Special Interest Forums - 2012
The following Special Interest Forums are planned for 2012. Further details will be published in due course.
The Procurement Analysts’ Forum
7th March 2012
Venue TBC, Melbourne
Special Interest Forum
A one-day Special Interest Forum for procurement analysts – the forgotten heroes of the Procurement Department – looking to further enhance their work performance. This all-new event will help procurement analysts to be more effective at work and to identify areas that will help accelerate career progression and add value to the organisation.
Doing Business in India
7th August 2012
Venue TBC, Sydney
Special Interest Forum
With the business world referring to India as the ‘new China’, another new event in the schedule, Doing Business in India, will focus on the opportunities, challenges and practicalities of outsourcing or off-shoring in the fast-growing Indian market. An important feature of the forum will be the input from key representatives from India and the Australia/India business community.
Project Procurement
14th August 2012
Venue TBC, Perth
Special Interest Forum
Project procurement is often the last bastion of addressable-spend for procurement professionals and this programme addresses those issues particular to the effective management and execution of project procurement in capital expenditure, construction works and major projects. This intensive forum is in response to high demand from the West, where so much major development is underway, and is distinctly different to the Strategic Procurement Forum commencing the next day on 15 August.
The 2nd CIPSA ECO-Buy National Sustainable Procurement Forum
5th & 6th September 2012
Venue TBC, Sydney
Special Interest Forum
A sensationally successful inaugural event by CIPSA Conferences and ECO-Buy guaranteed the return of The National Sustainable Procurement Forum in 2012. Sustainable procurement is the ‘next big thing’ providing opportunities for improved efficiency, reduced resource use, cost savings and, of course, reducing an organisation’s environmental impact. Day One will feature a single stream programme focussing on a wide variety of sustainable procurement issues, while Day Two offers a series of practical, half-day workshops. The ‘Carbon Tax’ issue is sure to feature.
Gen Y in Procurement – for Gen Y
27th November 2012
Venue TBC, Sydney
Special Interest Forum
Careers in procurement promise great opportunities for young professionals with the "right stuff”. Day One of ‘Gen Y in Procurement’ will focus on the issues faced by young procurement professionals and explain what they need to do to take advantage of those opportunities to progress their careers in the fastest growing profession in business.
Gen Y in Procurement – for Managers
28th November 2012
Venue TBC, Sydney
Special Interest Forum
Are Gen Y different to other generations? Do they respond to the same drivers? Day Two of ‘Gen Y in Procurement’ will sort myth from reality for managers of procurement functions, exploring the issues of how to recruit, develop and retain the next generation of procurement professionals and how to fully utilise their potential to ensure they maximise the return on the investment in development, and deliver long-term value to their organisation.