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Website: www.nasba.org

Penton Learning Systems d.b.a International Quality and Productivity Center is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN 37219-2417.

This program stands as BASIC as there are no prerequisites or advanced preparation requirements to attend our conferences. "Group Live" delivery method.

Horses for Sources live from Shared Services Week
Website: www.horsesforsources.com

The widely-acclaimed blog "Horses for Sources" - www.horsesforsources.com - for all issues sourcing, BPO, shared services and globalization, hosted by acknowledged industry analyst and advisor Phil Fersht, will be covering the show live.

The Shared Services & Outsourcing Network (SSON) is the largest and most established community for over 10,000 shared services and outsourcing professionals.

We provide the roof under which key industry experts and organizations share their experience, knowledge and tools, and your practitioner peers connect with other all over the world, face to face and online.

SSON focuses on developing its members through providing training, tools, and networking opportunities. Our staff works from international offices in New York, London, Singapore, Sydney, Johannesburg, Berlin and Dubai to research current trends and developments in shared services.

Website: www.ssonetwork.com

NelsonHall
Website: www.nelson-hall.com

NelsonHall is the leading Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) analyst firm. The company provides buy-side and sell-side organizations with deep and independent subject matter expertise in all the major BPO disciplines, including finance & accounting, human resources, procurement, document management, and customer management services. The company is also unique in its in-depth coverage and subject matter expertise in industry-specific processes specifically covering sectors such as banking, insurance, and government, and in its evidence-based tracking of worldwide and regional BPO activity. For more information on NelsonHall, please visit www.nelson-hall.com.

IACCM
Website: www.iaccm.com

IACCM is comprised of executives, managers and senior practitioners who are responsible for Commercial, Contract Management, Sourcing, Supply Chain or in-house counsel.

IACCM's objective is to raise the status, profile and professionalism of contracting by focusing on personal and functional excellence, our members gain from access to knowledge, contacts and training that differentiates members from non-members, enhancing careers.

IACCM has regional conferences in the Americas, Europe and Asia, addressing both strategic and transactional skills.

IACCM has a unique model supporting its global operations through web-based technologies via http://www.iaccm.com, to service our members, resulting in dynamic capabilities in terms of research, communication, professional development.

The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP)
Contact: Michael Forbes, IAOP Communications Manager
Tel: (845) 452-0600, ext. 118
Email: mike.forbes@outsourcingprofessional.org
Website: www.outsourcingprofessional.org

The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) is the global, standard-setting organization and advocate for the outsourcing profession. With 40,000 customer, advisor and provider members worldwide, IAOP helps companies increase their outsourcing success rate, improve their outsourcing ROI, and expand the opportunities for outsourcing across their businesses. To learn more, visit the website.

BPO Voice
Website: www.bpovoice.com

BPOVoice.Com is an ever growing network of BPO professionals. Its focus is to endow its members with the news and up-to-date information from around the globe with its internal research as well as through knowledge of experts from. This makes the resource more robust and gives a third dimension to conventional views on outsourcing business.

Outsourcing-Law.com
Website: www.outsourcing-law.com
Website: www.biercekenerson.com

Outsourcing-Law.Com is the #1 destination for insight into law on outsourcing. Edited by Bierce & Kenerson, P.C., a leading global sourcing law firm, this website provides valuable resources and information to business executives, in-house lawyers and consultants. It publishes an e-newsletter ten times a year. www.outsourcing-law.com. The site draws on the experience of an award-winning, internationally recognized technology and business law firm that provides legal and contracting support to businesses in the areas of contract development and business processing of outsourcing services across a broad spectrum, including HRO, contract manufacturing, logistics and procurement outsourcing.

BoogarLists
Website:www.boogar.com

With a qualified directory of more than 1,000 Venture Capital and Mid-Market/LBO private equity firms, BoogarLists is an excellent place for entrepreneurs to begin their search for investment capital. Whether starting a new company or striving to take an early stage company to the next level, CEO's and CFO's will invariably want to seek out new sources of capital or other financial services. Additionally, BoogarLists provides an extensive directory of financial, operations and marketing services, as well as a comprehensive directory of conferences and associations, across the technology, media and communications industries.

BPTrends
Website: www.bptrends.com

BPTrends is the primary source of business intelligence for business executives and process change practitioners around the globe. Industry thought leaders provide analysis and opinion on trends, directions and best practices relating to all aspects of business process management. BPTrends is the most comprehensive, in-depth business process management resource devoted to educating and informing the market. The BPTrends BP Tools Reports are the most widely read reports on BP software tools available and our BPTrends Surveys are widely quoted. With over 20,000 members, BPTrends is the largest community of BP Professionals in the world. BPTrends also provides executive education, training, mentoring and consulting services.

Y6Sigma®
Website: www.y6sigma.com

Y6Sigma® is an innovative approach that combines Organisational Culture Change initiatives with the implementation of simple and effective Performance Measurement frameworks to deliver Information Technology based Preventative Control solutions to simultaneously achieve process Quality, Cost and Compliance advantages (SOX Sigma®). By use of Six Sigma Light concepts with the company's trademarked methodology MOPEX® (Model of Operational Excellence), client-businesses are provided with dynamic solutions for any performance and operational gap within their key strategic areas of Processes, Systems, Teams, Customers and Competitiveness.

As a Solutions Integrator operating in the field of Shared Services Organisations (SSO) and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Y6Sigma operates through a vast Global Network of trusted Partners and Affiliates in the field of People, Performance Measurement and Information Technology to provide SSO and BPO Operators with a holistic solution to their Start-up and Continuous Improvement challenges.

Supply Demand Chain
Website: www.sdcexec.com

Supply & Demand Chain Executive is the executive's user manual for successful supply chain transformation, utilizing hard-hitting analysis, viewpoints and unbiased case studies to steer executives and supply management professionals through the complicated, yet critical, world of supply and demand chain enablement to gain competitive advantage

GSC - The Global Sourcing Council
Website: www.gscouncil.org

The mission of the Global Sourcing Council is to promote an exchange of ideas and information among businesses, trade organizations, government agencies, non-profit organizations and academia; to discuss and define practices in global sourcing; and to encourage progressive economic growth leading to increased trade, investment and social good.

Nearshore Americas
Website: www.nearshoreamericas.com

Nearshore Americas is a new online newsblog covering the $8 billion outsourcing industry of Latin America and the Caribbean. The site, launching Sept. 1, is the ultimate hub for insight into this emerging marketplace, providing expert views and exclusive insights both for buyers - primarily in the US and Canada - and providers of exported professional services. Nearshore Americas, carrying the tagline "Smart Sourcing for the Competitive Enterprise" is dedicated to providing valid, high quality data and analysis about developing partnerships in the region. Former Ziff Davis Media executive and business editor, Kirk Laughlin, is founder and editorial director of the site.

Supply Chain Market and Logistics Online
Website: www.supplychainmarket.com
Website: www.logisticsonline.com

Supply Chain Market and Logistics Online are the premier sourcing sites for the supply chain and logistics industry. Use our supplier directory, product showcase, and offline search service to expedite your discovery of new products and services. Our goal is to help buyers, like you, identify and select suppliers.

Over the years, Supply Chain Market and Logistics Online have achieved an unparalleled reputation for the development, organization, and presentation of information necessary for IT users. Visitors are enriched with valuable information that can improve your business and make it more profitable. Please take a moment to join our community and discover the benefits of your free membership.