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The Houston Planning Forum has extended an invitation to the Harvard Busine=
ss=20 School Club of Houston to their Holiday Luncheon and Social Mixer.? Please= =20 come early to enjoy complimentary hors d'oeuvres and holiday beverages befo= re=20 lunch. PROGRAM DETAILS Date:?????? Wednesday, December 20, 2000 Place:????? The Courtyard on St. James Place, 1885 St. James Place Time:?????? 11:30 am - 1:30 pm Speaker:? Gretchen Gemeinhardt, Ph.D., Senior Consultant at American=20 Productivity & Quality Center Topic:????? Utilizing Best Practices and Knowledge Management for Continuou= s=20 Improvement Using a proven approach to benchmarking, organizations can realize both=20 tangible and intangible returns from its benchmarking activities.? At the= =20 December presentation, Gretchen Gemeinhardt will discuss using benchmarking= =20 as a tool to drive strategic and operational improvement. Gretchen Gemeinhardt, senior consultant with the American Productivity &=20 Quality Center (APQC), is responsible for planning, managing and performing= =20 individual and consortium studies and conducting needs assessments for=20 educational and business organizations.? APQC, a world-renowned Houston-bas= ed=20 resource for process and performance improvement, works with organizations = to=20 improve productivity and quality by using benchmarking, best practices,=20 knowledge management, and other continuous improvement methods to adapt to= =20 rapidly changing environments, build new and better ways to work, and succe= ed=20 in a competitive marketplace. Prior to joining APQC, Dr. Gemeinhardt worked as management consultant=20 serving health care and nonprofit organizations and worked closely with=20 organizations implementing new programs and identifying new market=20 opportunities.? She also managed several nonprofit organizations.? Most=20 recently, she served as executive director of a nonprofit conflict resoluti= on=20 and mediation services organization. Currently, Dr. Gemeinhardt is a visiting assistant professor at Texas Woman= 's=20 University in the Department of Healthcare Administration.? Gretchen has al= so=20 been a member of the business faculty of Rice University and the University= =20 of Houston.? Dr. Gemeinhardt has authored numerous articles and has present= ed=20 at conferences in the United States.? Gretchen serves as an examiner for th= e=20 Texas Quality Award. Gretchen received her Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and Management and M= BA=20 from the University of Houston and a Bachelor of Art from Hamilton College = in=20 Psychology and English.=20 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D RESERVATIONS REQUIRED Reservations accepted until noon on Monday, December 18, 2000. Pre-payment by credit card is required.? Credit cards will be charged for= =20 no-shows. Leave following information on the HPF voice mail (713/908-0211), fax to=20 281/424-4770, or e-mail dottie@kerr-solutions.com. Member Name: Company: Phone: Guest Name: Members: $25???? Guests: $35 Payment:? Credit Card Only (Visa, MC, AMEX)??????????=20 Card Number: Exp Date: ******************************** Membership.? The Forum would like to welcome Charles Beck, Director of=20 Business Development at Brookwoods Group and Elizabeth Tobola, Strategic=20 Sourcing & Staffing at Williams Gas Pipeline-Transco as new members.? We=20 would also like to thank the following HPF members who have renewed their= =20 memberships for 2001:? Thomas R. Coneybeer, Ralph D'Onofrio, Gilbert A.=20 Herrera, Brian P. Laporte, Ellen M. Shannon, and Kenneth M. Williams. ******************************** Meeting Location.? The Houston Planning Forum meetings are held at The=20 Courtyard on St. James Place, located at 1885 St. James Place (off San Feli= pe=20 between Sage and Chimney Rock).? Bring a guest to the December meeting and= =20 experience Houston=01,s premiere establishment for great meetings and super= b=20 food.? Free self parking available. ******************************** Upcoming Events: The Houston Planning Forum meetings are held monthly on th= e=20 third Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.? Make plans to attend the=20 following upcoming events: January 17, 2001 - Robert Shaw, CEO of Emerging; Topic: Strategies in=20 Creating a Successful Start-up Company - A Post-April 2000 Perspective February 21, 2001 - Osama Mikhail, Chief Strategic Officer, St. Luke=01,s H= ealth=20 Systems ******************************** Sponsorships Available.? Your firm can become a corporate sponsor for one= =20 year for only $500.? Sponsors are recognized at each meeting, monthly=20 newsletter and HPF website.? Call Ken Williams today at 713/652-7560 for mo= re=20 information. ******************************** 1999-2000 OFFICERS Maury Sklar (President/CEO) Halliburton Company (713) 676-8554 Raymond Budde (Executive VP) Signase, Inc. (713) 792-3780 Victor Elgohary (CFO) V.S. Elgohary & Associates (713) 410-0743 John Skiffington (VP Membership) Shell Chemical (713) 241-9369 Martin Monroe (Membership Committee Chair) Relativistic Solutions, Inc. (281) 493-9418 Monty Boyle (VP Programs) Cap Gemini (713) 307-8345 Luiz Da Rocha (Programs) Arthur Andersen LLP (713) 237-5015 DIRECTORS Kenneth Williams - Sponsorship Frost Bank (713) 652-7560 P.K. George - Director Texaco, Inc. (713) 432-2272 George Grimm - Director G.W. Grimm Associates (713) 880-4553 Arthur Penny - Director Pilko & Associates (281) 875-3700 James Sowers - Director Towers Perrin (713) 754-5409 SPONSORS Frost Bank? *? G.W. Grimm Associates Halliburton Company? *? Texaco? *? Towers Perrin Dottie Kerr (dottie@kerr-solutions.com) Administrator for Houston Planning Forum http://www.houstonplanningforum.org/ Voice mail: 713-908-0211
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