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Procurement Professional is the official publication of CIPS Australasia

In this Issue Best practice on show in Canberra Category Management - Equipping tomorrow's buyers practitioners’ skills Special Report - Managing Print Railcorp certified	Latest news from the world of procurement Procurement renegotiations help UK banking giant save £63m Threat of UK public spending cuts slows manufacturing growth US$160mil supply chain win for Accenture WA land grab aims to provide 'certainty' for gas project Don't give China control, warns Bush adviser MCIPS scholarship launced for 2010 Be a part of CIPS NSW Gala Dinner CIPSA Regional Chairs to meet September 12 CIPSA VIC Chair new CPO at NAB Procurement Professional Awards now being judged
	Latest blogs from The Buyer #186 - Buying without brand strength is the real test #185 - The three BIG problems with business books #184 - How to negotiate in China #183 - A void in the Australian boardroom #182 - Which is harder – public or private sector procurement? #181 - New Zealand ‘buy local’ members’ bill is naive #180 - UK Govt centralises spend, and scraps Audit Commission #179 - What makes seller-buyer relationships work?
CIPSA Conference News The 6th CIPSA Annual Conference in Melbourne on 13/14 October is the flagship event for the procurement profession. Registrations are pouring in, so don't miss out! For full details on the extensive conference agenda please click here. Programme development is currently underway for the Use of Technology in Procurement Special Interest Forum's in Sydney on 25th November and Auckland on 30th November. Full details will be published shortly.