CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE  Wednesday, November 9, 2016 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Registration

Foyer

12:45 PM

Welcome from TxPPA President Mary Quinones

1:00 PM

Opening Session

Hill Country AB

Optimism Rules: Developing Positive Expectance at Work and at Home Greg Duncan Hill Country AB 2:30 PM

Concurrent Sessions Local Preference: The Tucson Story – Marcheta Gillespie

Hill Country A

Oh the Choices – What Construction Delivery Method Should We Use? – Belinda Mattke 3:30 PM

Break

3:45 PM

Concurrent Sessions Professional Certification: Show Them What You’re Worth – Marcheta Gillespie

Hill Country B

Foyer

Designed for Success: Career Management Workshop – Greg Duncan

Hill Country A Hill Country B

5:30 PM

Reception

Hill Country Ballroom

6:00 PM

Dinner

Hill Country Ballroom

7:30 PM

Social Event

Hill Country Ballroom

Thursday, November 10, 2016 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM

Registration

Foyer

7:00 AM

Breakfast Buffet

Hill Country CD

7:30 AM

Concurrent Sessions Get Your Procurement Ducks in a Row Before Disaster Strikes! – Lesa Girouard

Hill Country A

Teach Them to be a Finance Ninja – Joy Simonton 8:30 AM

Concurrent Sessions Writing Statements of Work for Services – Janet Hasty Sole Sourcing Decisions: Eliminating the Risk – Max Bricka

9:45 AM

Break

Hill Country B

Hill Country A Hill Country B Foyer

10:00 AM

General Session Interacting With the Press – Jeff Hahn

Hill Country AB

11:30 AM

Vendor Luncheon: Guest Speaker State Comptroller Glenn Hegar

Hill Country CD

1:00 PM

Vendor Showcase

Hill Country CD

2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

Concurrent Session Cyber Considerations – Carol Cooper

Foyer

Technical Writing Tips for Purchasers – Janet Hasty

Hill Country A Hill Country B

Friday, November 11, 2016 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM 7:30 AM

9:00 AM

Registration

Foyer

Breakfast Session Annual Meeting & AEP Awards

Hill Country AB

Best Practices – Carol Cooper & Narita Holmes

Hill Country AB

General Session

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Closing Session

Foyer

Purchasing Round Table

Hill Country AB