World Class Procurement Training in Sydney

CIPSA is running a series of executive open training courses in Sydney throughout August and September. The courses concerned are:

The courses are open to members and non-members alike. Bookings can be made through the CIPSA office through normal business hours on 1300 765 142. Significant discounts are available for group bookings from single organisations.

Work has already begun on the 2007 Open Training program, which will not begin in NSW until at least March 2007, if not later.

Members Web Forum Live

CIPSA committee in New South Wales have started using the new pilot web forum – an online networking tool for CIPSA members in New South Wales only. The New South Wales Committee developed the idea of the web forum to facilitate networking throughout the State. Not only do NSW have active members in remote locations such as Newcastle, Dubbo and Wollongong, but also across disparate areas nearer the city – North Shore, CBD, Parramatta and near Sydney airport.

NSW Regional Chair David Sharam said, “We wanted a way that New South Wales members could network in real time on a wide range of subjects despite the geographical difficulties of getting everyone together on a regular basis. The web forum was the ideal way to do it. Hopefully this pilot program will be a resounding success and we’ll be able to invest in developing the web tool further for the benefit of all members throughout the region.”

Try out the testing forum now and let us know what you think! www.cipsaconferences.com.au

SMART 2007 Committee

The SMART 2007 Organising Committee has a new face at the table representing CIPSA. Declan Devanney, Procurement Manager at Sydney University, has joined the SMART Committee on behalf of CIPSA. The other CIPSA seat is filled ably by longstanding SMART committee member Geoff Woods, Procurement Manager at Power One. Both Declan and Geoff also sit on the CIPSA New South Wales Regional Committee. Together, Declan and Geoff will be responsible for ensuring the procurement elements of the SMART 2007 conference are as relevant as possible to the needs of supply chain managers attending the event. CIPSA fully endorse the SMART 2007 event and remain active partners in the conference which is scheduled for 20 and 21 June 2007.

The SMART 07 call for papers is due out in August 2006. Check it out at www.smartconference.com.au

Risky Business – Cement this Breakfast Date in your Calendars

The next NSW region function will be a Breakfast on Tuesday 22nd August, at The Stamford Hotel by the Airport - covering the topic of Risk and the role of Procurement in its management.

The timing for this topic is especially opportune, with both the current escalation of troubles in the Middle East and the increased focus on corporate governance (Sarbanes-Oxley, CLERP9, etc) making Procurement more complex.

As this function will be a breakfast, you will be able to get up to date on this topical subject, meet your peers in the industry, have a meal, and still be at the office for the morning rush.

Stay tuned in the coming week for more details on the speakers, their topics and logistics.

Annual Conference Speaker Line Up Revealed

A panel of world-class keynote speakers are to address the second CIPSA annual conference on 17 and 18 October 2006 in Melbourne.

From the UK…

• Craig Lardner, Global Director of Procurement, BOC Group
• Professor Paul Cousins, CIPS Professor of Supply Chain Management, Manchester Business School
• Ken James, CEO, CIPS

From Amsterdam…

• Olav Hoekzema, Global Learning Manager Contracting & Procurement, Shell
• From Melbourne…
• The Hon. John Lenders MP, Minister for Finance, Victoria
• Betsy Harrington, VP Global Supply, BHP Billiton
• Jonathan Dutton, Managing Director, CIPSA
• Jeff Kennett, Former Premier, Victoria

From Sydney…

• Paul Hopkins, Deputy Director-General, New South Wales Procurement, Department of Commerce
• Gavin Salskey, Managing Director, The Portland Group

Plus more….

In additional to the nine keynote presentations under the theme of innovation and procurement, the conference will also include 20 seminars on hot topics relevant to the modern practitioner’s day-to-day job. The invitation-only CPO Masterclass stream will take place on day one.

The conference dinner on 17 October will feature awards for the winners of the CIPSA National Essay Competition and the Queensland Scholarship Prize as well as after dinner speaker, Jeff Kennett. Further details can be found at: www.cipsaconferences.com.au or members can book now by calling 07 5529 3892.

Third Regional Chairs’ Meeting

The Chairs for each of the CIPSA Regional Committees will meet again for an all-day business meeting on 16 August 2006 at the CIPSA offices in Melbourne. The agenda will include a thorough update on all CIPSA activities, updating the regional business plans, regional event programs and detailed coordination of all work on the professional agenda within each region.

A list of the top ten regional issues facing procurement today will be compiled – consolidating the top ten issues identified by each region.

The marking scheme for the CIPSA National Essay Competition and the selection process for the Queensland Scholarship Prize will also be discussed.

Details of all items in the agenda will be revealed to members in the coming months. Members with suggestions for topics to be addressed by the Regional Chairs meeting are free to contact their Regional Chair at any time directly through info@cipsa.com.au

CIPSA National Essay Competition closes 31 August

The closing date for entries for the CIPSA National Essay Competition, sponsored by CQU and Curtin Business School, is 31 August 2006.

Entrants stand to win $1,000 in each region with the national winner picking up a further $1,000 prize and all expenses paid trip to the second annual CIPSA conference in Melbourne on 17 18 October 2006. Full details of the essay competition are attached in PDF.

The Knowledge Club 3

CIPSA is pleased to announce that David Freeman has been elected to the RoW seat on the international CIPS Council-the growing body of CIPS worldwide. David is the Strategic Sourcing Manager at Telstra Clear Ltd in New Zealand. A full profile on David and the CIPS council will feature in the next issue of PP magazine.

A Practical Guide to Ethics and Probity in Procurement Practices

The Victorian Regional Committee are running a workstream to define a set of practical guidelines, covering procurement ethics and best practice probity for day-to-day use by practitioners in all segments of the profession. The work incorporates the standard CIPSA code of ethics (available on the CIPSA website: www.cips.org) and the Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines. Members with a point of view or suggestions on guidance for day-to-day implementation of a working guide to ethics and probity in procurement should contact the Victorian regional committee directly through info@cipsa.com.au

Members Renew in Droves

Total CIPSA membership numbers exceeded 2,000 paid members for the first time in early June 2006. However, 81% of CIPSA members’ subscriptions are due for renewal during June, July and August. At the time of writing over 50% of the members due for renewal had already renewed their membership early. The current “firm decline” rate of only 1.9% is exceedingly low by membership organisation standards. A renewal campaign is currently in place to remind members who have not yet renewed to do so by 31 August.

All members are requested to renew promptly to avoid missing the extraordinary range of member benefits at CIPSA. Members can renew any time simply by calling the team in the CIPSA office on 1300 765 142.

SMART 2007 Call for Papers

CIPSA is again endorsing the SMART Supply Chain Conference, held by biannually in Darling Harbour Conference Centre, Sydney. SMART 2007 is to be held between 20 and 21 June 2007, and falls in the midst of an extensive CIPSA conferencing program to be hosted in each state capital as well as Canberra throughout the 2007 season

The call for papers for SMART 2007 will be released in August. Full details can be found at: www.smartconference.com.au

Magic and Logic

In collaboration with the leading associations for advertising agencies and marketing practitioners (the IPA and ISPA), CIPS has published a new paper in the UK ‘Magic and Logic: Redefining Sustainable Business Practices for Advertising Agencies, Marketing and Procurement’. The paper describes how procurement and marketing can work together for a ‘win win’ situation. The paper can be accessed at: www.magicandlogic.co.uk

CIPSA has worked closely with the Advertising Federation of Australia (AFA) over the last year to drive forward similar developments in the Australian market. In addition, the Australian Marketing Institute (AMI) presented at the ‘How Do We Measure Up?’ conference on performance measurement in Melbourne on 29 June. An article by the AFA is planned for the next Procurement Professional magazine: PP9, due out 17th October as the conference issue.

The Corporate Award 5 and 6

Programs 5 and 6 are now being finalised for The Corporate Award – the applied learning process leading to MCIPS. Both programs are open courses in Melbourne and Sydney/Brisbane respectively. These courses are expected to start in late September and just a few places are still available on either course.

Program 3 and 4, for Parmalat and Norske Skog, both started in May. The original programs 1 and 2 for Australia Post, BHP Billiton, Coles Myer and Telstra, come to a conclusion in August after 17 months. 29 delegates from programs 1 and 2 are expected to graduate imminently. Final marks are still awaited prior to a graduation dinner being arranged for late August. Should the delegates from Corporate Award programs 1 and 2 be successful, the total number of full members MCIPS in Australia will exceed 130.

International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management

Ken James, CEO of CIPS, was appointed President of IFPSM early in 2006 for a two-year period. The recent IFPSM Board meeting in Minneapolis, USA reached agreements on a new business plan and key priorities for their programme of work for 2006 and 2007. In March 2007, CIPS will be organising and hosting a major knowledge-sharing event for IFPSM in the UK. Representatives from each of the 42 professional body members of IFPSM are expected to attend. The event will run alongside the IPSERA conference, which CIPS UK are also helping to organise. It is possible that the next event in March 2008 will be held in Perth, WA and hosted by CIPSA.

Previous issues

Issue #1 - December 2005

Issue #2 - February 2006

Issue #3 - March 2006

Issue #4 - April 2006

Issue #5 - May 2006

Issue #6 - June 2006

Issue #7 - July 2006

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