MMI Information Exchange Sessions

Government-Wide Review of Procurement – Concepts for Discussion

The Canadian Institute for Procurement and Materiel Management (CIPMM) is pleased to announce an upcoming professional development opportunity for the procurement and materiel management community; a complimentary breakfast session with The Honourable Walt Lastewka, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada.

Following a successful series of discussions on the Concepts for Discussion published by his Government-Wide Review of Procurement Task Force, Mr. Lastewska will be presenting some of the highlights of what the Task Force heard, and some of the thoughts for the way forward, as the Task Force prepares its Final Report and recommendations. For more information visit, Parliamentary Task Force.

The CIPMM's Information Exchange Session is presented at no cost to event participants. Please note that participation is limited to 60 people and registration is accepted on a 'first-come first-served' basis.

Date:	Thursday, December 9, 2004
Place:	Novotel | Albion A – 3rd floor | 33 Nicholas Street, Ottawa
Agenda:
8:30am - 9:00am	Networking Continental Breakfast
9:00am - 10:00am	The Honourable Walt Lastewka, PC, MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada

The New Canada School of Public Service and CIPMM Working Together for You

The Canadian Institute for Procurement and Materiel Management (CIPMM) is pleased to announce an upcoming professional development opportunity for the procurement and materiel management community.

The CIPMM's Information Exchange Session is presented at no cost to event participants. Please note that participation is limited to 70 people and registration is accepted on a 'first-come first-served' basis.

Special thanks to the Canada School of Public Service for providing the facilities free of charge, to TBS for providing the Continental Breakfast and to PWGSC for providing the audio-visual equipment.

Date:	Friday, September 10, 2004
Place:	Canada School of Public Service | Collaboration Lounge | 65 Guigues Street, Ottawa
Agenda:
8:00am - 8:30am	Networking Continental Breakfast
8:30am - 9:30am	Canada School of Public Service Your Partner in Learning Richard Rochefort, Senior Director General, Client Relations and Partnerships The School's Contribution to the Materiel Management Community's Learning and Development Initiatives Susan Bridges, Senior Learning Consultant
9:30am - 10:00am	Canadian Institute for Procurement and Materiel Management Working on Behalf of Materiel Management Professionals Steve Johnston, President of CIPMM

Government-wide Review of Procurement Policies and Processes

March 25, 2004

The Honourable Walt Lastewka, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada was given a mandate from Prime Minister Paul Martin to conduct a broad review of government procurement and eventually make recommendations as to how procurement should best be carried out government-wide.

A full time task force was established within PWGSC made up of both line and policy experts, and with representation from the Treasury Board Secretariat and Justice Canada. The task force began collecting data on procurement practices and statistics in January 2004 from both government and private sector sources. A survey of how several other governments, both foreign and provincial, approach procurement issues was also carried out.

http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca/prtf/text/presentations-e.html

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