2012 Supplier Showcase

On March 24, 2011, PPANCT hosted 110 purchasing professionals from different entities, and 77 suppliers at the 2011 Annual Supplier Showcase at the Sheraton Grand Hotel. Our major sponsors are listed on the home page. PPANCT is proud of its role in linking suppliers and purchasers together in a forum that allows face to face interaction between buyer and seller. Rebecca Carney, Chair, and all that contributed delivered a great event!

2012 Supplier Showcase
PPANCT will host the Annual 2012 Supplier Showcase on Thursday, March 29th, 2012.This event provides exceptional opportunities for vendors to interact with purchasing professionals from many governmental entities.

Click here to view the invitation.

Click here to view the registration form.

2011 Professional Development Day

PPANCT invites you to attend the 2011 Professional Devcelopment Day on November 9th, 2011 sponsored by City of Richardson. The agenda is as follows:

8:30-10:00 Legal Issues Involving Local Preference
Eileen Youens-Youens Consulting
10:15-11:45 Understanding and Managing Generational Differences
Ron Holifield-CEO Government Resource
11:45-12-45 Lunch – included with your reservation
12:45-2:15 Procurement with Federal Grant Funds
Eileen Youens-Youens Consulting
2:30-4:00 Easy to Implement Green Policy
Diane Palmer-Boeck, CPPO, CPPB – Purchasing Manager, City of Plano
Please see the attached flyer for more details and to register for this free event for PPANCT members!

Click here to view the registration form.

New Lifetime Members

At the PPANCT October Meeting, Robert Sparkman was awarded lifetime membership in PPANCT. Robert has made significant contributions to the association over an extended period of time and we congratulate him on achieving this prestigious level of recognition.

In Memory of Mary Jo Sinclair

It is with deep sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Mary Jo Sinclair. She was a founding member of our organization and the first President. Her impact on the purchasing profession in North Central Texas will long be felt. Our sympathy and condolences go out to her family and friends.

 

Scott Arledge

President, PPANCT

PPANCT Installs new officers

On December 1, the new slate of officers for 2012 was installed. Please check our new leadership out under Home / CONTACT US / ABOUT / CURRENT LEADERSHIP.

Current News

The 2011 NPI Achievement of Excellence in Procurement winners have been announced. To see the North Texas organizations that have received this prestigious award, click the following link.Click here to see the award winners. PPANCT publishes “The Public Purchaser” to its membership. Each issue includes upcoming meeting agendas, a message from the President, certification updates, directory updates and a lot of other fun and useful information.Have news you want to share? Contact Annet Warzwick, at: annet.warzwick@dentoncounty.com or Jennifer Harbour at: jennifer.harbour@dentoncounty.com Click on the links below to download our most recent publications.
December Newsletter 2011
October Newsletter 2011
August Newsletter 2011

Apply For NPI Conference Award

PPANCT provides financial resources to PPANCT members in the form of scholarships to attend the NPI annual conference, and the Mary Jo Sinclair Scholarship for professional development and educational materials.

Mary Jo Sinclair, C.P.M.

1930-2011

Under the leadership of Carlton Parker, the 1989 PPANCT President, the Mary Jo Sinclair Scholarship Program was established. At that time, entities provided time off to members to attend professional development seminars and training, but entities did not have the funds available to cover related expenses. Additionally, entities did not have funds available for members to purchase educational materials. PPANCT members were forced to pay out-of-pocket for professional development, and to pursue purchasing certifications. Therefore, the basis for establishing the scholarship program was to assist members with these out-of-pocket expenses.

The scholarship program was presented to the Board, and over a three month period, the Board worked out the details of the program guidelines and application. Mary Jo Sinclair was the speaker at the monthly meeting where the scholarship program was presented to the membership for approval. Mary Jo and Carlton sat together at the head table that evening, and when the scholarship program was presented to the membership, Carlton proposed that the scholarship program be named after Mary Jo Sinclair, one of the founding members and the first President of PPANCT.

PPANCT is proud to continue the Mary Jo Sinclair Scholarship Program that was established by the great leaders before us. The Mary Jo Sinclair Scholarship is available to all PPANCT members for professional development and educational materials, and can be awarded at any time throughout the year.

Download the Mary Jo Sinclair scholarship application

Download the Mary Jo Sinclair scholarship guidelines

NPI Conference Scholarship

Every year, PPANCT sets aside funds for the NPI Conference Award. This year, the executive board will make six(6) awards of $1,200 each to the active members chosen as the most deserving.

If you would like to be considered, please complete the application and return it to Dawn Berry by noon on Friday, July 19th, 2012. You may fax it to (972) 218-3621, or E-mail it to dberry@lancaster-tx.com. Applications will be considered by the executive board and announced at the association meeting on July 26th, 2012.

Download the NPI Conference Award application