| REGISTRATION / RECEPTION |
Thursday, October 27, 2011
|
| Time |
Event |
Track |
| 7:00 am -
8:00 am |
BREAKFAST |
| 8:00 am -
8:20 am |
Conference Opening |
| 8:20 am -
9:20 am |
Your Network: Use It or Lose It [details] | Feature Presentation |
| 9:20 am -
9:30 am |
BREAK |
| 9:30 am -
10:45 am |
Understanding & Negotiating SaaS Agreements [details] | Software |
| Contracts 101: The Nuts and Bolts of IT Contracts [details] | General |
| Telecom 101: What vendors hope you don't know [details] | Telecommunications |
| 10:45 am -
11:00 am |
BREAK |
| 11:00 am -
12:00 pm |
Maximizing your Mobile Agreements [details] | Telecommunications |
| Dealing with VARs, LARs and Other Resellers [details] | Software/Hardware |
| Team Building Beyond Procurement [details] | General |
| 12:00 pm -
1:15 pm |
CAUCUS HOSTED LUNCH |
| 1:15 pm -
2:30 pm |
Maintenance Agreements - The Rip-off that Keeps on Ripping [details] | General |
| Roundtable Live! Outsourcing & Consulting Hot Topics [details] | Roundtable |
| Roundtable Live! Thought Leadership & Manager's Roundtable [details] | Roundtable |
| 2:30 pm -
2:45 pm |
BREAK |
| 2:45 pm -
3:45 pm |
Negotiating Best Practices [details] | General |
| Turning IT Risks to Your Advantage [details] | Vendor Management |
| VoIP: Ready for Prime Time? [details] | Telecommunications |
| 3:45 pm -
4:00 pm |
BREAK /SNACK |
| 4:00 pm -
5:00 pm |
Challenges & Opportunities for a Federal CIO [details] | Keynote |
| 5:00 pm -
7:00 pm |
RECEPTION |
Friday, October 28, 2011
|
| Time |
Event |
Track |
| 7:00 am -
8:00 am |
BREAKFAST |
| 8:00 am -
8:30 am |
Caucus Member Awards & Recognition [details] | Announcements |
| 8:30 am -
8:45 am |
BREAK |
| 8:45 am -
10:00 am |
Software Auditing: Prevention & Pitfalls [details] | Software |
| How the Changing Workforce Affects the Future Role of Sourcing [details] | General |
| The Lifecycle of Purchasing IT Products & Services [details] | General |
| 10:00 am -
10:15 am |
BREAK |
| 10:15 am -
11:45 am |
Microsoft Licensing Panel Discussion [details] | Software |
| Roundtable Live! IT Hot Topics [details] | Roundtable |
| Telecom Negotiations Lessons Learned [details] | Telecommunications |
| 11:45 am -
1:00 pm |
Lunch On Your Own |
| 1:00 pm -
2:00 pm |
Vendor Management in Outsourced IT Projects to India & Other Countries [details] | Vendor Management |
| Ten Top IT Procurement Best Practices [details] | General |
| Videoconferencing Best Practices: Source, Negotiate, and Deploy [details] | Telecommunications |
| 2:00 pm -
2:15 pm |
BREAK |
| 2:15 pm -
3:15 pm |
Cloudy with a Chance of Computing [details] | Software |
| How Can Procurement Work for You? [details] | General |
| Writing an Effective Statement of Work [details] | General |
| 3:15 pm -
3:30 pm |
BREAK |
| 3:30 pm -
4:45 pm |
Closing Announcements & General Session: How to Just Say No [details] | Keynote |
Annual Conference 
