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President's Corner
January 2010
2009 was a tough year for many of our members because of the economic conditions, but 2010 is showing potential to be a much improved year. One way to be personally prepared is by earning your APICS certification. I encourage each of you to become certified as it improves your chances of success in any kind of economy. Having that certification on your resume is a good way to bring your resume to the top of the stack.
We had an extremely dynamic speaker at our January PDM. Mike Tuttle from Semi-Pro Toastmasters entertained us with stories and examples of how to “Get Comfortable Speaking in Public & How to Think on Your Feet.” Studies have shown that speaking in public is one of the greatest fears that most people face. I think every attendee left that meeting with new ideas and techniques that will help them speak in public.
The topic of our next PDM will be “Lean and ERP – A Marriage Made in Heaven” on February 9th. We are very pleased to have Jim Correll as our speaker for this event. Jim is the former chairman of Oliver Wight Americas and has spoken to numerous APICS chapters and other professional organizations. This will be a joint meeting with BOTH the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) and the Institute for Supply Management (NAPM). We hope to have a great turnout and hope to see you there.
Brian Hickman, CPIM, PMP
President, 2009-2010
Wichita Chapter of APICS
president@apics-wichita.com
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At our October meeting, we recognized a number of award winners (click for the story). Please join me in congratulating each winner. At the meeting, we enjoyed a presentation by Roger Brooks on how an organization should correctly implement Cascade Education (click for a pdf of the presentation).
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