SME North Bay continues to move forward, with some exciting news to share.

Two weeks ago, Bruce MacKender, the SME West Coast Member & Industry Relations Manager, introduced SME North Bay to the SME Member Council. This is the SME group that needs to formally approve the chapter formation. This was the first time this group had heard about SME North Bay, and from what Bruce told me, there were lots of “oohs and ahhs” and quite a bit of excitement created with the prospect of the first new SME chapter being formed in 10 years!

That being said, their agenda was jam packed and they weren’t able to spend a lot of time on it since they’re trying to put the finishing touches on the SME Annual Conference, which is now less than 2 weeks away and will take place in Nashville, June 6-8.

However, the SME Member Council will vote on formal approval of SME North Bay at the annual conference. There was discussion that because of the level of excitement and support created through the wildly successful dinner meeting held on 4/29 and others who have interest, there’s a good chance that SME North Bay will be able to move directly past the “Forming Chapter” stage and go right to being a “Full Senior Chapter.” This is HUGE, and I believe unprecedented!

Stay tuned for news on SME North Bay and the upcoming vote at the SME Annual Conference. SME North Bay will soon be a reality!