The Inter-American Network on Government Procurement (INGP), and the Agency for State Procurement and Contracting (ACCE) in Uruguay, with the support of the Organization of American States (OAS), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), organize the Ninth Annual Conference on Government Procurement in the Americas from September 17 to 19, 2013 at the Radisson Victoria Plaza Hotel in Montevideo, Uruguay.    

The Annual Conference is the highest level for dialogue, exchange, organization, and management of the INGP, established as the most important forum for disseminating technical advances in the development of government procurement in the Americas.    

The public session will be open to public officials, academics and private sector representatives interested in the modernization process of government procurement. The private session will count with the participation of representatives of the countries in the Americas before the INGP, as well as support institutions and international experts working with the Network.