Upcoming Events

November 20, 2008 - Free 1-hour teleconference - "10 Ways to Reduce Equipment Lease Spending"  12:00 pm EST, 11:00 am CST, 10:00 am MST and 9:00 am PST

The presenter for this teleconference will be Mary Redmond, founder of Independent Lease Review, Inc. and author of The LeaseSpeak™ System: Your Guide to Saving Money on Leases. Mary has over 27 years of leasing experience during which time she worked for some of the largest leasing companies in the world. Her company, Independent Lease Review, Inc., is a client-side advocate teaching and helping corporations negotiate fair and equitable leases. Ms. Redmond speaks, consults and writes nationally about equipment leasing and negotiation skills. To learn more visit http://www.reviewyourlease.com  or www.leasespeak.com. 

To register for this event, go to http://www.ism.ws/education/teleconference.cfm?ItemNumber=18656 
Please register by the close of business on Tuesday, November 18, 2008.
Instructions for dialing into the teleconference, as well as a copy of the presentation slides, will be sent by email on Wednesday, November 19, 2008.

CAPS Research Benchmarking Opportunity
Help the ISM Services Group by participating in a CAPS Research Benchmarking Study on "Services Purchasing and Spend", email metrics@capsresearch.org to get a link to the survey.  Brochure

Mark your calendar for: 
   December 4-5, 2008, 9th Annual Services Conference, The Ritz-Carlton, Phoenix, AZ
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 News Release

ISM press release announcing the Services Group 2007 Excellence Award

January 23, 2008, ISM Services Group Announces University Scholarship Winners

Congratulations on Winning a complimentary registration to the 9th Annual Services Conference in Phoenix:  Matthew Reed, C.P.M., Google & Angela Fine, CMC Americas

Picture Gallery for 8th Annual Services Conference (2007)

 Who Are We?

The Services Group was organized by procurement professionals during the ISM International Conference in 2000.  The Services Group was formed to champion best practices and networking opportunities associated with supply management practitioners, who source services (such as temporary labor, consultants, building services, telecom and technology needs, etc.) or who work in one of the many services-related industries.  As we all know, services is the fastest growing sector of not only the U.S. economy, but that of the world economy as well.   >>>more

 University Relations

The ISM Services Group is currently interacting with several universities to enhance and support their supply management programs and to offer support to students enrolled in supply management curriculum.  It will also offer our members direct linkage into their SM programs, internship, and recruitment offices.   >>>more

 Picture Gallery

• 2008 ISM International Conference in St. Louis, MO
• 8th Annual Services Conference (2007)
• 7th Annual Services Conference (2006)
• 5th Annual Services Conference (2005)

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The ISM Services Group attained the ISM Excellence for Groups and Forums in both 2006 and 2007.