*Please see note below about His Grace Foundation needs*

 Please join us for the June TBTA Monthly Meeting!

 Hilton Houston Post Oak by the Galleria

2001 Post Oak Blvd., Houston, Texas, 77056

Phone: 713-961-9300

Website: Hilton Houston Post Oak

Wednesday, June 14th, 11:00am – 1:00pm

Registration and networking will begin at 11:00am with

the meeting officially starting at 11:30am.

Self-parking (Garage) – $7.00

Valet Parking - $15.00

New Member Meeting at 10am - 11am

(Register seperately)

Topic: Category Management – Travel Category

Keynote Speaker – Kathy Briski, Travel Category Manager/Strategy Architect – The Boeing Company

Category management is a strategic approach which organizes procurement resources to focus on specific areas of spends.   Category Managers focus on understanding the current market trends, benchmarking with other companies, spend analysis, internal service delivery model, and procurement sourcing strategies to fully identify cost savings/business process improvements opportunities to produce improved business results.  

Kathy Briski, a procurement and corporate travel leader will explain the category management methodology and how this methodology is used for the Travel Category.   Participants will be lead thru the category profile process specifically for the travel category. This discussion will be participative and informative so we hope you can join us.

 Please take a minute to register now for the monthly meeting. All registrations must be received by the end of business on Friday, June 9th.

 TBTA Charitable Donations Request:

His Grace Foundation - www.hisgracefoundation.org - would like to request the following donations:

• Uno Cards/playing cards
• Post It Notes
• Spiral Bound Journals/Notebooks
• Hairbrushes
• Coffee Mugs
• Luggage Tags (business card holder)
• Earbuds

The mission of His Grace Foundation (HGF) is to provide physical, emotional, and financial support for the patients and families on the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit (BMTU) of Texas Children’s Hospital.

We look forward to seeing you!!