Calendar of events
Face-2-Face Courses
Adding Value to the Procurement Process
Date: Oct. 3
Location: Baton Rouge, La.
Instructor: Darin Matthews
Hosted by: Louisiana Chapter of NIGP
Change Management for the Procurement Professional
Date: Oct. 17-18
Location: Midwest City, Okla.
Instructor: Leslie Vallie, CPPO
Hosted by: Oklahoma Association of Public Procurement, Inc. Chapter of NIGP
Contract Administration
Date: Sept. 24 – 26
Location: Austin, Texas
Instructor: Kirk Buffington, CPPO, C.P.M, MBA
Hosted by: Texas Association of Public Purchasers Chapter of NIGP
Date: Sept. 25 – 27
Location: Overland Park, Kan.
Instructor: David Nash, CPPO, CPPB
Hosted by: Mid-America Council of Public Purchasing Chapter of NIGP
Date: Sept. 26 – 28
Location: Centennial, Colo.
Instructor: Joyce Foster, CPPO, CPPB
Hosted by: Rocky Mountain Governmental Purchasing Association Chapter of NIGP
Date: Sept. 26 – 28
Location: Fairfax, Va.
Instructor: Sally Barkley, CPPO, C.P.M., MBA
Hosted by: Virginia Association of Governmental Purchasing, Inc. Chapter of NIGP
Date: Oct. 1 – 3
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Instructor: Ken Babich, BCom, CPPO
Hosted by: Canada West Chapter of NIGP
Date: Oct. 15-17
Location: City of Brantford, Ont.
Instructor: Stan Gal, CPPO, CPPB
Hosted by: Ontario Public Buyers Association, Inc. Chapter of NIGP
Contracting for Construction Services
Date: Sept. 13 – 14
Location: McKinney, Texas
Instructor: Kenneth Hayslette, CPPO, C.P.M., CPCM
Hosted by: Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex Chapter of NIGP
Date: Oct. 2-3
Location: Chesterfield, Va.
Instructor: Edward Pabor, CPPO, CDT, C.P.M.
Hosted by: Virginia Association of Governmental Purchasing, Inc. Chapter of NIGP
Contracting for Public Sector Services
Date: Oct. 10 – 11
Location: Austin, Texas
Instructor: David Nash, CPPO, CPPB
Hosted by: Texas Association of Public Purchasers Chapter of NIGP
CPPB Prep
Date: Sept. 13 – 14
Location: Wilsonville, Ore.
Instructor: Robin Rickard, CPPO, OPBC
Hosted by: Oregon Public Purchasing Association, Inc. Chapter of NIGP
Date: Sept. 27-28
Location: Miami, Fla.
Instructor: Sharon Lewis, CPPB, C.P.M., VCO
Hosted by: Greater Miami Chapter of NIGP, Inc.
Date: Oct. 15-16
Location: Norristown, Pa.
Instructor: Lynda Allair, CPPO
Hosted by: Pennsylvania Public Purchasing Association Chapter of NIGP
CPPO Prep
Date: Sept. 17 – 18
Location: Jackson, Miss.
Instructor: Jennie Readey, CPPO, CPPB
Hosted by: Mississippi Association of Governmental Purchasing and Property Agents Chapter of NIGP
Date: Sept. 20-21
Location: Tallmadge, Ohio
Instructor: Kirk Buffington, CPPO, C.P.M., MBA
Hosted by: Central Ohio Organization of Public Purchasers Chapter of NIGP
Date: Sept. 26-27
Location: Thunder Bay, Ont.
Instructor: Jennie Readey, CPPO, CPPB
Hosted by: Ontario Public Buyers Association, Inc. Chapter of NIGP
Developing and Managing RFPs
Date: Sept. 19-21
Location: Richmond, Va.
Instructor: Ronald King, CPPO, CPPB, VCO
Hosted by: Virginia Association of Governmental Purchasing, Inc. Chapter of NIGP
Effective Contract Writing
Date: Sept. 26 – 27
Location: Victoria, B.C.
Instructor: Michael Kolodisner, CPPO
Hosted by: Cascadia Chapter of NIGP
Introduction to Public Procurement
Date: Sept. 11-13
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Instructor: Bill Davison, CPPO
Hosted by: Iowa Public Procurement Association, Inc. Chapter of NIGP
Date: Sept. 12 – 14
Location: Frankfort, Ky.
Instructor: Peter Rigterink, CPPO, CPPB, VCO
Hosted by: Kentucky Public Procurement Association
Legal Aspects of Public Procurement
Date: Oct. 24-26
Location: Columbia, S.C.
Instructor: James Davis, CPPO, MBA
Hosted by: South Carolina Association of Governmental Purchasing Officials Chapter of NIGP
Managing Your End Users and Suppliers
Date: Sept. 27
Location: Thunder Bay, Ont.
Instructor: Michael Bevis, CPPO, JD, CPSM, C.P.M., PMP
Hosted by: Ontario Public Buyers Association Seminar Site
Date: Oct. 17
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Instructor: Darin Matthews, CPPO, C.P.M.
Hosted by: Iowa Public Procurement Association, Inc. Chapter of NIGP
Marketing 101 For The Procurement Professional
Date: Oct. 5
Location: Tampa, Fla.
Instructor: Paul Brennan, CPPO
Hosted by: Tampa Bay Area Chapter of NIGP
Protests and Disputes: What’s a Buyer To Do?
Date: Sept. 26
Location: Thunder Bay, Ont.
Instructor: Michael Bevis, CPPO, JD, CPSM, C.P.M., PMP
Hosted by: Ontario Public Buyers Association Seminar Site
Date: Oct. 12
Location: Austin, Texas
Instructor: David Nash, CPPO, CPPB
Hosted by: Texas Association of Public Purchasers Chapter of NIGP
Date: Sept. 26 – 27
Location: Albuquerque, N.M.
Instructor: Kenneth Hayslette, CPPO, C.P.M., CPCM
Hosted by: New Mexico Public Procurement Association Chapter of NIGP
Strategic Procurement Planning
Date: Sept. 5 – 7
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Instructor: Barbara Johnson, CPPO, CPPB
Hosted by: Central Ohio Organization of Public Purchasers Chapter of NIGP
Date: Sept. 5 – 7
Location: Norristown, Pa.
Instructor: Edmund Grant, CPPO, CPPB, RPPO
Hosted by: Pennsylvania Public Purchasing Association Chapter of NIGP
Date: Oct. 17 – 19
Location: McKinney, Texas
Instructor: Edmund Grant, CPPO, CPPB, RPPO
Hosted by: Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex Chapter of NIGP
World Class Procurement Practices
Date: Sept. 14
Location: Norman, Okla.
Instructor: Darin Matthews, CPPO, C.P.M.
Hosted by: Oklahoma Association of Public Procurement, Inc. Chapter of NIGP
Online Courses
Developing and Managing RFPs
Date: Sept. 4 – Nov. 6
Registration Deadline: Aug. 28
Contracting for Public Sector Services
Date: Sept. 12 – Oct. 31
Registration Deadline: Sept. 5
Contract Administration
Date: Sept. 20 – Nov. 22
Registration Deadline: Sept. 13
