Other adhoc listservs are also available. A tremendous selection of products and services meets member needs for everything from institution-wide projects to individual items. NAEB regional groups serve members across the country. Having a large number of relatively small groups meeting locally ensures that even the smallest institutions with the most restricted travel budgets may become personally involved with our association. All regional groups hold at least one meeting per year.
Some regions also feature supplier exhibits.
In addition to our very popular Basic Purchasing Institute, Advanced Purchasing Institute, and Furniture Procurement Institutes, we offer one-time seminars on key industry topics that are of great importance to members of this association. Topics of immediate concern are covered in Roundtable Discussion Groups. This meeting is the largest gathering of campus purchasing professionals held anywhere. The informal contact the Annual Meeting provides with more than 500 purchasing professionals from around the country is one of the major benefits of NAEB membership. The candid exchange of views at this meeting helps members build a personal informational network on a nationwide basis.