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“The New World of Risk” is theme for
All-Council Meeting, March 20–23, 2004
NEW YORK, February 20, 2004—American Management
Association (AMA) will bring together leading industry experts from various
fields to discuss emerging trends and the latest challenges affecting
businesses today. This special meeting of AMA Council Members, being held
at the Doral Resort in Miami, March 20–23, 2004, provides AMA with
practical, timely and expert guidance in developing new products and services
for its members and customers.
The theme for the 2004 All-Council Meeting is “The
New World of Risk” and it will address the effects of 9/11, the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act, global currency and country risk analysis, as well
as risks to the supply chain management and insurance industries, among
other topics. James F. McIngvale, founder and president of Gallery Furniture,
will deliver the keynote address from 9–10 a.m., Monday, March 22.
The media is invited to attend this presentation.
“This meeting brings together a unique network
of industry leaders who provide a distinct and important service to the
American Management Association,” said Vice President of Councils
Virginia O’Connor. “The hundreds of executives in our Councils
provide an invaluable resource, helping AMA track emerging business trends
to assure that our products and services reflect the most current practices
and the most valuable information available to managers and other business
professionals.”
Council Members are recognized authorities in their
fields, are concerned about best practices and learning solutions and
are representative of their organizations’ guiding principles.
AMA’s Councils comprise a wide diversity of manufacturing,
service, technology, government and nonprofit organizations in the management
community. The Councils are Finance, General Management, Human Resources,
Information Systems and Technology, Insurance and Risk Management, Manufacturing
and Project Management, Sales, Marketing and Communications, Corporate
Administrative Services, Supply Chain Management, Homeland Security and
International.
About AMA
American Management Association is the world’s leading membership-based
management development organization. Since 1923, it has provided valuable
and practical action-oriented learning programs to business professionals
at every stage of their careers. More than 500,000 AMA customers and members
a year learn new skills and behaviors, gain more confidence, advance their
careers and contribute to the success of their organizations through a
wide range of AMA seminars, conferences and executive forums, as well
as through AMA books and publications, research, and print and online
self-study courses.
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