Procurement And Supply Professionals Annual Conference Attracts Vital Sponsorship -

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 (TASAF), Bisech Investment Limited and Workers Compensation Fund ( WCF).

Others, according to
Mdee, include the Soft- 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.