12/01/08

Tuesday - March 24, 2009

7:30am - 8:30am

Pre-Meeting Breakfast

7:30am - 4:00pm

Registration

7:30am - 5:00pm

Exhibits

8:30am - 10:00am

General Session IV

Protecting The Nation's High Value Shipments in Transit

A case study using the pharmaceutical industry as an example.  An anslysis of the threats against pharmaceutical shipments in transit, as well as mitigating processes and procedures to deal with those threats.  Also discussed will be cargo theft intelligence sources and law enforcement liaisons that specifically target that particular type of illicit activity.

10:00am - 10:30am

Mid-Morning Break

10:30am - 12:00pm

General Session V

Cargo Theft Fencing and Fraud Operations

Overview and case studies of the current cargo theft problem in the metro Atlanta area.  Discover the current fencing and fraud operations involving stolen cargo.  Hear about current efforts by the Governor's office to establish a statewide wide cargo theft task force.

12:00pm - 1:30pm

Luncheon- Guest Speaker

To Be Announced

1:30pm - 3:00pm

Workshop 3

Saving Transportation $$$

Getting performance and value for your transportation dollars - - "Cheap is not always best ....".  Carrier selection & evaluation; Optimizing loads; Consolidation & pool shipments; Mode selection and route planning; Guaranteeing capacity; Dedicated equipment contracts; Private carriage -- exploiting backhaul capacity; Auditing and performance measurements.

1:30pm - 3:00pm

Workshop 4

International Trade - Importing & Exporting

Incoterms explained.  Update on government regulations and procedures -- documentation; CTPAT; advanced electronic manifests; border security regulations; cargo screening; the "10+2 program".  The differences in liability of OTI's and ocean carriers, air freight forwarders and air carriers.

3:00pm - 3:30pm

Mid-Afternoon Break

3:30pm - 5:00pm

Workshop 5

Bills of Lading & Tariffs

Content and use; Terms & conditions, tariff provisions (rules, credit terms, liability limitations); Incorporation by reference.  Panelists will discuss the different forms:  Uniform Bills of Lading; Air Waybills; Ocean, Multimodal and Shipper's Bills of Lading.

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Workshop 6

Purchasing Transportation Insurance

How to identify and assess the risks; Allocating risk among the parties; insurance v. declared value; Kinds of insurance available.  Panelists will discuss inland & ocean marine, cargo legal liability, contingent liability, errors  & omissions policies, the BMC-32 endorsement.  What policies cover and what they don't -- traps and pitfalls.  How to save money when purchasing insurance coverage.

7:00pm - 10:00pm

President's Reception