Special Announcement about the
Caucus IT Procurement Summit
Over the past several months, we have heard from a number of members who are faced with significant reductions in their budgets for training and travel this year. In addition, staff cut-backs are resulting in increased workloads that will prevent some members from attending any off-site events.
Members always tell us that the networking opportunities afforded by the Caucus annual conference are a significant reason for attending. While we would like to assure people that the networking will be as plentiful as in years past, we are not in a position to do so. We cannot accurately forecast the attendance for a conference this year, and attendance is a critical factor in any conference experience.
As a result, we feel it is in the Association’s best interest to not schedule an annual conference this year. Our Caucus Executive Advisory Committee has already started preliminary plans for the 2010 Caucus IT Procurement Summit.
Just because we are not holding a conference this year doesn’t mean that we will not have training and networking opportunities. Among the events on the drawing board is a series of Caucus-produced on-line workshops covering a number of topics from previous conferences and on subjects relating to our current economic times. We are also developing an informal meeting framework to create more local networking opportunities. With these events and others, we hope to fill the void left by the cancellation of this year’s conference.
We appreciate your Caucus membership. Please contact us if you have any ideas about other ways we can improve our membership benefits.
Highlights of the IT Procurement Summit
Our 2008 Annual Conference was a complete success. Here’s some of what those who attended told us:
“Outstanding! Very insightful and extremely engaging!”
“There were so many outstanding topics it was difficult to choose.”
“Great networking opportunities and information sharing.”
“I will definitely be back!”
This annual conference provides procurement professionals with state-of-the-art information relating to all facets of the acquisition process. Networking opportunities abound, and many of the interactions initiated at the conference develop into long-term business relationships.
You’re sure to gain knowledge and new understanding about high tech procurement by attending the annual Caucus IT Procurement Summit.
Tracks and Session Topics from the last IT Procurement Summit
Classifications:
Basic
Intermediate
Advanced
General
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Keynotes
- Skills of IT Procurement Professionals in Today’s Global World
Strategies for Energy Efficient IT Procurement: A Business Imperative
Software
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A Cyber Risks: Minimizing Your Exposure
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I License Grants in the New World Order: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities
- Licensed Software - Hot Topics
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I Software Agreement Case Studies: Avoiding the Zone of Concession
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B Software Licensing 101: The Basics and The Pitfalls
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A Software Licensing: Counting and Overcoming Vendor Ploys to Get the Right Deal
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A SOX Issues in Software Deals: Decoding Fact from Fiction
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B Understanding the Business Side of Legalese
Vendor Management
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B Developing and Using Scorecards to Improve Vendor Performance
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B Essential Elements of Successful Vendor Management
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B Increase Your Leverage – The Keys to Supplier Research
Telecommunications
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I LECs and Consolidators – Adventures in LEC-CO-LAND
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B Navigating through Telecom Contracts: Tariffs, Schedules and Service Terms
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B Negotiating Better Cellular & Wireless Agreements
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I Negotiating with AT&T: A Case Study
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B Telecom 101: Lingo, Terms & Conditions and Other Essential Items
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I Telecom Expense Management Solutions ... A Look Under the Hood
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I Telecom Ploys & Tactics
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B The Ins and Outs of Using Third Parties to Negotiate Telecom Deals
Negotiations
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B Basic Negotiating Skills Part I: What to Do; What Not to Do
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B Basic Negotiating Skills Part II: Test Out Your New Skills
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I Contracting and Negotiating in a Global Environment
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A Identifying and Defeating Negotiation Ploys & Tactics
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I IT Cost Modeling
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I The Managed Acquisition Process: A Case Study
General
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G Creating Better Statements of Work
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G Doing More With Less: A Process for Success
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G Drafting Contracts to Meet Specific Business Needs
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G Essential Skills to Take Your Career to the Next Level
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G Implementing Best Practices: The Procurement Maturity Model
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G Keys to a Successful Asset Management Program
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G Negotiating Better Purchase and Maintenance Agreements
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G The ABCs of Business Continuity Planning from a Procurement Perspective
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