CBP Opens Registration for its March 2010 C-TPAT Supply Chain Security Seminar
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted a notice announcing that registration is now open for its 2010 Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism supply chain security seminar, which will be held on March 17-19, 2010 in Anaheim, California.
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CBP notes that this seminar is open to C-TPAT certified partners only.
Agenda Includes Revalidations, Best Practices, Mutual Recognition, Etc.
This year's C-TPAT Training seminar will include topics such as:
Balancing Supply Chain Security & Economic Efficiency
Conducting a Supply Chain Security Risk Assessment
Revalidations
Suspensions and Removals
C-TPAT Best Practices
Developing a Security Training & Awareness Program
Proactive Approaches to Security Breach Prevention
Mutual Recognition
Interagency cooperation
No Registration Fee for Seminar But Space is Limited
There will be no registration fee for this seminar; however space is limited to approximately 1,200 participants.
Those interested must register online. Attendees will be selected based on certified membership status and on a first come first served basis. Attendance is limited to a maximum of two persons per C-TPAT certified account. A least one person registering to attend must be a designated point of contact listed in the company's C-TPAT Portal account.
(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.)
(See ITT's Online Archives or 01/07/10 news, 10010735 1, for previous BP summary announcing that registration is open.)
CBP notice (dated 01/06/10) available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/cargo_security/ctpat/ctpat_supply_chain.xml