Mbta Meeting Announcement

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT

Thursday,February 9, 2006

@The Westin Southfield

Travel & Procurement: Getting the Best of Both Worlds

SCHEDULE – Please “Check” by the time, which events you plan to attend

__ 9:15am – 10:00am ~ Registration - Networking (Continental Breakfast provided)

__ 10:00 am - 11:30am ~Round Table ~ Benchmarking Your Procurement Practices

Facilitator:Scott Gillespie, CEO Travel AnalyticsDiscuss your “best practices” for Procurement of Travel Services with your peers, how frequently do you bid your services, how do you evaluate your vendors? What measurements do you have in place for continual monitoring of service and quality? How frequently should you hold reviews with vendors? How do you communicate changes and enhancements your vendors offer? What is the best way for your travelers to make service suggestions?

__ 11:45pm ~ 12:30pm ~ Lunch / Networking (Lunch served @ 12:00 noon)

__ 12:30pm ~ 1:00pm ~ Business Meeting/Committee Reports

__ 1:00pm ~ 2:30pm~Feature Program ~Travel & Procurement: Getting the Best of Both Worlds

Speaker: Scott Gillespie, CEO Travel Analytics

This session focuses on recognizing the different strengths of procurement managers and travel managers, how to select an optimal sourcing strategy, choosing the right travel policies, developing realistic savings estimates, turning data into actionable initiatives, and tips for managing the ongoing spend.This is a customized presentation for the MBTA, modified from the one presented at the 2005 NBTA Conference in San Diego by Scott Gillespie. (Note: fees waived for members of NAPM – The National Association of Purchasing Managers – for the feature program only – you must RSVP however)

MEETING FEE:Included with your 2006 “Full” Membership, please indicate below:

$ 0 ___ Full Membership for members who have paid their annual “2006”Full membership dues of $250.

$25___ Full Member“Appointed Designee”, in the event a full “paid” member can not attend.

$40___ Basic Membership meeting fee. For members who paid the Basic membership fee of $90.

$85___ Guest / Non-Member Fee. ($35 discount if you are a Member of: NBTA, NAPM,or any NBTA Chapter)

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Mail, Fax or E-Mail Your Reservation to:MBTA c/o Jack ReynaertYou MUST RSVP in advance. 4368 W. Orchard Hill, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

RSVP ON-LINEBY: February 3, 2006Fax: 248-988-9947 or E-mail: