SciQuest Announces NextLevel 2009 Procurement Conference

CARY, N.C., July 15, 2008 - SciQuest, Inc., the global leader empowering enterprises to realize the potential of strategic procurement, today announced the venue and dates of the company's annual procurement conference, NextLevel 2009. The conference will be held February 8 - 11, 2009, at The Fairmont Dallas.

NextLevel has been touted as the leading procurement event for academic, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and healthcare organizations as well as state and local government entities. The event provides attendees with strategies and tactics they can implement to take their organization's procurement to the next level. For senior executives, NextLevel also provides a unique opportunity to learn how the world's leading organizations are utilizing a more strategic approach to the procurement function to realize business goals.

The 2009 conference has been combined with SciQuest's Annual User Group, providing organizations with one place to gain deep insight into the latest procurement trends, network with fellow procurement visionaries and professionals on best practices and receive interactive training from SciQuest solution experts.

"NextLevel 2009 is shaping up to be the ‘can't-miss' event for procurement and business professionals," said Stephen Wiehe, president and CEO of SciQuest. "By combining NextLevel with our Annual User Group, we're providing greater value to our customers, partners and suppliers while also giving prospects exposure to our product suite. No other event combines the detailed instruction procurement professionals want and the big picture view of procurement's potential that business leaders need."

Themed "Discover the New Procurement Frontier," the conference will feature tracks and sessions that enable attendees to stay abreast of procurement hot topics such as sustainable "green" procurement, the impact of eprocurement in the research environment, the new procurement skill set, as well as how to foster stronger supplier relationships. Whether they are new to SciQuest or have been a customer for years, attendees will have the option to get to know SciQuest solutions as well as receive basic and advanced training to better manage spend and drive savings across the enterprise.

For more information and to register for NextLevel 2009, please visit www.sciquest.com.

About SciQuest
SciQuest's procurement automation and supplier enablement solutions empower leading organizations to realize the potential of strategic procurement. The company's specialized knowledge, on-demand software, and service-first approach enable public and private enterprises across the globe to manage spend, drive ROI, and advance their critical missions.

SciQuest's deep understanding of its served vertical markets combined with a broad supplier network and intuitive, online shopping experience increase user and contract adoption while improving operational efficiencies. Through software-as-a-service (SaaS) deployment, organizations can quickly implement the right eprocurement solution to augment existing ERP investments or fully enable all aspects of purchasing from sourcing to settlement.

For more information about SciQuest, please visit www.sciquest.com or call 877-710-0413 in the U.S. or +44 1794 341182 in Europe.

SciQuest is a registered trademark of SciQuest, Inc. Other trademarks contained herein remain the property of their respective owners.

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