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| Uni SA to receive Certificate of AccreditationThe University of South Australia will be holding an event on November 28 at the Mawson Lakes campus to receive their Certificate of Accreditation which has been awarded for their Masters of Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Members will be invited to come along to the event. Members will soon receive an email invitation to the presentation. | | |||||||||
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| SA Region Essay winner
Tim Dawson SA’s regional Essay competition winner was Tim Dawson, who took home a $1000 prize kindly donated by CQU and Curtin Business School, Perth. Tim is currently Principal Consultant at Contracting & Tendering Services and provisions a range of procurement services including undertaking important projects to support the procurement function of public and private sector organisations; hands-on procurement projects including development of procurement strategies; procurement documents (specifications, contracts, etc); evaluation processes and contract management strategies. Tim is accredited with MCIPS, has a Graduate Diploma in Strategic Procurement Management, and Bachelor of Laws and Arts. A summary of Tim’s essay will be published in the next issue of Procurement Professional (PP10). | | |||||||||
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| New Chair For South Australia
Nick Ford Please welcome Nick Ford, previously the Deputy Chair, as the new Chair for the South Australian Region committee. Greg Kendall has stood down due to business commitments, and the committee and CIPS Australia would like to thank him for all his efforts over the past year and a half, and wish him all the best in his future endeavours. | | |||||||||
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| Membership SurveyMembers please note that the membership questionnaire is being re-released, as there is a concern that not all members received a copy. Thank you to those who have already responded, and the committee looks forward to many more responses. | | |||||||||
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| PMI in Newsletter NOWFollowing feedback from members, as of November, the PMI and PSI will be published with a link from the monthly newsletter. To suit the release date of the PMI and PSI, the newsletter will now be sent out a few days later than normal – usually the 5th working day of the month. The CIPSA/PI Indirect Category Indexes and Benchmarking Reports are also published monthly through this newsletter. | | |||||||||
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| The 2006 2nd Annual CIPS Australia ConferenceRecord numbers attended the 2006 2nd Annual CIPS Australia Conference this year at Crown Promenade Hotel, Melbourne. The Purchasing Exchange trade exhibition was bursting at the seams on October 17 & 18 as more than 500 delegates enjoyed their choice of seminars over the course of two days. At the conference dinner, Jeff Kennett as guest speaker delivered an entertaining, and sometimes moving speech, on his work with Beyond Blue. CIPS Australia and Beyond Blue would like to thank the delegates for their generous fundraising efforts on the night, with $3000 being raised for Beyond Blue. Feedback received from the event so far is excellent. 51% of respondents rated the conference “Excellent” and 49% rated it “Good”, while 0% rated it Average or Poor. The 3rd Annual Conference is already booked for October 16-17, 2007, at Crown Towers Hotel, Melbourne, and looks to be bigger and better than ever.
Jonathan Dutton with The Hon John Lenders and Ken James
Jeff Kennett speaks about his work with Beyond Blue
The Victorian Committee enjoying the Conference Dinner. | | |||||||||
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| Next Steering Group and Regional Chair meetingsThe final Steering Group (SG14) meeting for 2006 will be held on December 7 in Melbourne, to discuss upcoming issues for 2007. The following day, on December 8, the Regional Chairs (RC4) will also have their final meeting of the year to plan their programme for 2007. Regional Chair meetings ensure consistency and cohesion across regions and facilitate discussions on important regional issues. Outcomes from this meeting will be published in the February newsletter. | | |||||||||
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| New Exam Centres open for business in 2007From November 2007, you will be able to sit CIPS Australia & New Zealand exams. Exam centres will be available in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Canberra, Auckland and Wellington. The Assessed Training Programmes starting in 2007 will be announced early in the New Year. | | |||||||||
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| Old “White Papers” availableDon’t forget copies of previous White Papers can be requested and sent out to you, simply by emailing info@cipsa.com.au. Please note that the new White Paper “Building the case for centralisation in public procurement” was distributed with Procurement Professional issue PP9, published October 17, 2006. Further copies are still available. | | |||||||||
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| New CIPSA staff
Jerusha Penny Jerusha Penny, has joined CIPS Australia & New Zealand as the new Marketing Manager and Regional Coordinator. Coming from a strong membership background, Jerry, as she is known around the office, will bring a wealth of marketing experience to the CIPSA team. Jerry is responsible for the delivery of all CIPS marketing communications work in Australia and New Zealand as well as co-ordinating all regional activities and events. Jerry succeeds Ebony Lowther who has left the concrete jungle of Collins St for the slopes of Canada, and further world travel. CIPS Australia and its regions wish Ebony all the best in her adventures. If you didn’t get to meet Jerry at the annual conference, feel free to introduce yourself to her on 1300 765 142. | | |||||||||
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| Rejoin CIPS Australia now – Last chance for recently expired membershipFor those of you who haven't yet renewed your CIPS Australia membership, it's your last chance to do so, before a $100 re-joining fee applies (should you decide to re-join in the future). Final renewals for many were due by September 30, 2006. Whether you receive reimbursement from your employer (see PP7 June 2006, page 9) or claim a personal tax rebate, your membership is excellent value. CIPS Australia is delivering a fantastic growing range of benefits for all members. A member attending one conference and one training course can save more than $500 in member discounts alone! Renew now to make the most of your membership benefits. | | |||||||||
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| Essay competition winner
Belinda Adam with CIPS CEO, Ken James After much deliberation and a very high calibre of entrants, Belinda Adam from the ACT was adjudged as the inaugural winner of the CIPS Australia National Essay competition 2006. Belinda enjoyed a complimentary trip to Melbourne to attend the annual conference, and was presented with the winning prize of $2000 at the conference dinner. Belinda won the Regional essay for her territory, and was subsequently adjudged best in the country out of the 6 regional winners. The other state winners include:
who each took away a $1000 prize for the top essay in their state. Each entrant had to answer an essay question set for their state. A short summary of each entrants essay will be published in Procurement Professional (PP10), due early December. Congratulations to all entrants who participated, CIPS Australia looks forward to running the competition again, and receiving even more entries in 2007. | | |||||||||
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| QLD scholarship winner
Alexandra Goffey with CIPS CEO, Ken James Alexandra Goffey was announced the winner of the CIPS Australia Queensland Young Procurement Professional Scholarship 2006. Alexandra enjoyed a complimentary trip to Melbourne for the annual conference where she was presented with her Scholarship award. The aim of the scholarship is to promote further study within the procurement profession in Queensland, in order to foster best practice amongst young professionals. As part of the fulfilment of the scholarship, Alexandra will use the money towards the study costs of the Masters of Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Curtin University of Technology. | | |||||||||
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| Conference dates for 2007Building on the success of the 2006 programme, work is already well under way on developing the CIPS Australia Conference Programme for 2007. CIPS Australia’s aim is to deliver a broad range of content, covering issues critical to the development of the procurement profession at pricing levels that reflect excellent value. The planned events for 2007 are:
Mark these dates in your diary now. Full programme information and registration details will be circulated as they become available. Check for regular updates at www.cipsaconferences.com.au | | |||||||||
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| Cyberlynx appointedCIPS Australia has appointed Cyberlynx Procurement services to run their RFP process for Open Training Courses in 2007 and the EOI for the Assessed Training Programmes for 2007-2009. Cyberlynx will help with the sourcing process, evaluating the responses, selecting vendors and negotiations. The new training contracts will be awarded in December, and members will be advised of the new training programmes in February 2007. | | |||||||||
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| Xchanging Sponsors CIPS Australia ConferencesXchanging, the business processing services company, has entered into agreement for lead sponsorship of the 2006/2007 CIPSA conference activities. The agreement saw Xchanging as the Platinum Sponsor for the CIPS Australia 2nd Annual Conference, as well as the principal supporter of CIPSA conferences, events and publications during the tenure of their one year Sponsorship. Xchanging is a leading procurement services provider, with over A$10bn of supplier spend under management in a broad range of direct and indirect categories. Jonathan Dutton, Managing Director CIPSA, said: “This sponsorship agreement will help support our goals in Australia, acting as a voice for the profession and helping individuals and organisations improve their procurement practices. Xchanging has an excellent historic relationship with CIPS and we are confident CIPSA will benefit from this experience." David Ward, Managing Director of Xchanging Australia, said, “To date Xchanging has achieved some exciting procurement deals in Europe with key players in their sectors, including National Australia Bank UK, BAE Systems and United Biscuits. We’re delighted to build on that success by working together with CIPSA and being a part of procurement best practice in Australia.” | | |||||||||
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| Awards 2007Forget the Brownlow count, the inaugural CIPS Australia National Procurement Professional Awards will be presented at next year’s Annual Conference dinner in Melbourne on October 16, 2007. A full list of categories and nomination details will be available in the New Year. This Awards ceremony will be a great opportunity to recognise outstanding achievements amongst our procurement community. | | New ZealandPlans have advanced for the launch of a new region in New Zealand. The interim chair of the region is to be David Freeman MCIPS, who works for Telstra NZ in Auckland. To be known as CIPS New Zealand, the region will be included in all mainstream CIPS activities in this region in 2007. The inaugural conference in New Zealand will be held on June 14, 2007 at SkyCity in Auckland. | | |||||||
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| New website timetabled for February 2007Work is progressing on populating a new website for CIPS Australia, with many new features and benefits becoming available for members. Benefits such as online payments, purchasing, registrations and an e-learning portal are just a number of the new features on the upcoming new website. | | The Knowledge Club 4The next issue of The Knowledge Club, the fourth quarterly digest of briefings on hot topics for procurement practitioners, is due out in mid-December. Members with suggestions of what topics they might like to be covered, specifically in the coming issues, should email their suggestions directly to info@cipsa.com.au while there is still time. | | |||||||
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| CISPA JOB SEARCHVisit the Jobs area of www.cipsa.com.au to view the latest jobs in procurement. If you would like to advertise a position on the website, jobs are $49 + GST per month, download the attached flyer to find out more. | | Previous Issues | | |||||||
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The Australian Procurement and Construction Council (APCC) has announced its endorsement and support of CIPS Australia as a peak body for the Procurement profession. MCIPS is recognised as the international standard for the Australian public sector, and the educational pathways to MCIPS have also been recognised. There is now a new APCC action team appointed on Skills Development who will work closely with CIPS Australia to meet the needs of all procurement professionals working in the public sector, chaired by John Tondut, Executive Director (Government Procurement) WA Department of Treasury & Finance.