Customs Trade Symposium 2002
 
October 30, 2002
 

The Customs Service will convene a major trade symposium that will feature joint discussions by Customs personnel, members of the trade community, and other public and private sector representatives on international trade security initiatives and the agency's transition to the proposed Department of Homeland Security. Customs Commissioner Robert C. Bonner will be the keynote speaker. Members of the international trade and transportation communities and other interested parties are encouraged to attend, and those attending are requested to register early.  A reception and pre-registration will be held on Wednesday, November 20, 2002, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. The symposium will be held on Thursday, November 21, 2002, from 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. and will include a special session on Friday, November 22, 2002, from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. All registrations must be made on-line and confirmed with payment by November 14th.  The meeting will be held in Washington, D.C., at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, at 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.  The cost is $150 per individual and includes all symposium activities. Interested parties are requested to register early.  All registrations must be made on-line at the Customs' Web site at http://www.customs.gov/trade2002.  Additional information on the symposium and on registering is available at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2002_register&docid=02-26672-filed.