[Federal Register: October 21, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 203)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

 
Customs Trade Symposium 2002

AGENCY: Customs Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of symposium.

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SUMMARY: This document announces that 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.

DATES: 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.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Washington, DC at the Ronald 
Reagan Building and International Trade Center, at 1300 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ACS Client Representatives; Customs 
Account Managers; Regulatory Audit Trade Liaisons; or the Office of 
Trade Relations at (202) 927-1440 or at 
traderelations@customs.treas.gov. To obtain the latest information on 
the program or to register on-line, visit the Customs Web site at 
http://www.customs.gov/trade2002.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Customs will be convening a major trade 
symposium (Customs Trade Symposium 2002) on Thursday, November 21, 
2002, from 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. and on Friday, November 22, 2002, 
from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. at the Ronald Reagan Building and 
International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, 
DC. The symposium 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.
    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

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(http://www.customs.gov/trade2002). Registrations will be accepted on a 
space available basis and must be confirmed with payment by November 
14, 2002. The Renaissance Washington DC Hotel, 999 9th Street, NW., has 
reserved a block of rooms for Wednesday, November 20th through Friday, 
November 22nd at a rate of US$ 179 per night. Reservations must be 
confirmed with the hotel by November 5th. Call 202-898-9000 or 1-800-
228-9290 and reference the ``U.S. Customs Trade Symposium.''

    Dated: October 16, 2002.
Robyn Day,
Acting Director, Office of Trade Relations.
[FR Doc. 02-26672 Filed 10-18-02; 8:45 am]
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