Jon Hansen (pi Window On The World)

I would once again like to welcome from Buyers Meeting Point to share information of this week's events and news from the world of purchasing, Kelly Barner. NOTE: This week's recommended events include a SIG town hall teleconference on leadership development, an ISM and Lexis Nexis event on regulatory risk, and an Advanced Purchasing Dynamics webinar on the top 10 reasons negotiations fail. In this week's guest soundbite, Tony Stanyard (NHS) and Jonathan Betts (Science Warehouse) talk about how the role of procurement is affected by climates of austerity versus growth. The full video, which was recorded at eWorld last month, referred to as the Big Procurement Debate, is available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUzO1t3hgI8   Share your thought's on what you believe is The Future of Procurement on Twitter using the hashtag #FutureBuy Be sure to visit the Buyers Meeting Point website @ http://buyersmeetingpoint.com