CBP Announces November 27-29 ACE Exchange VIII Conference in San Francisco, CA
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted a notice to its Web site announcing that it will be holding the Automated Commercial Environment Exchange VIII conference in San Francisco, CA on November 27-29, 2007, the last ACE Exchange conference for 2007.
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Conference Provides Trade Opportunity to Learn About/Provide Input on ACE
CBP states that the ACE Exchange VIII conference is an opportunity to discuss and give input on ACE, and learn about how it has helped companies comply with a new regulatory mandate. CBP notes that new ACE functionality was just released that benefits cartmen, lightermen, facility operators, foreign trade zone operators, sureties, software vendors, and service providers; and many regulatory and technical changes that will impact the business of importing goods into the U.S. are underway.
ACE Exchange VIII Draft Agenda
According to the draft agenda, topics to be covered during the conference include (partial list):
ACE overview
An Import Process Scenario and the Role ACE Plays
e-Manifest: Trucks
Periodic Monthly Statement (PMS)
Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR) A1 - Enhanced Accounts and Reference Data Changes and New Capabilities
Overview and Basic Training of ACE Reports Capability - Trade Perspective on How They Use Reports
Lessons Learned, Issues and Benefits of ACE - Trade Panel Discussions
Day 1 Questions/Answers/Open Discussions
Secure Data Initiative (102)
Overview of ESAR - Entry Summary and Revenue (A2)
Overview of Vessel/Rail Manifest (M1) and Air Manifest and Cargo Release (M2)
Supplemental Breakout Session - Upcoming ABI Changes with ACE
(Note that the agenda for the first day of the conference, November 27th, only includes event registration and one-on-one ACE account appointments.)
Attendees can sign up for account assistance, reports training, etc. The ACE Exchange will offer private appointments with CBP for ACE account assistance, reports training, or other ACE related issues. CBP notes that these appointments are reserved on a first-come, first-serve basis and only one session is permitted per company.
Registration for event is free and now open. CBP notes that registration for the ACE Exchange VIII conference is free, but required for each attendee, and is now open.
Those interested can register online at https://secure.thriva.com/Reg/Form.aspx?guid=f3c4410a-3832-4960-91b3-54286349e589-1507579-17172191650001.
CBP information on the ACE Exchange VIII conference (agenda, flyer, etc.) available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/ace/reports_briefings_events/ace_ex_conf/ace_ex8/.
BP Note
CBP has previously explained that ACE is the new U.S. trade processing system designed to consolidate and automate border processing. It will eventually replace the Automated Commercial System (ACS) as the cargo processing system of record for CBP.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 09/07/07 news, (Ref:07090705), for BP summary announcing that A1 was going to be deployed on September 9, 2007.)