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The Fall Conference is just around the corner!
Registration will soon be open for the 2012 M&A Fall Conference in Las Vegas November 7th through the 9th. This is a great place for members and non-members to take courses, attend workshops, network with peers, create new partnerships, and have a great time!
Find out more about the conference and register when it becomes available here. Don't forget to take advantage of the early bird pricing!
We'll see you in Las Vegas!
M&A Source Headquarters
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Chairman's Message
Chet Walden, CBI, M&AMI, BCI, FIBBA
 My Fellow Source Members,
It's hard to believe that we are starting our eighth month together. We are in the process of finally bringing forth all the challenges of the past months to a successful conclusion.
So far, we have completed the following projects:
- Successfully transferred our management association from Smith Bucklin to Meeting Expectations.
- Thanks to Steve Wain and Jeff Rausch at Meeting Expectations, the appropriate web site host for our new and comprehensive user-friendly web site has been selected.
- Assets for the M&A Source have been moved from Smith Bucklin to Meeting Expectations.
- A group of "go to" people with Meeting Expectations has been established. They are working very hard to enhance our teamwork as we move forward. A list of names and contact information is available here.
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Executive Director's Report
Karl Kirsch, CAE
 Got Data?
As Chet Walden mentioned in his newsletter article, I am also pleased that the Board of Directors has approved acquisition of a new Association Management System (AMS) and website for the M&A Source. In our efforts to become an even greater resource for M&A professionals, we recognized early on that the needs of the association had long since passed by the existing technology infrastructure.
The new AMS and website will ultimately make the association far more self-serviceable. That doesn't mean we are trying to keep you from calling us at the headquarters, we like it when members call so that we can get to know you and learn the types of problems you need help with. What it does mean is for those simple questions you need an answer to quickly, you should be able to access answers directly from the website.
Under the new system, the AMS will house the data on each member and non-member who has done any kind of business with the association. Conducting business could mean anything from attending a conference or course, applying for the M&AMI, or even requesting information on how to become a broker or intermediary.
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Membership Chair's Report
Joe Lindsey, CBI, BCB, LREA, M&AMI
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Let's Play Golf In Vegas!
We are in the process of putting together the golf outing for our Conference in Las Vegas. Alan Tronson is negotiating with a couple of Top Notch courses and will decide on which venue by the end of August.
Our plans are to play Saturday, November 10th. Spouses, PEG's, Vendors, Members and their Guests are invited. If you have an interest in playing, please email Simone Shahdadi at sshahdadi@masource.org. Once Alan confirms the course, we will be back in touch with all those who signed up to provide the details.
Join us for lots of fun and prizes.
Chet Walden
M&A Source Chairman
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M&A Source 2012 Fall Conference Survey
The 2012 Fall Conference will be held November 7th through 9th in Las Vegas. Do you plan on attending?
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Conference Chair's Report
Dora Lanza, M&AMI, CBI, CSBA, MEA
 Registration will soon be open for our 40th consecutive Conference for Professional Development, to be held in Las Vegas, November 7th through 9th, 2012. Check the M&A Source website for more information on registration when it becomes available, and be sure to take advantage of our early bird pricing.
Here are just a few reasons why you must attend the Fall Conference:
EDUCATION: Offered at the conference are four new courses and six value driven workshop sessions that will equip you with relevant and practical strategies to give you the competitive edge in your market place. From a look at best practices, to effective LOIs that reduce deal fatigue, to forming deal structures despite "Taxmaggedon," there's nothing better than learning new things that you can begin to use the minute you get back to your office. That's what conferences are intended to do-introduce you to new concepts, innovations, knowledge, resources, tools and so much more. Let your only challenge be which new concept you should implement first!
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Quote of the Month
I've missed over 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I've been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
-Michael Jordan
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About Us
 The mission of the M&A Source is to promote members' professional development and interests to better serve their clients' needs, and maximize public awareness of professional intermediary services available for middle market merger and acquisition transactions.
The Source was established in 1991 to address the professional issues of merger and acquisition professionals. This organization currently has more than 200 cooperative intermediaries across the world.
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