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• 2010 Southern Region Meeting - Registration Now Open!
  Register now to attend the 2010 NASPO Southern Region Meeting, May 10-12, in Little Rock, Arkansas. For additional information, click here.

• Ken Miller to Give Keynote Address at the 2010 NASPO How to Market to State Governments Meeting
  Ken Miller is the founder of the Change and Innovation Agency, a firm dedicated to helping its clients radically improve. He was named one of the country’s top change agents by Fast Company Magazine (by a judging panel that included Tom Peters). Miller has worked with amazing people in tough environments and is the author of "We Don't Make Widgets: Overcoming the Myths That Keep Government From Radically Improving."  Read more.

• 2010 NASPO How to Market to State Governments Meeting & Green Expo
  General information and registration are now available for the 2010 How to Market to State Governments Meeting & Green Expo. Sponsorships are based on four levels - Emerald, Gold, Silver and Bronze, each with special benefits. Exhibitors can use this opportunity to showcase their Green Products and Services with Conference attendees and colleagues.

• 2009 NASPO Annual Conference Presentations
  

• NASPO Publishes 2009 Survey of State Government Purchasing Practices
  States are increasingly looking to eProcurement strategies, new commodities, expanded markets and innovative purchasing practices to meet their needs. This edition of the NASPO Survey of State Government Purchasing Practices examines the current landscape of these procurement practices among the states and offers insight on the various initiatives the respondents have implemented or plan to implement in the near future.

• NASPO Issues Research Brief on Administrative Fees
  “Administrative Fees: Creative Funding for Central Procurement in Difficult Economic Times” is a research brief written by state procurement officials and designed to be used by state procurement officials and policymakers considering the use of administrative fees as a funding mechanism. It offers tips, best practices and lessons learned related to the implementation and effectiveness of a variety of administrative fee structures.  See the related press release.

• 2009 Supplier Guide: How to Do Business with the States
  Knowledge of state procurement policies and processes can give your company a competitive edge in doing business with the states. The NASPO 2009 Supplier Guide is your one-stop source for information on state procurement contacts, policies and procedures.

• 2009 NASPO Annual Conference
  September 21 - 24, 2009
  Lake Tahoe, Nevada
  (Open to State, Associate, Life & Honorary Members Only)

• 2009 NASPO How to Market to State Governments Meeting & Green Expo - Session Presentations and Handouts
  Available session presentations and handouts can be accessed by finding the session title on the schedule and clicking the available links.

• NASPO Launches State Stimulus Webpage
  This page will contain a variety of resources for NASPO members and their staffs.  It will be updated frequently as information and guidance is changed or added.  If there is additional information, website links, issues or documents that you would like to see on this page, or that you can provide for the benefit of other NASPO members, please email Nicole Smith, NASPO Issues Coordinator.

• NASPO Submits Comments to the Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service regarding IRC Sec. 3402(t) – Withholding on Payments by Governments
  Although the date for implementation was delayed until January 1, 2012, requests for responses to the IRS regulations are due March 5, 2009.  NASPO will continue to support full repeal of the provision in the future.

• NASPO Joins in Calling for Repeal of Contract Tax
  This letter to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus encourages full repeal of Section 511 of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 as included in the House-passed H.R. 1 (“The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act”). NASPO joins organizations including NASBO, NASACT, NIGP, NaCo, NASRA, USCM and several others in its support of repeal.

• NASPO Issues Green Purchasing Policy Statement
  

  NASPO GREEN PURCHASING POLICY STATEMENT
  Adopted January 22, 2009

  NASPO seeks to leverage the purchasing power of state and local government to conserve energy and national resources, limit environmental pollution and waste, improve public health, encourage clean technologies, and create cost savings opportunities and a balanced economy. NASPO will accomplish this through the development of policies, programs and information resources that educate procurement decision makers on environmental issues and solutions.

• 2008 WSCA Cooperative Development Conference
  Conference Presentations Now Available!

• NASPO Issues Press Release
  On September 29, 2008, NASPO issued a press release announcing the newest edition of its flagship publication, now titled State and Local Government Procurement:  A Practical Guide.

• NASPO 2008 Annual Conference Presentations
  Now Available!

• State and Local Government Procurement: A Practical Guide
  Order Your Copy Today!

• NASPO 2008 How to Market to State Governments Meeting Wrap-up
  April 6-8, 2008
  New Orleans, LA

• NOW AVAILABLE! NASPO 2008 Supplier Guide: How to Do Business with the States
  Knowledge of state procurement policies and processes can give your company a competitive edge in doing business with the states. The NASPO 2008 Supplier Guide is your one-stop source for information on state procurement contacts, policies and procedures. Click here for ordering information.

• NASPO 2008 Annual Meeting
  September 8-11, 2008
  St. Louis, Missouri

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