2009 NIGP Lone Star Conference Schedule
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Co-Located at the Galveston Hilton Hotel and the Galveston Island Convention Center
Hotel Rates are ONLY $85.00 per night or the prevailing State of Texas
rate at conference time.
Each room faces the beach.
Regionally famous band "Radio London" to entertain during opening reception!
Great speakers, insightful topics and wonderful times await all of you on the beach in May 2009.
For questions, contact: Alan Phillips or Karen Gross.
| Sunday, May 3, 2009 | |
| 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Pre-Conference Seminar: Instructor: Alan Phillips, Director Purchasing and Adjunct Professor, University of Houston |
| 9:00 a.m. | Golf Tournament |
| 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Delegate Registration Check-in |
| 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. | Lone Star Conference Social & Welcome Reception (Poolside) Back by popular demand... Entertainment provided by Radio London |
| Monday, May 4, 2009 | |
| 7:00 a.m. - 7:30 a.m. | Delegate Check-in |
| 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast Buffet |
| 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Opening General Session Welcome by SETAPP President Alan Phillips, DeWight Dopslauf, NIGP Board Member and Meg Winchester, Galveston Convention and Visitor’s Bureau Introduction of Keynote Speaker by SETAPP President Alan Phillips |
| 8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Keynote Speaker: Nancy Brooks, Director of Procurement
for Iowa State University Topic: Value of the Profession |
| 10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. | Break |
| 10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. | Breakout Sessions: (1) Topic: Construction Project Delivery Methods No More Low Bid Speaker: John Adler Moderator: Mike Schurwon (2) Topic: Disaster Planning Speaker: (TBA) Moderator: Debbie Kaminski (3) Topic: Generations in the Workplace |
| 11:45 noon - 1:15 p.m. | Lunch on Your Own |
| 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Breakout Sessions:
(1) Topic: Conflict of Interest (3) Topic: Doing Less Getting More |
| 5:00 p.m. | Dinner on your own |
| Tuesday, May 5, 2009 | |
| 7:00 a.m. - 7:30 a.m. | Delegate Check-in |
| 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast Buffet |
| 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | General Session Topic: Listen Up! Speaker: Barbara Hayley, CEO, Haley Ranch Consultants Moderator: Karen Gross |
| 10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. | Break |
| 10:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Supplier Show (Galveston Convention Center) |
| 11:50 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch provided (Galveston Convention Center) |
| 3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. | Break |
| 3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. | Breakout Sessions:
(1) Topic: Triumph Through Tough Tides (2) Topic: Escalation Clauses: The Good, The Bad
and The Ugly (3) Topic: Sourcing Solutions-Is it |
| 5:00 p.m. | Dinner on your own |
| Wednesday, May 6, 2009 | |
| 7:00 a.m. - 7:30 a.m. | Delegate Check-in |
| 7:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. | Breakfast Buffet & Networking Roundtables |
| 9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Break |
| 10:00 a.m. - Noon | Closing Session Topic: Insulating your Career from the Uncertainty of Change Speaker: Craig Passey, Purchasing Manager, Brigham Young University Moderator: Alan Phillips |
| Noon | Closing remarks by SETAPP President Alan Phillips and Adjournment. |
