Professional Development - Dinner Meeting
Networking, Raffle and Workshop
Success and the Recession
Speaker - Jeff Hickenbottom
When: Wednesday, February 8, 2012
For more information, please click on the Professional Development page
Membership has Benefits!
Click on the membership page to find out how you can earn a free trip to the ISM National Conference in Baltimore May 6-9, 2012
Follow this link to learn more about the National Convention
2012 MEMBERSHIP DUES
It’s that time of year again! Payment of your 2012 ISM-Sacramento Valley Membership dues will need to be received by no later than January 15, 2012. Invoices will be mailed to all members by December 10, 2011. If your dues have not been received by February 15th, 2012 your name will be removed from the active members list. If this occurs, ISM will remove your access to the member’s only areas of the ISM website
You may make your payment via Check or Credit Card. If paying by check, please make check payable to ISM Sacramento Valley and mail to ISM Sacramento Valley P.O. Box 661734 Sacramento, CA 95866. If you would like to pay with a credit card using Pay Pal, please note that there will be a 3% processing fee applied at that time of transaction.
If you have any questions concerning 2012 membership dues please contact Amy Peterson @ aa_peterson@hotmail.com.
Click on the button below to safety renew your membership today using PAYPAL.
CSPM/CSM SUPER DISCOUNT
In celebration of Supply Management Month - March 2012, ISM is offering a deep discount on these two exams sets. Normally priced at $189 each for exams 1, 2 and 3, you can take each of them for only $50 during the month of March! That’s a savings of $417!!! You must apply no later than January 7, 2012 to qualify. Of course if you are taking the C.P.M. - CPSM Bridge Exam, you only need to take one exam at $50 total!
If you are not a member yet, now is the perfect time to join and take advantage of this super discount.
ISM-Sacramento Valley will host testing sessions (pencil & paper format) during the month of March. At least 5 members must be signed up per session to qualify. And there is no limit to how many sessions!
As a further incentive, ISM-Sacramento Valley will be raffling 4 sets of study guides at the January and February Pro-D Dinner Meetings. If you have registered for one of these exams, you will be entered into a drawing to be held on each of those nights. Two study guides will be raffled at each of these meetings.
If you wish to take advantage of this offer, please contact Steve McCredie at smccredie@hotmail.com as soon as possible.
Exam 1 and 2 each contain 165 questions, 150 of which are scored with 165 minutes (2 hours and 45 minutes) allowed.
Exam 3 and the Bridge each contain 180 questions, 165 of which are scored on Exam 3, all questions are scored on the Bridge with 180 minutes (3 hours) allowed.
CPSM® Exam Information and Registration Brochure (545 KB)
Exams cover the major areas of supply management.
CSM™ Exam 1 — Foundation of Supply Management
165 questions, 2 hours and 45 minutes test time
CSM™ Exam 2 — Effective Supply Management Performance
165 questions, 2 hours and 45 minutes test time
CSM™ Exam 3 — Leadership in Supply Management
180 questions, 3 hours test time
Please see the CSM™ Exam and Bridge Exam Specifications for more detailed information.
Exam Retakes: ISM requires that you wait 30 days before re-testing an Exam you did not pass. The price to retake an exam is the same as the initial registration fee.
Culture Eats Strategy for Lunch
"No mater how good your strategy, if you don't change your culture, transforming procurement is nearly impossible."
Please check our collection of free articles on the latest Supply Chain topics.
If interested, please email our Director of Education Steven McCredie for a free copy at: Director of Education email
Sample Articles:
ISM approved Masters Degree in Supply Chain Management — Online at University of San Diego
To go to USD website, click here
Calendar of Events
Upcoming and past events are now posted on the Calendar of Events webpage.
Invitation to join the ISM SOUTHWEST FORUM
The Southwest Forum (SWF) is dedicated to enhancing the professionalism in the field of supply management. The SWF provides excellent educational opportunities to our members.
Our primary focus and goal is the sponsorship and presentation of the
Southwest Supply Management Conference (SWSMC). This conference includes educational, networking, certification and benchmarking opportunities for those attending. The SWF web site is the central information outlet for all SWF news, activities and programs.
Download the enrollment form to join this forum.
