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CUSTOMER FORUMS

Customer Forum Calendar 2009
We invite you to visit this page often for 2009 forum schedule information and to view presentations from calendar year 2008.

Fall Procurement Services Customer Forums (September/October 2009)
Please join Procurement Services at one of the following customer forums to share information about the new U-M Travel and Business Hosting Expense Policy. We will provide a brief review of the key changes in the new policy, and then invite you to share your comments and questions in an open discussion. Registration is not required.

Click here to view the PowerPoint presentation.

Note: While there may be some discussion of the new Travel and Expense System (Concur), the primary focus of these forums is the new travel and business hosting expense policy.

Monday, October 12, 2009 (North Campus)
3:00pm – 4:30pm
1610 IOE Building

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 (Central Campus)
10:00am – 11:30am
Rackham Auditorium

Wednesday, October 14, 2009 (Central Campus)
10:00am – 11:30am
Rackham Amphitheatre

Thursday, October 15, 2009 (Central Campus)
10:00am – 11:30am
Campus Safety Services Building, Room 2043
 
Friday, October 16, 2009 (Medical Campus)
 1:30pm – 3:00pm
Med Sci II, North Lecture Hall

For campus maps to locate buildings and parking areas, please visit Parking and Transportation Services.

For questions, please contact Lyn Fyfe at lynfyfe@umich.edu

March 2009 Customer Forums
Click here to view the PowerPoint presentations.

  • Concur (Employee Travel and Expense)
  • P-Card Update
  • Procurement Services Customer Service Initiative
  • News & Announcements
  • Q&A

October-November 2008 Customer Forums
Click here to view the PowerPoint presentations.

  • Direct Procurement Initiative (Facilities-related Services Contracts)
  • P-Card: Transition to New P-Card Vendor
  • Concur (Travel and Expense) Update
  • Green Purchasing
  • News & Announcements

May-June 2008 Customer Forums
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  • OfficeMax Fuel Surcharge Avoidance Initiative and “Greener” Procurement
  • Procurement Customer Education
  • How to Buy Furniture    
  • eSettlement Project Update

February-March 2008 Customer Forum
Click here to view the presentation on:

  • P-Card Exception Based Audit Process
  • P-Card Approver Training
  • New eLearning Course: Fundamentals of Procurement
  • Update on Travel and Expense
  • eSettlement