International Trade Law News

The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), along with the U.S. Commercial Service and the Mexican Trade Council (COMCE), will sponsor four one-day symposia on U.S.-Mexican supply-chain security and management. The events will be held in four different cities in Mexico later this year and in early 2005.

The symposium series is intended to bring together supply-chain decision-makers across the U.S.-Mexican border in an effort to improve supply chain security and integration. According to the USTDA, "the symposium series will focus on modernizing supply chains throughout the region and the benefits that will result from securing the avenues of international trade." In addition, "each symposium will outline solutions for successfully managing new import and export requirements, and present methods for achieving a higher level of security without disrupting trade."

Over 600 Mexican companies will be invited to participate in the symposia along with leading U.S. companies. Other organizations, such as the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) and the Business Anti-Smuggling Coalition (BASC), are also scheduled to attend.

The symposia are scheduled to take place as follows:

Tuesday, November 30, 2004: Mexico City, Mexico
Thursday, December 2nd, 2004: Monterrey, Mexico
Tuesday, January 25, 2005: Guadalajara, Mexico, and
Thursday, January 27, 2005: Tijuana, Mexico

Further information about these programs can be found at www.mexicotradesecurity.com.