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Join the Leaders in Making Business Relationships Work
The International Association for Contract & Commercial Management is a non-profit membership organization that provides a global forum for innovation and collaboration in trading relationships and practices. It offers unique insights to the purpose and contribution of the contracting and relationship management process in both public and private sector. The IACCM membership currently includes representatives from more than 2,000 public and private sector organizations, with individual members from more than 100 countries. The Association undertakes extensive research, provides a range of benchmarking services and was the first to offer a worldwide certification standard for contracts, commercial and relationship management professionals. Its advisory services are widely consulted by senior management and public agencies around the world. |
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 Audio Calls |
| 2 Sep: Ask the Expert - Contracting For Professional Services: How To... |
| 9 Sep: Ask The Expert - Delivering Procurement Value: Getting Past The... |
| 29 Sep: IACCM Board Meeting |
| Conferences |
| 8-10 Sep: Financial Services Outsourcing - Collaboration Now - Shanghai |
| 14-16 Sep: ProcureCon USA - Dallas, TX |
| 20-23 Sep: IACCM Asia Pacific Conference - Singapore |
| 23 Sep: 3rd APMP DACH Conference - Proposal Management |
| 23-24 Sep: 4th Annual Energy and Utilities Procurement - London |
| 24-26 Sep: Shared Services Exchange |
| 28-30 Sep: Finance Transformation 2010 in Chicago |
| 29 Sep-1 Oct: Contract Risk Management for the Utilities and Power Generation... |
| Live Events |
| 14 Sep: IACCM Networking Meeting Boston MA |
| 16 Sep: IACCM Networking Meeting - Dallas Texas |
| 5 Oct: IACCM Member Meeting - UK |
| Webcasts |
| 6 Oct: Dealing with Complexity: Understanding and Overcoming the Challenges... |
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Leadership, Values & The Role Of International Contracting
A book by Paul Lawrence raises fundamental questions over the social and economic impacts of international trade - and raises ethical questions that any contracts or legal professional should consider. [Click Here] |
Partnership Is Not A One-Way Street
While talking greater cooperation, far to many contracts initiatives and policies drive in the opposite direction. And often, it is very hard to see who could possibly believe that they make business sense. [Click Here] |
EU Seeks Input Over Cross-Border Contracting
In a debate that could have global impact, the EU has proposed a possible solution to simplifying international contracting and negotiation. [Click Here] |
Choice of Law
The debate over choice of law in business contracts appears to be heating up, driven by increasing questions about the relative risks of different jurisdictions - especially those in the United States. [Click Here] |
Contract Management - Career Or Dead-End?
An IACCM member asked whether they should aim to grow their career in contract management - or follow the advice of others and move to a different role. [Click Here] |
The Argument For Standard Contracts
An IACCM member recently asked about the benefits of standard contracts. There are many - but be careful that standards are seen as a platform for more intelligent flexibility, and that they do not become a barrier to change. [Click Here] |
The reason for Intel's acquisition of McAfee
The merger between the two companies takes place ahead of the release in 2011 of new -- and as yet undisclosed -- products developed by a joint venture the two companies have operated in the past eighteen months; those undisclosed products may be part of the reason why Intel decided to purchase McAfee instead of extending or expanding the two companies' joint venture; says one analyst: "If what came out of that joint venture was revolutionary it could be that Intel wanted to lock that [intellectual property] down" [Read More] |
International Negotiation: Understanding Risk
In today's global business environment, it is essential for negotiators to be better informed about the relative risks that will be encountered in different countries. [Click Here] |
IACCM's August 2010 Contracting Excellence
So what exactly do contracts and commercial managers do – is it a career path or a profession? This month, we point to some answers, as well as offering some insights into more immediate issues related to topics such as outsourcing, software performance undertakings and risk management. As always our guest commentators share their insights, and this month, our guests offer their insights; like Ian Deeks on Next Generation Pricing, Rajeev T, Manager on Intellectual Property Management System. Enjoy the articles and please let me know your thoughts. [Click Here] |
Contract management defined; the elevator pitch
In June, we challenged members of the IACCM community to come up with an 'elevator pitch' of contract management. Imagine if, as you step into an elevator, someone says - "you're a contract manager - what exactly is contract management?". How would you sell the concept of contract management to them in no more than 3 or 4 sentences - you've only got about 30 seconds before they leave the lift! [Read More] |
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