February Event

WA Region have rightly been basking in success over the last few months with two successful events under their belt. To keep the ball rolling, another event is being held on 21st February, titled 'WA Region "Open" Committee meeting. This is your opportunity to listen to your regions business plan & calendar of events for 2006. Come along to contribute your thoughts and network with peers alike. If you would like to reserve your seat please email ebony.lowther@cipsa.com.au or call 1300 765 142

December Event Well Received

Early December last year, WA Region hosted an event at Curtain Business School on ‘Graduate courses for Procurement in 2006’. Guy Callender, Professor at Curtain Business School and CIPSA Steering Group Member spoke on Graduate Courses in Procurement for 2006. This event was widely attended and well received with the possibility of holding another! Well done to WA for addressing so many of the topics our members and other like-minded professionals want to hear!

Local Committee Details

If you would like to become more active within your Region, or would like to hear more about upcoming events, you can contact your local committee on info@cipsa.com.au

Name	CIPSA Title	Company
David Lunn	Regional Chair	Alcoa World Alumina Australia
Roger Reading	Education Liason Officer	Wesfarmers Energy
Bruce Christie	Vice Chair	Woodside Energy Ltd
Paul Langworthy	Public Relations Officer	Department of Treasury & Finance
Wilf Heinz	Event Officer	Austin Engineering - JEC
Ian Watt	Event Officer	Wesfarmers Energy
Malcolm DeMamiel	Treasurer	The Little Trucking Company

Conference Programme

April sees our first Conference for the year kicking off, the programme begins with “MANAGING THE TAIL” in Sydney on 6 April which addresses the key challenges in managing indirect expenditure in an ever more competitive business world. Lock in the remaining dates to your conference calendar:

DATE & DURATION	CONFERENCE TITLE	VENUE & LOCATION
April 6 1-day conference	Managing the Tail – Indirect Expenditure	Sofitel Wentworth, Sydney
May 17-18 1 ½ day conference	The Public Sector Procurement Forum	Park Hyatt, Canberra
June 29 1-day conference	How do we measure up? Performance Measurement	Crown Towers Melbourne
July 13-14 2-day conference	QLD Supply Conference	Sofitel, Brisbane
August 3 1-day conference	The Insourcing Summit (Outsourcing)	Sofitel Wentworth, Sydney
Sept – Date TBC 1 ½ day conference	Market Intelligence	Novotel, Perth
October 17 – 18 2-day conference	The Procurement Innovation Event 2nd CIPSA Annual Conference	Crown Promenade, Melbourne

All further conference details, including booking sheets can be found at www.cipsaconferences.com.au

NSW Region appoints a New Chair

CIPSA has announced Mr David Sharam as the newly appointed NSW Regional Chair person. David is a Senior Manager for Fuji Xerox, Australia. Expect to hear all the new events happening in the NSW Region shortly! If you would like to contact David on what is happening in your Region, you can email him at david.sharam@aus.fujixerox.com

Booksales

A full list of books for sale from CIPS Australia, at highly competitive prices for members-only will be published in the upcoming Procurement Professional magazine and on the CIPSA website, www.cipsa.com.au. Books can be purchased through CIPSA, with all credit cards accepted, by calling 1300 765 142. Buy yours now for the office library or to read over at home!

CIPSA Open Training Program

CIPSA is running 8 Open Training Programs this year in both Melbourne and Sydney. Tailored programs designed to meet the needs of the profession will be presented by a team of consultants who are highly experienced within the profession. Whilst we try our best to fit late delegates onto our events, you are advised to book early. Courses outlines and booking forms will be available on our website: www.cipsa.com.au.

CIPS UK Annual Dinner in London

Are you thinking of a trip to London? Why not go in March? The CIPS annual dinner will take place on 23rd March at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, Hyde Park, London. Tickets cost 125 Pound plus VAT @17.5% per person. This includes a pre-dinner reception, four-course dinner and wine. There is a 10% discount for tables of 12, at $1,350 per table, over 1300 people usually attend. You can download a booking form at www.cips.org or email Vicky Brown at Vicky.brown@cips.org

CIPS Australia Level 10, 520 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Tel: 1300 765 142, Fax: 1300 765 143, Email: info@cipsa.com.au, www.cipsa.com.au

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