Business Development Committee

The Business Development Committee is responsible for securing sponsorships and grants for the CPNP Annual Meeting. As well, this committee works to generate and submit ideas which serve as the basis for industry supported symposia on topics of interest to CPNP Annual Meeting attendees.

You can review information on the current Committee Members and their Charges by downloading the PDF version.

Charges to the Business Development Committee

1.
Further relationships that provide insight and guidance into what Annual Meeting and other product grants should be submitted and to where (both pharma and non-pharma resources).
Standing
a.
Actively begin to apply for educational grants for the Annual Meeting starting October 1. Continue process as grant sites become available through the start of the new year.
Due: 01/31/2013
Metric: Grant applications to identified companies consisting of past and potential supporters.
Standing
2.
Review symposia and other proposals as submitted by education companies
Standing
3.
Update the annual sponsor prospectus
Due: 06/15/2012
 Standing
a.
Plan ahead to have any member demographic questions added to the membership satisfaction survey.
Due: 05/10/2012
 Standing
4.
Schedule meetings with CPNP members employed within the pharmaceutical industry & pharmaceutical industry grant departments to discuss 2013 product theater & other funding possibilities, the new corporate sponsorship program & areas of corporate interest
Due: 08/30/2012
Metric: Holding of calls and documentation of recommended directions.
Standing
5.
Further refine process for symposia development and solicitation for offerings at the Annual Meeting
Due: 05/15/2012
 Standing
a.
After successfully partnering with selected CME companies, ensure that symposium proposals are developed and uploaded to grant sites between October 1-January 31, or as grant sites are available
Due: 01/31/2013
Metric: 75% of developed symposium ideas completed and uploaded to grant sites.
 Standing
b.
Have 8-10 written symposium ideas developed, creating a "concept bank", using an agreed upon template for presentation to potential programming partners.
Due: 06/30/2012
Metric: Written documents available for distribution to identified medication education companies by deadline.
 Standing
c.
Identify medical education companies and contacts that CPNP could/should approached regarding symposia development and schedule calls accordingly
Due: 07/15/2012
Metric: Review of ACPE and CME providers list, discussions with Current Psychiatry to identify contacts, phone calls to past medication education company partners, identification of main psychiatry meeting providers. Prime targets contacted by phone by staff. Holding of calls and documentation of recommended directions.
Standing
d.
Develop a consistent template/format for symposium proposals developed by the committee.
Due: 05/30/2012
Metric: Finalization of template.
Current Year
6.
Prepare a proposal to the CPNP Board regarding a possible corporate sponsorship program to be offered to pharmaceutical companies
Due: 06/15/2012
Metric: Completion of proposal
 Current Year
a.
Consult with legal and accounting professionals to ensure legal and tax related consequences are determined, considered and addressed in the final draft of the board proposal
Due: 06/10/2012
Metric: Document and reflect information and recommendations from accountant and attorney in communication procedures and accommodate within internal processes and documentation.
Current Year
b.
Prepare materials, web pages and a launch of corporate sponsor program to CPNP members employed within the pharmaceutical industry
Due: 07/15/2012
Metric: Development and distribution of communication pieces.
Current Year
c.
Invite CPNP members working within pharma to meet with the BD committee during the 2012 CPNP Annual Meeting in order to obtain their input into a possible corporate sponsor program
Due: 05/15/2012
Metric: Scheduling and implementation of meetings at the 2012 Annual Meeting and documentation of recommendations.
 Current Year
d.
Provide a comment period for CPNP members within pharma not at the Annual Meeting to provide input into the structure and components of a corporate sponsor program
Due: 05/21/2012
Metric: Launch of a web-based survey to capture and consider feedback.
 Current Year
e.
Review other association corporate sponsor programs and contact association staff for input as possible
Due: 05/22/2012
Metric: Summary report of findings demonstrating common and differing elements of various plans.
Current Year

Committee Reports

You can review the previous year committee report by downloading the PDF version.