Professional Partner Responsibilities

Mid-Year Meeting participation (Fri – Sat between February – April)

• Attendance – Firms and Associations should attend 2 of 5 mid-year meetings each year.  State Societies financially support their mid-year meeting and attend that meeting if available.
• Presenting – professional concurrent sessions.  Topics determined by Professional Partners, Board of Directors and host chapter(s)
• Judging – evaluate and award winners of Best Practices competition
• Principles and Priorities – assist with any student group activities during mid-year meetings
• Keynote speaker – utilize network to vet and secure inspiring/informative speaker on accounting, finance or information systems related topic

Annual Meeting

• Attend annual meeting each year (early August)
• Professional Partner member meeting – only face-to-face update/discussion meeting of year

Professional Partner calls

• Participate in when possible. General updates on BAP Activities (3 – 4 times/year – 1 hour)

Email input

• Respond timely to messages from BAP Executive Office or Professional Partner Chair
• Requests for article submission for BAP Newsletter/Alumni Newsletter
• Input on matters affecting Professional Partners and BAP

Business Information Professional of the Year (BIPOY)

• Early each calendar year (Jan – Feb) – review and evaluate nominations for recognition at Annual meeting (usually no more than 1 hour commitment)