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Welcome
The Tennessee Association of Public Purchasing (TAPP)
is a non-profit organization
comprised of public purchasing professionals, who share a
common objective – to increase the awareness of public purchasing
practices. TAPP is open to all public institutions, consisting of
individuals whose vocation pertains to work in the procurement and/or
material management profession.
Mission
The mission of TAPP is to
provide educational
and networking opportunities in a professional, effective and ethical
manner for the members of the Tennessee Association of Public Purchasing
by promoting membership; expanding member services; collecting and
disseminating information resources; and sponsoring professional
certification.
TAPP Information
Contact us:
Send
e-mail request for additional information regarding the TAPP organization
to:
Sondra.Howe@state.tn.us
Remember any item for the website should be e-mailed as a Word Document
attachment to the Communication Committee no later than the 15th of
each month to be posted by the end of that same month.
Our 2008 Spring Conference was
held Murfreesboro, TN and was a great
success. Visit "Meetings" for details on the conference.
Training:
The Legal Aspects
of Public Procurement class is being offered by MTTPA in October
of this year. See the "Training" section for additional information or
contact Sheila Douglas at
sdouglas@NESPOWER.com
Visitors:
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Message from the President
Welcome to the TAPP website!
“Hello
everyone. It hardly seems possible that another year has come and gone
since our last Fall meeting. And yet it has. It also seems as if 2008
has been the busiest year for us as well. I hope you are planning to
attend our 2008 Fall Meeting which will be held in Pigeon Forge. Once
again we have an outstanding schedule of topics and presenters. This
meeting promises to be educational as well as entertaining. Your
registration materials are available on the website.
On a personal note, I
extend my heartfelt gratitude to the 2008 officers who have served you,
the members of TAPP during 2008. Sandy, Carolyn, and Paula have been a
huge blessing to me and have shouldered more of the workload than you
know. My thanks also go out to our Past President Susan White who was
always there when I called. Besides the working relationship I have
enjoyed with these fine people during 2008, the fellowship that I enjoy
with each of you means a great deal and helps me in my job. I hope that
our gatherings together are just as beneficial to you as they are to me.
Prior to your arrival
at the Fall Meeting, we offer for your consideration the following bank
of candidates for officer position for 2009:
President: Rex Gaither
Vice-president: Carolyn Biles
Secretary: Pamela Cotham
I know these fine
people will serve us well and will continue to help TAPP grow.
See you in the
Mountains.”
Please Visit the "Events" to
see complete information on our upcoming 2008 Fall Conference.
Registration Form
2008 Conference
Fall 2008 Schedule
Current TAPP officers for 2008
(Photo from left to
right):
President Buddy
Harlan
Vice President Sandi
Crawford
Secretary Carolyn
Biles
Treasurer Paula Cole
Please continue to help support TAPP through
the year. Participation in TAPP will gain you a
world full of procurement knowledge and have access to all the wonderful networking,
which we can all use in our everyday changing world. We are
always looking for new members to join our statewide chapter. Visit "Join"
for details on how to join our organization.
Buddy
Harlan
President
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