Registration for East Coast Trade Symposium Opens Aug. 29, Says CBP

CBP will open registration for the 2012 East Coast Trade Symposium at 1 p.m. Aug. 29, it said. The symposium is scheduled for October 29-30 and will be at the Renaissance DC Downtown Hotel in Washington, D.C. The theme for the Trade Symposium is "Expanding 21st Century Global Partnerships." Registration for in-person attendance is (here). Registration for the Webcast is (here).

The agenda hasn't been released, but the general schedule is as follows: Monday, October 29 -- (opening remarks, breakout sessions, and panel discussions 1:00 p.m. - 5:40 p.m.). Tuesday, October 30 -- (opening remarks, panel discussions, and closing remarks 8:45 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.). A notice on the symposium in the Federal Register Aug. 30 is (here).