Session Marks 10-Year Anniversary: A Decade of Progress in Partnership
(Monday, September 21, 2009) - Washington — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner Jayson P. Ahern will host CBP’s 10th annual trade symposium at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC on December 8 – 10. Registration will open on Thursday, October 1. The registration fee is $290.
All registration must be completed on the CBP Web site and must be confirmed with payment by credit card. This year’s theme is "Trade Symposium 2009 10-Year Anniversary: A Decade of Progress in Partnership."
CBP’s trade symposium brings together more than 800 participants from the international trade and transportation communities, other government agencies, Congress and CBP senior management. Symposium events will include panel discussions on CBP’s international trade security and facilitation initiatives, and presentations by senior government leaders. Symposium topics will include Importer Security Filing (10+2), Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT), the Automated Commercial Environment and other CBP programs and initiatives.
“This symposium continues to be an invaluable opportunity to collaborate with our trade partners, share accomplishments, discuss new initiatives and further our common goals of trade security and facilitation,” said Acting Commissioner Ahern.
Additional details will be provided on the CBP Web site and in a Federal Register Notice published September 21. For more information, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
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