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Conference Program

Sunday, October 12, 2003

2:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
2003 International EXPO Registration

4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Industry Hosted Members' Reception

Monday, October 13, 2003

9:30 a.m. -7:00 p.m.
2003 International EXPO Registration

8:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
EXPO 2003 Golf Classic

4:00 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
HIGPA Annual Meeting (Members Only)

5:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Hospitality and Orientation Session for First-Time Attendees

6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception
Sponsored by Roche Diagnostics

7:00 p.m.-9:15 p.m.
Opening Dinner - sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline

& First General Session

Politics 2003 - 2004: From the Right and the Left
Robert Novak & Eleanor Clift

9:15 p.m.-11:00 p.m.
HIGPA Reception and Evening Lounge (Members Only)
Sponsored by McKesson

Tuesday, October 14, 2003

7:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
2003 International EXPO Registration

7:45 a.m.-8:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by Fuji Film

9:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
Second General Session
Beyond the Summit
Todd Skinner

10:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
Networking Break

10:45 a.m.-1:45 p.m.
GPO Pavilions - First Session
Buffet Luncheon on the Pavilion Grounds
Sponsored by Merck & Co.

1:45 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Third General Session
Quality Control: Healthcare Management Today
George Labovitz, Ph.D.

3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Networking Time

5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
Chairman's Reception
Sponsored by Moore Wallace

9:00 p.m.- 11:30 p.m.
HIGPA Desert Suite
(By Invitation Only)
Industry member representatives and sponsor company representatives are invited to join HIGPA's Board of Directors for an after-dinner coffee or beverage. This event is by invitation only.

Wednesday, October 15, 2003

7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
GPO Pavilions - Second Session (HIGPA Members Only)

Breakfast (In the GPO Pavilion Area)
Sponsored by Abbott Laboratories

8:00 a.m.-8:45 a.m. (In the GPO Pavilion Hall)
Word From Washington (HIGPA Members Only)
Robert Betz, PhD
HIGPA President & CEO

9:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
GPO Pavilions - Second Session continued

10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
Fourth General Session
Executive Round Table Discussion:
How will the Health Care Purchasing Industry Evolve?

Sponsored by KCI

Senior executives from AmeriNet, Consorta, MedAssets HSCA, Premier and Novation will join trading partner executives in a roundtable discussion on issues that are paramount to the health care purchasing industry. The open discussion format will initially focus on four to six pre-determined topic areas. To ensure timely discussion, the final topic areas will be printed in the EXPO on-site program. Possible topic discussion areas include:

• Define the buy/sell marketplace.
• What impact do the current reimbursement procedures have on your 2004 business plan?
• Multi-sourcing contracts…where is the 'value' for trading partners?
• In this current business climate, how will your company establish/re-establish the 'relationship' with manufacturers/suppliers?
• What is the optimum 2004 strategy towards clinical/physician preference items?
• HIGPA adopted its Code of Conduct in July 2002. HIGPA's Industry Members certified compliance this spring. What is next?

11:45 a.m.
Adjournment

NEW FOR 2003!

HIGPA's Post-EXPO Purchasing Industry Workshop

HIGPA is pleased to announce the inaugural Purchasing Industry Workshop. This workshop is open to HIGPA member companies in good standing for the 2003 calendar year. The workshop will be limited to two representatives from each member company up to a maximum of 150 paid individuals.

The preliminary program format is designed to provide a fast-paced, high-intensity learning experience that is unparalleled in the purchasing industry. Each individual business enhancement workshop topic discussion will be created by the host group purchasing organization prior to the event. This information will be printed in the EXPO on-site brochure and posted on the HIGPA web site, www.higpa.org, by September 30, 2003. Don't miss this opportunity to interact and exchange ideas with leading purchasing executives.

12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Lunch and Opening Session - GPO's and IDN's: A symbiotic relationship?
While dining on Marriott's signature cuisine, attendees will hear from select IDN's on their own experiences in working with GPOs.

2:00 - 3:15 pm
Concurrent Business Enhancement Workshops
Relationship Development Workshop #1 - Consorta
Relationship Development Workshop #2 - MAGNET
Relationship Development Workshop #3 - MedAssets HSCA
Relationship Development Workshop #4 - Novation

Each workshop is limited in total attendance. Workshop selection process is based on first paid-first served. On the Purchasing Industry Workshop registration form, check the workshops in order of preference; A - highest, D - lowest. You will be notified upon receipt of your completed registration as to which session you are eligible to attend.

3:15 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.
Phone and Restroom Break

3:45 - 5:00 pm
Concurrent Business Enhancement Workshops
Relationship Development Workshop #5 - AmeriNet
Relationship Development Workshop #6 - Joint Purchasing Corporation
Relationship Development Workshop #7 - MHA-MedEcon
Relationship Development Workshop #8 - Premier & Affiliates

5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
Closing remarks and cocktail reception