CBP Trade Symposium: In Person and Online

Caroline — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:30:08 +0000

Registration begins tomorrow, October 1, for the annual CBP Trade Symposium, being held December 8-10th, 2009.

As this year is the 10th year of the symposium, the exhibits and presentation is focused around the progress made in key areas since 1999. The agenda for the symposium includes:

Modernization
Trade Policy
Intellectual Property Rights
Importer Security Filing
North American Border Issues
Port Operations
Automated Commercial Environment
Importer Self Assessment
Business Resumption Planning
C-TPAT
Interagency Collaboration
The Rulings Process

The cost for attendence is $290.00. However, in addition to attending in person at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, participants can alternately attend virtually via webcast.

Webcasting
This year, we will be unveiling a new capability for the international trade community to participate in the Trade Symposium. We are offering participation via a live webcast, whereby participants may view and interactively participate in the Trade Symposium online. The cost for the Trade Symposium participation via the live webcasting is $35.00 U.S. dollars.

As a complimentary feature, participants who pay to attend the Trade Symposium onsite or via the live webcast will also be provided with a 30-day on-demand access via the Internet free of charge.

Break Out Sessions:


AD/CVD Functionality and responding to forms related to ACS Entry Summaries in the ACE Secure Data Portal	Come learn about the plans for the January 2010 delivery of Antidumping and Countervailing duty functionality in ACE, and the ability to respond to forms related to ACS entry summaries via ACE.
ACE Entry Summary Post Summary Corrections and Beyond	Discuss with the experts the plans for ACE entry summary Post Summary Corrections and upcoming ACE functionality.
ISA: Making the Grade for Self-Governance of Trade Compliance	How do you make trade partnership work for you? CBP and members of the trade present lessons learned from implementing internal controls over customs processes to secure America.
CBP Business Resumption Planning	Learn about CBP’s current business resumption planning activities and the role of the trade community in these efforts. Find out how to ensure your organization is plugged in to get necessary information from CBP should a trade disrupting incident occur.
C-TPAT—Minimum Security Criteria Enhancements	Updates of the Minimum Security Criteria (MSC) What’s happening with Consolidator “guidelines” Current efforts to strengthen the validation process regarding supply chains from Mexico
Importer Security Filing/10+2	ISF program updates, best practices, and lessons learned ISF compliance measures and enforcement strategy Discussion on program enhancements
The Rulings Process Reviewed	In the last two decades alone, CBP has published more than 158,000 rulings – an average of nearly 8,000 per year! Come hear CBP’s experts walk through the process and provide tips for navigating it successfully – - there will be information of interest for beginners and experts alike.
Navigating Regulation by Multiple Agencies: How to Manage Interagency Cooperation	Integrating regulatory activity at and beyond the border presents challenges for the government and the trade. Learn what’s on the horizon and contribute your ideas to strengthen interagency collaboration.

For additional information and to register, visit the CBP Trade Symposium 2009.

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CBP Trade Symposium: In Person and Online