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Agenda
08:00 AM - 09:00 AM...REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL
BREAKFAST & CO-OP MEET AND GREET
09:00 AM - 09:15 AM....WELCOME & OVERVIEW
09:15 AM - 10:05 AM.....GENERAL SESSION &
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
10:10 AM - 11:00 AM......BREAKOUT SESSION I
11:05 AM - 11:55 AM.......BREAKOUT SESSION II
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM.....LUNCH
01:00 PM - 01:50 PM.....BREAKOUT SESSION III
01:50 PM - 02:05 PM.....BREAK
02:10 PM - 03:00 PM....BREAKOUT SESSION IV
03:05 PM - 04:00 PM...FIRESIDE CHAT & CO-OP MEET & GREET
Location
Desert Willow
Conference Center
4340 E Cotton Center Blvd.
Phoenix, AZ 85040
Keynote Speaker
ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL, AND PROCUREMENT
IS AS LOCAL AS IT GETS
Remember when procurement was boring? That was great, wasn't it? In the
current political environment, school districts are under heightened scrutiny
by both constituents and larger groups with broader political agendas. This
scrutiny can extend all the way down to how products and services are
chosen, who chooses them, and who's selling them. This session will provide a
broad overview of the current political environment and how both buyers and
vendors can employ strategies from the lobbying world to avoid problems and
deal with challenges.
CHRIS KOTTERMAN, DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS,
ARIZONA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION
