Southern Proposal Accents Conference (SPAC)
Annual Southern Proposal Accents Conference (SPAC)
Early Bird SPAC registration has been extended until Wednesday, September 15th. (see below)
Conference Presenters Announced
The presenter line-up for the 2010 SPAC includes the following. Speaker bios and abstracts will be posted soon. The conference agenda is also under development and will be posted to the SPAC website when available.
• BJ Lownie – “Please Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
• Julie Wickert – “The Song Is in the Story”
• Robin Davis – “Message in a Bottle: What Proposal Writers Can Learn from Songwriters”
• Mike Parkinson – “Picture Perfect”
• Larry Tracy – (Orals-related, title under development)
• Sandy Luttrell – “Making Your Proposal Graphics a Hit with Dynamite Action Captions”
• Alyssa Feliho – “ABC, Easy as 1-2-3: Defining and Describing Elements of the Capture and Proposal Life Cycle”
• Beth Wingate – “Rocking the Top 40 Proposal Tools”
• Roxanne Karnick – “High Fidelity Proposals: Separating Your Message from the Background Noise to Maximize Its Effect”
• John Robbins – “Yes, I’m Ready (to Learn)”
• Marlene Slusser – “Timelines: If I Could Save Time in a Bottle”
• A Panel Discussion on a topic near and dear to APMP chapter members – Moderated by David Sotolongo
Pre-conference Workshops Announced
The SPAC Committee is pleased to reprise two pre-conference workshops scheduled for Thursday, October 28 at the Sheraton Suites Galleria hotel. These workshops have proven to be very popular choices for enhancing the SPAC learning experience. Space is limited for both workshops, so make your plans early.
· APMP Foundation Level Accreditation Workshop and Exam – Presented by BJ Lownie of Strategic Proposals LLC. This one-day workshop will help candidates to review proposal “best practices” and prepare to take the accreditation exam. The workshop will cover the APMP syllabus and review key concepts and information covered by the exam. At the conclusion of the workshop, participants will take the exam. Results will be given individually and in private immediately following the exam. Open only to APMP members. For more information, check the workshop website.
· Billion Dollar Proposal Graphics: How to Your Turn Text and Ideas into Clear, Compelling Visuals – Presented by Mike Parkinson of 24 Hour Company. Could your proposals be better? Do you spend too much time rewriting? Do you want better graphics but don’t know how? If your answer is “yes” to any of these questions, then this training is for you. Visual communication is proven to increase your chances of a win by as much as 43% while cutting time and cost. Evaluators and decision makers request the same thing, “Help me quickly understand your solution and why I should choose you.” For more information, check the workshop website.
Early Bird and Exhibitor Registration Site Now Open
The SPAC registration site is now open for Early Bird registration. Registration fees are the same as in 2009:
· APMP Member Early Bird Registration – $150
· Non-APMP Member Early Bird Registration – $180
Early Bird registration rates are available through September 15, after which each rate will increase by $30. Exhibitors can also access the registration page to register as a SPAC Platinum, Gold, or regular sponsor.
We are excited to announce this year's theme for our 14th Annual Southern Proposal Accents Conference (SPAC) to be held
on Friday, October 29, 2010.
Our annual conference is presented by the GA Chattahoochee APMP Chapter, Florida Chapter,
and the Carolina Chapters.
UPDATES and NEWS
*** Extended *** Call for Exhibitors
If you are old enough to remember going up to a jukebox to insert your dime and choosing a 45 rpm record to play with your dinner—or young enough to enjoy today’s CD and MP3 versions—you know the fun of looking through the jukebox selection. You might find your favorite song or maybe an oldie that you hadn’t heard in years. The best jukeboxes not only reflected the general theme of the establishment in which they sat, but they also offered an eclectic and ecumenical selection that appealed to a broad array of musical tastes.
The theme for the 14th Annual Southern Proposal Accents Conference (SPAC) is “Proposal Jukebox: Don’t Just Spin It… Rock It!!!” The Georgia Chattahoochee, Carolina, and Florida Sunshine APMP chapters will co-host the 14th SPAC at the Cobb Galleria Centre in northwest Atlanta on Friday, October 29, 2010.We have blocked rooms at the Sheraton Suites Galleria. Guest rooms are available for $99 per night for one or two persons starting on Wednesday, October 27 through Saturday night, October 30. The number of discounted rooms is limited, and the discounted rate is available until October 13, 20109. To reserve a room at the Sheraton Suites Galleria at this excellent rate, visit the APMP (OR copy and paste the following link into a web browser)
http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/res?id=1004099157&key=74FB6.
Also check the official SPAC website for a recap.
