Dear Fellow Council Members:

 

 

How fast the time is going!  Our Annual Student Conference is just around the corner and our chapters are fully into their program year.  We have a strong council and due to the strength of our member chapters.  If I or any member of our council board can be of service to any chapter in our council please do not hesitate to ask.  I want to make sure all of our chapters achieve their goals this year.  My goal for our council remains achieving a Council Award of Excellence this year.  We have some great programs in place and National Committee participation that should ensure this award for our council.

 

Our committees are very active preparing communications, our student conference, the professional development seminar, and our leadership training workshop for April.  If you need to contact any committees the chairs are as follows: Education – Rick Sammons, Planning – John Engel, Communications – Nancy Fulks, Students – Ginger White, Hospitality – John Engel, Ad committee on Bylaw revision – Cathy Maness and Leadership Training (CLEW) – Bob Smith.

 

 

NEWSLETTER

 

October 2003pumpkin

 

 

 

With all the changes going on at the national level of IMA I encourage you to voice your concerns.  Kinsey Jenkins would welcome your comments, I’m sure so he can pass them along.  John Engel is also a resource as a member of the Planning Committee and Rudy McCue and Brian McGuire as part of the Executive Committee.  Our council has never been afraid of expressing our opinions.  I will try to keep you informed of any new developments, such as the changes to the annual conference activities.

 

Hats off to Ron Luther, Chuck Hartle and Teresa Hattabaugh for working so hard to ensure the success of the student conference.  If I left anyone off the list I will make up for it next time.  I hope to see you all either at the student conference or the council meeting, Saturday, November 8 in Indianapolis.

 

 

Sincerely,

 

Brenda Engel

Your LTRC President

 

 

 

Council Meeting Schedule (Tenative):

 

Saturday, Nov. 8 – Indianapolis, IN

 

Saturday, Feb. 7 – Richmond, IN

 

Saturday, Apr. 24, Indianapolis, IN with a CLEW

 

Meeting sites and directions will be included in the newsletter prior to the meeting date.

 

Saturday, Nov. 8 – Indianapolis, IN

 

Time:  4 pm – 8 pm Eastern Standard

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Crowne Plaza Hotel in Indianapolis.

 

Direction were not sent to me, so contact Chuck Hartle or internet sources for detailed directions from your location to the Crowne Plaza.  The Crowne Plaza Hotel is located at 123 W. Louisiana Street, Indianapolis, Indiana. The direct phone number is 317-631-2221. Since our block reservation has expired, check with the hotel and the internet for available rates.  Some internet sources are Orbitz, Expedia, Travelocity, Hotels.com and Hoteldiscounts.com.  See you on the 8th.

 

FINAL DAYS FOR REGISTRATION

 

There are only a few more days to register for the Student Conference.  Online registration is no longer available.  If anyone wishes to register, have them fax their registration to Susan Bender at 201-474-1600.   Attached is a conference registration form.  If you know of any student that would like to attend, please see that they get this form.

We still need more students from Indiana and Kentucky, so don’t forget to touch base with the educators in your chapters.

 

 
EVANSVILLE HOSTS ALL DAY CPE SESSION from Martha McClain
 
The Evansville chapter hosted a free all day CPE session for its members on
October 18.  Nine FMN videos were shown with group discussions following
each video.  American General Finance was gracious enough to allow us to use
their facilities for the event, and Martha Alle and Tania Herke took care of
moderating the sessions and providing refreshments.  We try to hold this
event twice a year, and we do allow non-members to attend (for a charge).
As a result of last week's event, we have at least one individual who has
decided to join the chapter.
 
Our November meetings will be November 12 at 12:00 Noon at the Executive Inn in Evansville, November 13 at 12:00 Noon at the Jasper Country Club in Jasper, and 6:30 P.M. on November 20 at the Executive Inn, Evansville.  Visitors from other chapters are always welcome.  Please R.S.V.P. to Debbie Willis at (812) 228-3300 for the Evansville meetings or to Phil Malone at
(812) 482-1600 for the Jasper meeting. 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

IT’S ALMOST HERE!

 

Fourth Annual National IMA Student Conference

 

November 7–8, 2003

Indianapolis, Indiana

Crowne Plaza Hotel at Union Station

 

Join IMA at the Fourth Annual National Student Conference in Indianapolis on

November 7 – 8, 2003. The IMA National Committee on Students,

Indianapolis Chapter and Lincoln Trail Regional Council host the conference.

Registration is FREE for all IMA Student Members. If you are not an IMA

Student Member, the cost will be the price of a student membership.

Attend a first rate, professional conference that is targeted specifically to

students. Be sure not to miss out on:

 

! Opportunities to hear nationally recognized speakers

! Networking with accounting finance and information technology professionals, students and educators from all over the country

! Workshops on leadership development and professional certification

! Opportunities to meet with sponsors and exhibitors regarding

employment opportunities, certification and continuing education

! Tours of local businesses (early registration encouraged for these

events!)

! Fun networking activities

 

Educators and Non-student IMA Members welcome!

 

This conference is not just for students! Non-student IMA members and

educators are encouraged to attend. The registration fee for non-student

IMA members and educators is:

# Full conference registration - $99.00

# One-day conference registration - $59.99

Take advantage of the opportunity to:

 professional community

low cost

 

 

 

 

Fourth Annual National IMA Student Conference (con’t)

 

Transportation between airport and hotel:

 

Indianapolis International Airport is approximately eight miles from the

Crowne Plaza Hotel. Cost of transportation from the airport to the hotel

varies from $11-15 per person one-way.

 

Questions?

 

Please contact Susan Bender at the IMA at Sbender@imanet.org          or 800-638-

4427, Ext. 1543.

 

Conference updates:

 

Check for updates at www.imanet.org.

 

 

To volunteer to assist with the Student Conference, contact Susan Bender at Sbender@imanet.org.