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• Over 5,000 members in the Greater Boston Area
• Second largest PMA in the country
• An invaluable resource for product professionals who are
serious about success

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Practitioner’s Workshop Series
Executive Mentorship Program
Monthly Speakers
Product Executive's Forum

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• July – Solution Design, The Hidden Side of User
Experience
• June – Open Source Innovation
• May – B2B Product Messaging in 60 Seconds
• April – Product Roadmaps, Collaborating to Discover and
Deliver Value

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• September – The Power of Adjacency, Growth
Opportunities in your own Backyard
• October – The Most Fun and Rewarding Part of Product
Management
• October – Practitioner’s Workshop, Making Ideas
Real, Practical Prototyping
• MIT Student Center, Jim O’Neil, Creative
Director, Above the Fold

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Network at Monthly Meetings
Network with partner organizations
Build professional community relationships

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Product Management Library
Online articles, news, links, blogs and forums
Volunteer opportunities
Sponsorships, web, recruitment, content, and
more

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See exclusive job listings on bostonproducts.org
Host your resume
Be seen by a targeted network of employers
Mentorship program

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Co-President: Sarela Bliman-Cohen
Co-President: Ray Trevisani
Treasurer: Andrew Shepard
Secretary: Ferenc Gyarcsan
Programming: Sunil Dixit and Paul Ressler
Networking: Doug Bonin
Partnerships: Jane Fine ; Phil Simpson, Jim Lundy, Chitra Dwarka, Rachel Theran
Website: Gisela Bauerle; Lance Perry
Marketing: Vibhoosh Gupta ; Peter Keiver, Tench Forbes
Mentorship: Deepthi Bathina ; Shiva Kashalkar
Career Center: Larry Concannon
Sponsorships: Mak Joshi ; Vamsi Parchuri, Alison Ford
Content: Sandy Rogers
Membership: Subasree Varadarajan
Event Ops: Mark Muir
Executive Forum: Neil Baron

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The BPMA is always looking for new volunteers!
Join one of our teams today - we are looking for help in….
Event Operations (2-5 hrs/month)
• Manage event
registration, attendance, cash
collection & reconciliation
• Print and distribute program handouts
and nametags
Marketing (5-10 hrs/month)
• Event promotion
• Create marketing collateral to support
initiatives
• Promote & manage use of online
networking tools
Membership (2-5 hrs/month)
• Manage both corporate & individual
membership plans
• Manage member registration & dues
collection
• Annual or bi-annual membership
survey
Sponsorships (5-10 hrs/month)
• Manage sponsorship programs
• Define & manage sponsor value
proposition
• Manage sponsor contracts &
renewals, drive sponsorship revenue

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The BPMA is always looking for new volunteers!
Join one of our teams today - we are looking for help in….
Program Planning (5-10 hrs/month)
• Solicit & review speaking proposals;
schedule speakers
• Plan & manage networking events
• Collect member event feedback
Web (10-15 hrs/month)
• Define and manage website
appearance
• Keep website current
• Measure and track web analytics
• Provide education & training on online
member tools & online management
tools
• Work with Sponsorship team to keep
sponsor logos and messaging current.
Staffing (2-5 hrs/month)
• Support staffing needs of organization
• Recruit & replace volunteers to fill
vacancies
Online Content (5-10 hrs/month)
• Solicit subject matter experts for
contributing content
• Manage, write & edit monthly content
(including web, newsletter, articles, &
event descriptions)
• Record & create premium content
during meetings and publish it online

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• Visit bostonproducts.org > membership > register now
• Register as a Premium Member
• Make sure to use your mit.edu e-mail address
• At checkout, enter your 75% off discount code:
MITPREM0713
Your membership is good for one full year!

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• Participate in our community
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