“CONECT" with trade and transportation experts
News Release
CONECT
January 27, 2012
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<P style="BACKGROUND: white"><B><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Interested in trade-related news,
legislative updates, and practical advice about international trade and
logistics operations?</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> Then you might want to consider attending the Coalition
of New England Companies for Trade's (CONECT) 16th Annual Northeast Trade &
Transportation Conference. The event, scheduled for March 14-16 in historic
Newport, R.I., typically attracts some 300 importers, exporters, carriers,
customs brokers, forwarders, government officials, and other international
experts from across the Northeast.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="BACKGROUND: white"><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Keynote speakers and panels of experts will discuss "hot
button" topics requested by CONECT's diverse membership, and lengthy Q&A
sessions will guarantee lively dialogue and the opportunity to put pressing
questions to government policymakers. Sessions will address operational concerns
like customs regulations and rulings, cargo security, and waterfront labor
issues, as well as "macro" concerns such as global economic developments,
pending legislation, and mode-specific market conditions.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="BACKGROUND: white"><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Despite the serious subject matter, CONECT is definitely
not an "all work and no play" crowd. The group has planned a St. Patrick's Day
Irish coffee and dessert buffet and an annual gala dinner at Newport's elegant
Ochre Court mansion. Find out more at <A
href="redir.aspx?C=9e5adfbc0e574cdbb264ee3897ec43ab&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.conect.org%2f"
target=_blank>www.conect.org</A>.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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<P style="BACKGROUND: white"><B><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Interested in trade-related news,
legislative updates, and practical advice about international trade and
logistics operations?</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> Then you might want to consider attending the Coalition
of New England Companies for Trade's (CONECT) 16th Annual Northeast Trade &
Transportation Conference. The event, scheduled for March 14-16 in historic
Newport, R.I., typically attracts some 300 importers, exporters, carriers,
customs brokers, forwarders, government officials, and other international
experts from across the Northeast.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="BACKGROUND: white"><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Keynote speakers and panels of experts will discuss "hot
button" topics requested by CONECT's diverse membership, and lengthy Q&A
sessions will guarantee lively dialogue and the opportunity to put pressing
questions to government policymakers. Sessions will address operational concerns
like customs regulations and rulings, cargo security, and waterfront labor
issues, as well as "macro" concerns such as global economic developments,
pending legislation, and mode-specific market conditions.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="BACKGROUND: white"><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Despite the serious subject matter, CONECT is definitely
not an "all work and no play" crowd. The group has planned a St. Patrick's Day
Irish coffee and dessert buffet and an annual gala dinner at Newport's elegant
Ochre Court mansion. Find out more at <A
href="redir.aspx?C=9e5adfbc0e574cdbb264ee3897ec43ab&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.conect.org%2f"
target=_blank>www.conect.org</A>.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>