You're invited to join a dedicated group of your Purchasing and Materials Management peers. Monthly Meetings provide you and your staff with the opportunity to obtain the following:

1. Networking with fellow colleagues.
2. Educational opportunities, both at the meetings and at local and low cost seminars.
3. Increased professionalism.
4. Increased understanding of your position.
5. Increased understanding of Ethics.
6. Problem-solving.

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Upcoming Event:

Carolinas Minority Supplier Development Council's 33rd Annual Business Opportunity Conference

Each year the Carolinas Minority Supplier Development Council (CMSDC) holds its annual conference which covers their footprint of North Carolina and South Carolina. This year downtown Greenville was chosen to be the host city. This event, scheduled for August 9th through 11th, will be a terrific networking opportunity for our membership, and also help promote the Minority Owned Businesses in the NC/SC area. More importantly it promotes diversity and social responsibility by developing partnerships with these businesses. The SC Upstate Chapter encourages you to take some time out of your busy schedule to attend this three day event. For full details of the three day conference activities, please download their PDF brochure below.

Business Opportunity Conference brochure.

Also, you can check out their website at:

www.carolinasmsdc.org

Upcoming Meeting

Our next meeting will be September 7, 2010 - Topic: TBA. Please attend and bring a purchasing colleague. Show your support of our chapter this meeting! Note that we've changed our meeting dates for 2010 from the first Thursday to the first Tuesday of each month.

Want to attend the meeting? You must register online. (You may pay at the door or online, but registration online is required for an accurate headcount.)

Meetings are held at the Hilton and Towers, 45 West Orchard Park Drive (located off I-85 and Haywood Road), Greenville, SC 29615. Phone is (864) 232-7350.

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Inform your friends and colleagues about the benefits that ISM has to offer.  Don't forget to invite them to our meetings too!

2010-11 Seminar

Our 2010-11 Seminar has been scheduled for March 16, 2011. We are very fortunate to have Norbert J. Ore, CPSM, CPM, presenting on "Negotiating for Profit". More information will be coming soon, but please mark the date on your calendar!