May 20 General Meeting at Covance in Indianapolis

Registration is open for the next General Meeting

Wednesday May 20
Covance
8211 SciCor Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46214

Finding and Filling PM Positions in Life Sciences

Now more than ever Life Science firms need strong leaders to usher through projects faster and with fewer resources. At the same time, there are a number of talented leaders looking for their next opportunity. This general meeting is aimed at bringing together those two goals: Finding opportunities and filling positions. After the presentation, there will be time to network with the speakers, organizers of LSPM and the other participants.
Special networking session one hour before the main program for those looking for their next opportunity.
Click to register: http://lspmcovance.eventbrite.com/

Sucess in Bloomington and Plans for Indy

Though I was limited to listening in on the phone, I could tell the Bloomington meeting tonight was a success. There were 30 to 35 in attendence and the topic was outstanding - PM Maturation. I know the attendees learned something valuable and had a chance for some good networking.

We have preliminary confirmation for a meeting next month, May 20, at Covance's Indianapolis location. The topic (again, preliminarily) is Finding and Filling PM Positions in Life Sciences. Bill Allbee and Lou Begnel are hard at work planning the event. Stay tuned for more details.

In the mean time, keep the momentum going by taking part in the forum on LinkedIn or by posting a comment to the blog.

Agenda for Aprill 22 General Meeting

Tim and Colleen have announced the following preliminary agenda for the April 22 meeting in Bloomington.
6:00 p.m. - Refreshments & Networking
6:20 p.m. - Welcome & Introductions
6:30 p.m. - LSPM Group Overview
6:45 p.m. - PM Matuation with Raul Soikes, Colleen Dixon, and Tim Ward
7:00 p.m. - Q&A and Open Discussion
7:30 p.m. - Networking
8:00 p.m. - Meeting closed

Don't forget your business cards!

Carpooling to Bloomington for April Meeting

Bill Allbee is coordinating a carpool to Bloomington for Indianapolis-based attendees. To find out more or to join in the carpooling discussion, go to the LSPM Indiana LinkedIn Group.
We are looking forward to an exciting and informative program!

New Networking Tools

We now have a LinkedIn Group up and running. Brandon Lott, Lou Begnel, and I will be the managers. Let's make this an active community using tools like LinkedIn, this blog, Twitter (coming soon), and of course, our face-to-face meetings.
We are embarking on what I see as an interesting experiment. We are trying to create a regional community here in Central Indiana to take advantage of the intimacy that comes with face-to-face networking opportunities. Nothing innovative about that. However, we are trying to use the principles and tools that come with Web 2.0 to create what John Jantsch called a "neighborhood wide rave" in a recent podcast (local version of a World Wide Rave).
We will leverage the new media opportunities to add to the value of our face-to-face meetings. The best of both worlds!
For all of you not yet plugged in to all the new fangled web stuff, do not fear. First of all, I just started a few months ago. It's not that hard to learn and is well worth it if you like that sort of thing. On the other hand, this group will continue to use traditional methods to get the word out. In other words, you will always be able to network the old fashioned way.
The bottom line is, this group will always be what you make it. The more you give the more you'll get. So comment on this blog, join the LinkedIn Group, tweet your colleagues, and come to the meetings. We will all be better off for it.