The Procurement Edge – News for the Professional in Public Purchasing 1 2010 OFFICERS
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It happens in NIGP cities across the country, every fall, in the wake of another Annual Forum, to the attendees who bring back a fresh exuberance for their profession, a quiver full of new ideas, and the challenge to sharpen their craft for another year in preparation and celebration for the next forum waiting to shine on their horizons. For those of you who have experienced the Annual National Forum, you may remember it for the thousands of peers, many of whom become more than just faces in the crowd; or you may remember it best for the myriad of presentations from highly acclaimed keynote speakers to some of our own CO-OPP members sharing stirring stories of everything from successful living to how to do our unique jobs a little bit better, a little bit differently, a little more efficiently than we have done it before. There are some who may remember the location... that faraway somewhere that you had never been before that kindled a flame or burrowed an impression you haven’t forgotten. Whatever the reason for remembering your own experiences at the National Forum, anyone who has been remembers the natural HIGH you brought back with you and the excitement for your profession that replaced a years worth of ups and downs, if only for a few short days and the few weeks that followed. It was real, it meant something to you, and it gave you a sense of accomplishment for what you have done in your profession and what you are doing in this organization. SO, WHERE IS IT ALL NOW? While you are in my zone, join me in an exercise to demonstrate my point. For those of you who have ever been to a National Forum for NIGP (that includes the one we had in Columbus in 2001), write down 3 things that you will always remember about your experience; likewise, for those of you who haven’t experienced Forum, but, have heard your peers talk about it, write down 3 things you would hope to gain from your own future Forum experience. Fold the paper in half and write the words: RECHARGE, REENGAGE, and REDISCOVER on the folded half and thumbtack it to your bulletin board or wall. When you feel your joy fading, pull the thumbtack and fill yourself up by reading the contents, reviving yourself with your own emergency source, should you need to reclaim lost JOY. SO, HOW CAN WE MAINTAIN OUR FORUM HIGHS? 1. RE-CHARGE OFTEN Consider your current lifestyle, your workplace, your involvement in the organizations you belong to or to the schools and your community, your church and your family... What if we all ran on batteries? Would you be able to pick up and jump back into your schedule when you finally drained your energy from all the craziness and had to slow down to catch up? If you can’t answer YES to that question, it’s time to step away and RECHARGE. Take a much needed “ME TIME” day off and escape to the closest body of water to relax by or on. Finish that book you’ve been trying to finish for the last year. Call an old friend you haven’t talked to in years. Forgive someone you thought you never could/would. Clear your mind, your body and your soul of everything holding you back. 2. RE-ENGAGE YOUR VISION Forum is where we become one of many who share the same vision and are joining forces to recognize that effort and the home front is where we are one of a few who have a job to do and some new skills and networks to accomplish it with. How do we keep that fire from Forum ablaze after we return? We jump back into the fire, reengage, get involved and make things happen again. There’s a new CO-OPP year on the horizon and a new vote for officers and a quest for committee chairs. Get involved in a greater way than ever before.... CO-OPP needs your leadership. 3. RE-DISCOVER YOUR JOY We are challenged everyday with new opportunities to showcase our abilities and do a common good for those we serve. How we approach each situation is not only a testament of ourselves, but, a representation of our Agency that we care about our customers. Don’t let the routines and appointments of your day-to-day interrupt your opportunity to shine. Keep learning new skills, networking with peers from Forums and your CO-OPP involvement and using your contagious motivation as a springboard to help you find your niche to give back some of that JOY you’ve been storing up from Forum. Let your JOY blossom by giving it away in every opportunity. Increase your areas of service and spread some of those joy seeds around so we all can benefit from your discovery. The key to maintaining your FORUM HIGH is to invest these new skills and ideas into your daily routine and GET INVOLVED. There is another mountain ahead that needs a climber. ~Steve Sammons The Procurement Edge – News for the Professional in Public Purchasing 1 2010 OFFICERS PRESIDENT Joseph A. Lombardi, CPPO, CPPB City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities Voice: (614) 645-6031 Fax: (614) 645-5424 [email protected] VICE-PRESIDENT Gayle S. Blankenship, CPPB State of Ohio, Office of Procurement Services 4200 Surface Road, Cols., OH 43228-1395 Voice: (614) 644-5993 Fax: (614) 644-1785 [email protected] TREASURER SEMINAR OPPORTUNITIES (*FC=Foundation Class) Carol Clingman, CPPB State of Ohio, Office of Procurement Services September 22-24, 2010 Voice: (614) 752-0032 Fax: (614) 644-1785 DEVELOPING & MANAGING RFP’S *FC* [email protected] State of Ohio DAS/GSD Purchasing 4200 Surface Road Columbus, OH 43228 SECRETARY Walnut Conference Room Lisa Koppin, CPPB 8am – 5pm Montgomery County Dept., of Job and Family Services Voice: (937) 225-4759 Fax: (937) 496-7608 Instructor: MR. KEITH I. ASHBY, CPPO [email protected] Purchasing Manager, Arapahoe County Littleton, CO November 3-5, 2010 MEMBER-AT-LARGE LEGAL ASPECTS OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT *FC* Yvette M. Lewis, CPPB State of Ohio DAS/GSD Purchasing Columbus Regional Airport Authority 4200 Surface Road Voice: (614) 239-5064 Fax: (614) 238-7834 Columbus, OH 43228 [email protected] Walnut Conference Room 8am – 5pm Instructor: MR. TONY REED, CPPO, MPA PAST-PRESIDENT Elkton, MD Mark Hutchison, CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M. RETIRED January 26-28, 2011 PLANNING, SCHEDULING & REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS *FC* State of Ohio DAS/GSD Purchasing 4200 Surface Road Columbus, OH 43228 Walnut Conference Room "I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence; 8am – 5pm Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, Instructor: MR. PETER A. RIGTERINK, CPPO, CPPB, VCO I took the one less traveled by— VDEM Procurement Manager And that has made all the difference.” ~Robert Frost, Poet Virginia Dept. of Emergency Management Richmond, VA The Procurement Edge – News for the Professional in Public Purchasing 2 To say that we are living in an age of BUDGETARY RESTRICTIONS would be at best an understatement. All of us have felt and will continue to feel the crunch of our dollars especially for those of us working in the Government who have been entrusted to be fiscally prudent with the dollars we need to do our work. If you have access to a computer and phone and can carve 90 minutes out of your work schedule for training, you are a prime candidate to take advantage of NIGP WEBINARS. These informative workshops that focus on a myriaid of current, relevant topics in the procurement field are served up as LIVE, interactive education on your desktop. Sept. 28: Does It Really Say That? The Law & Public Procurement. For a very economical $75.00, you can participate in an NIGP Webinar, a cost which can be even lower, if you take Oct. 14: Show Them The Money! Ways To Find Savings In advantage of the Webinars our own Education Committee Your Organization. offers throughout the year to the membership. For an added bonus, NIGP has added a REWARDS PROGRAM with Oct. 19: Do I Have To Take The Low Bid? Tools For Obtaining Webinars, which gives you a free Webinar with the purchase of five over a calendar year. WIN-WIN is good, right? Qualified Contractors. So, now you’ve decided that this is the year you are going to get CERTIFIED and this time you are serious about adding four letters of designation behind your name... you’ve read all the propaganda, heard all the commotion, seen the good things that happen to certified people and you want your own slice of the pie... so, you started taking some of the classes as we have outlined in our CPPB/CPPO TRACK, you’ve read and re-read your text books and you’ve looked beyond and over and into and around everything you can get your hands on to get yourself in STUDY MODE with a target of the much talked about CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION. The experts say, give yourself a good 6 months to get ready, with a comfortable mix of classes, self-study, group study and prep time to pull it off with flying colors. For the next few issues, let’s talk to those who have already conquered the foe you are about to face head on... let’s learn a few tips from the CERTIFIED, and in the process, maybe we can grow a few more stars for our Chapter Galaxy..