A TTENDEE B ROCHURE October 2-5, 2012 Crowne Plaza, Syracuse New York NAEP 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. R EGISTRATION FOR THE C ONFERENCE 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: $ Tuesday only: $65.00 Wednesday only: $90.00 Thursday only: $ 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 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 towww.naepnet.org ype=A. ype=A For any issues or problems, please reach out to: Shaunté Shelton-Slappy ( or phone x35541) she is there to assist you in the registration process and is available to answer any questions about the process that you may NAEP Upstate NY Region 2012 Annual Conference & Vendor Trade Show October 2-5, 2012 Syracuse, New York Continuing education credits will be awarded for all educational sessions NAEP UPSTATE NY REGIONAL CONFERENCE

A TTENDEE B ROCHURE H OTEL R ESERVATIONS 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 , identify yourself as part of the NAEP Group Block and you can reserve over the phone or they can send you a form via 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: 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, Please take a look further to see the Agenda for the Conference…but if you have any further questions, please contact Sue Willcox ( or phone ) 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, 2012 Syracuse, New York Continuing education credits will be awarded for all educational sessions.

A GENDA NAEP U PSTATE NY R EGION 2012 A NNUAL C ONFERENCE & V ENDOR T RADE S HOW A TTENDEE B ROCHURE NAEP Upstate NY Region 2012 Annual Conference & Vendor Trade Show October 2-5, 2012 Syracuse, New York Continuing education credits will be awarded for all educational sessions. TUESDAYOctober 2, :00 - 5:00 PMNAEP Registration Hotel Lobby 12:00-1:00 PMConference Kickoff and Welcome Address with Box Lunch 1:00 – 2:30 PMSpotting and Disarming Negotiation Tactics; Bob Stezi Training Consultant TC3 1:00 – 2:30 PMSUNY Administration SUNY Updates; Tom Hippchen 2:45 - 4:00 PMStrategic Sourcing and Negotiations; Vince Patriarco CPSM, Pall Trinity Corp. 2:45 – 4:00 PMSUNY Business Intelligence, Joe Gardiner 4:10 – 5:00 PM 5:30 – 6:00 PM University and College ASHE-STARS data; Dan Roth, Cornell University Sustainability New Attendee Orientation – By Invitation Only 6:00 – 11:30 PMWelcome Reception, Dinner and Entertainment WEDNESDAYOctober 3, : :00 PMNAEP Registration Hotel Lobby 8: :45 AMKeynote Address - How to deal with difficult, reactive people and situations; Steve Sobel 11: :00 PMProcurement/AP; Dennis Fox 11: :00 PMSUNY Hospital/Shared Services 1:15 – 2:45 PMMind X-Change Round Table Discussions 3:00 – 4:45 PMGetting started on your CPSM; Judah Seidman 3:00 – 4:45 PMNavigating Accord Insurance Forms 9:00 – 11:00 PMNetworking in the evening in the lounge, to include prizes and raffles. THURSDAYOctober 4, : :00 PMNAEP Registration Hotel Lobby 8:00 – 9:30 AMBreakfast with Steve - Leadership Development, Steve Jackson, Cornell University Training 9:30 – 10:15 AMElectronic Marketing with Facebook and Twitter; Lauren Fenush, University of Buffalo 9:30 – 10:15 AMSUNY Training & Updates 10:30 – 11:45 AMNAEP/E&I Session 12:00 – 1:30 PMSponsorship Recognition Luncheon and Installment of Officers 1:30 – 4:30 PMSupplier Exhibit 5:30 – 10:00 PMDinner and Entertainment – Wise Guys Comedy Club FRIDAYOctober 5, :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 AMSUNY Training Continued 11:00 – 11:30 AMClosing - Safe trip home