ISM LOS ANGELES
Upcoming Events
4/1/10 Thursday
April Professional Development Seminar
"The Importance of Supplier Diversity"
Date/Time:
Thursday, April 1, 2010
from 5:30PM - 8:00PM
Location:
The Proud Bird
11022 Aviation Blvd.,
Los Angeles, CA 90045 (Map)
Thursday, April 1, 2010
from 5:30PM - 8:00PM
Location:
The Proud Bird
11022 Aviation Blvd.,
Los Angeles, CA 90045 (Map)
Registration Available Soon!
Past Events
3/4/10 Thursday
March Professional Development Seminar
"Roundtable Discussions"
Take advantage of this great opportunity to discuss and learn from your peers about the most prevalent topics in today's purchasing world.
3/4/10 Thursday
March Professional Development Seminar
"Roundtable Discussions"
Take advantage of this great opportunity to discuss and learn from your peers about the most prevalent topics in today's purchasing world.
Date/Time:
Thursday, March 4, 2010
from 5:30PM - 8:00PM
Location:
The Proud Bird
11022 Aviation Blvd.,
Los Angeles, CA 90045 (Map)
March Professional Development Seminar
"Roundtable Discussions"
Take advantage of this great opportunity to discuss and learn from your peers about the most prevalent topics in today's purchasing world.
Date/Time:
Thursday, March 4, 2010
from 5:30PM - 8:00PM
Location:
The Proud Bird
11022 Aviation Blvd.,
Los Angeles, CA 90045 (Map)
2/4/10 Thursday, February Professional Development Seminar
"Professionalism in the Supply Environment"
by Merle Roberts
Date/Time:
Thursday, February 4, 2010 from 5:30PM - 8:00PM
Location:
The Proud Bird - 11022 Aviation Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045 (Map)
Attend our February Professional Development Seminar and learn...
* Definitions and a Vision of Professionalism
* What It Means to Be a Professional
* Value and Benefits of Professionalism
* Skill Sets of Supply Professionals
* Attributes of Professionals
* Thoughts on Developing a Professional Paradigm
Merle W. Roberts, C.P.M. is an internationally recognized speaker and seminar leader. He has presented over 900 full-day seminars on a variety of supply management topics ranging from "Fundamentals of Purchasing" to "CPSM Exam Preparation". He has delivered programs in 28 states in the U.S., three provinces in Canada, Mexico City, Mexico and Beijing, China.
Mr. Roberts is the Founder and President of Perpetual Frontiers - a management consulting firm specializing in business process improvement and professional development training for the supply management profession. He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Management at Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA and has over twenty-five years of experience in Purchasing and Supply Management.
He taught as an Associate Professor in the Purchasing and Supply Management program at Coastline Community for twenty-three years and developed programs and taught for CSU-Dominguez Hills, UC-Riverside, and Fullerton College. He is a contributing author to ISM’s CPSM Instructor Courseware, the author of ISM’s C.P.M. Review Course Module 4: Management - A Self-Study Workbook, and a contributing author of ISM’s C.P.M. Study Guide. He is also a former member of the C.P.M. item writing and review committee.
He is a past President of the National Association of Purchasing Management - Orange County and has served as their Certification Chairman since 1981. He has been providing guidance and training for C.P.M. candidates for more than twenty-six years. He has received recognition and awards over the years for his outstanding work in the area of professional development - including being named the "Professional Development Person-of-the-Year" for 1985, "Member of the Year" for 1993 and the "Leadership Award" recipient for 1994 by the National Association of Purchasing Management - Orange County. In September of 1993, he was recognized as one of the "Top Nine Purchasing Professionals in America" by Electronic Buyers' News.
Thursday, February 4, 2010 from 5:30PM - 8:00PM
Location:
The Proud Bird - 11022 Aviation Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045 (Map)
Attend our February Professional Development Seminar and learn...
* Definitions and a Vision of Professionalism
* What It Means to Be a Professional
* Value and Benefits of Professionalism
* Skill Sets of Supply Professionals
* Attributes of Professionals
* Thoughts on Developing a Professional Paradigm
Merle W. Roberts, C.P.M. is an internationally recognized speaker and seminar leader. He has presented over 900 full-day seminars on a variety of supply management topics ranging from "Fundamentals of Purchasing" to "CPSM Exam Preparation". He has delivered programs in 28 states in the U.S., three provinces in Canada, Mexico City, Mexico and Beijing, China.
Mr. Roberts is the Founder and President of Perpetual Frontiers - a management consulting firm specializing in business process improvement and professional development training for the supply management profession. He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Management at Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA and has over twenty-five years of experience in Purchasing and Supply Management.
He taught as an Associate Professor in the Purchasing and Supply Management program at Coastline Community for twenty-three years and developed programs and taught for CSU-Dominguez Hills, UC-Riverside, and Fullerton College. He is a contributing author to ISM’s CPSM Instructor Courseware, the author of ISM’s C.P.M. Review Course Module 4: Management - A Self-Study Workbook, and a contributing author of ISM’s C.P.M. Study Guide. He is also a former member of the C.P.M. item writing and review committee.
He is a past President of the National Association of Purchasing Management - Orange County and has served as their Certification Chairman since 1981. He has been providing guidance and training for C.P.M. candidates for more than twenty-six years. He has received recognition and awards over the years for his outstanding work in the area of professional development - including being named the "Professional Development Person-of-the-Year" for 1985, "Member of the Year" for 1993 and the "Leadership Award" recipient for 1994 by the National Association of Purchasing Management - Orange County. In September of 1993, he was recognized as one of the "Top Nine Purchasing Professionals in America" by Electronic Buyers' News.
Final C.P.M. Workshops (Review Courses)
Presented by, Merle Roberts & Perpetual Frontiers
* Last day to take C.P.M. Exams is 12/31/2009
Complete schedule for the workshops of each module:
Module 1 - Saturday, October 31, 2009
Module 2 - Saturday, November 7, 2009
Module 3 - Saturday, November 14, 2009
Module 4 - Saturday, November 21, 2009
Complete schedule for the workshops of each module:
Module 1 - Saturday, October 31, 2009
Module 2 - Saturday, November 7, 2009
Module 3 - Saturday, November 14, 2009
Module 4 - Saturday, November 21, 2009
11/5/09 November Professional Development Seminar
"21st Century Legal Issues for Supply Chain Managers"
by Leslie S. Marell
Date/Time:
Thursday, November 5, 2009 from 5:30PM - 8:00PM
Location:
Hilton Garden Inn - LAX / El Segundo
2100 E. Mariposa Avenue, El Segundo, CA 90245
Attorney Leslie Marell will discuss key legal issues relating to contracting in today’s business environment, including:
- The Good and Bad News about 21st Century Revisions to Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code
- Electronic Contracting: Important Legal Developments
- Fighting the Battle of the Forms Electronically
- International Protection of Your Intellectual Property
- Key Contracting Issues relating to Strategic Alliances and Outsourcing
Leslie will provide a detailed 10+ page handout which includes lots of timely information about these topics. She will discuss practical tips and techniques and offer sample language to assist you to effectively fight the battle of the forms, protect your company’s IP overseas, and create effective strategic alliance contracts with your suppliers.
BIO of Leslie S. Marell, Attorney at Law
Attorney Leslie S. Marell has been practicing business and commercial law for over 25 years. She has extensive experience counseling companies in the areas of business contracts, purchasing and sales, technology and real estate law, and day-to-day legal matters. Leslie is established in private practice in Los Angeles, specializing in providing legal services to the manufacturing, industrial and high technology industries.
In addition to her legal practice, Leslie has presented seminars throughout the country to thousands of purchasing, sales, and marketing professionals on business Law, contract Law and intellectual property Law.
For more information about Leslie’s seminars Legal Aspects of Purchasing and Contracts: Reading, Writing & Negotiating click onto www.purchasingseminars.com
As a SPECIAL OFFER, Leslie is offering ISM – LOS ANGELES members a $100 discount off the price of "PURCHASER’S CONTRACT FORMS", a collection of 78 business purchasing contracts. Regular price is $249 and the special ISM-LA dinner meeting price is $149. This product is also offered for sale through Marell Legal Products whose website address is www.marell.com.
For information about attending the seminar, please contact Terry Kang at communications@ismla.org
Thursday, November 5, 2009 from 5:30PM - 8:00PM
Location:
Hilton Garden Inn - LAX / El Segundo
2100 E. Mariposa Avenue, El Segundo, CA 90245
Attorney Leslie Marell will discuss key legal issues relating to contracting in today’s business environment, including:
- The Good and Bad News about 21st Century Revisions to Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code
- Electronic Contracting: Important Legal Developments
- Fighting the Battle of the Forms Electronically
- International Protection of Your Intellectual Property
- Key Contracting Issues relating to Strategic Alliances and Outsourcing
Leslie will provide a detailed 10+ page handout which includes lots of timely information about these topics. She will discuss practical tips and techniques and offer sample language to assist you to effectively fight the battle of the forms, protect your company’s IP overseas, and create effective strategic alliance contracts with your suppliers.
BIO of Leslie S. Marell, Attorney at Law
Attorney Leslie S. Marell has been practicing business and commercial law for over 25 years. She has extensive experience counseling companies in the areas of business contracts, purchasing and sales, technology and real estate law, and day-to-day legal matters. Leslie is established in private practice in Los Angeles, specializing in providing legal services to the manufacturing, industrial and high technology industries.
In addition to her legal practice, Leslie has presented seminars throughout the country to thousands of purchasing, sales, and marketing professionals on business Law, contract Law and intellectual property Law.
For more information about Leslie’s seminars Legal Aspects of Purchasing and Contracts: Reading, Writing & Negotiating click onto www.purchasingseminars.com
As a SPECIAL OFFER, Leslie is offering ISM – LOS ANGELES members a $100 discount off the price of "PURCHASER’S CONTRACT FORMS", a collection of 78 business purchasing contracts. Regular price is $249 and the special ISM-LA dinner meeting price is $149. This product is also offered for sale through Marell Legal Products whose website address is www.marell.com.
For information about attending the seminar, please contact Terry Kang at communications@ismla.org
