By Valentine Oforo
A TOTAL of thirteen companies from the public and private sector have so far confirmed to sponsor the 14th edition of the Procurement and Supply Professionals Annual Conference.
Scheduled to take shape from December 12 to 14, 2023 at the Arusha-based International Conference Center (AICC), the key annually staged event which is being coordinated by the Procurement and Supplies Professionals and Technicians Board (PSPTB) is projected to bring together over 2000 participants under the same roof.
Head of the Marketing and Public Relations Unit at PSPTB, Shamim Mdee has expressed to have appreciated the time-heart cooperation so far demonstrated by the companies in readiness to chip in and support staging of the envisaged gathering.
Briefing this media platform over the ongoing preparations ahead of the conference, Mdee expressed that apart from the relevant professionals and the local stakeholders, the gathering will feature participants from outside the country.
She unveiled the companies in the event's sponsorship list as Shades of Green Safaris Tanzania Limited, National Social Security Fund (NSSF), National Housing Corporation ( NHC), Tanzania Social Action Fund (NSSF), Bisech Investment Limited and Workers Compensation Fund ( WCF).
Others, according to Mdee, include the South Tech Consultant, Dynatech Solutions, e- Government (e-GA), Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA), Tanzania Telecommunications Corporation (TTCL), National Insurance Corporation of Tanzania Limited (NIC) and Tanzania Standard Newspapers (TSN).
"Doors are still widely open and we're kindly appeal ling to more well wishers companies to turn out in multitude in order to dish out their much needed support in order to ensure the event is organized successful and more professional, " Mdee asked.
She informed that online registration for taking part in the conference was continuing at good pace, urging those wishing to participate to timely turn out and apply earlier in order to stand a better side to benefit from the professional conference.
“On behalf of the Board of Directors and the Management of PSPTB, I would like to inform the general public, the esteemed professionals in the procurement and supply chain that the 14th edition of the Procurement and Supply Annual Conference has been scheduled to convene at the International Conference Center in Arusha's tourist City from December 12 to 14, 2024," she insisted.
She also extended appreciation to the stakeholders and sponsors who bankrolled the 13th conference during last year, appealing to them to mull over the possibility of extending similar support to have this year’s conference run more fruitfully.
"Those who feels to be part of the event's sponsors are advised to communicate with the PSPTB’s Board through the Marketing and Public Relations Unit in order to get relevant detailed information” she expressed.
Detailing over the registration protocols and the set fees for participating in the envisaged conference, Mdee expressed that the participants who have so far register at PSPTB will be charged at 500,000/-, whereby the non-members participants, and those from other professionals will have to part with at least 650,000/-.
And she added, “The participants from outside the country will have to dig deep into their pockets to the tune of USD400 in order to book their place for the crucial conference,”
However, she unveiled that PSPTB has taken into consideration the students who have yet to be employed, saying those wishing to take part will be charged at a reasonable fee of 300,000/-.
“As per the set participation registrations, the prospective participants are supposed to visit our official website,” Mdee detailed.
The Procurement and Supplies Professionals and Technicians Board (PSPTB) is a government institution established by Act No. 23 of 2007. PSPTB is charged with the responsibilities of developing, monitoring and controlling Procurement and Supplies Professionals in the public and private sectors in the country.
The 14th Professional Annual General Meeting (AGM) aims to bring together procurement and suppliers professionals and stakeholders within and outside the country to share their knowledge, skills and experience of professional practice and related issues in the profession.
The AGM is open to procurement and supply practitioners, tender board members, accounting officers, auditors, engineers, architects, quantity surveyors, pharmacists, academicians, consultants, researchers, policy makers, business community, entrepreneurs, suppliers, contractors, Non-government organizations, as well as any other stakeholders
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