Program Archives

Previous monthly IMC NCR chapter programs covered many aspects of our goal of helping members "Get Smart, Get Friends, and Get Business." The titles and speakers of the past two year's program attest to the range of professional development opportunities these programs provide. If you are interested in participating in an IMC NCR program, either as a speaker or guest, please email or call President IMC DC Chapter. Icons indicate available (downloadable) presentation materials.

 

April 2005

Selling to the Government Through GSA SchedulesExpert Proposal Writing

Michael E. Cohen CMC

 

March 2005

Ethics and the Bottom Line

Mark R. Haas CMC

 

February 2005

Develop Multiple Revenue Streams by Pursuing Your Passion

Kirk Martin

 

January 2005

Use of Qualitative Research in Business and Consulting

Luc Henderson, RIVA Research

 

December 2003

IMC NCR Annual Holiday Party at DC Coast

 

November 2004

Mastering Your World: Secrets of an Executive Coach

Beth Bloomfield, Bloomfield Associates

 

October 2004

Looking Back-Looking Forward: Planning Your Practice for 2005

Margarita Rozenfeld, of Essence

 

September 2004

Structuring Strategic Alliances That Work

Dr. Alan Weiss, President Summit Consulting

 

August 2004

Key Legal Issues for ConsultantsHow to Effectively Sell Professional Services

Mr. Scott Orbach, President, EZGSA

 

July 2004

CEO Roundtable

Mr. Sam Malhotra, CEO Subsystem Technologies; Ms. Donna Lynn, President, Synergia Global; Dr. Earl Smith, Executive Director, ZAZI Strategic and CEO, Ayght, Inc.

 

June 2004

Change Management - Appreciative Inquiry

Mr. Mike Feinson, Engaged Strategies and Mr. Tony Silbert, T3 Consulting

 

May 2004

Selling to the Government Through GSA SchedulesSpeaking as Part of Selling Your Expertise

Dr. Joan Cassidy, Integrated Leadership Concepts

 

April 2004

Effective Project Implementation

Ms. Valerie Graff

 

March 2004

Emerging Issues in Ethics Compliance for Consultants

Mr. Joseph Kale, Lockheed Martin

 

February 2004

Internal Auditing, Widening the Road to Success

Mr. Gene Razzetti

 

January 2004

Key Legal Issues for ConsultantsLegal Issues for Consultants

 


December 2003

IMC NCR Annual Holiday Party at the District Chop House

 

November2003

Outsourcing

Mr. Dick Willet

 

October 2003

Selling to the Government Through GSA SchedulesBusiness Case Analysis

Ms. Becky Roberts and Dr. Jesse Floyd

 

September 2003

Cash Flow Improvement through Operations Redesign

Mr. Bryan Peregoff, CMC

President, Peregoff & Associates, LLC

 

August 2003

Activity Based Costing

Mr. Uday Desai

Senior Manager, Grant Thornton

 

July 2003

Personal Financial Planning for Busy Consultants

Mr. Donald M. Rembert, CFP

President, Rembert, D'Orazio and Fox

 

June 2003

Selling to the Government Through GSA SchedulesSelling to the Government Through GSA Schedules

Mr. Richard B. Willett, CPA, CMA, CMC, CGFM

 

May 2003

What Clients Like and Don't Like About ConsultantsPanel - What Clients Want and Don't Want From Consultants

Mr. Bob Bair, U.S. Department of Commerce and Mr. Jerry Bennis, Northrup Grumann.

 

April 2003

Business Ethics Forum

· Mr. Joseph Kale, Director of Global Integrity Office of Ethics & Business Conduct, Lockheed Martin Corporation;

· Mr. Louis Rosen, National Director of Government Contract Services, Ernst & Young;

· Mr. Richard Sullivan, Ethics Officer, International Monetary Fund

 

March 2003

Using the Balanced Scorecard

Balanced Scorecard Article Becky Roberts, Catoctin Consulting - Article on Balanced Scorecard

(spreadsheet comparing various balanced scorecard software packages)

 

February 2003

Diversity  What It Is, Why It Matters

Diversity IMCDC Presentation James Bullard, COMP-K Management Consulting

 

January 2003

Executive Search

Tim McNamara, Boyden Global Executive Search

Boyden IMCDC Presentation Boyden Presentation on Executive Search

 


December 2002

IMC NCR Annual Holiday Party at the City Club of Washington. About 40 members and guests enjoyed good food and each other's company and heard about the chapter's accomplishments and prospects.

 

November 2002

Improve Your Meeting Management Skills

Valerie Graff, Organization and Management Consultant , Valerie

    Graff Associates and Becky Roberts, professional facilitator

 

October 2002

Community Relations For Your Highly Visible (and Other ) Clients

Jan Hedetniemi, Former Director of Community Relations for NIH

 

September 2002
Online business tools for consultants (Panel discussion)

Alan Schlaifer for Acteva, on-line meeting registration services

Acteva Presentation Acteva Presentation Acteva Acteva website

Tony Cord for CPAMoneyWatch.com, on-line accounting services
Covision IMCDC Presentation CPAMoneyWatch.com presentation

Todd Erickson for CoVision, real-time, multi-site meeting facilitation tools
Covision IMCDC Presentation CoVision IMC NCR Presentation  CoVision Company Information CoVision Company Information

 

August 2002

Best Practices for Negotiation 

Covision IMCDC Presentation Negotiation Best Practices

Tom Wood, Watershed Associates

 

July 2002

New Tools For Skills Assessment

CoVision Company Information Harrison InnerView Performance Assessment

William Schwarz, President, CEO Alliance

 

June 2002

Emerging Opportunities and Vehicles in Federal Contracting

Anthony Anikeef, Partner, Bracewell & Patterson

 

May 2002

Essential s of Communication in Organizations

Dr. Anne Nicotera, Howard University

 

April 2002

Be the Brand- Building Business By Leveraging Reputation

Christopher Bonner, President, Bonner Consultants

 

March 2002

Panel Discussion: Responsibilities of Executives and Their Advisors

Bob Peck, President, Greater Washington Board of Trade

Lori Tansey Martens, President, International Business Ethics Institute

Eamon Javers, Washington Editor in Chief, Washington Business Forward Magazine

 

February 2002

Collaborative Problem Solving

Mary J. Kirby, President of Acuity, LLC

 

January 2002

Panel Discussion: Management Challenges in Nonprofits

Betsy Johnson, Executive Director, Washington Council of Agencies

Diane James, Director, Allied Partners, American Society of Association Executives Program

 


December 2001

Get To Know Your Colleagues and Have Fun

IMC NCR Holiday Extravaganza

 

November 2001
Barriers to and Strategies for Effective Decision Making
Speaker: Mark R. Haas CMC, President, Research and Organization Management

October 2001

The Washington Business Environment and Working With The Media
Steve Monroe, Business Editor, The Gazette Newspapers and Editor, the Business Gazette

July 2001

Professional Coaching - For You and Your Clients

Speaker: Melissa McNair, President, Integrative Life Practices, Inc., Master Certified Coach

June 2001

Panel Discussion: Financial and Legal Issues in Your Consulting Practice
Daniel S. Krakower - Partner, law firm of Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, P.A.
Jamie Lapin, CFP, CDP - President, Risk Management Group, Inc.
Barbara A. Murphy, CPA - Partner,Snyder Cohn Collyer Hamilton & Associates, CPAs

May 2001

Project Management Issues, Obstacles, and Options
Melvin A. York, CMC/PMP, President Digital Safetynet, Inc.

April 2001

Panel Discussion: Virtual Consulting, Virtual Companies-Consulting Without Sticks and Bricks.
Carlos Esparza, Co-founder, Gene Rouleau and Associates
Christine Hardy, President, Century Planning Associates
Scott Williamson, Vice President and Managing Director, Ultrapro International

March 2001

Strategic Framework for Launching, Nurturing, and Driving High-Tech Business Ventures
Peter F. DiGiammarino, Managing Director, IntelliVen, LLC

February 2001

Identifying Your Market And Building Your Brand
Patrise Henkel, President of Graphic Communications

January 2001

Marketing Yourself Through IMC NCR - Part 2
Colleen Luzier, President, HRSolutions, Inc.