There is definitely a chill in the air.  While on one hand that makes us think of bonfires, apples and pumpkins, it also makes us think of heating and higher energy bills.  When the chapter board plans out the speakers for the year, one of the main goals is to provide a variety of topics that are relevant to your business and maybe even personally.

Knowing that we would be heading into the heating season, we scheduled Dr. Kelly Kissock as our pre-dinner speaker.  Dr. Kissock is well versed in the topics of building, industrial and renewable energy systems.  Hopefully, we will have some take-aways that can help our companies lower the investment in energy.  Our after dinner speaker is the Montgomery County Auditor, Karl Keith.  He will be leading us through the appraisal process, which given the current economy, will be an interesting topic.

The IMA organization has been working on an updated strategic plan and the core of the plan is the CMA certification.  They are working on expanding the recognition of the certification and the brand of the IMA organization in the business community.  Their ultimate goal is to empower you as members through the certification and continuing education to achieve your professional goals.  If you have any questions or insights you would like me to share with them, please feel free to contact me.

I look forward to seeing all of you Tuesday, October 20^th, for an evening of CPE and networking.