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University Surplus Property Association
16th Annual Conference
March 8th – 11th 2015
SUNDAY, MARCH 8th MEET AND GREET
2:00pm – 4:00pm
Officer’s Meeting ()
2:00pm – 5:00pm
Registration (Entry Hallway – Look for the banner)
2:00pm – 4:30pm
Vendor Setup ()
Vendors are welcome to set up in preparation for the Welcome
Reception.
4:30pm – 5:00pm
New Attendee Orientation ()
All new members and first time attendees are encourages to attend.
5:00pm – 7:00pm
Welcome Reception ()
All attendees and vendors are welcome to attend.
Vendor booths, hors d’oeuvres, and cash bar will be available.
MONDAY, 9th
CONFERENCE DAY 1
6:00am – 8:30am
Breakfast ()
A breakfast voucher will be provided in your welcome packet that is
good for breakfast at the hotel restaurant.
7:00am – 8:30am
Registration
Legend Room
8:30am – 9:00am
Welcome and Opening Remarks
(CIO Computer Services Temple University Tim O’Rourke)
9:05am – 10:30am
Who are we? Case Studies of University Surplus
Mediated by Glen
Penn State, MSU, IU
10:30am – 10:45am
Break ()
Please Visit Vendor Booths
10:45am –11:25am
University Surplus From the Mid-West to the NE ()
Presented by Beau – Drexel University (U of Missouri)
From a full operation to a new startup, how do we get the ball rolling
11:30am – 12:10pm
Vendor Presentations
Sponsors of the Conference
Services you need and want
12:15pm – 1:15pm
Lunch ()
Provided
1:15pm – 2:00pm
Transparency – The Challenges between ROI between the
tangible $$ and intangible Good Will
Round Table
Metrics, Policy, Community Relations, Budget Centered Models
2:05pm – 2:50pm
Outlets: what are the numerous outlets for surplus
Based on Surveys of Members – discussion of the many outlets
3:00pm – 3:45pm
Information Systems: How do you manage all this data, let
along the stuff!
3:50pm – 5:30pm
Happy Hour Break and Vendor Booth Exhibits Open,
Sponsored by AssetWorks
Two complimentary drinks and snacks will be provided
Please Visit Vendor Booths
5:30pm
Dinner
On your own
TUESDAY, MARCH 10th
6:00am
TOUR & NETWORKING DAY
Breakfast
On your own
8:00am
Meet in Lobby to go to Temple U
8:00am – 8:45am
Take Subway to Temple U
8:45am – 9:15am
Jim Creadon – VP of Facilities
9:15am – 10:00pm
Tour of SERC
Margaret Carney
10:00am – 10:45am
Morning Break _ Temple U Welcome Center
10:45am – 11:00am
CRC Intro – Move to CRC 301
11:00am – 12:00pm
Tour of CRC and TOSS
12:15pm – 1:30pm
Lunch Morgan Hall – Chat and Chew with Ken Kaiser
1:30pm
2:00pm-3:45pm
Bus Pick-up outside of Morgan Hall to Site Tours
Split Tours of WM and Revolution Recovery
4:15pm-5:30pm
Tour of Philadelphia Brewing Company/Mirco Distillary
5:30pm-6pm
Bus Back to Hotel – Dinner on your Own
WEDNESDAY, 11th
6:00am – 8:30am
CONFERENCE DAY 3
Breakfast ()
A breakfast voucher will be provided in your welcome packet that is
good for breakfast at the hotel restaurant.
7:00am – 8:30am
Registration
Legend Room
8:30am – 9:25am
USPA Membership Meeting ()
Mediated by Glen
All higher education attendees are welcome to attend but only
members will be allowed to vote. Organizational updates will be
presented and elections will be held for the board positions of
President and Secretary.
*Gift exchange starts so don’t forget to bring your school themed gift
for the swap.
9:30am – 10:15pm
Student Run Initiatives TOSS and Bike Surplus
Presented by Emily and Blake of Temple U
10:20am – 10:30pm
Break
10:30am – 11:15am
EHRS/Safety/Batteries/HAZ MAT
11:20am – 11:55am
EPA Region 3 – CURC Initiatives R2
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Lunch ()
Provided
1:05pm – 1:55pm
Customer Service In a Demanding World ()
Eric Brunner Temple U HR
2:00pm – 2:15pm
Break
2:15pm – 4:00pm
Round Table Discussion ()
Mediated by Glen – PSU
Open forum question and answer session and conference wrap up.
Topics to include: Missing surplus items, renovation / construction
materials recovery, processing batteries, hard drive wiping and resale,
cellular wiping and resale, reloading OS on wiped hard drives,
marketing strategies, inter-departmental transfers, faculty transfers,
handling parts of capital asset systems, please come with additional
topics to discuss.
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Dinner
On your own
6:00pm – 10:00pm
“Night of Relaxation” ()
Complimentary beer, wine, and soda will be provided until 8:00 and a
cash bar will be available until 10:00 for all other items. Light snacks
will be available as well.