| Congress for Progress invites
proposals for future presentations and workshops in
the field of Operations Management and Supply Chain
Management. The conference format consists of
several concurrent four hour Focus Clinics followed
by concurrent 8 hour Workshops.
Our focus is on Experiential Learning
where the participant has an opportunity to learn,
question, touch, play with, and understand the
application of principles and techniques in the real
world. Through this intensive, interactive
learning, attendees will acquire practical knowledge
that can be implemented back at work to best
leverage the know-how acquired at Congress for
Progress.
If you are interested in being
considered, please submit the following:
- A one page abstract
- Contact information: name,
company, address, phone, fax, e-mail, address
- Biographical sketch
- Recent presentation
experience with references including contacts
Submissions are accepted at any
time. Send yours to:
callforpapers@cp-apics.org
Topic and speaker selection takes
place during the second quarter of the year prior to
the conference. Speakers will receive complementary
conference registration, as well as reimbursement
for hotel and travel expenses. Selected speakers
will be expected to supply the following key items:
June –
(all speakers)
- Speaker Contact information
- Presentation/workshop title
- Abstract / Benefits and
Learning Objectives
- High resolution digital color
photo
Fall
– (Workshop facilitators only)
- A detailed lesson plan
- Draft of workbook and
associated PowerPoint
- 500-1000 word abstract of
workshop
February –
(all speakers)
- Focus Clinics: a 3-6 page
detailed write up of the talk for the conference
Proceedings
- Workshops: a comprehensive
workbook for printing and a 2 to 3 page
Executive Overview of points covered and
conclusions/insights gained for the conference
Proceedings.
| Since its
founding in 1976 as the
original regional APICS
conference, Congress for
Progress has been successful
year-after-year because its
sole mission is to provide a
wide variety of leading edge
topics and techniques to its
attendees. Congress for
Progress is a non-profit
organization totally run by
volunteers interested in
providing first-class
educational seminars and
learning opportunities. It
is a cooperative effort by
representatives from the
Mid-Atlantic chapters of
APICS -- Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Delaware, Maryland,
and the District of
Columbia.
The APICS Mission:
APICS builds operations
management excellence in
individuals and enterprises
through superior education
and training,
internationally recognized
certifications,
comprehensive resources, and
a worldwide network of
accomplished industry
professionals.
Operations Management
is the planning, scheduling,
and control of the
activities that transform
inputs into finished goods.
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Supply Chain Management
is the design, planning,
execution, control, and
monitoring of the supply
chain activities with the
objective of creating net
value, building a
competitive infrastructure,
leveraging world-wide
logistics, synchronizing
supply with demand and
measuring performance
globally.
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