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Why should you attend a MATS Education Conference?

We asked our members,

“What’s the most valuable part of attending a MATS conference?”

Here’s what they told us – unedited!

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Spring Conference

Invite

MATS to

attend

your

local

meeting

Help us recruit other Supervisors to join MATS! The more members we have, the more valuable the networking experience is for all members. If you have a county supervisors meeting or MTA chapter meeting, a board member would like to come tell your group about MATS membership and upcoming education events.

These meetings are more relaxed because we are all supervisors.

One-on-one discussions with other supervisors and learning from speakers who know our issues.

We’re able to attend all classes; don’t have to choose one over the other.

Meeting with other supervisors and discussing issues in a “safe” environment.

Present an educational session for MATS

Are you interested in presenting an education session to Township Supervisors? Please submit a short proposal. Submitting a

proposal is not a guarantee that your session will be selected.

Presenting a

session at a

MATS conference

is an unparalleled

opportunity to

demonstrate that

your firm is a

leading expert in the designated field and on the presentation topic. Our audiences are particularly inquisitive – perhaps the most involved group you’ll ever encounter! You are welcome to use examples from your own client files, and to provide handouts about your company’s areas of expertise. As you develop your materials, please remember that presentations at MATS conferences are NEVER an opportunity for direct sale of your firm’s products or services.

MATS conferences get us thinking in different directions. They present controversial issues in a new way, not just what we want to hear, but what we need to hear.

Networking. Great opportunity to listen to other supervisors and their concerns and problems – and solutions!

Education (at a MATS Conference) is specific to supervisors.

Michigan Association of Township Supervisors has partnered with Saginaw Valley State University to make higher level education more affordable for MATS members. MATS members attending the 2011 Fall Education Conference will receive a 50% discount (A savings of over $2995) off enrollment for the MCPM session beginning April 13, 2012, when enrolled before January 20, 2012..

To receive the MATS discount, MATS members must register using this link. and enter the coupon code MATSMEMBER (all capital letters no space). This will guide you through the registration for the program "Full Year Program 2012-2013 for semester, Certified Public Manager® for Program Type and Michigan Certified Public Manager® Program for Program Title."

CPM® is a nationally accredited management development program for public managers in Michigan, offering middle to upper-level training to local and county government officials and staff, state agency personnel, and non-profit personnel. Participants are trained in subject areas that enhance their productivity and effectiveness as public managers. The program consists of 22 courses; 18 online and 4 onsite, normally held at the SVSU campus.

Saginaw Valley State University has exclusive rights to administer this program within Michigan. The CPM® certification is nationally recognized, and is expected to quickly become highly sought after by employers in the field of public management.

Michigan Association of Township Supervisors is the first association to partner with SVSU to offer this discount to its members!

Click here for details about the Michigan Certified Public Manager Program.

Contact: At SVSU: Monica Reyes by email, or call 989-964-7489.