Your Society continues to perform for you

Ken GarrisonMarch 17, 2010 · SCIP 

Last week the SCIP annual conference and exhibition was a success on all fronts. Compared to last year, the attendance figures were up significantly and, as you would expect, overall conference revenue was higher too, which bodes well for the overall financial future of the Society. The most important aspect of the conference was the revamped schedule with its emphasis on networking, and it was enthusiastically accepted by conference participants. All involved with the conference appreciate this outcome, and for the general Society membership it provides the resources and energy to further move SCIP forward.

We are aggressively positioning your Society for faster growth as the economic environment improves. Our recent merger created the ability to grow executive awareness of competitive intelligence, and advance the skilled application of intelligence to enhance decision-making and organizational performance.

Your Society continues not only to expand its international footprint but also to promote competitive intelligence globally. This year in October we will hold our second Latin American Summit in Brazil, and introduce a new conference in Malaysia. Our 14th European CI summit in 2009 was the most successful ever, and this November we look forward to an even more successful European Summit in Barcelona.  We are also planning to add a competitive strategy event to our agenda in September in San Jose, California.

However, we will temper our enthusiasm and continue to take carefully considered and evaluated steps to support your interests. We will ensure that your dues money is applied effectively to support services and programs which provide maximum value to you, the membership. The best way to accomplish this is to have your help in building a strong, participative Society.

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2 Responses to “Your Society continues to perform for you”

  1. Arik Johnson on March 19th, 2010 12:47 am

    Well done to everyone on both the SCIP and Frost staff, as well as, the volunteers and SCIP board throughout the meeting and particularly the speakers and facilitators without whom the meeting wouldn’t happen.

    Well done everybody! I’m proud to have Aurora sign on early to sponsor the 2011 conference next year in Orlando.

    Best wishes,

    Arik Johnson
    Founder & Chairman
    Aurora WDC

  2. Claudia Clayton on April 2nd, 2010 3:03 pm

    Congratulations on an outstanding conference. As a participant I thought the event provided all the networking and interaction I needed. In terms of the confusion some participants had regarding the interactive sessions, I was just reading the Frost And Sullivan MindxChange description. It absolutely mirrors what took place in that type of session at the merged conference. Perhaps we just need to label the type of session clearly - education format vs. MindXchange format. Then there would be clarity and no issue about “why isn’t there a powerpoint”? Otherwise, great conference. Thanks, Claudia

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