FEDERAL NEWS RADIO INTERVIEWS NIB CEO KEVIN LYNCH

Washington, DC, June 22, 2010
This week, host Larry Allen talks with Kevin Lynch, President and CEO, National Industries for the Blind. NIB’s mission is to enhance the opportunities for economic and personal independence of persons who are blind.

Larry and Kevin discuss:
* An update on traditional NIB product offerings through the AbilityOne Program.
* How NIB is partnering with private sector partners
* Why NIB feels that they need to expand into services and what type of services they're exploring
* And federal contract support services being offered by NIB to the federal government and Department of Defense

Download or listen to Kevin Lynch’s interview with Larry Allen

Coalition for Government Procurement provides a voice for commercial service and product companies selling in the federal market. The Coalition has 29 years of working with decision makers in and out of government on acquisition rules and procurement issues and provides a unique perspective from their members that is shared whenever procurement policy is debated.

Annual Training Conference: Registration Up, Don't Miss This Exciting Event!

Registration for “AbilityOne: Generation Next, Strategies for the Future” is expected to exceed 2008 levels with more than 400 participants. NIB’s hotel block is quickly filling up so please register soon for the conference and hotel. The NIB/NAEPB Annual Training Conference is scheduled for October 21-24 in Kansas City.

Register your hotel room by close of business on Monday, September 27 to take advantage of the lower conference rate of $149/night (single or double). A limited number of government rate rooms are also available. Make your hotel reservations online or call 816-421-1234. No paper forms are needed.

Conference registration fees are $350 for NIB/NISH associated agency representatives or guests, and $249 for government agency representatives.

NIB has planned three informative and interactive days of meetings, presentations and networking. Download the current agenda to read about the exciting line-up of speakers and programs.

Our “future focused” agenda includes sessions on technology; government and defense procurement opportunities; and managing changing employee and customer demographics. On Friday, October 23 join us as we honor our Employees of the Year!

A general session on Friday morning will feature senior procurement executives from key organizations within the federal government, who will provide information about the future direction of their organizations and how these emerging trends may impact the AbilityOne Program.

The “Sourcing with the AbilityOne Program” panel, moderated by Scottie Knott, NIB Vice President, Operations, will include these panelists:

• 
  Elliott B. Branch, Executive Director, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (DASN), Department of the Navy



• David Drabkin, Deputy Chief Acquisition Officer, Senior Procurement Executive, General Services Administration, Office of the Chief Acquisition Officer



• Nancy M. Heimbaugh, Executive Director, Contracting and Acquisition Management, Defense Supply Center Philadelphia



• Ben McCarter, Assistant Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Procurement) Iraq/Afghanistan, Headquarters Department of the Army, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology)



• Iris B. Cooper, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisitions, Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Acquisition and Logistics.
  

Visit the Events page on the NIB website or use these links for Conference Registration; Hotel Reservations; and the Current Agenda. Bookmark this page to visit regularly for agenda updates or other new conference information.

For more information, contact conferences@nib.org.