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International Trade Day Comes To Buffalo On November 2
Border Improvements Briefing, Workshops and Individual Networking with Border Officials and Agencies from United States and Canada
Date: | November 2, 2016 |
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Time: | 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Open to the public |
Place: | Harbor Center Ice Rinks & Marriott Hotel |
TRADE DAY SCHEDULE
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.: | Can-Am Border Improvements Briefing Panel |
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.: | Concurrent Workshops and Individual Networking with Border Officials/Agencies |
WORKSHOP SCHEDULE | |
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10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.: | Business Mobility/Immigration Issues for the United States and Canada Cyril Joseph, Program Manager, Citizenship & Immigration Canada Rich Misztal, Program Manager – CBP Immigration Liaison |
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Implementation of the Single Window through ACE CBP and the Partner Government Agencies are finalizing the march to implementation of the Single Window as mandated by the President’s Executive Order. This panel will cover recently deployed capabilities and the remaining mandatory transition targeted for January 2017. In addition, CBP will cover initial plans for ACE post-2016, including an update of ACE truck manifest. ACE Business Office, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Kimberly Marsho, Director, Communications and Training Jonathan Veley, Branch Chief, Readiness and Deployment Shari McCann, Branch Chief, Communications |
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.: | FDA Imports Today - FDA Overview & Current Issues U.S. Food & Drug Administration Sandra Sylvester, Director, Import Operations, New York District/Upstate Shannon DiNardo, Import Specialist, New York District/Upstate |
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Individual Networking with Border Agencies and Officials |
PARTICIPANTS
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Personnel (invited):
- Import and Entry Specialists
- Agriculture Specialists
- Homeland Security Investigations
- ABI - Automated Broker Interface Client Representatives
- C-TPAT - Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Supply Chain Specialists
- ACE – Automated Commercial Environment Business Office
- Industrial Manufacturing & Materials Center for Excellence and Expertise
- Cargo Inspection Officers
- NEXUS Trusted Traveler Officials
- National Account Managers
Participating Government Agencies (invited):
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- U.S. Department of Treasury Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
- U.S. Small Business Administration
- U.S. Department of Commerce – International Trade Administration
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Canada Border Services Agency
- Canada Food Inspection Agency
For more information, contact: Linda.Soltis@international.gc.ca (716) 566-2322 or Tammy Hudson at Tammy.L.Hudson@cbp.dhs.gov (716) 843-8316.