Tuesday, May 11, 2010
WORKSHOP
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast in Trade Show Area
8:30 am – 9:00 am
Opening and Welcoming Remarks
• Sharon Chamberlain, President, Canadian Institute
for Procurement and Materiel Management
• Marc O’Sullivan, Assistant Comptroller General, Treasury
Board of Canada Secretariat
• Tom Ring, Assistant Deputy Minister, Acquisitions Branch, Public
Works and Government Services Canada
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Keynote Panel:
Federal Government Procurement– An Industry Perspective
Moderator: Sylvain Cardinal, Senior Director, Special
Procurement Initiatives Directorate, Public Works and
Government Services Canada
• Linda Oliver, Vice President, Information Technology Association
of Canada (ITAC),
• Dorothy Milburn-Smith, CMC-Ontario, Eastern Ontario Chapter
Chair, Canadian Association of Management Consultants
(CMC)
• Janet Thorsteinson, Vice-President Government Relations,
Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries
(CADSI)
• Claude Demers, President and General Manager, Association
of Industrial Research of Quebec (ADRIQ)
Hear from some of the major industry associations in
Canada about their views regarding the opportunities
and challenges associated with working with the federal
government, the largest buyer in Canada. Learn about
the issues their members face and what they believe could
be done to improve the government’s purchasing
and asset management practices and improve relationships
with the vendor community.
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Refreshment Break in Trade Show Area
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Supplier
Session:
Doing Business with the Government of Canada
Doing business with the Government of Canada?
Do you want to sell your goods or services to the federal
government? You don’t know where to start? The Small
and Medium Enterprises Sector is giving a training session
to businesses wanting to learn more about the procurement
process. The session will cover the following topics:
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An
overview of the contracting process; |
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Registering
in supplier databases; |
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Finding
key purchasing contacts; |
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Performing
market research on previously awarded contracts; |
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Finding contract
opportunities on MERXTM; |
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Finding subcontracting
opportunities; and, |
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Obtaining
security clearance. |
10:30 am – 11:45 am
Concurrent Breakouts
11:45 am – 12:45 pm
Networking Luncheon
12:45 pm – 1:15 pm
Dessert Break in Trade Show Area
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm
Concurrent Breakouts
5 – Strategic Plan for Capacity Building
6 – The
Coming Standard For Asset Management: PAS55. How
Will You Score?
7 – Procuring Cyber-Security
8 – Buying Green
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Refreshment Break in Trade Show Area
3:00 pm – 4:15 pm
Concurrent Breakouts
9 – New
Labour Market Tools
10 – Requirements for Outcome-Based Contracting
11 – New PWGSC Tools for Professional Services
12 – The
New www.buyandsell.gc.ca Website
5:45 pm – 6:45 pm
Reception
6:45 pm – 11:00 pm
President's Dinner and Dance
Featuring the Mick Armitage Band
Presented by BMO Financial Group
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