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California Association of Public Procurement Officials, Inc.
January 5 - 9, 2015
California Association of Public Procurement Officials, Inc.
Monterey,
California
January 5 - 9, 2015
Monterey, California
Conference
Program
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Monday, January 5, 2015
 Golf Tournament
 Pre-Conference Seminar #1 (Full Day): “Procurement
Law”: Presenter: Neal Couture
 Pre-Conference Seminar #2 (Half Day): “Purchasing
Ethics”: Presenter: Carol Cox
 Pre-Conference Seminar #3 (Half Day): “Prevailing
Wages”: Presenter: Eric Rood
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
 Breakfast
 Opening Session/President’s Message
 Keynote: Presented by Doug Lipp
 Partner Appreciation Lunch
 General Session Workshop – Economic Forecast,
Presenter: Robert Eyler
 Workshop Sessions:
 “Shades of Grey: It’s the Fuzzy Grey Area that is
Hard in Procurement” Presenter: Tammy Rimes,
Tammy Rimes Consulting
 “The Next Generation of Procurements” Presenter: Dean T. Kashiwagi, PhD, PE, Arizona State
University
 "The Key to Effective Performance: 10 Habits of
Professionalism” Presenter Neal Couture, George
Washington University
 “Job Description Standardization Study” Presenter
Denni Baumer, CPPO, C.P.M., CPPB, Retired
 “First Time Attendees” Presenter: Malinda Bogdonoff, C.P.M., Retired & Nancy Dawson, C.P.M.,
CPPB
 Centennial Networking Event
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
 Charity Walk/Run
 Breakfast
 Group Forums:
 City
 County
 School Districts
 Special Districts
 Education
 Workshop Sessions:
 “Alligator Presentations: How to Have Tough
Skin…a Big Smile…and Speak before a City
Council or other Tough Audience” Presenter:
Tammy Rimes, Tammy Rimes Consulting
 “Case Study of a Failed IT Services Agreement”
Presenter: Dean T. Kashiwagi, PhD, PE, Arizona
State University
 “Contract Management Maturity” Presenter: Rene
Rendon, PhD, US Naval Post Graduate School
 “Importance of Certification” Presenter: Denni
Baumer, C.P.M., CPPO, CPPB, Retired
 “Is Public Procurement a Profession” Presenter:
Rick Grimm, CPPO, CPPB, NIGP
 Lunch
 Vendor Expo
 Off-Site Dinner Attendee & Vendor Networking Event
at Monterey Bay Aquarium
Thursday, January 8, 2015
 Breakfast
 Centennial Session
 Group Forums
 City
 County
 School Districts
 Special Districts
 Education
 AEP Awards Lunch
 Pro-D Sessions Track 1:
 “Applying for AEP” Presenter: Brian P. Garrity, C.P.M., CPPB
 “Introduction to Contract Formation (New Buyers)” Presenter:
Darryl Sweet
 “Monterey County Contracts & Purchasing Academy” Presenter: Michael R. Derr & Debra Bayard
 “Delivering World Class Procurement Support - A Roadmap
to Build Effective Organizations, Processes, and Customer
Relations” Presenter: John M. Pellegrino
 “Lease-Leaseback Contractor Selection as an Alternative
Delivery Method to Design-Bid-Build” Presenter: Gina M. Bailey, Art Heinrich, Phillip A. Jaret, Esq.
 “Bias Protection During the Evaluation Process” Presenter:
Jennifer M. Sims, C.P.M.
 Pro-D Sessions Track 2:
 “Lease-Leaseback Contractor Selection as an Alternative
Delivery Method to Design-Bid-Build” Presenter: Gina M. Bailey, Art Heinrich, Phillip A. Jaret, Esq.
 “Roadblock vs. Control Point – A second
chance” (Disclosure: This Pro-D includes spiritual references
and may not be considered appropriate to all attendees): Presenter Jennifer M. Sims, C.P.M.
 “P-Card Alternative - User Friendly Wells Fargo CCER System” Presenter: Leslie Young, Angie Marshall, Ninan Fox
 “Things you should know before entering into a Power Purchase Agreement” Presenter: Kathleen Baxter
 TCPN - The Use of Cooperatives and How They Can Help
Your Agency: Peter Foley
 NJPA – Duff Erholtz
 Pro-D Sessions Track 3:
 “Maximizing E-Procurement Systems to connect with Local
Small Business” Presenter: John Arena
 “Software Contracts - Taming the Wild Beas” Presenter: Mary
Hall Ross, CPPO
 “Sourcing Professional Services” Presenter: Rodrick S. Jefferson, Sr. CPPO, CPPB
 NPP – What can Burning Man teach us About Cooperative
Procurement, Crosby Grindle
 US Communities – Benefit to Cooperative Purchasing: Jason
Angel, Rob Fiorilli, Gerry Plummer
 WSCA-NASPO – Doug Richins
 President’s Reception & Banquet
Friday, January 17, 2015
 Breakfast
 Closing Session: Business Meeting and Closing Presentation
and Raffle, Keynote Speaker: Doug Dvorak
*Note: Topics and/or Presenters subject to change.
CAPPO Member Full Registration $199
Non-Member Full Registration $ 329