Sponsorships Opportunities Hotel Accommodations
WEDNESDAY, March 13th (4.0 Contact Hours)
12:45 – 2:15 PM
Don’t Just Stand There… Lead
Speaker: Marcheta Gillespie
2:30 – 4:00 PM
Cooperatives
Certification Prep (CPPB and NIGP-CPP)
Speaker: Sheena Aikens
4:15 – 5:15 PM
Current Conversation Round Tables
5:30 – 9:30 PM
New Member/Attendee Social
Thursday, March 14th (6.75 Contact Hours)
7:00 – 8:00 AM Breakfast (Breakfast Included) 8:00 – 9:30 AM Just Be Freaken Fabulous Speaker: Denise Finn 9:45 – 11:00 AM Watch Your Language! Specifications and Contract Development Speaker Victor Leamer 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Sourcewell 12:00 – 2:30 PM Lunch (Lunch Included) and Vendor Trade Show 2:30 – 4:30 PM Crowd Goes Wild Speaker: Tara Acton 4:45 – 5:45 PM Panel Discussion Part 1 Speakers: Denise Finn, Victor Leamer, Tara Acton 6:30 – 10:30 PM Social Event (Dinner Included) – Sponsored by Champaign-Urbana
Friday, March 15th (2.25 Contact Hours)
7:00 – 8:00 AM Breakfast (Breakfast Included) 8:00 – 9:15 AM Contract Administration / Contract Price Adjustments Speaker: Victor Leamer 9:30 – 10:00 AM Bidnet Direct | Periscope 10:15 – 11:15 AM Panel Discussion Part 2 Speakers: Denise Finn, Victor Leamer, Tara Acton 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM Business Meeting
The Illinois Association of Public Procurement Officials, Inc. (IAPPO), a chapter of NIGP: The Institute for Public Procurement(NIGP) is a not-for-profit organization comprised of public purchasing officials throughout the State of Illinois.
Our membership includes representatives from state and local government, as well as special districts and public education agencies who are concerned with professionalism and continuing education in the purchasing profession.