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9/16/2014 to 9/17/2014
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9/16/2014
11:00 AM
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Capital Hill
Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
United States
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CONECT Federal Trade & Policy Briefing, Washington, DC
Tuesday, September 16th and Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 Available to CONECT Members Only Registration Fee: $269
The Program Overview:
Join us for CONECT's 2014 Federal Policy Briefing in Washington, DC. We promise two intensive days focused on key issues affecting your business. Learn from some of the most influential insiders on trade and transportation policy about how the midterm elections could shape the Congressional agenda and what that will mean for your company’s bottom line. If you are a New England-based importer, exporter, port, customs broker, freight forwarder, manufacturer, or attorney who wants the very latest information affecting their businesses – as well as the opportunity to affect change – you shouldn’t miss this!
Intensive briefings with be held with:
Key Executive Branch Agencies
Members of Congress, Key Congressional Committees, and legislative staff
Executives of the most influential Washington, DC-based trade associations
CONECT will address issues impacting your businesses:
Negotiations for the TransPacific Partnership (TPP) and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) – when will these negotiations be complete?
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) – when will it be extended?
Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) – what will be the fate of thousands of individual duty suspensions?
Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) – will Congress lay the groundwork for approving the TPP and T-TIP?
Funding for maritime and surface transportation infrastructure – will Congress provide the money?
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) – can the agency balance Trade Facilitation with Security Concerns?
Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) oversight – what does the future hold for ocean shipping
Your topics and Concerns
Please mark your calendar now for this exciting and important event!
The Federal Policy Briefing is a very important means by which CONECT members can discuss their priorities directly with government officials, at the agencies and on Capitol Hill. The matters we discuss directly impact the daily work of CONECT member companies.
Hotel Information: This year, we will be at the St. Gregory Hotel, 2033 M Street, NW. We have an excellent (for DC) CONECT rate of $239 per night. Call now to make your reservation: 202-530-3600, ask for the CONECT room rate. The discounted room rate is available until August 26th.
Flying to Washington, DC: BWI, Dulles (IAD) and Reagan/National (DCA) Airports all access Washington DC. From Reagan, you are 15 minutes and a $13 cab ride from the St. Gregory Hotel (without traffic). Allow 45 - 70 minutes and $60-90 for a cab from BWI or Dulles
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