Registration Opens for CBP Trade Symposium

JOC Staff |
WASHINGTON-Today, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will open registration for its annual trade symposium scheduled for April 13 -14. Registration must be made online at cbp.gov. The cost for participation is $450.00 per person and includes all symposium activities for two full days.

The CBP trade symposium will be held at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC. The symposium will feature panel discussions involving agency personnel, members of the trade community and other government agencies on the agency's role in international trade initiatives and programs. Members of the international trade and transportation communities and other interested parties are encouraged to attend.

As an alternative to on-site attendance, access to live webcasting of the event will be available for a fee of $150.00. This includes two days of broadcast and historical access to recorded sessions for a period of time after the event.

This year marks the 11-year anniversary of the CBP trade symposium. The general theme is Working Together to Strengthen Economic Competitiveness. To obtain the latest information on symposium events, visit the CBP web site at http://cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade_outreach/symp_trade.xml.

To register online, visit the CBP web site at https://apps.cbp.gov/tradesymposium/?w=1.

Requests for special needs should be addressed to tradeevents@dhs.gov.

Members of the press interested in covering the trade symposium should contact the CBP Office of Public Affairs at Erlinda.byrd@dhs.gov.

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