By Staff Reporter
MORE than 1,500 professionals in procurement and supply sector have so far confirmed their participation in the forthcoming 14 edition of the Procurement and Supply Professionals Annual Conference.
Scheduled to take shape at the Arusha-based International Conference Center (AICC) from 12 to 14 December, 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.
Briefing this media platform over the so far preparations ahead of the crucial conference, the Director of Professional Development at PSPTB, Amos Kazinza informed that more 1,500 relevant professionals were registered for the event as of yesterday.
"Preparations for the event continues at good pace and standards, and we're remaining optimistic that everything will go as planned," he briefed.
According to him, the event has already attracted at least 20 potential sponsors and doors are still open for more others to chip in and bless the envisaged gathering.
"We're appealing to the esteemed professionals who have already registered to issue their participation fees before November 30, in order to stand a comfortable side to receive the conference's needed kits," he communicated.
Contrary to the past event, he informed that in this year’s event, provision of the conference kit will base on payment priority.
" The conference kits will be provided in 11th of December, based on those who paid first," he expressed.
And he added, as part to support President Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan's initiative on tourism, the participants of the annually staged forum will have an ample opportunity to visit to the diverse tourism attractions found in Manyara Region.
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 support the envisaged gathering.
She added that, apart from the relevant professionals and the local stakeholders, the gathering will also feature participants from outside the country.
She unveiled some of the companies in the event's sponsorship list as Zanzibar Insurance Cooperation (ZIC), Dynatech Solutions, the Tanzania Telecommunications Corporation (TTCL), Bravado Solutions, Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF), Bisech Tour Company, Nekira Company Ltd, Haier Tanzania, e- Government (e-GA), the Tanzania Standard Newspapers (TSN), Soft Tech Consultant, UTT AMIS, Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA),National Insurance Corporation of Tanzania Limited (NIC), Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) and UCSAF.
In the list, other companies include Fair Competition Commission (FCC), National Social Security Fund (NSSF), National Housing Corporation ( NHC), Workers Compensation Fund ( WCF) as well as Shades of Green Safaris.
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 Supply 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 exp²erience 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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