference 1,250
• Leadership Institute
• 
  270 1,345 2,595

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Benefits

• Certification Points
• PDM (1 point)
• Board Position (2-3 points)
• Committee (1 point)
• Conference (24 points)
• Leadership Institute (8 points)
• Train the Trainer (12 points)
• Region Meetings (1 point)
• Networking
• Domestic and Global
• Job Opportunities
• Access to many people/ resources
• Exposure
• Top Manufacturing Companies in SE Wisconsin

• Leadership Experience
• Explore Interests
• Gain Experience
• Job Opportunities
• Personal Professional Development
• Fun and Laughs ()

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Marketing Opportunities

• Radio Ads
• Internet Ads
• Newspaper Articles
• Personal Outreach

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Website Opportunities

• Create a new student page
• Add a news page
• Creative Ideas for other new pages
• Updates for our links page
• Add photos of events

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Education Opportunities

• Coordinate class schedules and teacher
  assignments between APICS and WCTC
• Work with WCTC to keep their website up to date
  with APICS class information.
• Order books and other APICS training material
• Market APICS classes to companies who want
  on-site training
• Become an instructor

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Programs Opportunities

• Find engaging dinner meeting speakers
• Create excitement that will cause people to sign
  up for the meetings
• Plan interesting venues with convenient locations
  and great food
• Locate cutting edge companies for plant tours
• Expand our reach into new frontiers like
  healthcare

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Officer Positions

• Secretary
• Treasurer
• President-Elect
• President
• Past President

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Take Action!

• Talk to a board member tonight
• Email a board member addresses at
  www.apicsmilw.org
• Leave a message on our voice mail 414-299-0945.
• Write your name and phone number on the survey
  form.
• Leave a business card on the desk