This last month was an exciting one for your local Greater Seattle Chapter and the national IMA. Locally we had a 4-hour CPE event in which Microsoft presented some of the latest Excel tools and the author of Art + Data shared techniques (Tableau and other tools) to help us share the “stories” of our data in exciting visual ways. Some of the resources are shared on this Greater Seattle Chapter site.
Nationally the IMA celebrated it’s 100th year at ACE (Annual Conference & Expo). It was my 1st ACE and I attended many great sessions and participated in networking opportunities that exceeded my expectations. I plan to attend ACE 2020 next year in Atlanta (June 20-24, 2020) and hope we will have a Seattle area contingent. Please reach out to me if you would like to inquire more about my experience, especially if you are considering attending next year. I posted a more detailed review on LinkedIn.
Watch your Chapter emails for our next event. Tentatively we are looking at October 11th or 18th. This Fall CPE event will include a 2-hours ethics session to help CMAs fulfill the annual 2-hour ethics CPE requirement.
REST 2020 – For those who prefer Reno to Atlanta for an annual CPE cram, the IMA site for the Reno Education Seminar & Training (REST) from February 27-29, 2020, is now live. With 22 hours in Reno and a couple Seattle events the annual CPE requirement can be covered.
Finally, our Seattle Board, particularly the Communications members, will be sending out more regular news and updates via the IMA membership database. Please be sure to keep your profile updated and at least skim them for relevant local news and events.
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