Learn the Nuances of Procurement at ANC 2018-06-19Procurement continues to be a major training need for school nutrition teams and SNA is here to help! From utilizing data to forecast purchasing needs to buying American-made products, procurement-related education sessions at the Annual National Conference can help a school nutrition department thrive. Procurement is just one of many topics that will be discussed at education sessions during SNA’s Annual National Conference in Las Vegas, happening in July. Procurement-centered education sessions will cover topics like purchasing American-made products, forecasting, sourcing local and the power of collaborative purchasing. Are you ready to beef up your procurement knowledge? Check out these great ANC sessions! And, are you attending ANC and wondering what sessions are happening and when? Be sure to use the ANC session filter! There, you can search for sessions by day, target audience and topic. Use the filter as a guide to start building you and your team’s ANC schedule! Pre-consA Proper Procurement Pays (Back by Popular Demand from ANC17!) 8:00 AM - 12:00 PMState Agency Pre-Con Workshop: National Policies and Deep-Dive into Procurement 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Monday, July 9Procurement: Big Ideas from Big Districts (Major City Directors/Supervisors Meeting) 9:15 AM - 10:15 AMPutting Forecasting at the Forefront 9:15 AM - 10:15 AMStandards of Conduct in Procurement: Ensuring Integrity 2:15 PM - 3:15 PMStrength in Numbers with Collaborative Purchasing 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM Tuesday, July 10Procurement of USDA Foods 8:30 AM - 9:30 AMNo More Guessing Games: Using Data to Get Exactly What You Need 2:15 PM - 3:15 PMBuy American 2:15 PM - 3:15 PMProcurement and Administrative Reviews 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Wednesday, July 11Using USDA Resources to Source Local and American-Grown Products 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM Solving the Procurement Puzzle—Procurement Do's and Don'ts 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM Thursday, July 12The Power of Accurate Forecasting with USDA Foods 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM