We have been quite busy providing our members with great professional opportunities.

MS Excel for Procurement Professionals

Our next event is the our very first MS Excel for Procurement Professional hands-on workshop at the UMASS Lowell Inn & Conference Center. Even if your current Excel skills are solid, there is always room to learn new features, tricks and tips that will help work in Excel more efficiently, especially after all the product changes this essential procurement software has gone through. Do not miss out on this great value! Workshop available for the first 20 registered attendees. Recommended for Excel Level II users.

Excel for Procurement Professionals – May 12, 2011, from 8am to 5pm
UMASS Lowell Inn & Conference Center, *optional overnight stay for May 11th is available at the NAEB discount rate

REGISTER HERE

2011 Fall Conference

The Fall Conference Program Planning Committee is beginning the work to build a solid educational program for the October 16-19, 2011 Fall Conference at the Cape Codder in Hyannis, MA.

If you — or someone you know — have worked hard on new projects or programs or ideas that you would like to showcase at the Fall Conference, please Click Here to submit a presentation via our online form.

Benefits of presenting at the NAEB-NE Fall Conference include, but are not limited to:

• Improving you communication skills through public speaking
• Contributing to the profession by sharing your experience
• Celebrating your Institution’s accomplishment
• Garnering recognition for your colleagues and peers

ALSO – We are always in need of volunteers and your help is greatly appreciated. Click Here to fill out the Volunteer Form.

Don’t forget to mark your calendars to join us at the Fall Conference this year! New format — LESS days, MORE programs — at an always AFFORDABLE PRICE.

Save the Date
Sunday to Wednesday
October 16-19, 2011
Cape Codder Resort and Spa
Hyannis, MA

Would like to attend, but have a small travel budget this year?
Click Here to apply for a Scholarship

We hope to hear or see you soon!

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By popular demand…

THE BEST PRACTICES CONFERENCE!

Friday, March 25, 2011
9:00am – 3:30pm

@ University of Massachusetts Medical School
333 South Street, Shrewsbury, MA

Come join your peers or a complimentary conference!

Attending this program will enable you to:

• Improve customer service levels
• Guide collaborative efforts
• Improve your supplier diversity program
• Use vendor scorecard for benchmarking performance
• Understand strategies to initiate and achieve cost saving
• Develop a strategy for the use of social networks

REGISTER TODAY!

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Here’s a sneak peek at our updated schedule for the Fall Conference next week:

• Information Security: Clients, Vendors and You
• International Travel and Risk and Responsibility
• Social Networking for Business Development and Supply Networking
• Cyber & Privacy Issues for Educational Organizations
• Supply Change Leadership: Adapting to a Changing Environment

For the full schedule of events, go to:

http://www.naebnewengland.org/events/fall-conference/2010/2010-schedule/

To attend any or all sessions, do not forget to register online at:

http://www.naebnewengland.org/events/fall-conference/2010/m_register/

As always, our Pre-Conference session is free for all who’d like to attend, but you must RSVP to attend. RSVP at:

http://www.naebnewengland.org/events/fall-conference/2010/pre-conference-rsvp/

We hope to see you there and don’t forget to spread the word to your colleagues.

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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