Hello Members of the St. Louis Chapter of the IMA,

The Board of Directors of the St. Louis chapter has been using this summer to plan the events and activities of the 2003-2004 IMA year. We are excited about building from many successful activities that have taken place in previous years. We are planning several joint meetings with other accounting organizations so that our members will have local educational opportunities as well as expanded networks of accounting professionals. We are also focusing on implementing some changes to our means of communicating with you. After this last hardcopy of the newsletter, we will communicate with you solely through the use of email and our local website.

Due to the changes in our means of communication it is critical that we have your current email address. To update and change any of your contact information, including your email address, with the IMA complete the following steps via the National website:

We have also created a new local website located at www.stlouis.imanet.org. Please check it out. In the near future we will be able to accept your reservations for meetings through this website. It is also the best place to find contact information and local meeting topics, dates, and locations.

The IMA has recently changed its competition and compensation models for its chapters. This new model focuses on the core "products" of the IMA, which include: Education, CMA/CFM Certification, Membership Development and Membership Services. The St. Louis chapter will use these as a guideline in developing local meetings and events. Please contact me with any suggestions or changes that we can make to better serve you in these areas.

Please check out our meeting schedule and topics for the upcoming chapter year. I hope to have the opportunity to meet you at one of our events this year.

Thank you,

Katy Winkelmann

314 854-1430

katy.winkelmann@premcor.com