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SUMMARY:OPBA Annual General Meeting 2026 + AI in Procurement Feature
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DESCRIPTION:OPBA Annual General Meeting 2026 + AI in Procurement Feature\n\n06/25/26 01:00 PM EST\n - 06/25/26 02:00 PM EST\Description:\n\nThursday, June 25, 2026\n1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET\nVirtual Event\n\nRegistration closes: Tuesday, June 23, 2026\n\nEligible for 1.00 contact hour\nOPBA Members Only | Free Registration\n\nTop 3 Reasons to Attend the Annual Meeting\n\n\n	Elect Your Leadership: Vote to elect the Board of Directors.\n	Shape the Future: Participate in important decisions on resolutions and policies.\n	Stay Informed: Get updates on key initiatives and OPBA activities.\n\n\nAll OPBA members in good standing are encouraged to attend.\n\nJoin Victoria Mirlocca, Chair of the Board of Directors, to:\n\n\n	Review and accept the financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2024.\n	Hear updates on OPBA’s work and direction for the coming year.\n\n\n\nSpecial 30-Minute Feature\n\nAI in Procurement: Contracts, Vendors & Risk in a Changing Landscape\n\nPresented by:\n\n \n\nGet a first look at an upcoming pre-conference workshop with Info-Tech Research Group at the OPBA Annual Conference this September, exploring how AI is reshaping contracts, vendor relationships, and risk in today’s procurement environment—especially when working with complex, large-scale vendors.\n\n\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:OPBA Annual General Meeting 2026 + AI in Procurement Feature<br /><br />06/25/26 01:00 PM EST - 06/25/26 02:00 PM EST<br />Description:<br /><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #1f2933; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 800px;">
<p style="margin: 0 0 16px 0;"><strong>Thursday, June 25, 2026</strong><br />
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET<br />
Virtual Event</p>

<p style="margin: 0 0 16px 0;"><strong>Registration closes:</strong> Tuesday, June 23, 2026</p>

<p style="margin: 0 0 16px 0;">Eligible for 1.00 contact hour<br />
<strong>OPBA Members Only | Free Registration</strong></p>

<h3 style="margin: 24px 0 12px 0; font-size: 20px; color: #0f4c81;">Top 3 Reasons to Attend the Annual Meeting</h3>

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	<li style="margin-bottom: 8px;"><strong>Elect Your Leadership:</strong> Vote to elect the Board of Directors.</li>
	<li style="margin-bottom: 8px;"><strong>Shape the Future:</strong> Participate in important decisions on resolutions and policies.</li>
	<li style="margin-bottom: 8px;"><strong>Stay Informed:</strong> Get updates on key initiatives and OPBA activities.</li>
</ol>

<p style="margin: 0 0 16px 0;">All OPBA members in good standing are encouraged to attend.</p>

<p style="margin: 0 0 16px 0;">Join <strong>Victoria Mirlocca, Chair of the Board of Directors</strong>, to:</p>

<ul style="margin: 0 0 16px 20px; padding: 0;">
	<li style="margin-bottom: 8px;">Review and accept the financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2024.</li>
	<li style="margin-bottom: 8px;">Hear updates on OPBA&rsquo;s work and direction for the coming year.</li>
</ul>

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<h3 style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; font-size: 20px; color: #0f4c81;">Special 30-Minute Feature</h3>

<p style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; font-size: 18px;"><strong>AI in Procurement: Contracts, Vendors &amp; Risk in a Changing Landscape</strong></p>

<p style="margin: 0 0 10px 0;"><strong>Presented by:<br />
<img alt="" src="https://opba.ca/photos/info-tech-research-group-logo_04222026135602.PNG" style="width:320px" /></strong><br />
&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin: 0;">Get a first look at an upcoming pre-conference workshop with <strong>Info-Tech Research Group</strong> at the OPBA Annual Conference this September, exploring how AI is reshaping contracts, vendor relationships, and risk in today&rsquo;s procurement environment&mdash;especially when working with complex, large-scale vendors.</p>
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