2010 APG Conference
San Antonio, Texas

The APG 2010 Annual Conference was held in San Antonio, TX at the Marriott Rivercenter on August 12th and 13th in conjunction with the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing’s (NIGP) Annual Forum & Products Exposition.

The first day was APG attendees only and consisted of speakers from HGAC Buy, WSCA/NASPO, and FAA in the morning. For the afternoon, we held the general meeting and a tour of the San Antonio Airport. Thanks to Kimberly Coleman, Contract Coordinator for the San Antonio International Airport, for such a warm welcome.

During the general meeting, some new offices were filled by election. Those elected were Denise Schneider, Public Relations Chair; Jack Dale, Co-operative Purchasing Chair; Karen Hatten, Web-site Chair; and Michel Durden, Membership Chair. These positions will be effective September 1, 2010 and contact information will be provided on the Board and Committees page at that time.

The Second day was open to NIGP attendees as well. We started off with the NIGP Forum Opening where the keynote speaker, Shep Hyken, wowed us with magic tricks while presenting some excellent customer service tips. We then had a session on Procurement at Southwest Airlines followed by a peer 2 peer session on airports where attendees got a chance to ask questions of each other. The day ended with an excellent products exposition where we had the opportunity to meet vendors from all around the country.

For those of you that were not able to attend, you were greatly missed. Start planning now for next August when we travel to National Harbor, MD just outside Washington D.C.