Message from the President

The health and well-being of our members, sponsors and clients are of the upmost importance. After much consideration, SMPS Sacramento is postponing the West Sacramento Panel and the Interview Prep Workshop, and is canceling the April 25th Downtown Panel. We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 news daily, looking to resources such as the California Department of Public Health and US Center for Disease Control and Prevention to help inform our decisions about future events. We are also receiving guidance from SMPS Headquarters https://www.smps.org/covid-19-update/.

If you have already registered for the West Sacramento Panel or the Interview Prep Workshop, you may choose to keep your registration for the rescheduled date or request a refund from Christy Ryan, Treasurer ([email protected]).

Recommended Measures for Volunteers & Programs

We urge our amazing chapter volunteers and participants in the following programs to adjust the format of your gatherings to a virtual meeting or conference calls:

• Chapter Committee/Sub-Committee Meetings
• Mentoring Pathways
• CPSM Study Groups
  
  

Virtual Educational Opportunities

SMPS has a wide variety of virtual educational opportunities, many of which are FREE to members. Don’t forget to take advantage of these benefits:

• Boost your Skillset with Free Lunchtime Learning Labs – members only
• MySMPS Join discussion groups, download the most recent SMPS documents, use the member directory – members only (note this site uses your SMPS national login information)
• Live and On Demand SMPS Webinars - 3 FREE webinars are available for members at this link. Sign in with your SMPS Headquarters login and use HQcares2020 for the code.
• SMPS Foundation AEC Research/White Papers – free for members 
• Markendium AEC Online Learning 
• For CPSMs, there are many other ways to earn CEUs – download this helpful PDF
  
  

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me directly at [email protected]. Stay healthy, friends!

Donata Gilliland, CPSM
SMPS Sacramento President