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President's Message
Donna Powell, C.P.M., Director of Procurement
Philadelphia Regional Port Authority
BaltiMore here we come. At last count 55 Philadelphians will be attending next week's ISM National Conference. Several ISM-Phila board members will be among the attendees and we are all looking forward to representing ISM-Phila. The two Conference winners will be documenting their conference experience with photos that will be shared with the membership. If you are planning to attend the conference be sure to sign up for the Philadelphia "meet-up" that will take place on Monday, May 7 at the Pratt Street Ale House - 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in Baltimore.
Congratulations to the 3 ISM-Phila members who will be proctoring the upcoming ISM national seminars to be held in Philadelphia:
Edna Shriver - Fundamentals of Purchasing
Alison Perry - Leading and Managing Supply Relationships
David Staskin - Integrating Purchasing, Logistics and Inventory with Suppliers
Each course is currently valued at $1,599 (member price) and $1,899 (non-member price) and attendees including proctors earn 21 continuing education hours. Just want to clear up a bit of confusion regarding proctors - proctors don't speak or present - they merely handle set-up in the classroom, sign in of attendees, pass out the course completion certificates and they attend the course for free. - another great ISM-Phila member benefit!
We're off to a great start with our new management firm, evidenced by our exciting new meeting location for May 2012 - The Radisson Hotel adjacent to the Valley Forge Casino Resort. I look forward to seeing you all at the Monthly educational dinner/board election meeting re-scheduled to May 17, 2012.
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ISM Continues its Support for Philabundance!
ISM-Philadelphia President Donna Powell presents a $1,000 donation to Marianne Lynch, Director of Development (Left) and Tina Rothfuss, Senior Manager of Major Gifts (right) from Philabundance.
Special thanks to our members who made this contribution possible to support our local food bank!
Philabundance : ISM-Philadelphia's "charity of choice"
Earlier this spring, ISM-Philadelphia President Donna Powell had the privilege of presenting a check for $1,000 from donations and funds raised by our members at our December dinner meeting. The check represented the largest amount raised by ISM-Philadelphia in its three year history of supporting this worthwhile cause. We have donated funds as well as provided volunteers making this ISM-Philadelphia's charity of choice. This year's efforts mark the second time in our annual Philabundance 50-50 drawing where the individual donated his/her winnings back to the charity. That gesture reflects the giving nature of our membership and their commitment to helping others in need. Thank you!
Philabundance is the region's largest hunger relief organization, providing emergency food and access to services to approximately 900,000 people at risk of hunger and malnutrition throughout the Delaware Valley and beyond. They provide food and resources through programs and network of nearly 500 agencies in the Delaware Valley. Their member agencies include food cupboards, shelter or residential programs, social service agencies, emergency kitchens, and neighborhood and church distribution programs-all of whom reach low-income people in need. Philabundance provides food to approximately 65,000 people per week.
For more information about Philabundance and how you can help make a difference, please visit their website. www.philabundance.org
Please join us in our support of this valuable organization!
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May Educational Dinner Meeting
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Educational Dinner Meeting & Board Elections
Location:
Valley Forge Casino & Resort
(At the Radisson Hotel adjacent to the Casino)
1160 1st Avenue, King of Prussia, PA 19406
Times:
Registration: 5:15 p.m, Board Elections: 4:30 to 6:30 pm, Pre-Dinner Meeting: 5:30 - 6:30 pm, 1 C.E.H., Dinner Meeting: 6:30 - 8:30 pm, 1 C.E.H.
Fees:
FREE for members who pre-register; $30 Dues Free; $45 non-members; Registration at the Door: Drop-in Registrants (including members) will be charged $45, so please pre-register!
Pre-Dinner Topic: Speed Networking
Dinner Meeting Topic: Negotiations;
Dinner Meeting Speaker: Marilyn Gettinger, Owner/President, New Directions Consulting Group
All Members receive free admission to the Casino($10 Value)
Click Here To Register!
Board Elections
To vote, please attend the meeting on May 17 or cast an Absentee Ballot. You may contact the office for an Absentee Ballot and one will be sent to you in time for you to place your vote!
Your absentee ballot must be received in the ISM-Philadelphia office in the provided envelope by Noon on the day of the Annual Meeting - May 17, 2012.
You must print your name in ink on the outside of your absentee ballot envelope. If we receive your absentee ballot envelope without your name printed on the outside, your ballot cannot be counted. Faxed ballots cannot be accepted.
The ballot should be marked in ink in the appropriate boxes to the left of the candidates you select. Ballots containing more names marked than there are Directors to be elected cannot be accepted. Only Regular, Retired or Life ISM-Philadelphia members in good standing as of April 1st shall be eligible to vote. A vote recorded by absentee ballot shall preclude in-person voting. In the event you find you can attend the meeting after requesting the absentee ballot and returning it to the office, you will not be able to vote in person.
You must be a member as of April 1st to Vote!
Officers:
President: Ronald B. Baldwin, C.P.M. - AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies
1st Vice President: Gazelle Afshari - Compas, Inc.
2nd Vice President: Ronald Heere - Becton Dickinson & Company (BD)
Treasurer: Thomas Gresko - Compliance Management Inc.
Past President: Donna Powell - C.P.M., Philadelphia Regional Port Authority
Directors:
Marsia Henley - Community College of Philadelphia
Kevin Sweeney - Gemalto
Rob Murray, C.P.M. - Gamesa Wind US
Dave Panzera - Arkema
Only Members Can Vote!
Network After Work
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Location:
Iron Hill Brewery
30 East State Street, Media, PA 19063
Time:
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Join your fellow ISM members for an opportunity to network after work in a casual atmosphere.
Appetizers ** Cash bar
For more information, contact ISM-Philadelphia Board Member Tom Gresko
at 610-935-1021 or Tgresko@complianceplace.com
Hope to see you there!
June Educational Dinner Meeting Thursday, June 14, 2012 Educational Dinner Meeting Location: Joseph Ambler Inn 1005 Horsham Road, North Wales, PA 19454 Times: 5:15 pm - 8:30 PM Pre-Dinner: Networking Happy Hour
Enjoy a relaxed opportunity to network and mingle among your peers.
Dinner Meeting Topic: Supply Chain Jeopardy The Joseph Ambler Inn - http://www.josephamblerinn.com
The Joseph Ambler Inn is the perfect location for our year-end event! Beautiful courtyards and event rooms and wonderful food on 12 acres of rolling countryside just 45 minutes from Philadelphia. |
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ISM's 97th Annual International Supply Management Conference and Educational Exhibit
Join your Philly Colleagues for a Happy Hour - BaltiMore
We will be meeting up at the Pratt Street Ale House for an informal get together on Monday, May 7 from 5 pm - 7 pm. It's located steps away from the BaltiMore Convention Center -- right across the street! Come and meet up with others from the "Philly Crew". Show your Philly Pride by wearing some Philly gear and you will receive a special gift from your friends at ISM-Philadelphia. Everyone also receives a lapel pin with a "LOVE" emblem just for stopping by! There will be plenty of food, fun and laughs in BaltiMore as we represent the City of Brotherly Love. The Pratt Street Ale House is located at 206 W. Pratt Street, BaltiMore, MD. (410) 244-8900. If you would like to attend, RSVP to ISMinfo@ISM-Phila.org.
We are excited that our scholarship winners will be attending the conference as well and will be providing an "inside ISM view" about their experience. We hope they will share what they learned with all of us at a future meeting.
See you there!
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Article: How to Make Procurements Less Painful
December 21, 2010 By Andy Opsahl
Features Editor, Government Technology Magazine
The open-procurement bid process is frequently seen as a costly, time-consuming headache for state and local agencies. But hardly anyone disputes that it's what's best for taxpayers.
Spending tax dollars obligates public servants to demonstrate that they've found citizens the best deal available. When revenue streams collapse, however, government officials end up backed into corners, desperate for any justifiable shortcuts they can find. Ways of cutting through an open bid's red tape do exist, which IT departments might want to evaluate as maneuvers for surviving their budget shortfalls, as some departments are facing cuts of up to 20 percent.
There are two avenues to pursue that aren't commonly utilized:
To read the full article, Click Here
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Article: Turn Your Career Challenges Into Resume Achievements
April 03, 2012 by Deborah Walker, CCMC
President, Alpha Advantage, Inc.
Accomplishments are an important part of your resume. They set you apart from your competition and give potential employers a reason to consider you above others with similar qualifications. Most people, however, find it difficult to write resume achievements. What exactly constitutes an accomplishment? Simply put, an accomplishment is an example of how you solved a workplace challenge and what it meant to your employer. Everyone faces problems on the job, especially now given our difficult economic times. You can make those challenges work for you with this three-step method for turning challenges into achievements.
To read the full article, Click Here.
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Tell us what you think!
Editor: Karen Cyphers, ISM-Philadelphia, Board Director
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Attention All Shutterbugs!
ISM-Philadelphia is looking for fresh photos of Philadelphia to post on our new website! Send us YOUR best pictures of places around the city - Liberty Bell, Boathouse Row, "LOVE" Park, Philadelphia Art Museum. The best photos will be selected and will be shown on the home page in rotation style.
All submissions must be clear, high-res jpeg color photo that are around 195 K but exactly 730 x 360 pixels. We will, of course, give you photo credit! Please email your photo to the office.
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Terminology Insight:
"Tort"
in common law jurisdictions, is a civil wrong. Tort law deals with situations where a person's behavior has unfairly caused someone else to suffer loss or harm. A tort is not necessarily an illegal act, but causes harm. The law allows anyone who is harmed to recover their loss. Tort law is different from criminal law, which deals with situations where a person's actions cause harm to society in general. A claim in tort may be brought by anyone who has suffered loss. Criminal cases tend to be brought by the state, although private prosecutions are possible. Tort law is also differentiated from equity, in which a petitioner complains of a violation of some right. One who commits a tortious act is called a tortfeasor. In much of the common law world, the most prominent tort liability is negligence. If the injured party can prove that the person believed to have caused the injury acted negligently - that is, without taking reasonable care to avoid injuring others - tort law will allow compensation. However, tort law also recognizes intentional torts, where a person has intentionally acted in a way that harms another, and "strict liability" or quasi-tort, which allows recovery under certain circumstances without the need to demonstrate negligence.
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Notable Quotes:
It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe.
- Muhammad Ali
If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be "meetings."
- Dave Barry, Humorist
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Welcome New Members!
Ernie Maddox
National Sales Manager
IFM Efector, Inc.
James McDonald
Director, Procurement Operations
ING
Robert Joseph Wynne
Manager, Strategic Planning
PHI
It's Not Too Late to Renew Your Membership!
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