FOR RELEASE: July 3, 2002

(Tempe, AZ) - Advance your career and your organization's staying power by participating in professional development seminars offered by the Institute for Supply Management™ (ISM) in September, October, and November 2002. ISM offers seminars that are interactive and feature emerging trends and core topics within the supply management profession.

September 2002:

Fundamentals of Purchasing: The Building Blocks of World-Class Professionalism  3-Day
September 18-20  San Diego, CA
#4510

Developing a Framework of Excellence For Purchasing and Supply Management  3-Day
September 23-25  Las Vegas, NV
#4512

Reducing and Controlling Costs with Cost-Containment Strategies
September 26-27  San Diego, CA
#4513

Purchasing and Materials Management: Creating a Seamless Process
September 30-Oct. 1  Las Vegas, NV
#4514

October 2002:

Fundamentals of Purchasing: The Building Blocks of World-Class Professionalism  3-Day
October 2-4  Cincinnati, OH
#4520

Global Competency Skills for Purchasing
October 7-8  Chicago, IL
#4521

Capital Equipment Purchasing: Big Risk, Big Dollars, Big Results
October 7-8  Washington, DC
#4522

Cost Effective Supply Chain Management
October 21-22  Chicago, IL
#4525

Commodity Teams
October 21-22  Tempe, AZ
#4526

Purchasing and the Law: The Basics You Need to Succeed  3-Day
October 21-23  Las Vegas, NV
#4524

Improving MRO Management
October 24-25  St. Petersburg, FL
#4523

November 2002:

Principles of Supply Management (NEW!)  3-Day
November 6-8  Atlanta, GA
#4535

Driving Down the Cost through Cost/Price Analysis
November 7-8  Las Vegas, NV
#4530

Fundamentals of Purchasing: The Building Blocks of World-Class Professionalism  3-Day
November 18-20  Tempe, AZ
#4531

Contract Writing Basics: What All the Ts And Cs Mean
November 21-22  Atlanta, GA
#4534

For complete course descriptions and registration information, please contact ISM's Customer Service Department at 800/888-6276 or 480/752-6276, extension 401. Seminar information and registration is also available at www.ism.ws.

The Institute for Supply Management™, established in 1915, is the world's leading educator of supply management professionals and is a valuable resource for decision makers in major markets, companies, and government. In May 2001 the membership of NAPM voted to change the association's name from the National Association of Purchasing Management to the Institute for Supply Management™ to reflect the increasing strategic and global significance of supply management. For further information, see the ISM Web site at www.ism.ws.