Event Details |
2018 Utility Purchasing & Materials Management Conference |
04/18 - 04/20/2018 |
Park Vista DoubleTree by Hilton |
Gatlinburg, Tennessee |
04/18/2018 | |||
8:30 am | UTILITY PURCHASING & MATERIALS MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE | ||
8:30 am - 4:00 pm | PRE-CONFERENCE OPTION: Case Studies in Utility Purchasing | ||
1:00 pm | Registration Open | ||
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm | Welcome Reception | ||
04/19/2018 | |||
7:00 am | Registration Open | ||
7:00 am - 8:00 am | Breakfast with the Sponsors | ||
8:00 am | FIRST GENERAL SESSION | ||
8:00 am | Welcome and Sponsor Acknowledgement | ||
8:15 am - 9:00 am | Keynote Presentation: Generation "THEM": Generational Diversity | ||
9:00 am - 9:45 am | Cyber Security - How Vulnerable Are We? | ||
9:45 am - 10:15 am | Valley Supply Chain Update | ||
10:15 am | Attendance Prize Drawing | ||
10:15 am - 10:45 am | Meet the Sponsors Break | ||
10:45 am - 11:15 am | Master Time and You Master the Bottom Line | ||
11:15 am - 12:00 pm | Expeditious Purchasing Processes | ||
12:00 pm - 1:45 pm | Lunch with Friends and Colleagues (on your own) | ||
1:45 pm | SECOND GENERAL SESSION | ||
1:45 pm - 3:00 pm | BO1: Purchasing - Open Forum | ||
1:45 pm - 3:00 pm | BO2: Materials Mgmt - Open Forum | ||
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Meet the Sponsors Break | ||
3:30 pm - 4:15 pm | BO1: Purchasing - Vendor Relations: Managing and Communicating | ||
3:30 pm - 4:15 pm | BO2: Materials Mgmt - Barcoding for Inventory and Asset Management | ||
4:15 pm - 4:45 pm | Everything You Need to Know about Fiber and Don't Know to Ask | ||
4:45 pm - 5:00 pm | Sponsor Acknowledgement | ||
5:00 pm | Attendance Prize Drawing and E&T Certificate Awards | ||
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm | Reception | ||
04/20/2018 | |||
7:00 am - 8:00 am | Breakfast with the Sponsors | ||
8:00 am | THIRD GENERAL SESSION | ||
8:00 am - 8:45 am | Bridging Internal Communications | ||
8:45 am - 9:30 am | BO1: Purchasing - Fuel Programs and Fuel Storage | ||
8:45 am - 9:30 am | BO2: Materials Mgmt - Inventory Analytics | ||
9:30 am - 10:15 am | BO1: Purchasing - Vendor Partnerships and Evaluations | ||
9:30 am - 10:15 am | BO2: Materials Mgmt - Behind the Scenes of a PO | ||
10:15 am - 10:45 am | Meet the Sponsors Break | ||
10:45 am - 11:15 am | BO1: Purchasing - Government Programs Available to All that Save You Money | ||
10:45 am - 11:15 am | BO2: Materials Mgmt - When It All Hits the Fan: Emergency Planning Techniques | ||
11:15 am - 12:00 pm | Building Security | ||
11:59 am | Attendance Prize Drawing | ||
12:00 pm | Conference Adjourns |