CBP to Hold April 2009 C-TPAT Supply Chain Security Seminar in New Orleans
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted a notice announcing that it will be holding its 2009 Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism supply chain security seminar on April 1-3, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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CBP notes that this seminar is open to C-TPAT certified partners only.
(Previous annual C-TPAT seminars have focused on the need to improve supply chain security by strengthening the Customs/Trade cooperative partnership. Joint Customs/Trade presentations, panel discussions and concurrent workshops were conducted during these seminars.)
Seminar to be Presented in Two Sessions
CBP states that the seminar will be presented in two sessions to accommodate additional registrants. Session I will be held on Wednesday-Thursday, April 1-2, 2009 and Session II will be held on Thursday-Friday, April 2-3, 2009.
Registration Will Begin on January 5th, Limited Number of Spaces
Registration will begin on Monday, January 5, 2009 via the C-TPAT Members Web page (http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/cargo_security/ctpat/ctpat_members/).
CBP sources state that they expect this year's seminar to be free (as it has been in the past) and that there will be a limited number of spaces. (CBP has previously limited attendance to a maximum of two people per C-TPAT certified company.)
Sources add that additional details and an agenda for the seminar should be posted soon. CBP asks that the trade continue to monitor its Web site for further updates.
(C-TPAT is a voluntary government-business initiative to build cooperative relationships that strengthen and improve overall international supply chain and U.S. border security.)
Notice (dated 11/05/08) available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/cargo_security/ctpat/supply_chain_seminar.xml)