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November 17 -19
Topic Agenda – Buyer Conference


MONDAY, November 17, 2008

7:00am - 3:00 pm – Registration/Information Desk

8:00 – 9:15 am – Opening Session – Excelling and Enduring in a
                          Changing World – Julio Melara

9:30 – 10:30 am – Concurrent Workshops
M01 - We Have to Stop Meeting This Way – Barbara Williams
M02 - Everything You Wanted to Know About eVA Business –
          Becky Barnett, Sharon Hartman
M03 - SWaM Round Table – Ron Bell, Sam Hayes
M04 - Social Responsibility and My Procurement Organization –
          Donna McCarthy, NIGP
M05 - How to Build a State Building – Mike Coppa
M06 - eVA Sandbox – eVA Team

10:45 am – 11:45 am – Concurrent Workshops
M01 - We Have to Stop Meeting This Way – Barbara Williams
M03 - SWaM Round Table (con’t.) – Ron Bell, Sam Hayes
M06 - eVA Sandbox (con’t.) – eVA Team
M07 - All-Hazards Preparedness for State Agencies 
          – Curtis Brown
M08 - Progress Payments: Relief for Small Suppliers –
         Shirley McNutt
M09 - Land Ho! – The Real [Estate] Story – Charlie Hess

12:00 – 1:15 – Buffet Lunch and Governor’s SWaM Awards Program
                   – Joe Watson

1:30 – 2:30 pm – Concurrent Workshops
M04 - Social Responsibility and My Procurement Organization –
          Donna McCarthy, NIGP
M07 - All-Hazards Preparedness for State Agencies
         – Curtis Brown
M10 - Anatomy of a Monster: the New Statewide Consulting Services
         Contracts – Paul Higgins, Matt Manion
M11 - APSPM and Vendor Manual Review – Dennis Blackwell,
          Keith Gagnon
M12 - Benefits of eVA for Local Government – Debbie Field, Gail
         Kemper, Torrey Miller
M13 - eVA’s Horn of Plenty – Deborah Hudson

2:45 – 3:45 pm – Concurrent Workshops
M14 - Challenges of Intent – Paul Higgins
M15 - Performance Based Contracting – Patricia Locke,
         Jack Porter
M16 - All Public Bodies’ Energy Contracting – Charles Barksdale,
         Bob Parolisi, Tommy Thompson
M17 - Green Energy Star Specifications – John Sheppard
M18 - Who Wants to Be a VDC Expert – Andy Repak
M19 - All Aboard! Buyers Set Sail to the Vendor Side of eVA –
         Erikka Veney

4:00 – 5:00 pm – Concurrent Workshops
M11 - APSPM and Vendor Manual Review – Dennis Blackwell,
          Keith Gagnon
M15 - Performance Based Contracting – Patricia Locke,
         Jack Porter
M20 - Navigating shifting tides…Another P-card vendor –
         Valerie Smith
M21 - The General Assembly and Procurement – Sandra Gill,
          Pete Stamps
M22 - Procurement Management Review – Maureen Daniels,
         Frank Denny
M23 - eVA Update and User Group –Shane Caudill, Bob Sievert

TUESDAY, November 18, 2008

8:30 – 9:30 am – General Session – Yes, Virginia! There is more to 
                          e-Procurement than Software – Jon Hansen
9:45 – 10:45 am – Concurrent Workshops
T01 - Keeping an Even Keel – Val Walker
T02 - VITA Update: The NG Partnership and Statewide Contracts –
         J.B. Edmonds, Phil Pippert
T03 - In a World Gone Green – Who Are You Going to Trust? –
        Scot Case
T04 - Getting the Most Out of Your Graphic Design &
        Communications Budget – Paris Ashton
T05 - Procurement Benchmarking – Donna McCarthy, NIGP
T06 - Enhancing the Outcome of Your Supplier Development
        Program – Gloria Berthold

11:00 am – 12:00 pm – Concurrent Workshops
T01 - Keeping an Even Keel – Val Walker
T02 - VITA Update: The NG Partnership and Statewide Contracts –
        J.B. Edmonds, Phil Pippert
T07 - The Purchasing Professional – Making the Transition from
         Functional Role Player to Strategic Leader – Jon Hansen
T08 - Community College Integration – Sandra Gill
T09 - Fleet Forecast – Michael Biggs, Carl Loveland
T10 - Smart Moves in Tight Times – Georgiana Ball, Kim Hayes

12:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Expo and Box Lunch, Table Talk and Ice
                                  Cream Social

3:15 – 4:15 pm – Concurrent Workshops
T03 - In a World Gone Green – Who Are You Going to Trust? –
        Scot Case
T05 - Procurement Benchmarking – Donna McCarthy, NIGP
T11 - Anatomy of a Monster: the New Statewide Consulting Services
        Contracts – Paul Higgins, Matt Manion
T12 - Getting it Right…or is it Write? Writing Right! – Ron King
T13 - Going to the Next Level in eVA – Shane Caudill
T14 - GSA’s State and Local Purchasing Programs –
        Robin Bourne

6:00 – 8:00 pm – Buffet Dinner and Speaker – Make a First and Lasting Impression – Sandy Dumont

WEDNESDAY, November 19, 2008

8:30 – 9:30 am – Concurrent Workshops
W01 - Public Speaking – Not Worse Than Death – Alan Culpeper
W02 - Everything You Wanted to Know About eVA Business–
          Becky Barnett, Sharon Hartman
W03 - INVENTORY: Manage It or It Will Manage You –
           Andy Repak
W04 - Just in Case: Exploring Legal Issues in Procurement– John
          Westrick, OAG
W05 - Financial Intelligence: Life Cycle Cost – Keith Gagnon

9:45 – 10:45 am – Concurrent Workshops
W04 – Just in Case: Exploring Legal Issues in Procurement – John
          Westrick, OAG
W06 - Getting it Right…or is it Write? Writing Right! – Ron King
W07 - What Method Is It – Jan Giffin
W08 - Business Intelligence is Intelligent Business – Jon Hansen
W09 - The Value of Professional Certification –
           Norma Hall, UPPCC 

11:00 am – 12:00 pm – Concurrent Workshops
W01 - Public Speaking – Not Worse Than Death – Alan Culpeper
W09 - The Value of Professional Certification –
          Norma Hall, UPPCC
W10 - A Prescription for Health: Procuring Health Benefits –
          Dan Hinderliter
W11 - eVA Round Table – eVA Team
W12 - Contract 911 – Valerie Deloach, Linwood Spindle

Conference includes continuous beverage service