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JAN 2008 |
NCMA
2007-2008 Board of Directors
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President Emeritus/Graalman Chair 303-236-9560 |
Denver Chapter President 720-286-2552 |
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President-Elect 303-381-8000 |
Secretary and Registrar 303-634-4428 |
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Treasurer 303-707-8545 |
Newsletter Chair 303-676-3516 |
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Membership Chair 303-533-4140 |
Education Chair 303-939-7804 |
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Employment Chair 303-277-1444 |
Facilities Chair 303-969-2473 |
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Symposium Chair 303-676-3595 |
Scholarship Chair 719-579-9474 |
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Nominations Chair 303-445-2442 |
Program Chair & Volunteer Coordinator 303-391-8567 |
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Corporate Sponsor Chait 303-969-2114 |
Awards/Fellows Chair 303-391-8567 |
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Webmaster 303-937-6979 |
Publicity/Photographer/Historian Chair 303-445-2403 |
2007-2008
Board of Advisors
Sue Bienulis
CH2M Hill
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Leigh Ann
Bunetta GSA |
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Ken
Degenhart Kaiser-Hill
Company, LLC |
Brad
Duchein Northrop
Grumman Corp. |
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John Godzac Ball
Aerospace & Technologies Corp. |
Tom Hohman Lockheed
Martin Corp.(Retired) |
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Bill Ingram |
Thomas A.
Lemmer |
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C. Richard
Pennington |
Karla
Smiley Bureau of
Reclamation |
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connections? If you are not receiving email notifications
relating to Denver Chapter events and newsletter postings, please email Stacey
Gustus or call her at 303-634-4428 to be added to this private email
distribution list.
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A wonderful time was had by all at his Year’s Annual
Chapter
meetings
January Monthly Meeting
On Tuesday, January 15, 2008 the NCMA lunch meeting will be held at Landry's
Seafood House, 7209 South Clinton Street with the topic of "Rights in
Technical Data- An Update")\ and will be presented by Mr. William (Bill)
C. Anderson. Registration will begin
at 11:30; lunch at 11:45 and speaker at 12:15, adjourning no later than 1:00
p.m. Your meal choices are Fresh Tilapia
Pontchartrain with rice pilaf and vegetables or Chicken Fettuccine. Both include a Caesar salad and your choice
of coffee, tea or water. The cost for
this lunch is $18 and your RSVP should be received by Stacey Gustus at
sgustus@mckennalong.com or 303-634-4428 no later than COB on January 11, 2008,
and include your name, company and meal choice.
William (Bill) C. Anderson is Assistant General
Counsel and Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, United Launch Alliance, LLC,
Centennial, Colorado. In his current
capacity, Bill is responsible for all IP issues at ULA including Government
data rights issues. Bill worked for Boeing for over twenty years during two
stints. In between those two stints
(June 1999 and April 2002), he was Assistant General Counsel, Honeywell
International Inc., Aerospace Electronic Systems, in
Future meeting are tentatively scheduled as follows:
February 13 (monthly meeting)
March 13 (monthly meeting or NES)
April 10 (monthly meeting or NES)
May 8 (monthly meeting)
June 12 (monthly meeting)
Fellows and
Awards
The due dates for the first National
awards for the Chapter year are upon us.
Future Newsletters will provide additional information on upcoming
awards with the associated deadlines for application as follows:
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January 15 |
Honorary Life Member Award |
NCMA’s highest member award. Recognition of exceptional and noteworthy achievements to the purpose of NCMA. |
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February 1 |
Herbert Roback Memorial Award |
Annual award to a nationally renowned & distinguished American for significant, lifelong achievements in the profession |
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March 1 |
Education Award |
Recognition of exemplary contributions to the profession through education. |
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March 1 |
National Achievement Award |
Special recognition to volunteers who have made notable contributions to NCMA deserving of national recognition. |
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April 15 |
Albert Berger Outstanding Chapter Leadership Award |
Special recognition for superior chapter leadership |
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First Week of June |
NCMA/ICAF |
Recognition of outstanding research in the contracting/acquisition area |
From the Scholarship Chair
The NCMA
The NCMA Denver Chapter has scholarship opportunities
to provide funding for (i) membership dues to the NCMA Denver Chapter, (ii)
continuing education for current Chapter members, and (iii) college
scholarships for anyone interested in contracting as a career. If you or anyone you know is interested in a
scholarship, please contact the Scholarship Chair, Corey Sanchez at
303-634-4000 or at csanchez@mckennalong.com
From the Education Chair
AUDIO SEMINARS:
The
January
8, 2008:
The New Mandatory Compliance
Requirements: Contractor Ethics and
Compliance Programs and What You Need to Know
- (hosted at Ball -
January
24, 2008:
Contract Law Basics (Contract Award
Controversies) - (hosted at Ball -
January
30, 2008:
Drafting the Ultimate Arbitration Clause - (hosted
at Ball -
January
31, 2008:
Pricing Basics (Cost or Pricing Data
Requirements) - (hosted at Ball -
The addresses for the host locations
are:
Ball
Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
Ball
Aerospace & Technologies Corp.,
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, 1875 Lawrence Street, Suite 200, Denver, CO, 80202
National
Park Services,
United Launch Alliance, LLC, 9100 East Mineral Circle, Centennial, CO 80112
Future audio seminar topics and dates are scheduled as follows:
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FEBRUARY 2008 |
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February 14: |
FAR Overview (Parts 13, 14, and
15) |
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February 28: |
Contract Administration Basics
(Contract Modifications and Options) |
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MARCH 2008 |
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March 13: |
Contract Law Basics (Intellectual
Property Issues In Government Contracts) |
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March 20: |
Pricing Basics (Cost Analysis) |
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APRIL 2008 |
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April 10: |
FAR Overview (Parts 16, 17, and
18) |
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April 24: |
Contract Administration Basics
(Contract Termination) |
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MAY 2008 |
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May 15: |
Contract Law Basics (“The Cats and
Dogs Session”) |
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May 22: |
Pricing Basics (Work Design and
Analysis) |
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JUNE 2008 |
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June 12: |
FAR Overview (Parts 19, 20, 21,
22, and 23) |
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June 19: |
Contract Administration Basics (Contract Closeout) |
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Certification
Study Groups
If there is any interest in participating
in a certification study group, please forward your interest to dcouture@ball.com. List what you are studying for, what is a
good time, your general location, do you have the materials, etc. I am in the process of purchasing all of the
study materials for each area and will let the membership know when this is
completed.
The Denver Chapter sponsors, free of charge, Host Facilities for the various Audio Seminars. The site host information will be sent via e-mail prior to each seminar. It is the member’s responsibility to contact the designated Point of Contact in advance so that adequate materials, certificate of attendance, security badges and facility entrance paperwork (if applicable) can be prepared for the seminar. To attend a specific audio seminar, please register with Stacey Gustus at sgustus@mckennalong.com or 303-634-4428. Please note the topic, dates and locations for the upcoming seminars.