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To: All OI members and Outsourcing Professionals Around the World

From: Frank Casale

Date: Tuesday October 7, 2008

Important member Update re: "Project Emergency Access"

What a trying week this has been for all of us. Chaotic and stressful for many... even surreal for some.

If there was ever a time for a global discussion – for connecting, sharing, and the support of a community of peers - now is indeed the time.

If you are like many of the OI members that have contacted me this past week, you are concerned about the current economic environment. You are wondering where this is all heading and what impact it will have on your company, your current priorities, and even your job.

You are not alone and we are committed to helping.

Project Emergency Access - click here to start your FREE subscription

In response to your recent request and the current historic circumstances, I have given my team the green light to open up our new premium portal to allow all members of the outsourcing ecosystem around the world to connect and support each other.

No one really knows how this bail-out scenario will play out. Confidence seems low – anxiety high. However, if you believe information is power, then help yourself to this new power source at www.outsourcing.com (just click the large orange power button).

If you believe, as I do, that this business is just as much about who you know as what you know then the prospect of tapping into a interactive network of over 70,000 members worldwide should certainly perk up your Rolodex and your ability to power through this.

The innovative new outsourcing community and marketplace as well as the associated Premium Access Membership subscription was originally planned to be completed by year end, to be launched in January and to require a monthly fee. Our give back to the community – our way to be there now when you need us - is to open the portal now to all – free for the next 90 days until the formal launch in January.

Although all the aspects of the site are not yet complete, there are several features in place there now that will provide you the access to what you need to weather this storm. For example:

  • Access to interactive discussion forums that will allow you to keep your fingers on the pulse of what's going on and what others are doing

  • Access to a treasure trove of research white papers and opinion pieces

  • Access to OTV video briefings as well as mini Powerpoint briefings and training from the top outsourcing experts on the planet

  • Access to a self-publishing capability that will allow you to post and share your thoughts and expertise, whether it be text, recordings or even webinars, or video. If you can provide something that will benefit the network – we will provide the global stage

  • Access to interactive tools, an outsourcing concierge helpdesk and much more

It's all about access and it's there now.

Project Emergency Access is our response – it is our way of being there for our members and providing everyone in this business the ever so critical access necessary to survive if not thrive in these uncertain times.

So, if you are interested, simply register.

Sincerely,

Frank Casale
CEO
The Outsourcing Institute
fcasale@outsourcing.com