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APMP Greater Houston Chapter Meeting, 6 August 2008

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

The APMP Greater Houston Chapter invites you to their next General Meeting to be held on Wednesday, 6 August 2008.

The topic is: Crossing the Line: Ethics in Professional and Proposal Writing

Ethical communication is central to APMP’s mission. As proposal professionals, we often serve as the gatekeepers for clear and ethical communication. Please join us for this thought-provoking workshop with Dr. Ann Jennings, University of Houston – Downtown (UHD). Dr. Jennings will facilitate this workshop on how content and design of a document contribute to misleading messages. Based on UHD's Ethics faculty training workshop developed through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the workshop will use a casebook example of unethical communication and short writings on ethics to interpret the actions of the decision makers. Lastly, participants will look at how this applies to the world of proposal professionals.

Ann Jennings, PhD, is the Director of Professional Writing at the University of Houston-Downtown. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses including instructional design, visual design theory, business and technical report writing, technical editing, and writing for the web. She is a consulting editor and has designed and led writing and presentation skills workshops for national and international companies. Today’s workshop is based on an ethics grant she received recently from the National Endowment for the Humanities. As a former stock broker and one-time subcontractor for Enron, she has tales to tell.

Location:
ABB
The Bryan College Station Conference Room, 1st Floor
3010 Briarpark Drive
Houston, Texas 77042

Cost:
$20.00 for members
$25.00 for non-members
$15.00 for students (w/student ID)

Schedule of events:
11:00 a.m. - Meet and greet other proposal professionals
11:20 a.m. - Introductions
11:30 a.m. - Lunch
12:00 p.m. - Presentation
1:00 p.m. - Meeting adjourned

Registration and Meeting Information:
A five-salad buffet will be served. Vegetarian meals are available upon request.

Please RSVP by 10:00 a.m., Monday, 4 August. Seating is limited to 40. You can register by:

Email - Janet Dodd at: jdodd@cbi.com
Phone - Janet Dodd at: (713) 821-4197

(Sorry! On-line registration is not currently available)

The meeting fee is payable by cash or check (check should be made payable to "APMP"). If you register and are unable to attend, please notify Janet Dodd by 10:00 a.m., Monday, 4 August. Any "no-show" will be billed accordingly.

Directions to the ABB Building:
From Hwy 59 (Downtown), take Hwy 59 west to Beltway 8. Take Beltway 8 north to the Richmond Avenue Exit. Turn right on Richmond. Turn left onto Briarpark Drive. ABB is at 3010 Briarpark on your left.

From I 10, Take I 10 west to Beltway 8. Take Beltway 8 south to the Richmond Avenue exit. Turn left onto Richmond. Turn left onto Briarpark Drive. ABB is at 3010 Briarpark on your left.

Parking at the ABB Building:
Visitor parking is available in the open lot in front of the building. There is also designated visitor parking in the parking garage in the rear of the building ... that entrance is accessible from Meadowglen (the street between the ABB building and the Marriott) ... from Meadowglen, turn left at the first entrance into the complex. In the event that all of the visitor parking is full (both front and rear lots), enter the employee parking garage from the entrance off of Briarpark. When you get to the "gate" at the garage entrance, press the call button to speak to the guard. Let them know you are attending the APMP meeting and you will be granted access into the garage.