The 42nd Annual Conference & Products Exposition will be held Sunday, October 24 to Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at BALLY'S LAS VEGAS in Las Vegas, Nevada. The National Purchasing Institute (NPI) is about education and networking for our members and other professionals associated with public sector procurement and supply management. NPI is the Official Public Sector Purchasing Affiliate of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The mis...

Acquiring open source intelligence (OSINT) requires more than just an ability to use the Internet. Special databases and off-line sources are among the many rich veins of intelligence which go unknown and untapped by law enforcement, business researchers, security personnel, terrorism, gang and financial researchers and intelligence analysts. This course provides a five step process developed over ten years and augmented by tips, hints, checkl...

Contingency Planning & Management (CPM) began in 1997 to address business continuity and COOP. CPM is dedicated to the convergence of BC/COOP, Security and Emergency Management to help you form the most comprehensive plan possible to support a resilient enterprise. Attendees come from both public and private sectors and are experienced leaders in their fields. Topics range from lessons learned from H1Ni to natural disasters, quantifying en...