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Congress for Progress

Strategically, Congress for Progress is focused on the customer goal that CP is a resource to “Solve your companies key supply chain problems”. The product that we provide to achieve this goal is a comfortable and professional atmosphere that allows us to showcase specific, targeted, workshops to give a customer team the needed skills to solve these key problems. And the value that is provided by these workshops allows the attendees to take these solutions back to their organizations and immediately integrate them into their day-to-day operations environment.

Congress for Progress Inc. is a non-profit corporation that produces the annual Congress for Progress Mid Atlantic Symposium. It is staffed by volunteers (the committee) who plan, do most of the background legwork, and deliver this professional symposium every April. It has been in continuous operation for 35 years.

35 years ago was 1976, the year of the bicentennial celebration of the birth of the United States. The first CP (Congress for Progress) was held in Philadelphia, just as was the Continental Congress in 1776 that declared our independence. Its purpose was then, and is now, to bring together some of the best instructors APICS has to offer to teach the latest methods to improve your bottom line. And that's where the "Progress" came from. If you look at the CP eagle and bell logo, you will notice the Liberty Bell, the American Eagle, and the star border. They are all symbols of that first symposium in Philadelphia way back in 1976.

CP is affiliated with APICS. As a matter of fact, CP is supported by several of the Mid Atlantic District chapters of APICS. The committee is composed of APICS chapter members. The flight leaders, many of the instructors, and all the volunteers who help out during the symposium are APICS Chapter members.

If you have any additional questions concerning Congress for Progress or its mission, please contact the CP Conference Chair at cpchair@cp-apics.org.
 

 
Future Conferences

September 2010
Central Pennsylvania


 

Hall of Fame
H. Paul Barthold, CPIM*
Robert Brazenor, CPIM
Wesley J. Froehlich, CPIM, CDP
John Gillespie, CPIM
Lane D. Palmer*
Elliot J. Peters
Walter J. Pietrak, CFPIM, CIRM
John H. Sensenig, CPIM
Robert W. Spielberger

* Deceased
 

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Is Congress for Progress only for APICS members from Mid-Atlantic region?
A. No. CP is for everyone associated with planning, purchasing, and other types of resource management, such as quality, finance and engineering. That includes managers who need to know how to make their organizations more efficient as well as college students and the professors who teach them. CP is attended by purchasing professionals. We give continuing educational credits for ISM(NAPM) members as well as APICS members. We draw attendees from all over the United States.

Q. If I register and can't make it, can I send a substitute?

A. You sure can! Send an email to registration@cp-apics.org to let him know the name of your substitute so we can have a name badge ready.

Q. Will I lose my registration fee if I can not attend?
A. Not if you notify us before the "No Cancellation date" (See the registration page under "Cancellation Policy". Before that date, there is only a $50 cancellation fee. After that date we have already contracted for all of the services you would have used. Here's the legalese:
"Cancellations must be received in writing or be processed on line through the registration site. (You will need the password you created when you registered.)

Q. What sessions may I attend?

A. All Focus Clinics and Mini-Workshops are open to all attendees on a first-come / first-served basis

Q. How can I justify the cost to my boss (supervisor, colleges, CFO, significant other)?
A.
How many times have you received a brochure this year for a one day seminar that had one or two speakers, lasted four to six hours, covered a single topic, left you on your own for food and cost $600 to $1500 dollars? Contrast that with CP which runs for one full day, has 12 speakers including  1 keynote and costs less than $450 (even less if you register early) including lunch. You also get the chance to talk directly with the speakers and the ability to interact with other attendees. You will have a hard time finding a better bargain.

Q. How many CPIM/CFPIM or C.P.M. points do I get for attending a workshop or session?
A.
Points are awarded at one point for each hour of education. Focus Clinics, Mini-Workshops and Keynote address qualify.