ETO'S ASSEMBLY AND PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEES MEET IN A JOINT SESSION

The Eskişehir Chamber of Commerce (ETO) held a joint meeting of its professional committees at the Vehbi Koç Congress Center, where ETO President Metin Güler highlighted the committees' active engagement throughout 2023, reporting that they had convened 555 times and made 45 visits to institutions and organizations to address member concerns.

The March assembly meeting began with an opening speech by Assembly President Halil İbrahim Ara, followed by the resolution of agenda items. This was succeeded by a joint meeting of ETO’s 41 professional committees, the disciplinary board, the TOBB Eskişehir Women Entrepreneurs Committee, and the TOBB Eskişehir Young Entrepreneurs Committee. During the meeting, President Metin Güler shared insights regarding ETO’s strategic plan for the years 2024-2030.

New Service Building Will Contribute to Strategic Goals

Güler discussed the Eskişehir Fair and Congress Center, which started with a budget of 22 million lira and is projected to cost 1 billion lira upon completion. He stated that efforts are underway to ensure the new service building is operational by 2025, emphasizing that this will mark another significant achievement for ETO and facilitate reaching the goal of attracting 1 million visitors to the Fair and Congress Center each year.

Active Committees Recognized with Awards and Certificates

Güler acknowledged the significant efforts of ETO's professional committees in monitoring the pulse of the city's commerce and industry. He noted that the committees relay member requests and issues to ETO’s assembly and board, thus playing a role in problem-solving. He reported that in 2023, the professional committees conducted 555 meetings and made 650 sectoral decisions, with 292 actions taken based on these decisions and 45 institutional visits made.

Seminar on Human Relations and Communication

Emphasizing the importance of the professional committees' activities, Güler thanked the chairpersons and members for their contributions to raising and addressing the issues faced by traders and industrialists. At the end of the meeting, plaques and certificates of appreciation were awarded to the professional committees that generated the most requests and conducted the most visits in 2023, specifically the Retail Trade of Foodstuffs, Travel Agencies and Passenger Transport, Durable Consumer Goods Trade, Education and Rehabilitation, and Cargo Transportation committees. Following the meeting, a seminar on human relations and communication was conducted by TOBB trainer Dr. Cengiz Tavukçuoğlu.