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Joe TalikSenior Advisor, The Outsourcing Institute MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR What a trying month this has been - chaotic, stressful, and maybe even surreal. If there was ever a time for a global discussion - connecting, sharing, and support from a community of peers - now is indeed the time. If you're like the many Outsourcing Institute members who have contacted us, you're concerned about the current economic environment. You're wondering where this is all heading, and what impact it will have on your company, your current priorities, and even your job. You're not alone, and we are committed to helping. In response to current historic circumstances, this portal has been opened to allow all members of the outsourcing ecosystem around the world to connect and support each other. The Outsourcing Institute's Project Emergency Access Portal will be the key destination for documents, web links and webinars focused on the discussion and knowledge base to finding the silver lining in the rain cloud of the economic conditions facing us today. Each month we provide updated information and timely content from all the spectrums of the outsourcing world tailored to helping our readers understand the direction of outsourcing during these trying times. Sharing documents and web links from this portal will help all the active viewers of this site. Therefore, we encourage you to send us relevant content in the form of articles or web links, provide suggestions, and participate in the webinars to add greater value to this portal for all your fellow members and yourself.
************************* Joe welcomes your suggestions and requests. He can be reached at jtalik@optonline.net |
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