September 2008
Good Food, Good Wine,
Good Friends, Good Times!!

Join SMPS Michigan to kick off the program year with some great food, drinks and conversation at our September 24th Table Topics Program at Andiamo in Novi.

This event is sponsored by Testing Engineers & Consultants Inc. (TEC). Engineering Client Success as a woman owned consulting engineering and testing firm since 1966. www.tectest.com


The evening will start off with an hour of rotational table topics where you'll sit with our industry leaders as they lead tables into discussions surrounding hot topics in our industry. Here you'll be able to ask questions, share ideas and experiences and learn how to move forward. Afterwards, enjoy an hour of social networking while enjoying fine wine and appetizers.

Conversation can continue after the program as the Andiamo VIP room is adjacent to the exciting martini bar - The Dirty Martini.

Please select the button to go to our registration site:



Speakers:

Sandra Knight, Corporate Director of Public Relations, SmithGroup
Getting Press in a Changing Economy with New Technologies

Leslie Kusek, Owner, LMK Consulting
Focus, Plan, Implement: Integrating Strategic Planning, Business Planning and Marketing into Your Business Today

Katherine Banicki, President, Testing Engineers & Consultants

Donna Jakubowicz, CPSM, Director of Marketing, Barton Malow Company and SMPS National Board Member

More speakers to be announced....

Corporate Branding Issues & Techniques
Market Research
Marketing Green

Date/Time: Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 4:30-7:00 p.m.

Location:
Andiamo
VIP Room Upstairs Next to The Dirty Martini
42705 Grand River Ave.
Novi,

Cost:
$30 - Members
$40 - Non-Members

For more information regarding upcoming programs and events, please contact:

Education/Programs Committee:
Tara K. Perpich - Business Development
Great Lakes Mechanical
3800 Maple
Dearborn, MI 48126
tel: 313.729.0619 · fax: 313.581.8246
tperpich@glmech.com

or

Michelle Yaremchuk - Senior Marketing Assistant
Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc.
43980 Plymouth Oaks Blvd.
Plymouth, MI 48170
tel: 734.454.9900 · fax: 734.454.0629
yaremchuk@sme-usa.com
COMING SOON!
2010/2011 Program Calendar
June 2010
Laugh Often. Bid Big.
SMPS-MI Annual Meeting, Silent Auction & Comedy Fest
May 2010
Promotional Perspectives: What We See and What It Says
April 2010
2010 Heartland Regional Conference
April 2010
Know How to Read Clients: Face Reading for Business
March 2010
Food for Thought - Marketer Rountables
February 2010
Social Media Networking
January 2010
2010 Economic Forecast
November 2009
Investing in Ourselves: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Client Panel
October 2009
Face the Music: Be a business development rockstar!
July 2009
How to Conduct a Highly Effective Job Search:
June 2009
A/E/E Firm Management Symposium
April 2009
How Does Your Firm Measure Up?
March 2009
Branding: Interpretation and Implementation
February 2009
Strategic Futuring: Managing uncertainty/Making the future actionable
January 2009
SOLD OUT!!
2009 CoreNet Michigan Economic Forecast Luncheon
January 2009
Ann Arbor Ad Club - Google Event
November 2008
The American Marketing Association Detroit chapter presents an exclusive evening at the DIA
November 2008
The Power of One: How Individual Initiative Can Drive Environmental Action
October 2008
Building Your Organization in a Social Media World
September 2008
Good Food, Good Wine,
Good Friends, Good Times!!


If you have suggestions for future program topics, comments or feedback on previous programs, or are interested in joining the Education and Program Committee to offer your assistance at upcoming programs, please contact: Dana Galvin, CPSM at 248.436.5570 or dana.galvin@bartonmalow.com