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WORLD CONGRESS 2013 EDUCATIONAL TRACKS
CUSTOMIZE YOUR TRAINING EXPERIENCE TO SUIT YOUR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS! |
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World Congress 2013 offers over 140 educational sessions through more than 20 educational tracks! With a wide variety of topics, you are sure to find training in your specific areas of interest. Choose to follow the breakouts of one specific track or bounce around throughout the event. Either way, you’ll have the opportunity to go beyond the typical breakout format of instruction to application—sessions will provide ample time for presenters to answer your specific questions!
This year's track sessions include: |
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ACCOUNTING & FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Effective and compliant cost accounting and best practices for financial management in a project environment.
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ACQUISITION STRATEGY, PLANNING, & SOURCING
Hear best practices and common solutions for the critical work conducted before a solicitation, proposal, or negotiation to prepare for effective acquisitions.
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ADVANCING PROFESSIONALS
As an early-career contracting professional, gain an understanding of the steps you need to take now to accelerate your career, or as an experienced contracting professional, learn how to communicate the value of the field of acquisition to the next generation of professionals.
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BUSINESS & PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT
What your organization needs to know to effectively identify, assess, and compete for business opportunities and manage the proposal processes.
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CASE STUDIES: LESSONS LEARNED IN THE REAL WORLD
Valuable perspectives and lessons learned from those who have gone through the acquisition process. Learn from the challenges, successes, and failures of these experienced contract management professionals.
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COMMERCIAL CONTRACTING
Learn about the impacts of the latest UCC changes, how to minimize contract risk and improve contract communications, and the benefits of a reverse auction platform.
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CONTRACT PERFORMANCE & ADMINISTRATION
Discuss the keys issues of successful contract performance and oversight, as well as remedies for performance failures.
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CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS
Fundamental skills needed to be an effective negotiator, including understanding the parties’ respective motivations and the complex processes involved in federal acquisition.
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CONTRACT ETHICS & COMPLIANCE
Navigate the complexities of the laws and regulations governing federal acquisition, as well as effective management systems for buying agency and contractor organizations.
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COST & PRICING
Improve your ability to develop and negotiate fair prices as cost and price analysis. Learn more about cost-type contracts, price indexes, TINA, and LPTA. |
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HUMAN CAPITAL & CAREER MANAGEMENT
Hear solutions to today’s workforce challenges including leading and developing the next generation of contract professionals, diversity in the workplace, and investing in the future of your career.
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INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTING
Gain a more complete understanding and appreciation for the most routinely encountered challenges, how to overcome them, and how to ensure prosperous relationships with your future foreign business/government customers.
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“I was thoroughly impressed by the volume and quality of content offered at
World Congress—there really is something for everyone within the acquisition profession!” |
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LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY UPDATES
Participate in these sessions get yourself up-to-date on the most recent legislative and regulatory changes that you need to know about.
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PERFORMANCE-BASED CONTRACTING & SERVICES ACQUISITION
Need to know more about performance-based contracting and service acquisition practices? Hear clear process and procedural guidelines that will expand your horizons in the use of this most popular method from those in the field. |
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RISK ASSESSMENT & MITIGATION
Learn how to better measure, manage, and mitigate the vulnerabilities and risks associated with your acquisitions.
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SCHEDULE CONTRACTING
Learn everything you need to know about the use of schedule contracts from multiple-award and federal supply schedules (FSSs) to government-wide acquisition contracts (GWACs). |
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SMALL BUSINESS
As a small business, learn how to position yourself and collaborate within the federal market, how to build relationships essential to the growth of your business, and other practical advice from leaders within the small business community.
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STRATEGIC SOURCING
Gain a better understanding of strategic sourcing as an integral tool to enhance the buying activities and power of an organization and its significance as a key enabler to supply chain management and buying trends. |
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SUBCONTRACTING & SUBCONTRACT MANAGEMENT
Numerous challenges are associated with the interpretations of federal laws that provide guidance to contractors on their subcontracting compliance responsibilities. These sessions focus on the critical issues, current trends, and hot topics within subcontracting and subcontract management.
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TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
Learn about the latest technological advancements within the profession including the future of contracts and the cloud, using technology to improve contract transparency and monitoring, and the compliance and legal issues stemming from recent technological advancements. |
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UPDATES IN CONTRACT GUIDANCE & PRACTICE
Learn about the most recent changes in statute, regulation, agency policy, and the best practices that practitioners are using in the government contracting today, including FAR rulemakings, internal agency guides, strategic sourcing support, and gap management.
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CPCM CONTRACT MANAGEMENT BODY OF KNOWLEDGE (CMBOK) REVIEW
This track highlights many major competencies contained in the CMBOK. It is particularly helpful to individuals interested in beginning a course of study leading to the Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM) examination or as a review before taking the exam onsite. |
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CFCM FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) REVIEW
This track reviews the important fundamentals of federal acquisition as outlined in the FAR. It is particularly helpful to individuals interested in beginning a course of study leading to the Certified Federal Contracts Manager (CFCM) examination or as a review before taking the exam onsite.
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CCCM UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE (UCC) REVIEW
This track highlights the most important components of the UCC. It is particularly helpful to individuals interested in beginning a course of study leading to the Certified Commercial Contracts Manager (CCCM) examination or as a review before taking the exam onsite. |
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INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION IN CONTRACT MANAGEMENT (ICCM)
Learn more about NCMA’s newest certification program, the Industry Certification in Contract Management, including the distinction between the ICCM-D (Defense) and the ICCM-F (Federal) and the requirements of this exciting new program!
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Quote taken from the World Congress 2012 Attendee Evaluation.
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