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The Footwear Traffic Distribution and Customs (FTDC) conference brings top logistics executives from footwear retailers and brands together with transportation and distribution executives from around the world. The conference is broken up into two segments: traffic and customs.
October 23-26, 2011
Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort
21100 Pacific Coast Highway
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Who should attend
• Footwear traffic, distribution specialists
• Customs, classification, valuation, and entry procedure specialists
• Service providers: ocean carriers, freight forwarders, customs brokers, 3PL and logistics firms, surface carriers
Preliminary Agenda
Sunday, October 23
6:30pm FTDC Opening Reception at the Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort
Monday, October 24
8:00am Continental Breakfast & Exhibits
8:30am Opening Remarks - Matt Priest, President, FDRA
8:45am Market Dynamics and Integrated Partnerships - Keynote Speaker, Gene Seroka, President American President Lines
9:45am Networking Break
10:15am INCO Terms 2011: Use Them or Abuse Them? - Rennie Alson, American River International, Ltd.
11:15am The True Cost of a Container - Panel moderated by Bill Armbruster, Cargo Business News: David Bennett, Geodis Global Solutions; Paul Bingham, Wilbur Smith Associates; Brad Brunton, Collective Brands; Brian Conrad, Transpacific Stabilization Agreement
12:15pm Lunch
1:30pm The Calm Before the Storm: What's Ahead - Panel moderated by Peter Hurme, Cargo Business News: 2012 Trans-Pacific Shipping Trends and Space Forecast by Dan Gardner, Ocean World Lines; How to Plan and React for the Unknown by Tim Nolan, Yusen Logistics; A View from Where We Sit by Charlie Kantz, Bakers Footwear
2:30pm Networking Break
3:00pm Managing Logistics in a Recessionary Environment - Scott McWilliams, OHL Global Freight Management and Logistics
3:15pm The Calm Before the Storm: A Port Must Be Proactive - Ports of Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland, Portland, Tacoma and Seattle
4:30pm Adjournment
5:30pm Cocktails & Networking Reception at the Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort
Tuesday, October 25
8:00am Continental Breakfast & Exhibits
8:30am Perception & Perseverance: What Container Shipping Would Look Like Under Maersk's "New Normal" Manifesto - Keynote Speaker, Michael J. White, President, Maersk U.S.A.
9:30am Networking Break
10:00am 10 Years Later: Have the Lessons Learned and Partnerships Created since 9/11 Resulted in Success or Failure? - Keynote Speaker, Pete Mento, C.H. Robinson
11:00am Intermodal: A Green Solution to Growing U.S. Transportation Challenges -Drew Glassman, CSX Transportation
11:15am Sourcing for Footwear Packaging and Materials - Pat Cooney and Jim Toms, PACCESS Packaging
11:45am FDRA Sourcing & Logistics Spotlight - Antonio Garcia, The Mexican Footwear Chamber
12:15pm Lunch with Bryant VanBuskirk, Supervisor, Los Angeles C-TPAT Field Office, China Verification and Other C-TPAT Issues (Open to both Logistics and Customs attendees)
Customs Portion of Conference Begins...
1:30pm FDRA Customs Program/Non-Classification Issues - John Pellegrini, McGuire Woods, FDRA Customs Counsel
3:00pm Networking Break
3:15pm Non-Classification Issues Continued
4:30pm Adjournment
5:30pm Cocktails & Networking Reception at the Hilton Waterfron Beach Resort
Wednesday, October 26
8:00am Continental Breakfast & Exhibits
8:30am Update from Washington: Affordable Footwear Act (AFA), 1205 Fabric Bottoms, CPSIA - Matt Priest, President, FDRA
8:45am Classification Issues followed by Classification Basics - John Pellegrini, McGuire Woods, FDRA Customs Counsel
10:45am Networking Break
11:00am Classification Issues: Interactive Sample Review - Stacey Kalkines, National Import Specialist for Footwear, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and John Pellegrini
12:30pm Adjourn
Please Note Registration Discount: The day following the FTDC Conference, October 27th, is the one-day Product Safety Workshop at the Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort. If you are registering for both meetings, you will receive $100 off of your FTDC registration. Here's how it works: Once you register for the FTDC Conference, you will receive an email confirmation containing a special discount ID Code. Use that code when you register for the PSE Workshop and it will knock $100 off your PSE registration.
2011 Registration Rates:
Early Bird Registration (Book by October 3, 2011)
Traffic & Customs Combined: FDRA Member- $695; Non-Member- $795
Traffic Portion Only: FDRA Member- $595; Non-Member- $695
Customs Portion Only: FDRA Member- $595; Non-Member- $695
Regular Registration (Beginning October 4, 2011)
Traffic & Customs Combined: FDRA Member- $795; Non-Member- $895
Traffic Portion Only: FDRA Member- $695; Non-Member- $795
Customs Portion Only: FDRA Member- $695; Non-Member- $795
To register by fax or mail, please fill out this Registration Form.
Hotel:
FDRA has negotiated a special room rate of $175/night at the Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort. The rate is available until September 23 and is subject to availability. To book your room, please contact the hotel directly at 714-845-8000 and reference the FTDC Conference.
Many thanks to our generous sponsors:
OHL Global Freight Management and Logistics
Maersk U.S.A.
PACCESS Packaging
The Mexican Footwear Chamber
Virginia Port Authority
RCS Logistics
Ability Tri-Modal Transportation
Alliance
DB Schenker
Evergreen Logistics
Evergreen Shipping Agency
Expeditors International
Horizon Lines
Ocean World Lines
Port of Los Angeles
Port of Long Beach
Port of Seattle
Port of Oakland
Trans Global Logistics Group
Tungya Logistics
Yang Ming
Yusen Logistics
Port of Portland
Port of Tacoma
Brown Shoe
Collective Brands
H.H. Brown Shoe Company
R.G. Barry
The Topline Corporation
Wolverine World Wide
Performance Team
If you are interested in sponsoring this event, there are many opportunities available. Please contact FDRA at 202.737.5660 or info@fdra.org.