Alliance Leadership for Corporate Performance

The Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals (ASAP) is the leading global professional association dedicated to the formation and practice of strategic alliances. We provide a forum to exchange alliance best practices and resources. 

ASAP members receive a myriad of valuable benefits, including:

• Access to the ASAP Job Bank (www.asap-jobs.com).  Post and search through ASAP's job listings encompassing alliance management, business development, channels, sourcing, and much more.
• Eligibility to register for the Certification of Achievement-Alliance Management (CA-AM) exam, the only professional designation recognizing competency in strategic alliance management.  Click here for more information.
• Professional development opportunities through participation in chapter, industry council, and networking events.
• Discounts on association events.  Check out the list of Upcoming Events below or click here for more information

For more information on joining ASAP, contact ASAP's Director of Membership, Kathryn Doran kdoran@strategic-alliances.org or click here.

Celebrating ASAP @ 10 - Long Live Alliances!

ASAP is celebrating its 10th anniversary!  Join in on our celebration:

• Member-Get-A-Member Referral Program.  Help keep ASAP growing!  Receive a copy of The Point of the Deal:  How to Negotiate When YES is Not Enough by Mark Gordon and Danny Ertel of Vantage Partners. 
• JobBank Postings Discount
• Share Your Stories and Experiences.

For complete information, click here.

Call for Nominations for 2009 Alliance Excellence Awards

The nomination process for this year’s Alliance Excellence Awards is now open!  These awards aim to recognize and celebrate companies that have achieved dramatic success in their results through excellent alliance management.  The Awards Committee encourages submissions from mid-sized and smaller companies as well as from major corporations. The Committee actively considers long-established alliances that have contributed to the development of the field of alliances as well as leading-edge alliances whose impact is only starting to be felt.

The Alliance Excellence Awards will be presented during ASAP’s Global Alliance Summit on Wednesday, February 11.  To submit a nomination, click here.  The deadline for submissions is Friday, October 31, 2008.

Upcoming Events 

ASAP-CHI  2nd Annual Bio-Pharma Alliance Summit, November 3-6, 2008, Hyatt Regency, Boston, MA. The model for development of new pharmaceutical products is changing rapidly and your company's strategy must respond to the challenge. 

Attendees will learn how to:

• Build an Effective Alliance Management Capability  
• Create New Models of Product Development through Alliances
• Create Alliance Performance Metrics, Health Checks and Dashboards
• Leverage Corporate Partners for Biotech Financing and Acquisition, Structure Alliance Deals – What Biotech Companies Need to Know,
• and much more!

 Register by October 3 and save $300.

For more information or to register, click here 

ASAP's 2009 Global Alliance Summit, February 9-12, 2009, Ft. Lauderdale (Florida) Grande Hotel and Yacht Club. Plan now to join hundreds of your alliance colleagues in Florida! 

For more information, click here

Recent Events

ASAP Collaborative Innovation Council, August 18-19, 2008, Bentley College, Waltham, MA. Follow up information will be available shortly!

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