Coming events:

1. Pre-Dinner Seminars, Thursday, January 15, 2009. 5:30 PM, Denver Renaissance Hotel, 3801 Quebec Street. Denver, CO

1. Sourcing Telecom Services
2. RFx
3. Legal Issues in Purchasing

2. Dinner Meeting, Thursday, January 15, 2009. 6:45 PM, Denver Renaissance Hotel, 3801 Quebec Street, Denver, CO.

3. C.P.M. Exam Review Class, Module 1: "The Purchasing Process". Saturday, January 17, 2009, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Front Range Community College, 112th and Federal, Westminster, CO. Presented by Sandra Schmitzer, C.P.M.

4. NAPM-Denver Winter Seminar, "Managing and Mitigating Business and Personal Legal Risks for Purchasing & Other Professionals", Friday, January 30, 2009, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Denver Renaissance Hotel, 3801 Quebec Street. Denver, CO, Presented by Robert W Walter, Esq.

5. NAPM-Denver Winter Seminar # 2, “Negotiating to Your Success”, Friday, February 20, 2009, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Denver Renaissance Hotel, 3801 Quebec Street. Denver, CO, Presented by Shari Harley.

Help Needed in Replying to Business Surveys for the Denver Area 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.

 

Highlights from the “Let Your Millionaire Out®” presentation, at the NAPM-Denver dinner meeting, October 16, 2008.

 

John Hiatt, CPSM, C.P.M. Receives the Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) designation.

Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM®) Computer-Based Exams Are Here ISM now accepts online registrations for CPSM Exams (this includes the Bridge) that can be scheduled and taken at Pearson VUE professional test centers worldwide during any available testing time that meets your needs. Just go to http://www.ism.ws/Certification/Register.cfm to  register. Once you register for your exam(s) with ISM, you will receive an e-mail confirmation that will include the Pearson Vue link to schedule your exam. You will be able to schedule your appointment(s) within 24 hours or less of receiving this confirmation. Exam registrations are valid for one year. Computer-based testing is available at the standard price of $180 members/$265 nonmembers. CPSM® Study Materials Available Online The brand new ISM Professional Series is now available online and is comprised of three books: The Foundation of Supply Management, Supply Management Performance and Leadership in Supply Management.  Combine the ISM Professional Series with the CPSM Study Guide and significantly improve your chances of passing the three CPSM Exams.

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 700 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.

New Web Site Items:

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November 2008 Newsletter
November 15, 2008 Dinner Reservation Form
Diana L. Ocaña, C.P.M. Presented the 2008 Ernie Waters Distinguished Service Award