Procurement And Supply Professionals Annual Conference To Convene In Arusha City, Registration Is On -

By VALENTINE OFORO, Dodoma

THE 14th Procurement and Supply Professionals Annual Conference has been set to convene at the Arusha’s famous International Conference Center (AICC) from 12 to 14 December, it has been unveiled.

Briefing over the ongoing preparations ahead of the meeting , the Head of the Marketing and Public Relations Unit at the Procurement and Supplies Professionals and Technicians Board (PSPTB), Ms. Shamim Mdee expressed that the gathering is expected to attract the relevant professionals, stakeholders and other participants from within and outside the country.

Ms. Mdee informed that online registration for taking part in the conference which is being coordinated by PSPTB has been opened, urged those wishing to participate to turn out in multitude and apply earlier in order to stand a better side to benefiting 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 PSPTB’s Annual Conference has been scheduled to convene in Arusha City at AICC,” she informed.

Moreover, the PSPTB’s Head of Marketing and Public Relations Unit, Ms. Mdee, extended deep appreciation to the stakeholders and sponsors who bankrolled the 13th conference during last year, appealing to them to chip in and extend similar support to have this year’s conference run more fruitfully.

“PSPTB wishes to welcome all well-wishers companies and the relevant stakeholders to be part of the coming prestigious gathering through injecting our side with generous supports,” she said, added that the opportunity will provide them with a crucial podium to expand their business as well as service delivery from within and outside the country.

She detailed that those who will patriotically wish to sponsor the event are supposed to communicate with the PSPTB’s Board through the Unit of Marketing and Public Relations.

“Those wishing to sponsor the Conference can communicate with us through telephone number 0784-332749,” she expressed.

Pertaining to registration protocols and the set fees for participating in the envisaged conference, Ms. 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, Ms Mdee unveiled 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, which is www.psptb.go.tz, and click at the online registration option menu,” Ms. 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.

The PSPTB’s core mission is to promote and develop the profession by imparting members with knowledge and skills necessary for effective and ethical management of procurement and supplies functions through training, research and professional services.