ATREXPO 2013 gets new adherents

By Tamfu Harrison Bawe in Yaounde

The World Transport fair, code-named ATREXPO 2013, to hold at the Yaounde Conference Centre  from 14-17 February 2013, has been given a fillip, following the backing it has received from Cameroon’s minister of communications, the Chadian business patrons’ organisation, SN-Brussels and the Cameroonian Order of Civil Engineers (CNOCE).

The endorsement of the initiative by these new participants was announced last Wednesday, 10 October, in Yaounde by convenors of the trade fair during the signing of a convention between the Cameroon Order of Engineers and ATREXPO.

The convention will permit the order to get international exposure and seize opportunities to win international consultancy contracts. Kizito Ngoa, President of the National Order of Civil Engineers, signed on behalf of the order, while Jay Vom Vadiveloo, CEO, ATREXPO, signed for his organization.

Speaking to the press after the signing of the convention, Jay Vom explained that they decided to go into such a partnership with the CNOCE because engineers are at the heart of important transport infrastructure  projects. He said ATREXPO is offering them an advertising package (stand, exposure on website, etc.) worth 20000 dollars free of charge.

For his part, Kizito Ngoa, president of CNOCE, said ATREXPO 2013 will be an ideal occasion for his member to be associated with the huge structural projects being undertaken in Cameroon and  abroad from the beginning. He said the signing the convention with ATREXPO was enough assurance that they would not be forgotten during the fallouts of the transport fair.

Prior to the signing of the convention, officials of ATREXPO gave an assessment of the ground covered in terms of preparations for the holding of the fair. It was announced that 150 participants had booked for stands and in two months time the full list of participants would be given. It also emerged that thematic workshops would hold parallel to the fair. Cameroonians were called upon to ensure the security of the investments of foreign investors.  It was agreed that the transport fair would enable Cameroon to sell itself, its potentials and attract financing for its structural projects. Journalists were called upon to give the event the widest publicity to ensure its success.

ATREXPO 2013, the first ever transport exhibition to hold on African soil, will offer exhibitionists a unique opportunity to meet numerous renowned transport industry tycoons, the finance world and thousands of target visitors.