To ensure that ComBIT expo is beneficial to exhibitors, sponsors and other participants, ATCON has expanded the scope of the event by inviting high level guests to grace the event. For instance, a high level delegation from the federal government of Nigeria (executive, legislature and the judiciary) will be in attendance throughout the period of the event. Also, governments’ representatives from all the 36 states and local councils in Nigeria have been invited and will be effectively mobilized to participate in the event. In the private sector, captains of industries and their ICT managers have been invited to participate. In fact, all sectors of the economy – banking, insurance, transport, aviation, maritime, security, construction, education, medical, power & steel, hospitality, etc. - will be actively represented at the expo. The army, navy, airforce, police, road safety, immigration, customs, and other para-military organizations will equally participate in the expo.
To ensure that ComBIT expo goes fully global, a website, www.combitonline.com has been launched to enable potential exhibitors, sponsors and participants obtain detailed information about the event or register online for participation. The website is regular updated to keep visitors abreast with the latest developments regarding the event. Also, we have reached out to potential participants by direct online marketing or through embassies of foreign nations in Nigeria. We have equally made contacts with various event marketing companies overseas for partnership. The responses we have received have been very heart-warming and encouraging.
Locally, we have signed on three events managers – Faces & Profiles Limited, Exxcon Limited and TextServe Limited – as consultants. They are already working with us to ensure that the quality of the event is significantly raised to meet international standards. They have brought in their wealth of experiences from other well organised events to make ComBIT 2008 a world class event.
We are also partnering effectively with the press to ensure that adequate publicity is given to the event. As a further step forward, we have invited all stations of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Federal Radio Corporation (FRCN), all radio and television stations owned by the 36 states of the federation, all private radio and television stations as well as selected international and African regional magazines and newspapers. They will participate and give adequate coverage to the event. We have equally mapped out a robust advertising campaign to boost publicity for the event.
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) is the apex, umbrella, non-profit and non-governmental trade association for all ICT operating companies in Nigeria. Inaugurated on December 10, 1993, ATCON has, over the years shown very strong commitment to the rapid expand of Nigeria’s telecommunications networks as well as the accelerated development of the entire ICT sector in Nigeria. ComBIT expo is one of ATCON’s contributions towards consistent stimulation of the growth of ICT in Nigeria and in deed Africa.
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