Procurement Services offers a range of live office hours and information sessions covering:
- Business Expense and Travel
- Payment Services
- Purchasing and Contracts
- Vendor Services
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Upcoming Events
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| September 29, 2022 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. |
Information Session: Overview of the Supplier Setup and Onboarding Process at Stanford
Please note: This information session was rescheduled to Sept. 29 from Sept. 21. |
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October 13, 2022 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. |
Information Session: Stanford Travel
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December 1, 2022 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. |
Information Session: Business Expense and Card Services
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| Date | Description | Event Materials |
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| September 7, 2022 |
Office Hour: eReceipts
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| August 3, 2022 |
Office Hour: Business Expense
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| July 27, 2022 |
Purchasing Primer: Payment and Card Services (Purchasing Card Focus)
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| June 15, 2022 |
Stanford Travel Forum
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Live Demonstration: Live Demonstration: Live Demonstration: |
| June 13, 2022 |
Office Hour: Amending a Contract During this event, the Contracts team will briefly review the procurement contracts process at Stanford and spend the rest of the time answering attendee questions on contract amendments. You may also submit your question in advance through this form. |
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| May 10, 2022 |
Purchasing Primer Series: Reviewing the Purchase Order Process at Stanford The agenda will cover:
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| April 27, 2022 |
Business Expenses: What's New and Important Reminders
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| April 5, 2022 |
Purchasing Primer Series: How to Purchase in Amazon Business and SmartMart Catalog Suppliers A Review the Purchasing and Payment Methods Landscape at Stanford An Overview and Tour of Amazon Business An Overview and Tour of SmartMart Catalog Suppliers A Review of Available Resources and Learning Materials A Question-and-Answer Session |
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| March 28, 2022 |
Information Session: SmartMart Contracts Post-Launch Overview of the SmartMart Contracts Project Review of the Procurement Contracts Process at Stanford Walkthrough of the SmartMart Contracts System Tour of Available Resources and Learning Materials Question-and-Answer Session |
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| March 7, 2022 |
Information Session: SmartMart Contracts Pre-Launch Overview of the SmartMart Contracts Project Review of the Procurement Contracts Process at Stanford Walkthrough of the SmartMart Contracts System Tour of Available Resources and Learning Materials Question-and-Answer Session |
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| January 26, 2022 |
Information Session: Business Expense and Stanford Travel Introductions Business Expense Updates and Related Updates from University Human Resources Card Services Updates: PCard and TCard Policy and Process Using the Stanford Travel Program and Managing Travel Cancellations Financial Support Center Refresher Question and Answer Session |
Note: Use your Stanford email address to access the presentation and recordings (SUNetID or Email Alias @stanford.edu) |
| December 2, 2021 |
Open Office Hour: Business Expense Questions Introduction How this Office Hour is structured Questions and Answer session Survey |
Presentation Note: Use your Stanford email address to access the presentation (SUNetID or Email Alias @stanford.edu) |
| November 10, 2021 |
Business Expense and Stanford Travel Office Hour Three takeaways about the Stanford Travel booking policy Card Services updates Business Purpose basics Recent Business Expense updates Question and Answer session |
Note: Use your Stanford email address to access the presentation and recordings (SUNetID or Email Alias @stanford.edu) |
| May 12-13, 2021 |
Business Expense and Stanford Travel Office Hour Stanford Travel topics: May 12, 9 a.m. - noon
Business Expense topics: May 13, 9 a.m. - noon
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May 12 Stanford Travel Presentation (without the slides shown between sessions) May 12 Stanford Travel Presentation: slides shown between sessions
Note: Use your Stanford email address to access the presentation and recordings (SUNetID or Email Alias @stanford.edu)
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| March 18, 2021 |
Office Hour Business Expense updates Travel Card Refresher How to Manage Unused Airline Tickets Question and Answer session |
Presentation Session Recording |
| November 11, 2020 |
Office Hour: Travel Topics Overview of booking channels Business Expense updates, including new mandatory fields in ERS Question and answer session Prize drawing |
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| September 30, 2020 |
Office Hour ERS updates to Advances and Group Travel Meal Expense Types New Expense Requests Efficacy dashboard and training guide COVID Financial Recovery expense types Guidance on Social Meetings and Gatherings Review of Stanford Travel Policy Question and Answer session |
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| July 17, 2020 |
Office Hour Stanford Travel Policy Update Benefits of the Travel Card Question and Answer Session |
Presentation Session Recording |
| May 15, 2020 |
Office Hour COVID-19 Resources How to clear Travel Card credits Question and Answer Session |
Presentation |
| April 3, 2020 |
Office Hour COVID-19 Office Hour: Business Expense and Travel Issues |
Presentation Session Recording |
| March 26, 2020 |
Uber for Business Webinar Overview of its business products |
Presentation Session Recording |
| March 24, 2020 |
Lyft for Business Webinar Overview of its business products |
Presentation Session Recording |
| March 6, 2020 |
Office Hour Business Expense Policy Common Questions and New Resources Slack Travel Channel |
Session Recording |
