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⢠Over 5,000 members in the Greater Boston Area
⢠Second largest PMA in the country
⢠An invaluable resource for product professionals who are
serious about success
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⢠July â Solution Design, The Hidden Side of User
Experience
⢠June â Open Source Innovation
⢠May â B2B Product Messaging in 60 Seconds
⢠April â Product Roadmaps, Collaborating to Discover and
Deliver Value
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⢠September â The Power of Adjacency, Growth
Opportunities in your own Backyard
⢠October â The Most Fun and Rewarding Part of Product
Management
⢠October â Practitionerâs Workshop, Making Ideas
Real, Practical Prototyping
⢠MIT Student Center, Jim OâNeil, Creative
Director, Above the Fold
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Co-President: Sarela Bliman-Cohen
Co-President: Ray Trevisani
Treasurer: Andrew Shepard
Secretary: Ferenc Gyarcsan
Programming: Sunil Dixit and Paul Ressler
Networking: Doug Bonin
Partnerships: Jane Fine ; Phil Simpson, Jim Lundy, Chitra Dwarka, Rachel Theran
Website: Gisela Bauerle; Lance Perry
Marketing: Vibhoosh Gupta ; Peter Keiver, Tench Forbes
Mentorship: Deepthi Bathina ; Shiva Kashalkar
Career Center: Larry Concannon
Sponsorships: Mak Joshi ; Vamsi Parchuri, Alison Ford
Content: Sandy Rogers
Membership: Subasree Varadarajan
Event Ops: Mark Muir
Executive Forum: Neil Baron
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The BPMA is always looking for new volunteers!
Join one of our teams today - we are looking for help inâŚ.
Event Operations (2-5 hrs/month)
⢠Manage event
registration, attendance, cash
collection & reconciliation
⢠Print and distribute program handouts
and nametags
Marketing (5-10 hrs/month)
⢠Event promotion
⢠Create marketing collateral to support
initiatives
⢠Promote & manage use of online
networking tools
Membership (2-5 hrs/month)
⢠Manage both corporate & individual
membership plans
⢠Manage member registration & dues
collection
⢠Annual or bi-annual membership
survey
Sponsorships (5-10 hrs/month)
⢠Manage sponsorship programs
⢠Define & manage sponsor value
proposition
⢠Manage sponsor contracts &
renewals, drive sponsorship revenue
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The BPMA is always looking for new volunteers!
Join one of our teams today - we are looking for help inâŚ.
Program Planning (5-10 hrs/month)
⢠Solicit & review speaking proposals;
schedule speakers
⢠Plan & manage networking events
⢠Collect member event feedback
Web (10-15 hrs/month)
⢠Define and manage website
appearance
⢠Keep website current
⢠Measure and track web analytics
⢠Provide education & training on online
member tools & online management
tools
⢠Work with Sponsorship team to keep
sponsor logos and messaging current.
Staffing (2-5 hrs/month)
⢠Support staffing needs of organization
⢠Recruit & replace volunteers to fill
vacancies
Online Content (5-10 hrs/month)
⢠Solicit subject matter experts for
contributing content
⢠Manage, write & edit monthly content
(including web, newsletter, articles, &
event descriptions)
⢠Record & create premium content
during meetings and publish it online
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⢠Visit bostonproducts.org > membership > register now
⢠Register as a Premium Member
⢠Make sure to use your mit.edu e-mail address
⢠At checkout, enter your 75% off discount code:
MITPREM0713
Your membership is good for one full year!