NAPP 2001 meeting: A focus on e-procurement

By Staff -- Purchasing, 11/16/2000

The National Association of Procurement Professionals has finalized the agenda for its 2001 meeting which takes place January 14-17 at the Marco Island Hilton, Marco Island, Fla.

On the agenda of "The Digital Marketplace: Implications for Purchasing & Payables Professionals" are the following presentations:

• True B2B " by Dave Biasotti, director of procurement, LSI Logic Corp.,

• Sitting on the Fence: Trying to decide on an e-procurement solution, " Keith Wagner, e-procurement solutions, Wachovia Bank, and Rob Cornwell, e-procurement solutions, Wachovia Bank,

• How do organizations take e-procurement global? " by Rob Reiman and Knut Meyer, partners, global e-procurement financial services industry & global strategic sourcing, Deloitte Consulting, and

• Catalog content: Why marketplaces meet the needs of buyers, " Ray Schiavone, president, TPN Register.

Kerry Lamson, senior vice president, marketplace solutions, PeopleSoft, is presenting the keynote address: "The Internet does not discriminate." A Purchasing Manager's Forum, which is an open and candid discussion, will be led by Gregg Brandyberry, director, worldwide purchasing support, SmithKline Beecham.

A Procurement Solutions and Technology Fair will feature both major and emerging corporations demonstrating leading-edge e-procurement products and services.

The conference, which is one of the few in the industry to address the purchasing to payables process, is certified for C.P.M. credit by the NAPM.

For more information, visit the NAPP Web site at www.nappconference.com or contact Barbara Kuryea at (609) 391-1352.