As the year draws to a close, we spend time with our family and reconnect to friends as we celebrate the holidays. It’s also the time of the year that we take a moment to send a card or reconnect with the people in our professional lives – that community of peers, clients and prospects.

Our community of talented, smart and accomplished professionals makes our organization a vital place to make connections. In this era of technology, we’re connecting members virtually with our newest initiative: C2M Live!^TM

C2M Live! is a new, monthly webinar series – FREE for members – that connects you with top-notch professionals for learning, networking and advancing your practice.

How C2M Live! works

Every month we host a live one-hour webinar on topics of interest to you - a live session at two different times during the month.

• Survey. At the beginning of every month, we’ll have a short survey on the topic for that month’s sessions to start the conversation

• Live session. Each session features a seasoned expert discussing current issues that you’ll find practical, useful and thoughtful.

• Podcast. If you miss a session, just download the podcast!

• Continue the conversation. Then continue in the conversation after the session on our IMC USA LinkedIn group, where you’ll get to chat with fellow participants and the presenter.

• Follow-up. Don’t forget to take the follow-up survey that will arrive in your e-mail shortly after the session – we value your feedback.

This month, we’ve been talking about risks in several areas of our professional lives.

• Managing expectations

• Contractual agreements

• Disagreements & Lawsuits

• Intellectual Property

• Confidentiality, including "work for hire;”

• "Subcontractor” issues

Listen as Charles Wilson, Charles@risksmartsolutions.com, our presenter, talks about how to avoid scope creep during the December 12^th session. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx0KGiw7GIw

If you missed the first session, you may register for our second session on Tuesday, December 18th at 1 pm EST / 10 am PST, here: http://www.imcusa.org/events/event_details.asp?id=281366

I am thankful for Loraine Huchler's lead role in not only starting this initiative but also in her unwavering support of providing additional value to you, our members.  For more information, contact the facilitator, Loraine Huchler, P.E., CMC®, VP, Membership, at huchler@imcusa.org or 609-896-4457.

My best wishes for a wonderful holiday season,

Stay tuned,

 David