Education and Networking

Industry Event Calendar
To keep up with the constantly evolving spend management space, Corporate United encourages our members to attend relevant industry events. This industry event calendar includes conferences and webinars that we believe will be worthwhile in the continuing education of any purchasing professional.

Member Message Board
This member-driven forum is a place where the dynamic network of Corporate United members freely shares best practices and their solutions for everyday issues. Although our members engage with each other during Corporate United events, the message board acts as a virtual community – a place to exchange information with some of the most knowledgeable professionals in the industry.

Regional Meetings
Corporate United holds meetings in several regions around the US during the latter half of the year. In 2011, the regional meetings are taking place at the following times/locations:

August 25 -- Columbus, OH -- a best practices sharing and networking event
September 22 -- Minneapolis, MN -- a best practices sharing and networking event
October 6 -- Chicago, IL -- a best practice working session on supplier relationship management
October 20 -- Cleveland, OH -- a training session on the next generation approach to corporate collaboration

Annual Meeting
Corporate United holds its annual SYNERGY conference in the second quarter. This year, the procurement conference was held at the Hotel Sax in Chicago, Illinois from May 3 through 5, 2011. SYNERGY brings together the foremost supply chain and spend management professionals for education, best practice sharing and collaboration. The conference provides the opportunity to learn from some of today’s most innovative supply chain and spend management executives.

Webinar Recordings
The Corporate United Webinar Series offers the opportunity to learn about industry trends and market intelligence on various categories for which procurement might be responsible. You can find recordings for select webinars on our video player.