Iasta Gears Up for ISM and Its Annual User's Conference in May
An exciting month ahead for the sourcing industry experts at Iasta
Indianapolis, IN, April 29, 2008Iasta, a leading innovator of eSourcing software and services for global supply management announced today their upcoming participation in the Institute for Supply Management's annual conference. ISM is holding their conference in St. Louis, Missouri from May 4-6, 2008, and Iasta will be located at booth #328. At the event, Iasta plans to discuss new application platforms and service offerings with sourcing professionals.
CEO David Bush says of Iasta's attendance, "The Institute of Supply Management is a well respected organization that coordinates a very professional event. It is a valuable resource for us to interact with practitioners and discuss insights within the sourcing industry. Each year we have important contact with sourcing professionals where we can learn about trends in strategic sourcing that ultimately impact our product development."
Additionally, Iasta is announcing their second annual User's Group Conference; reSource '08, to be held in Indianapolis, Indiana, May 12-14. In addition to conference activities, Iasta will sponsor a Networking Meeting at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The corporate suite overlooks pit row at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Highly rated by all those attending reSource '07 with 96% saying they would attend again, while 100% said they would recommend to others, Iasta hopes to build on the success of the first conference. The agenda covers topics that include:
- Hands-on SmartSource user training - basic and advanced
- eSourcing best practice interactive discussions
- World class presentations from Iasta users and special presentations by Iasta guests, Infosys and Next Level Purchasing
- Hot topics: advanced optimization and spend analysis
Melissa Beuc, Senior Director of Product Marketing says of re-Source '08, "Last year we had a large group of sourcing professionals attend our conference and we received very positive feedback from each of them. We look forward to another successful conference with even more attendees."
About ISM
Founded in 1915, the Institute for Supply Management™ (ISM) is the largest supply management association in the world as well as one of the most respected. ISM's mission is to lead the supply management profession through its standards of excellence, research, promotional activities, and education. ISM's membership base includes more than 40,000 supply management professionals with a network of domestic and international affiliated associations. ISM is a not-for-profit association that provides opportunities for the promotion of the profession and the expansion of professional skills and knowledge.
About Iasta
Iasta is a leading global provider of sourcing automation software and service solutions located in Indianapolis. As a significant and emerging provider of e-Sourcing applications and services, Iasta has amassed an impressive client list of over 80 companies, most of which are within the Global 1000. Through its unique combination of industry-leading web-based software, in-depth supply market information, and implementation of sourcing best practices for supply chain management, Iasta has helped customer's source goods and services with an average cost reduction of 17%, in addition to significant reductions in sourcing cycle times. For more information about Iasta, please visit www.iasta.com
or call 317.594.8600.
Iasta is a trademark of Iasta.com, Inc. All other products and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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