NAEB NEW ENGLAND FALL CONFERENCE PRESENTS:
BOSTON COLLEGE SELF STUDY ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRAM REVIEW (APR)

Tuesday October 19, 2010
2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Red Jacket Mountain View Resort
North Conway, NH

Are you looking for a way to develop an ongoing program that will help your department examine its current operations, make adjustments and establish plans for continuous improvement?  Are you tired of outside consultants coming in to tell you what you already know about your operation but you don’t have the data or the resources to back you up?

Well here is a way for your managers and employees to do their own self study.

Join your NAEB peers for a free pre-conference program. Discover how Procurement Services at Boston College utilized the Administrative Program Review (APR) as a tool for continuous improvement and gained insight from both internal and external sources as they asked and tried to answer some very fundamental questions.

Participants will:

• Learn techniques to align departments mission with the University mission
• Identify customer needs and collect customer feedback
• Validate strengths and identify opportunities for improvement
• Invite outside peer experts in to evaluate your operations
• Put together an Action Plan for changes
• Get insights on Administrative Program Review (APR) Best practices
• Leave the session armed with ideas as well as tools to do your own self-study

Do not miss out on this exciting educational opportunity.

This workshop is free and open to all, but you must RSVP to attend.

RSVP only if attending the (APR) sessions and no other conference events.

Click Here to RSVP

Dear, Fellow NAEB, New England Colleagues:
As the end of summer approaches, we all are working diligently to help prepare
our institution as we open a new school year. I am looking forward to this year’s
conference and the opportunity it provides us to, collaborate and learn from each
other. Our Keynote Speaker this year is Robert McInturff founder of McInturff
and Associates. Bob is no stranger to our profession he comes to us from a
supply chain background before branching out to start his own firm specializing
in the placement of supply chain professionals. Bob will be able to bring us
some interesting insights on the value of education, collaboration and staying
current in the profession. As procurement professional daily, we are faced with
challenges and opportunities and attending the NAEB New England Annual
Conference and Product Exhibit is a great and economical way to help us
address. sharpen or acquire new tools and techniques. Skills that later can be of
great benefit to your and your institutions.

Our agenda this year was designed through our member feedback initiatives.
Common themes of interest were identified at the Management Forum, Buyers
Forum, and through other input. The Programming committee has created a
schedule that promises to keep you on the cutting edge of our field. There are
educational sessions covering Cyber Liabilities, Legal literacy, Benchmarking,
Strategic Sourcing, Social Networking and more. Also once again, we are
providing you the opportunity to learn from our supplier often they are a great
resource for new product and service offerings.

Recognizing that funding can be tight, for educational programs please be aware
that we are offering the Boston College Administrative Program review program
scheduled for Tuesday afternoon at no cost. So come out early and discover what
lessons they learned. Scholarships are available for the conference as well.

As always, one of the main benefits the conference and this organization provide
is the opportunity to network with your peers. This year changing things up a
bit we are planning a Carnival and DJ Jeff Hall to get things started on Tuesday
evening. Please remember to bring some items from your school to auction off
and pack something to wear with your school’s name on it. The Silent Auction
and the items you donate help fund our scholarship program.

Wednesday night we are planning a Silent Auction and dinner at the Red Jacket.
The food is outstanding so bring your appetite. Music to follow!

Joan Anderson is coordinating the Thursday afternoon Golf Tournament. This
year 9-holes will be played at the Hale’ Location Golf Course For non-golfers
there will be hiking and of course the great shopping at North Conway’s many
outlet stores.

Thursday evening includes dinner and a short business meeting followed by
Karaoke and prizes.

On behalf of the entire NAEB-NE Board and Programming Committee, we look
forward to seeing you in North Conway NH, October 19th – 22nd.

Best Regards,
Mike Durkin
President, NAEB-NE 2010

Click Here to register for this conference

Dear NAEB Members:

NAEB New England is happy to support MHEC in getting the word out about this year’s Member/Vendor Expo. The Expo will be held on 09/16 & 9/17 at the Sturbridge Host Hotel.

It is a great event and if you have not registered for it yet, you can do so by visiting their website at http://www.mhec.net or http://www.mhec.net/uploads/pdfs/memberinvite.pdf.

The Program and their theme “Turning Over a New Leaf,” looks great and can be accessed at this site:

http://www.mhec.net/uploads/pdfs/programintheworks.pdf

As usual, the list of vendors is impressive and they have included many opportunities to attend workshops, network with your colleagues, and have lunch on MHEC!

The Expo is a great FREE event and is well worth attending. If you are a first time attendee, or a regular at the Expo, the event is well worth attending. MHEC has opened the event up to the region so even if you are not a member of the MHEC, they would like you to come as their special guests!

If you have any questions regarding the Expo or MHEC you can contact Joan Miller at 413-577-3550.

Hope to see you there!

-Mike

The NAEP Diversity Conference is a great opportunity to obtain first class training right in our own back yard. There is still time register today!

When: August 1 – 4, 2010
Where: Hilton Providence
21 Atwells Avenue
Providence, RI 02903
Registration fee: $595.00
Room Rate: $149.00 plus applicable taxes (Hotel cut-off is July 1, 2010)

For a brochure and additional information, click here to download.

Click Here to Register Online

I don’t know if you all just saw the e-mail from NAEB New England looking for your input on the annual Fall Conference. If you missed it, here is the link:

http://shortlinks.naebnewengland.org/fallconferencesurvey

I just took a look at the results that have come in so far, and the feedback is great. If you have not chimed in, please take the opportunity to let us know what you think. We want to know what you have to say!