NAEP Pulse
Professional Development
  
Some individuals who get promoted from worker to manager, and even others who are well educated, commit the sin of remaining workers. These individuals would do well to read Professor von Biedenfeld’s article and put his recommendations into practice. Originally published in the Summer EPJ
  
With a nod to our Star Trek based theme, the NAEP Annual Meeting is going where no one has gone before. Well, many have gone to Kansas City, MO and we invite you to make your plans to attend NAEP 2019. Registration is open.
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Our upcoming webinars feature presentations on fine-tuning your travel & expense system, learning about eBusiness solutions, and safety for students. Take an hour, grab your lunch and learn right from your desk.
Association News
Please join us in welcoming Krista Ferrell as NAEP's new Executive director! Krista will be sharing information about herself and her vision for NAEP via a webinar on November 13, 2018 at 2:00 pm Eastern | 11:00 am Pacific.
  
We need your vision and your strategic planning. Join the NAEP National Board of Directors and advance yourself, your school, and your profession.
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NAEP Exchange Question of the Month
  
Our question this month focuses on employee training & development portals. What can you offer in this discussion?
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Sustainability
It's off. It's on. It's out. It's in. That describes the life of the discussion on an effective system to reduce carbon emissions. NAEP's Brian Yeoman brings us up-to-date and puts the challenge before us.
From The Archives
  
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Or do they? In our new "From the Archives" section, we will connect you with articles from the archives of the Educational Procurement Journal. Throwback Thursday just got educational!

In this edition from the Winter 2013 issue, Stacy Sassman of Iowa State University wrote about her Contract Administration Plan. You’ve done the solicitation, run the evaluation, selected the best supplier, negotiated the contract, and awarded. All done, right? Hold on there; not so fast. You may also need a CAP. Not the wearing kind, but a Contract Administration Plan.