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Sunday, April 13, 2008 |
| 9:00am–1:00pm | CMI (Contract Management Institute) Fundraising Golf Tournament* |
| 3:00pm–5:30pm | FREE Career Fair |
| 5:30pm–7:00pm | Exhibit Hall Ribbon-Cutting and Opening Reception (Sponsored by BAE Systems) |
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Monday, April 14, 2008 |
| 8:00am–9:00am | Welcome Remarks: Cincinnati City Council Member Chris Monzel
Keynote Presenter: Kenneth V. Meyer, Vice President, Integrity and Compliance, GE Infrastructure
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| 9:00am–10:15am | General Session Panel: Contract Management Workforce: Is Quality Enough?
Jon Etherton, Principal, Etherton & Associates; Frank Anderson, Fellow, President, Defense Acquisition University; and David J. Berteau, Director, Defense Industries, Center for Strategic and International Studies |
| 10:15am–11:00am | Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall (Sponsored by BVTI) |
| 11:00am–12:00pm | 14 Concurrent Breakout Sessions |
| 12:00pm–1:00pm | Lunch in Exhibit Hall (Sponsored by IBM) |
| 1:00pm–1:45pm | Dessert and Coffee in Exhibit Hall (Sponsored by BVTI) |
| 1:50pm–2:50pm | 14 Concurrent Breakout Sessions |
| 3:00pm–4:00pm | 14 Concurrent Breakout Sessions |
| 9:45am–5:00pm | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 4:00pm–5:00pm | Networking Reception in Exhibit Hall (Sponsored by VISA) |
| 7:00pm–10:00pm | Gala Dinner* |
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008 |
| 8:00am–8:45am | Keynote Presentation: New strategic Alliances and Partnerships
Oren Harari, Professor, Graduate School of Business, the University of San Francisco
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| 8:45am–10:00am | General Session Panel: Acquisition Teams and Tools—Better, Smarter, More?
Pat Garcia, Vice President of Contracts, Intelligence and Information Systems Business, Raytheon Company; Cristina Chaplain, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, GAO; and Dr. Francis C. Spampinato, CPCM, Chief Acquisition Officer, Department of Energy |
| 10:00am–10:45am | Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall (Sponsored by BVTI) |
| 10:45am–11:45am | 14 Concurrent Breakout Sessions |
| 11:45am–1:30pm | Lunch in Exhibit Hall (Sponsored by IBM) |
| 1:30pm–2:00pm | Dessert and Coffee in Exhibit Hall (Sponsored by BVTI) |
| 2:10pm–3:10pm | 14 Concurrent Breakout Sessions |
| 3:20pm–4:20pm | 14 Concurrent Breakout Sessions |
| 4:30pm–5:30pm | 14 Concurrent Breakout Sessions |
| 9:45am–2:00pm | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 7:00pm–10:00pm | Special event: Hofbräuhaus* |
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008 |
| 8:00am–9:30am | General Session Breakfast: Finding the Purpose
Dr. Bertice Berry, Sociologist, Author, Lecturer, Educator |
| 9:40am–10:40am | 14 Concurrent Breakout Sessions |
| 10:50am–11:50am | 14 Concurrent Breakout Sessions |
| 12:00pm–1:30pm | Lunch in Exhibit Hall (Sponsored by IBM)
Luncheon Presenter: Robin Tomlin, Partner/Director, IBM Corporation
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Awards Presentation |
| 1:30pm–2:30pm | 14 Concurrent Breakout Sessions |
| 2:40pm–3:40pm | 14 Concurrent Breakout Sessions |
Thursday, April 17, 2008 |
| 8:30am–4:30pm | Post-conference Seminars (at the Hilton)* |
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