1. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply New Committee Members induction November 2012 Welcome

2. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply Agenda 2  Website overview/improvements – Ben Meadows, Digital Manager  A members Journey – Vicky Oliver, Marketing Manager  Break  Branch processes and procedures – Carol Husband, UK and Europe Membership Manager  Lunch

3. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply Branch Processes and procedures 3  Branch Regions  Branch Purpose and Mission/ranch Strategic Review  Roles and responsibilities  Branch Funding  Event Management/Submission deadlines, etc.  CIPS Branch Support

4. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply 4 Branch Regions

5. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply Branch Purpose and Mission – Branch Strategic Review 5 1.To provide a local Professional Network 2.To provide a local conduit for Council, Branches and Members 3.To promote representation, visibility and engagement in the local environment 4.To develop relationships between Member and Branch 5.To facilitate local sharing of Knowledge and Best Practice 6.To ensure alignment with CIPS strategy

6. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply Roles and responsibilities 6 MandatoryOptional ChairSocial Media Officer Vice – chair/TreasurerEducational Liaison Officer Secretary Communications Officer

7. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply Branch Funding 7 15 th August All branches will be sent documents relating to their budget submission. 30 th September All branch budget requests MUST be submitted to the relevant CIPS office. Written confirmation of receipt will be provided. (Please also send in the Branch Asction Plan) Early OctoberBranch Allocations will be prepared 20 th October All Chairs/Vice chair/Treasurers will be notified in writing of their budget allocation, along with reasons for the allocation and any requests for further information regarding the submission. By 30 October All written Branch Budget Allocation appeals to be received by the relevant CIPS office Early NovemberAppeals sent out to the *Appeals Panel for assessment By the end of November Branches will be notified in writing of the outcome of an appeal.

8. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply Branch Funding 8  Branch Action Plan o A more detailed document showing the plans for Branch activity  Branch Evaluation Template o To enable the Branch to objectively assess against the purpose statement, e.g. measures of success o Key to budget allocation 2013/2014

9. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply Event Management/submission deadlines, etc. 9  Planning  Event - Face to face/webinars  Submission deadlines

10. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply CIPS Branch Support 10  CIPS Mailings sent out three times a month  SM Magazine  Text Message Reminders 48 hours prior to the event  Branch Reports  Sanitised member information  Post event surveys/Generic surveys  Postcode location of members

11. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply 11  Branch committee webpage: http://www.cips.org/en-GB/Community/Groups- listing/branchcommitteemembers/ http://www.cips.org/en-GB/Community/Groups- listing/branchcommitteemembers/  Presentations  Branch event template  Speaker spread sheet  Branch statistics  Various other documents CIPS Branch Support

12. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply 12 Thank you for listening