On September 24, 2010, we will be holding the premiere APMP Pacific Northwest Fall Symposium, and it will be a first-rate professional event! Our theme, Landing the BIG Ones: Tools and Techniques for Your Tackle Box, encompasses topics like proposal team management, tools to aid proposal preparation, virtual proposal teams, and preparation of first-rate graphics. For a Symposium agenda, including topics and presenters, please click here.

The Symposium will be held at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel, just a short walk from the famous Pike Place Market in downtown Seattle, where fish literally fly through the air. Of course, they are tossed from one person to another, but they fly through the air nevertheless.

While the Market and many other nearby attractions are reason enough to visit Seattle, the real attraction for proposal professionals will be a full day of great speakers presenting lots of good information that you can put to use immediately upon your return to the office, whether you write proposals for commercial or government customers.

On the day before the Symposium (Thursday, September 23), B.J. Lownie, PPF.APMP of Strategic Proposals LLC will be providing training and testing for APMP Foundation-level accreditation. If you live in the Pacific Northwest or if you will be attending the Fall Symposium, this is a great opportunity to advance your professional credentials. Registration is separate from the Symposium and can be found here:
www.apmpaccreditation.com.

APMP has made special arrangements with the hotel for Deluxe Guestrooms for $159/night — that’s $80 off the normal room rate! In addition, the rate is good for 3 days before and 3 days after the Symposium, so this might be a good opportunity to take a little vacation time and enjoy the many great things that Seattle has to offer. To arrange for hotel accommodations, please call the hotel directly (phone number) and ask for the APMP room rate.