the doctor will be in Chicago, Illinois next Friday (July 11, 2008) and will be joining Jason Busch of Spend Matters fame and Lisa Reisman of Metal Miner fame at Wilde (3130 N. Broadway, Chicago, Il 60657) between 8:00 and 10:00 pm, EDT. We’ll be in the “back bar” area.

This is an open invitation to bloggers, procurement and supply chain practitioners, consultants, vendors, and anyone else with an interest in supply management and sourcing innovation that would like to meet the bloggers. However, please note the rule of thumb for technology or service vendor representatives is that if you plan to pitch us, you have to buy the group one drink and sponsor some appetizers. The alternative, as Jason Busch points out, is to do two shots of Jager or, if you prefer, single malt whiskey, yourself (in front of us) before starting the pitch. ( In other words, if you’re not going to feed and water us, you have to entertain us. )

If you think you can make it, drop Jason a line at (jbusch <at> spendmatters <dot> com) or post a comment to his announcement.