Oregon/Puget Sound Chapter Meeting-An intensive half-day program where you participate in a genuine business war game.

June 9, 2009

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Surprise!  How Business War Games Shock Strategists into Beating the Competition—an intensive half-day program where you participate in a genuine business war game!

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 – Wargaming Event
Jake’s Grill, Portland, OR  12:00PM - 4:00PM

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 –Networking Event
Jake’s Grill Portland, OR 4:00PM - 6:00PM

Program Description
What would you do if you were the GM CEO? Or Alan Mulally of Ford, Akio Toyoda of Toyota, Tom Purves of BMW, Robert Cosmei of Hyundai, or another industry leader? And not only what would you do, but how well would your strategies work?  Here’s your chance to find out. What’s more, here’s your chance to learn how to stress-test your strategies and anticipate your competitors with business war gaming. You might even have some fun while you’re at it. Not to mention the cool Top Strategist bragging rights, complete with official certificate and web-wide recognition, you and your team will secure if you win the war.

War games and simulations almost always lead to surprises. Why? Not because they have more decimal points or curvier demand curves. Rather, because they help us think better. They help us take competitors into account realistically, not optimistically. They help us focus on cause and effect. They help us think things through and see the big picture. They help us learn to think strategically.

And while there are no sure things in life, business war games tilt the odds in your favor. That’s what happened for companies like British Airways, GlaxoSmithKline, Shell, Weyerhaeuser, and a couple dozen more around the world, when they worked with Advanced Competitive Strategies. You’ll get a taste of what they discovered in this special, hands-on, half-day session facilitated by Mark Chussil, ACS’ Founder and CEO (www.whatifyourstrategy.com), a veteran of 100 business war games and a frequent writer and speaker about business war-gaming.

Speaker
Mark Chussil
A highly rated, thought-provoking, and entertaining speaker, Mark lectures and consults around the world about strategic thinking, advanced business war games, and computer simulation. Mark has worked with ACS clients around the world, including Astra Merck, AT&T Wireless Services, Bell Atlantic (now Verizon), British Airways, DuPont, GlaxoSmithKline, Kodak, Methanex, Nortel, Novartis, Organon (Schering-Plough), Petronas, Shell, Sprint, Sprint PCS, USWEST (now QWEST), Weyerhaeuser, and others.  Mark earned his MBA from Harvard University and his BA from Yale University.

Location
Jake’s Grill
611 SW 10th Avenue
Portland, OR 97205
Phone: 503.220.1850

Directions
http://www.mccormickandschmicks.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=content.display&pageid=96&id=21

Puget Sound Travel Arrangements
Registrants from the Puget Sound Area will be contacted directly to make travel arrangements by carpool or possibly by train.

By Car There will be a carpool of people driving down to Portland and back to the Puget Sound in one day. Please contact Deborah Trainor if you would like to meet and carpool.  She will coordinate vehicles and rides. 

By Train There are trains that go round trip in one day--cost is about $60 +/person.
Please contact Deborah Trainor should you need additional information.

Registration Fees
SCIP Members - $35.00
Non-Members -  $45.00

*Please Note* Registration will close via the web Monday, June 8, 2009 (EDT).  If you are not able to meet the deadline, you will be able to register on site.

Agenda
Luncheon and program              12:00PM- 4:00PM
Networking Event                       4:00PM- 6:00PM

Contact Information
Sean Campbell, Oregon Chapter Chair email: sean@cascadeinsights.com, 503.631.7552
Deborah Trainor, Puget Sound, Washington Chapter Chair email:
Deborah.trainor@gmail.com, 425-830-0565
Robyn Reals, SCIP Education Manager, email, rreals@scip.org, 703.739.0696 x107

Cancellation Policy
Cancellations not received in writing by Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009, will not be refunded 

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