ART - Journal of Public Procurement (National Letter 3) 2003

The document is a letter from the National President of the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP) to the readers and members of the Journal of Public Procurement (JoPP). The letter expresses the president's excitement about the progress of JoPP, which has moved from being just a thought to a published journal with three issues per year. The president emphasizes the importance of combining practical experience from practitioners with theoretical knowledge from scholars to advance the field of public procurement and establish it as a true profession. The letter encourages practitioners to contribute to the journal by submitting manuscripts and highlights the creation of a permanent section called "Practitioners' Corner" for practitioners to share their practical knowledge. The president also emphasizes the importance of education, certification, and the development of a standard body of knowledge for the advancement of individual professionalism and the profession as a whole.