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Save the date-Spring Conference June 6, 2024

By Kerry Franz posted 03-20-2024
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Our Spring Conference will be held on June 6, 2024. Member company, Bayer, will be the host and they have planned a diverse agenda, which can be seen below. Links to the virtual meeting, hosted on Zoom, will be shared privately with the membership prior to the meeting. We look forward to a highly interactive session! All times EDT: 9:00 – 10:15 a.m. AI Legal & Privacy Issues in the Cloud and SaaS (Peter Vogel) 10:15 – 10:45 a.m. Break 10:45 – 11:45 a.m. Empowering Stakeholders: Influencing more with fewer procurement resources (Bayer) 11:45 – 1:00 p.m. ...
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Fall ITPWG Session- Save-the-Date: October 24-26, 2022

By Kerry Franz posted 07-14-2022
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SAVE-THE-DATE Our ITPWG meeting will resume an in person meeting, but will also be hosting virtually. For those of you that are able to travel the meeting will be hosted by American Airlines October 24th-26th 2022. Planning for the meeting is currently underway. More information to follow on agenda details. American Airlines, Inc. (AA or AAL), is a major US-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas , within the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
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Save the Date! Spring Conference hosted by DSG!

By Kerry Franz posted 03-11-2022
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Save the Date! Spring Conference hosted by Dick's Sporting Goods! The conference will be held virtually May 4th & 5th 2022. The session will be held from 9am -12:15pm EST and 9am-Noon respectively. Topics will include Roundtables, ITPWG business and focused discussion on Modern Workplace, Supply Chain Issues and NPI Financials.
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Anouncing 2021 Fall VIRTUAL Meeting & Agenda

By Gregg Fouch posted 09-21-2021
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October 19, 2021 8:30 ET - 4:30 ET via Zoom ​ Unfortunately we have not been able to conduct our twice-a-year in-person meetings since the fall 2019 meeting. While we are not yet comfortable to resume an in-person meetings we will be holding our fall 2021 meeting virtually. Dupont will be virtually hosting the ITPWG fall meeting on October 19, 2021 in Erie, PA . The morning of the Zoom meeting will focus on how procurement has changed and is changing. Sean Culey will provide a keynote address on how to Thrive in the Age of Disruption. The afternoon will consist of collaborative break out meetings with a focus on various different topics. ...
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Brian Bahnsen Elected As New Treasurer

By Gregg Fouch posted 09-01-2021
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Brian Bahnsen We are pleased to announce Brian Bahnsen from Seprio has been elected as the new Treasurer for the ITPWG. Current long-time treasurer Karin Stern will be stepping back from the role at the end of this year. During his career, Brian has established himself as an expert in the areas of: Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation, Outsourcing, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Relations, Supplier Diversity, Contract Negotiations, Contract Administration, Procurement, Vendor Management, Governance, and International Regulatory Affairs. Since 2006 Brian has been engaged with Seprio. Brian has a BA and has held a variety of roles in management. He ...
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Koorosh Dehghan Elected As New Co-Chair

By Gregg Fouch posted 09-01-2021
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Koorosh Dehghan We are pleased to announce Koorosh Dehghan from Marriott International has been elected as the new Co-Chair for the ITPWG. Koorosh will be transitioning into the position as Gregg Fouch's term comes to an end later this year. Koorosh provides procurement support, vendor management & governance, and legal advice to IT, software, hospitality, telecommunication, consulting, and biotech/pharma companies. For the past nine years, he has been working at Marriott International as Director of HR Contracts Management and Governance. Prior to that he worked as legal counsel at MedImmune supporting the procurement, IT, sales ...
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Introducing the Monthly Virtual Program

By Gregg Fouch posted 10-08-2020
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​We are launching a new monthly virtual learning and networking program (MVP) within the group. Each 60-90 minute Zoom session will be hosted by a member company who has selected the topic and presenter. The presentation should be between 30 to 60 minutes to allow ample discussion within the group. As an incentive to organize an MVP meeting, a $100 Amazon gift card will be given in appreciation to each member who coordinates and virtually hosts a meeting between November 2020 and September 2021. There are no restrictions to how many times a member or member company can volunteer to host a monthly meet-up. A Zoom link (through SIM’s account) will be provided ...
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Spring 2020 Meeting Postponed Until Fall

By Gregg Fouch posted 03-12-2020
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​ Amid the recent emergence of the coronavirus world-wide, we have proactively made the decision to postpone the Spring ITPWG Session. Dick’s Sporting Goods and the ITPWG leadership have agreed that they will host our session in the fall time frame and will target September and October for a rescheduled session. You can expect further communication around the new dates once there is more clarity to the global pandemic ****Anyone that currently has pending travel plans or arrangements please cancel directly with the service provider.***** We’d like to thank the Dick’s Sporting Goods team for the thoughtful planning that they have done that ...
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Spring 2020 Meeting Details

By Gregg Fouch posted 01-14-2020
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Dick's Sporting Goods Headquarters 345 Court Street Coraopolis, PA 15108 B229 A&B Training Room ​Dick's Sporting Goods (DSG) is excited to host the Spring Session of our meeting on April 28 th and 29 th at our office in Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh International Airport Area). In addition to the member roundtable, keynote speakers will be addressing the following topics: Performance based SLAs Contracting for the changing technology landscape (RPAs, AI, Edge) Talent Acquisition, Skills & Training Optional networking events will held the night of April 27 and April 28. Lodging A block of rooms with a special ...
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Randy Roth Honored in Retirement

By Gregg Fouch posted 10-18-2019
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​ The IT Procurement Working Group has enjoyed the leadership of co-chair Randy Roth during the past 15+ years. However, the baton has been passed due to Randy having retired from Seprio, the company he helped found, this past July. True to form, and committed to ensuring the group's continuing success, Randy participated in the ITPWG's fall meeting in Erie, PA to complete transitioning his co-chair responsibilities to Kerry Franz. The group used this opportunity to surprise and thank Randy for his many years of service. An avid skydiver, Randy was presented with gifts commemorating that passion as a small token of appreciation. ...
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Fall 2019 Meeting Recap

By Gregg Fouch posted 10-15-2019
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​ Erie Insurance hosted the ITPWG fall 2019 meeting September 23-25. The event kicked off with a fun social mixer out on Erie Bay and Lake Erie (pictured). Presentations on next level innovation, contracting faster and data privacy kicked off the one and a half day meeting. Each of the 30+ attendees also participated in the valuable round table session, sharing experiences and learning from others on current and future projects. The spring 2020 meeting will be hosted by Dick's Sporting Goods in Pittsburgh, PA. More information on that meeting will be shared closer to the event. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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Announcing Fall 2019 Meeting & Agenda

By Gregg Fouch posted 07-24-2019
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​ Location: Sheraton Erie Bayfront Hotel 55 W Bay Rd Drive Erie, PA 16507 . Erie Insurance will be welcoming the ITPWG September 23-25, 2019 in Erie, PA for the Fall Meeting. The two major themes of the meeting will be Contracting Best Practices and Data Privacy . For those who can make it into Erie by the afternoon of Monday, September 23, Erie Insurance is sponsoring a fun networking event on the "wobbly seas" of Lake Erie. Fall 2019 SIM ITPWG Meeting Agenda Monday, September 23rd (optional) 6:00-6:30 PM Meet & Greet at Sheraton Erie Bayfront Hotel ...
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Kerry Franz Elected As New Co-Chair

By Gregg Fouch posted 07-02-2019
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Kerry Franz We are pleased to announce Kerry Franz from Erie Insurance has been elected as the new Co-Chair for the ITPWG. Kerry will be transitioning into the position that will be vacated by Randy Roth upon his retirement later this month. Kerry Franz has seventeen years of Purchasing, Sourcing & Vendor Management experience. In addition to her demonstrated capability across Supply Chain functions she is also a proven leader. Kerry has a wide depth of knowledge in procurement in the Healthcare and Insurance Industries that has branched directly into the IT environment. Kerry has worked in organizations in the private and public ...
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Spring 2019 Meeting Recap

By Gregg Fouch posted 06-05-2019
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The spring meeting was held in Orlando, FL May 15 & 16. Hosted by ITPWG member Bank of America, the day and a half meeting included presentations on software audit preparation, the evolution of IT procurement in a cloud & digital business landscape and SAP Ariba’s changing support model. The ever popular and much valued member roundtable collaboration session closed out the meeting. Sadly for us, but joyously for him, Randy Roth, who has been the chair or co-chair of the group for the past 15 years, announced his retirement. Erie Insurance will be hosting the ITPWG fall meeting September 24-25 in Erie, PA.
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Spring 2019 Meeting Information

By Gregg Fouch posted 03-27-2019
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May 15 - 16 Marriott Courtyard Orlando International Drive / Convention Center 8600 Austrian Court Orlando, FL 32819-9343 Tel: (407) 351-2244 We are pleased to announce the spring IT Procurement Working group meeting will be held in Orlando May 15 & 16. While the meeting will be held in close proximity to SIM's Connect Live event, registration for that even is not included this year. The meeting agenda will be released in the coming months, but you can expect it to be a full day on Wednesday the 15th and half day on the 16th. This will allow flexibility for ...
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