Happy New Year!!!  I for one am happy to see 2011 in - it has been a challenging year for many of our members – but at the same time, many have done well and continue to see the economy and consulting opportunities grow.  

In looking back to 2010, we saw the beginnings of a turnaround in the consulting profession.  I have attended talks by Kennedy Information over the past year, and they are consistent in saying that growth is beginning again, but that it will be slow and that clients will be looking much more critically at what they are paying for consulting and how projects will be run. 
 
As for IMC, we continue to make strong, steady progress in growing membership and making IMC and the CMC representative of the consulting profession.  For those of you who attended Confab, you heard me talk about the many things we have accomplished in IMC over the past year in an effort to provide more value for your membership and certification.  I won't repeat them all, but here are just a few that I mentioned.  

We have focused on:

• Increasing Value for CMC^®s and Certification
• Growing Membership
• Providing Education Opportunities for Members
• Raising the Visibility of IMC and CMC^®
• Protecting the Brand
• Increasing our International Presence  

It has been a busy and productive year, and 2011 looks even better.  Stayed tuned for more details about our accomplishments of 2010 and our plans for 2011 in future blogs.  

Yours in consulting,

Drumm McNaughton, PhD, CMC®
Chair and CEO