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October 2-5, 2012Crowne Plaza, Syracuse New YorkNAEP Upstate NY Region is excited to present information about our 2012 Upstate NY Region Annual Conference & Vendor Trade Show! Please find below comprehensive information on registration for both the Conference and the Hotel, as well as our Agenda and other information that you may find interesting.

REGISTRATION FOR THE CONFERENCE

Listed below are the rates for the Attendees, both NAEP members and non-members interested in attending. What does your registration include? Well, besides exciting and informative meetings and seminars, you are also cordially invited to the Tuesday evening Welcome Reception & Dinner, Wednesday Networking evening event, the Thursday afternoon Vendor Trade Show (including raffles & giveaways!) and finally, the Thursday Dinner and Entertainment at Wise Guys.

Registration Rates: Full conference: $225.00

Tuesday only: $65.00

Wednesday only: $90.00

Thursday only: $110.00

Friday only: $45.00

If there are any special dietary requests or accessibility needs, please be sure to note this in your registration and we will do our best to see that these are taken care of.

Registration via www.naepnet.org will take you step-by-step through the process and couldn’t be easier so please register now …log on to the site, click on ‘Events’ and go to http://www.naepnet.org/imis15_prod/Public/Events/List/Core/Events/eventdetails.aspx?iKey=REG_UNY_12&TemplateType=A.

For any issues or problems, please reach out to:

Shaunté Shelton-Slappy (email sshelton@naepnet.org or phone 443-543-5540x35541) she is there to assist you in the registration process and is available to answer any questions about the process that you may have.

NAEP Upstate NY Region 2012 Annual Conference & Vendor Trade Show

October 2-5, 2012Syracuse, New York

Continuing education credits will be awarded for all educational sessions.

2012 NAEP UPSTATE NY REGIONAL CONFERENCE

ATTENDEE BROCHURE

HOTEL RESERVATIONS

Now that you’ve registered for the Conference, you need to book the hotel. Well we’ve negotiated a great deal for you…$109 per night, which includes free parking day and night and free internet access.

Nestled among the finger lakes, the Syracuse Crowne Plaza welcomes you to the conveniently located, newly remodeled hotel. Located at 701 East Genesee St, Syracuse NY 13210, it is located downtown right next to Syracuse University!

We have reserved a block of rooms for you at $109 per night for a Standard.

All you need to do is phone 866-305-4134, identify yourself as part of the NAEP Group Block and you can reserve over the phone or they can send you a form via email or fax to fill in and return. To confirm reservations, a valid credit card must be given; refunds possible up to 48 hours prior to arrival. Cut or paste the following into your browser:http://www.crowneplaza.com/redirect?path=hd&brandCode=cp&localeCode=en&regionCode=1&hotelCode=SYRCP&_PMID=99801505&GPC=EP1

•Follow these steps for a good night’s sleep:• 1) Click on your above link & automatically be re-directed to the Crowne Plaza Syracuse website.• 2) Your group code of EP1 will automatically populate. • 3) Enter your check-in/check-out dates.• 4) Click “View Rates.”• 5) Your discounted group rate will appear if available.• 6) Chose what type of bed you will rest most comfortably in.• 7) Continue with the reservation details.

To be guaranteed to receive the group rate you must make the reservation as part of the NAEP Group Block& you need to make the reservation before August 31, 2012.

Please take a look further to see the Agenda for the Conference…but if you have any further questions, please contact Sue Willcox (email smh12@cornell.edu or phone 607-273-7949) and she’ll be happy to find the answers for you.

We look forward to seeing you and hope that you will enjoy the NAEP Upstate NY Region 2012 Annual Conference & Vendor Trade Show.

NAEP Upstate NY Region 2012 Annual Conference & Vendor Trade Show

October 2-5, 2012Syracuse, New York

Continuing education credits will be awarded for all educational sessions.

AGENDANAEP UPSTATE NY REGION 2012 ANNUAL CONFERENCE & VENDOR TRADE SHOW

ATTENDEE BROCHURE

NAEP Upstate NY Region 2012 Annual Conference & Vendor Trade Show

October 2-5, 2012Syracuse, New York

Continuing education credits will be awarded for all educational sessions.

TUESDAY October 2, 2012

12:00 - 5:00 PM NAEP Registration Hotel Lobby12:00-1:00 PM Conference Kickoff and Welcome Address with Box Lunch1:00 – 2:30 PM Spotting and Disarming Negotiation Tactics; Bob Stezi Training Consultant TC31:00 – 2:30 PM SUNY Administration SUNY Updates; Tom Hippchen2:45 - 4:00 PM Strategic Sourcing and Negotiations; Vince Patriarco CPSM, Pall Trinity Corp.2:45 – 4:00 PM SUNY Business Intelligence, Joe Gardiner4:10 – 5:00 PM5:30 – 6:00 PM

University and College ASHE-STARS data; Dan Roth, Cornell University SustainabilityNew Attendee Orientation – By Invitation Only

6:00 – 11:30 PM Welcome Reception, Dinner and Entertainment

WEDNESDAY October 3, 2012

8:00 - 12:00 PM NAEP Registration Hotel Lobby

8:45 - 10:45 AM Keynote Address - How to deal with difficult , reactive people and situations; Steve Sobel

11:00 - 12:00 PM Procurement/AP; Dennis Fox

11:00 - 12:00 PM SUNY Hospital/Shared Services

1:15 – 2:45 PM Mind X-Change Round Table Discussions

3:00 – 4:45 PM Getting started on your CPSM; Judah Seidman

3:00 – 4:45 PM Navigating Accord Insurance Forms9:00 – 11:00 PM Networking in the evening in the lounge, to include prizes and raffles.

THURSDAY October 4, 2012

8:00 - 12:00 PM NAEP Registration Hotel Lobby8:00 – 9:30 AM Breakfast with Steve - Leadership Development, Steve Jackson, Cornell University Training 9:30 – 10:15 AM Electronic Marketing with Facebook and Twitter; Lauren Fenush, University of Buffalo9:30 – 10:15 AM SUNY Training & Updates

10:30 – 11:45 AM NAEP/E&I Session12:00 – 1:30 PM Sponsorship Recognition Luncheon and Installment of Officers1:30 – 4:30 PM Supplier Exhibit

5:30 – 10:00 PM Dinner and Entertainment – Wise Guys Comedy Club

FRIDAY October 5, 2012

9:00 – 11:00 AM Jim Ambrose, Changing Habits to improve our quality of life and return on effort in: How we think, How we communicate, How we want our vendors to prepare for a sales call.

9:00 – 11:00 AM SUNY Training Continued11:00 – 11:30 AM Closing - Safe trip home