MOMENTUM 2009

A Governmental Purchasing Seminar

June 24th, 25th & 26th, 2009

Bahia Mar Resort
6300 Padre Blvd.
South Padre Island, Texas

Other Host Hotels:

All instructional sessions will be held at the Bahia Mar Resort at South Padre Island, Texas. Persons planning to attend should make guest room reservations with the Bahia Mar Resort. The Bahia Mar Resort has set aside a block of rooms at $95.00 per room for seminar participants. Bahia Mar Resort's toll free number is 1-800-292-7502; please give them our Group No. 3850. Please note, this is the host hotel.

Holiday Inn Express
Phone: 1-888-772-3222
Group Code: NAPM-TXPPA, Room Rate: $95.00 per room

Travelodge
Phone: 1-866-601-6200
Group Code: TXPP, Room Rate: $89.00 per room

This seminar is designed for persons having various levels of experience in general and advanced principles of purchasing, especially applicable to all areas of the public sector including counties, municipalities, council of governments, state agencies, and other special governmental districts.

This seminar is intended to highlight the latest developments that are essential in the purchasing management of our government institutions; be abreast of the current popular purchasing methods, the new rules and regulations, and the methods of evaluation to handle the modern taxpayer's attitudes, particularly in periods of economic skepticism.

This seminar is designed for county auditors, directors of finance, directors of purchasing, purchasing clerks, buyers, warehouse supervisors, elected officials, and anyone interested in learning more about the purchasing profession, This program is applicable to all areas of the governmental sector.

This seminar is divided into three sections. General sessions will be held on Wednesday, June 24th and Friday, June 26th. Participants will select to attend the class of his/her choice on Thursday, June 25th.

1. Members of th Institure of Supply Management (ISM) will receive fifteen (15) hours of continuing education. They may be applied toward the ISM C.P.M. and/or A.P.P. program requirements. ISM's consent to provide a program number for this educational event is not an endorsement of this program or its content by ISM.
2. Texas State Board of Accountancy (CPA's): Participants will earn 16 continous professional education (CPE) hours.
3. State of Texas - this conference will count for continuing education hours (CEH)
   for state certified purchasers (CTP or CTPM), Participants will earn a total
   of 16-hours of CEH.

LOCATION & TRANSPORTATION

Ground Transportation

Spouses Program

Fishing?

REGISTRATION - June 24th - 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

June 24th  9:00 a.m. -   5:00 p.m. Program Schedule
June 25th  8:00 a.m. -   5:00 p.m. Program Schedule
June 26th  8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Program Schedule
                1:00 p.m. -   3:00 p.m. Group Session

$250.00 Per Person for ISM Members
$250.00 Per Person for TxPPA Members
$275.00 Per Person for Non-ISM or Non TxPPA Members

REGISTRATION - Forms

Adrian Garcia Phone: (956) 361-6390, Fax (956) 361-6398
e-mail: agarcia@sbcisd.net
Paul Calapa Phone: (210) 207-2074
e-mail: Paul.Calapa@sanantonio.gov
Melonie Chisolm Phone: 1-800-695-2919
e-mail: melonie.chisholm@tasb.org
Michael Forbes Phone: (956) 544-0871
e-mail: mforbes@co.cameron.tx.us