| To: |
Beta Alpha Psi Faculty Advisors, Co-Faculty Advisors, Chapter Presidents and Reporters |
| From: |
Beta Alpha Psi Executive Office |
| Date: |
October 16 , 2006 |
| Subject: | 2007 Beta Alpha Psi Annual Meeting |
Greetings Beta Alpha Psi Faculty Advisors, Co-Faculty Advisors, Chapter Presidents and Reporters!
I hope that many of you had the opportunity to enjoy the fabulous 2006 Beta Alpha Psi annual meeting that was held in Washington, D.C. in August, and amazing as it may seem, it is time to start planning for the 2007 meeting.
As you probably know, the 2007 BAP annual meeting will be held in Chicago, IL on August 2-4 at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile and a vital part of the program is the involvement by chapters as presenters.
As a way to best match the program topics and needs with your interests and skills, I am asking those interested in presenting at the 2007 annual meeting to complete the form that follows and return it as soon as possible, but no later than November 15, 2006.
We are thinking about bringing back some of the sessions from past years that proved successful and popular. We also want to allow you to propose new sessions. Please feel free to volunteer for one of these suggested sessions or propose a new one:
1. Fundraising issues. Raising funds for chapter activities is a hard task. Practical and effective ideas that can be used by all chapters will be shared for raising funds.
2. Innovative recruiting of members. The lifeblood of every chapter is its active, motivated, and excited membership, all of which begins with the pledge class. Students and faculty advisors in a roundtable setting will offer innovative suggestions. Also, many chapters face a population of potential members that are nontraditional – whether it be age, family status, work status, etc. This session will also allow for discussion of ideas on how to attract these students to pledge in the first place and how to maintain their interest after they become members.
3. Keeping the chapter active – how to combat the “What’s In It for Me?” attitude. A number of members are only interested in Beta Alpha Psi as a vehicle for their own personal interests, and often cease to be involved as soon as they achieve what they are after – typically, employment. This session will share ideas of how to effectively deal with this sort of attitude.
4. Beyond the Norm - Surviving as a Small Chapter. How can a small chapter (20 or less) survive? How can it compete for award status? Members and advisors of small chapters that have not only survived but have thrived as well will share ideas.
5. The CPA Exam and Other Certifications. People having taken the CPA and other certification exams will share their experiences and talk about the best way to prepare, beyond taking a review course, for these professional exams. Talk about the best time to take the exams, what about reciprocity between states, etc. Bring any questions you might have for our knowledgeable and distinguished panel.
6. Career Opportunities in the Financial Professions. Rather than simply choosing a single discipline, the benefits of integrating the college experience by combining the disciplines with multiple majors and/or multiple minors will be discussed as a means to enhancing your competitive advantage.
7. Work and Life Balance - Is It Really Possible? A roundtable of students and professionals will discuss what students expect a balanced lifestyle to be once they enter the profession, and what they can realistically expect.
8. Qualities of Effective Leaders. The primary qualities necessary to be an effective leader will be identified and how these qualities can be used within the chapter will be discussed.
9. Workshops for (a) treasurers, (b) faculty advisors, (c) reporters, and (d) presidents. Experienced representatives of each of these offices that will be available for anyone with specific help or assistance that is needed. (If your chapter prefers one of the workshops over others, please note both the number 9 and letter (a, b, c, d) in the space provided on the interest form).
10. Retaining relationships with alumni. This involves such topics as: the need to, and the difficulty in, keeping in touch with alumni, as well as how to effectively keep in touch with alumni and how to effectively utilize alumni to meet your chapter needs.
11. Proposed Session: Please send a one paragraph session summary or description similar to those provided for items 1-10.
Please note that you WILL be required to submit a one paragraph abstract of your plans for any assigned session by FEBRUARY 10, 2007.
Also, this interest form does not relate to Best Practices presentations; information on competing at the regional meetings for Best Practice presentations at the annual meeting is available on the BAP website at www.bap.org or you can contact your regional director.
Thanks in advance for helping us get an early start on the meeting planning!
Jan Taylor Morris,
2007 BAP Annual Meeting Chair
Ken Bouyer,
2006-2007 BAP President
Beta Alpha Psi
The Nancy Harke Executive Office
1211 Avenue of the Americas | 19th Floor | New York, NY 10036-8775
Phone: 212.596.6090 | Fax: 212.596.6288
E-mail: bap@bap.org
