Chapter News

MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL RETREAT
The Baltimore AMA hosted the 1st Annual Mid-Atlantic Regional Retreat on Saturday, January 28th. The 6-hour retreat was an ideas sharing forum among 5 dynamic chapters, including Washington DC, New Jersey, Hampton Roads, Central VA and Baltimore. Each chapter brought together their board members to brainstorm, share ideas, network, plan and be rejuvenated by the International Headquarters of the AMA and the Professional Chapters Council mid-way through the year. The retreat was a true success and we plan to implement the leadership, programming and membership ideas shared with our Chapter!

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
We're always looking for marketing professionals who are at the top of their game to join our Chapter Board as a volunteer. If you are interested in volunteering, please e-mail Ali McHale, Chapter Immediate Past President at amchale11@hotmail.com.

EVENT REGISTRATION SYSTEM
We're proud to be able to offer you the convenience of an online event registration system. This system gives you complete control over registering for an event, inviting guests to join you, sharing the event invitation with others who may be interested and modifying/cancelling your registration when necessary. The system allows us to take online credit card payments and helps the Chapter better manage its events. If you have difficulty with the system at any time, please e-mail rsvp@amabaltimore.org and we'll be happy to help.

DID YOU KNOW...
... That the Baltimore Chapter of the American Marketing Association is one of the country's top AMA Chapters? We are! Out of 75 professional Chapters, each year for the past 12 years, the Baltimore Chapter has been recognized for its excellence in Chapter management, programming and membership. This past year (2004-2005), the Chapter won Best in Class among size 3 Chapters. In addition to earning the title of Best in Class, we received Special Merit recognition in the areas of Finance, Member Recruitment, Member Retention and Programming Communications.

... That your member benefits extend beyond what the Baltmiore Chapter offers locally? They do! The International Headquarters of the AMA hosts over 20 professional conferences each year, gives you unlimited access to the AMA Member Resource Center online, moderates dynamic Special Interest Groups (SIGs) for your participation and offers a Professional Certified Marketer (PCM) certification. Explore the full range of your member benefits!