2005 Annual Meeting

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 2005 NASPO Annual Meeting
Hilton Mystic * August 29 - September 1, 2005 * Mystic, CT

Conference Agenda and Presentations 

Monday, August 29th

9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Registration

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
MMCAP Briefing

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
WSCA luncheon

1:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Training:  The Art of Negotiation
Tony Ellis - South Carolina, NIGP Instructor

5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
President's Reception

Tuesday, August 30th

7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Registration

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Opening Session
Welcome and Roll Call 
Keynote Address--Steve Kelman,John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
BREAK

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Performance Management and Benchmarking
Voight Shealy - South Carolina

12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Cronin Club Luncheon and Awards Ceremony

2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Presentation and Summary by Cronin Gold Recipients
A presentation and summary of the top innovative state government procurement practices, as recognized by NASPO in both the Classic and IT categories.

AEP Awards Presentation
Wayne Casper, Director of Procurement - Tuscon, AZ

3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
BREAK

3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Spend Management/Strategic Sourcing Panel
Moderated by Ellen Phillips - Massachusetts; Carol Wilson - Connecticut; Terese Butler, Project Director - California; Tim Walker, State Procurement Analyst - Oregon

Wednesday, August 31st

8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
NASPO Committee Reports

9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Break

9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Outsourcing State Procurement
Vern Jones - Alaska

11:00 a.m. - 12:15 a.m.
Lunch On Your Own

12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
What's Your Problem? (Closed session-- State Members and Designees only)
Moderated by Joe Giddis - Arkansas

2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Break

2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
GSA Presentation
David Drabkin, Deputy Chief Acquisition Officer, GSA

4:00 p.m.
WSCA-NASPO PC Contract Update

6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Offsite Dinner Function - Mystic Aquarium

Thursday, September 1st

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
NASPO Business Meeting
(Closed Session - State Members and Designees Only)

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Sarbanes-Oxley Discussion
Richard Pennington, Director, Division of Finance and Procurement - Colorado

12:30 p.m.
Lunch on your own

12:30p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
New Board Orientation Meeting

3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Member Networking Time
 
7:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Cocktail Reception

7:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
State Dinner