"May 7, 2008
Dear Valued Supplier:
In an effort to improve the way we conduct business with our trading partners, we believe it is important to stay current with industry best practices in supply chain management. We would like to extend an invitation to join us at the 2008 U Connect Conference, which is presented by GS1 US and VICS, the Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions Association.
This year’s conference will be held June 9th to 12th at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Dallas. Since our business processes and trading partner relationships rely on GS1 Standards to transact commerce, the U Connect Conference is the event to learn how to fully utilize these solutions correctly and completely.
The conference offers over 70 sessions, including bar coding; EDI; logistics; EPC/RFID; global data synchronization; logistics, and collaborative commerce, to name a few.
Come hear Best Buy’s presentations on Product Information Mgt/GDS and the importance of quality item data. GS1 US, a strong supporter of trading partner collaboration, is offering a $300.00 discount off of the registration fee for our trading partners who sign up using our promotion code of: UCONBBUY. (Please note, this cannot be used with any other discount.)
Best Buy will be having trading partner topic tables during the networking event on Tuesday, June 10th from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm. GS1 US will be providing us with a list in advance of the conference of our trading partners that sign up with our discount code.
The topics we will focus on will be our Advance Ship Notice initiative, Global Data Synchronization, CPFR and other topics you would discuss to work more efficiently together. This will be your time to meet Maureen Wissel, Foundation Data Management; Sara Halfmann and Bekki Windsperger, E-Business Communication team and Todd Schilling, CPFR and Direct Imports. Appropriately, the theme of this year’s conference is “Finding New Ways of Working Together.”
The education, networking, knowledge and new ideas offered at U Connect offer a tremendous opportunity for all of us to achieve that vision. If you plan on participating, I urge you to register as soon as possible so that we can plan accordingly. The number of participants may impact how many topic tables we schedule.
Also, the U Connect room block at the Gaylord Texan ends May 15th, so I advise you to also make your room reservations soon to guarantee your conference rate. You can learn more about the U Connect Conference by visiting their website: http://www.uconnectevent.org/
We hope to see you there.
Patricia Vessey
Director of Supplier Integration & Co-Chair of 2008 U Connect Planning Committee Best Buy Co., Inc.
612-291-6049"
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