COMING EVENTS:
1. C.P.M. Exam Review Session, Module 4 - "Management". Saturday, July 11, 2009. Holiday Inn Express, I-70 and Kipling, Wheat Ridge, CO. Instructor: Sandra Schmitzer, C.P.M.
State of colorado house of representatives' proclamation honors NAPM-Denver's 90th Anniversary
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The State of Colorado has honored NAPM-Denver's 90th anniversary with a proclamation which reads, " Founded in 1919, the National Association of Purchasing Management-Denver's mission is to provide quality educational and networking opportunities to increase knowledge, ethical standards and foster professional development within the Purchasing and Supply Management Profession. The members of the Colorado House of Representatives are proud to honor the National Association of Purchasing Management-Denver on its 90th Anniversary." The proclamation is signed by Terrance D. Carroll, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Click here for larger image |
C.P.M. exam registration deadline Extended by ISM
Due to the continued interest, ISM has extended the C.P.M. exam registration deadline.
C.P.M. exam registrations will be accepted through September 30, 2009. For those registering to take a specific C.P.M. exam for the first time, there are no exceptions to this deadline.
The only exception to the September 30, 2009 C.P.M. exam registration deadline: If an exam candidate fails a C.P.M. exam in 2009, he/she will be allowed to register to RETAKE THE EXAM MODULE FAILED.
All C.P.M. examinations must be completed by December 31, 2009. No exceptions. There are no refunds for C.P.M. exam registrations made in 2009.
Click here to read the full email sent from ISM on April 2, 2009.
JOIN THE NAPM-DENVER AND ISM GROUPS AT LINKEDIN.COM
Two networking groups relating to supply management and business topics have been established on LinkedIn.com.
Join the NAPM-Denver group by linking to: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1314437
Join the ISM group by linking to: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=105764
Submit questions on supply management, purchasing and other business topics. Use the groups to link to other supply management professionals for professional development. Join in the discussion on various topics.
JOIN THE NAPM-DENVER BUSINESS SURVEY COMMITTEE
NAPM-Denver in cooperation with the University of Colorado at Denver publishes a Denver area Manufacturing Business Survey and a Denver area Non-Manufacturing Business Survey.
NAPM-Denver needs members willing to respond to the each of the surveys. The surveys questions ask respondents various questions to ascertain the condition of the manufacturing and non-manufacturing economies in the Denver area. The surveys are similar to the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) Report on Business for both manufacturing and non-manufacturing.
Please contact Dr. M.P. Parthasarathy of the University of Colorado at Denver College of Business at email: Madhavan.Parthasarathy@cudenver.edu or telephone: 303-556-5849 to join the survey respondents or for more information. NAPM-Denver needs a large respondent group to make the surveys valid.
Click here to go to the ISM CPSM Page
ISM's Affiliate Excellence Award for 2007
Founded in 1919, the National Association of Purchasing Management-Denver's (NAPM-Denver) mission is to provide quality educational and networking opportunities to increase knowledge, ethical standards and foster professional development within the Purchasing and Supply Management Profession. NAPM-Denver's membership base includes more than 500 supply management professionals with a network of domestic and international affiliated associations. NAPM-Denver is a not-for-profit educational association that provides opportunities for the promotion of the profession and the expansion of professional skills and knowledge. NAPM-Denver is an affiliate of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM).
Good News: NAPM-Denver has received ISM's Affiliate Excellence Award for 2007. This is the second year in a row that NAPM-Denver has received the award. Congratulations!! Thank you to all members for making this possible.
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June 2009 Newsletter
Slide Presentation from the May 21, 2009 Pre-Dinner Seminar "IT Sourcing" presented by Nathan Clark, Manager, Strategic Sourcing, MillerCoors
Susan Kellar Receives the Ernie Waters Distinquished Service Award
Slide Presentation from the May 21, 2009 NAPM-Denver Pre-Dinner Seminar, If You Are Employed, Are You Prepared To Be Unemployed? (What The Recently Unemployed Told Us They Regret Most) Speakers: Valerie Ness, Career Consultant, Summit Careers and Art Weeast, Principal, Lessons Applied LLC