By attending this unique, two-day conference you will learn how to:

+Build and maintain effective, working collaborative partnerships using strategic internal/external communications processes
+Reduce and mitigate risk in contracting arrangements
+Leverage strategic alliances to increase revenue and penetrate new markets
+Build innovative public/private support solutions that can have significant cost and readiness benefits
+Develop comprehensive strategies for dispute avoidance vs. dispute resolution
+Increase flexibility and timely market response through collaboration and increased communication of needs,
capabilities, and goals
+Integrate shared technologies to slash partnership costs
+Build life cycle planning into the design and concept development phase of the acquisition process and measure the impact of such planning on total ownership cost
+Measure the impact of total life cycle planning on the design and development phase of the acquisition process
+Redefine supply chain management by developing collaborative value chains that improve visibility throughout the supply chain
+Reduce total ownership costs, decrease inventory & improve product quality while reducing purchase price for end users

Attend and you'll hear representatives from the Defense Logistics Agency; Lockheed Martin; Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems; Honeywell; Office of the Secretary of Defense, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary Of Defense (Installations & Environment); Army Materiel Command; U.S. Air Force; Army Corps of Engineers; and others describe the details of their latest and most effective partnering solutions!

Don't wait, GRAB this opportunity to learn ways to benefit from strategic partnering relationships. To boost your learning experience, we are limiting enrollment -- so call to reserve your seat right now!

SAVE $250 WHEN YOU SIGN UP BY FEBRUARY 1st!

As a special offer, if you sign up and pay on or before February 1, 2002 you will save $250 off the registration fee. To get the discount, you must register and pay on or before February 1, 2002 and use the discount code: C*MWSWB when you sign up. Act now, register by calling 1-800-882-8684 or online at www.iqpc.com!