Dinner Meeting Schedule 2011-2012
February 8
Jeff Higgenbottam - Success and the recession
Location - Mimi’s Cafe, Arden Mall
March 14
Chuck Noland, Evolution of Supply Management 2012
Location - TBD
CPSM/CSM Testing all through the month of March
Contact ISM National for locations and special discount pricing
April 11
ISM Webinar “Category Management and Understanding the Importance of Relationships”
Location - Mimi’s Cafe, Arden Mall
May 6-9
ISM National Conference
Baltimore, MD
May 23
ISM Webinar "Managing Demand through Effective Forecasting"
Location - Mimi’s Cafe, Arden Mall
June 13
Member Appreciation Dinner
Location - TBD
Pro-D Topics we are working on for you:
Six Sigma
Project Management
Negotiations
Sustainable, green and socially responsible business practices
Supply Management in a hospital environment
New Accounting Standards due for phase in by 2012. How will it affect Procurement?
Past Events
January 11
Dean Tormey, Greening the Supply Chain
November 16, Omid Ghamami - Purchasing Contract Law
November 9, Dan Plute - Required Skills for Tomorrow's Supply Chain
October 19: TQM by Steve McCredie
September 14, Omid Ghamami - Introduction to Total Cost Analysis
June 15, 2011: Annual Member Appreciation Dinner at Mimi's Cafe at 530 pm
May 11, 2011: Networking event with APICS at Mimi's Cafe at 530 pm
Pro-D Tour and Dinner - Wednesday - March 16, 2011
Gekeiken Sake Brewery, Folsom
Plant tour and Special Bosses Night
Topic: Current State of SAP Education and the Benefits to Various Industries
Pro-D Dinner - Wednesday - February 9, 2011
Topic: Lee Folino, Project Management Essentials for Supply Chain Professionals
Pro-D Dinner - Wednesday - January 12, 2011
Topic: Fred Solish, Conducting Supplier Reviews
Pro-D Dinner - Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Cherie Chastain, Sierra Nevada Brewery - Green and Sustainable Manufacturing
October 2010
Negotiation Strategies by Omid Ghamami
Sept 2010:
The Changing Supply Management World:
Strategies for Challenging Economic Times by Mark Trowbridge
June 2010
Member Appreciation Event. Join us for an exciting game of baseball at the Rivercats (Free to members). Bring a guest at a reduced price.
May 2010
18th - Joint Plant Tour with APICS at Siemens hosted by APICS .
April 2010
14th - Joint Meeting with APICS hosted by ISM — “You Can’t Be Lean with a Fat Storeroom”, George Krauter
Chevy's/Garden Hwy
March 2010
10th - Semiar: Professional Development
Celebrating Supply Management Month — ISM Report on Current and Future Trends in Supply Management, CAPS
Chevy's/Garden Hwy
12th - half-day seminar "Finance for Supply Management Professionals"
Vacaville, CA
16th - half-day seminar "Finance for Supply Management Professionals"
Sacramento, CA
February 2010
3rd - Semiar: full-day seminar on International Sourcing
10th - Professional Development
Chevy's/Garden Hwy
Topic:
Sarbanes Oxley, “I’m the Auditor and I’m Your Friend,”
Speaker: Bill Lodholz
January 2010
13th - Professional Developent
Topic: Current Trends in Supply Chain/Required Professional Skills for Future Success
Speaker: Dan Plute
October 2009
Boss's Night — Overview of Kaizen (Lean) Management, Gary Waters
Raffle prizes specific to managers and senior executives
September 2009
9th — Professional Development
Topic: Introduction to International Sourcing
Speaker: Ron Day
June 2009
Members' Appreciation Night at the Ball Park … Come out and join us at Rivercat Stadium for an evening of baseball. This will be for members and their guest only. Watch for more information as we get closer to the even.
Date: TBA
May 2009
13th — Professional Development
Old Spaghetti Factory/Downtown
Topic: Economic Update;
Speaker: Jay Tonz Jay
March 2009
Event cancelled.
February 2009
11th — Annual networking with supply management affiliates
Cattleman's/ Roseville
5:30 – 8:30 pm
Cost: $10.00
Gather and network with APICS, CAPPO, NCMA local affiliate members.