BORDER LINES

A roundup of North American news:

By Staff -- Logistics Management, 8/1/1999

Two important events will be held next month for shippers doing business with Canada. The Can/Am Border Trade Alliance Fall Conference, scheduled for Sept. 12-14 in Washington, D.C., will focus on trade and transportation between the United States and Canada. Conference speakers, including U.S. Customs Commissioner Raymond Kelly and Canadian Ambassador Raymond Chretien, will address such topics as U.S. Customs' strategic plans for the northern border, changes in immigration policies, and trucking's role in U.S.-Canada trade. For more information, contact Jim Phillips at (716) 754-8824. A second conference, the ICC Compliance Center's "Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations: A Changing World," is scheduled for Sept. 13-15 in Barrie, Ontario. That conference will address upcoming changes in Canadian hazmat regulations. Speakers include top Canadian government regulators and private-industry experts. For more information, call Mae San Luis of ICC at (905) 890-7227.