Check out the speakers from the Ottawa 98 Conference!

"A Unified Focus"
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Conference Agenda
SUNDAY MAY 3, 1998
6 p.m.
Conference Registration
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Reception-Cash Bar
8 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Executive Board of Directors Meeting (Members Only)
 

MONDAY MAY 4, 1998
7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Conference Registration  Formal Breakfast with Accord U.S. and Canadian Working Group
technical experts conducting in-depth roundtable dialogues with participants to answer questions and listen to current concerns.
8:45 - 9:00 a.m.
Bob Perkins, Executive Board Member
CAN/AM BORDER TRADE ALLIANANCE
Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Jim Phillips, Executive Director
CAN/AM BORDER TRADE ALLIANCE
Introduction of Executive Board
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS ISSUES
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Honourable Lloyd Axworthy, Minister of External Affairs*
"Canada/U.S. Relations - Strategic Direction and Current Overview
including Section 110 Immigration Legislation and Helms/Burton"
9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. 
Questions from and dialogue with attendees
NATIONAL REVENUE ISSUES
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Honourable Herbance Dhaliwal, Minister of National Revenue
"Resource Availability and Strategic Direction of Border Protection and Low Risk Traveller and Trade Facilitation"
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Questions from and dialogue with attendees
TRANSPORTATION ISSUES
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Honourable David Collenette, Minister of Transport
"Strategic Direction for Transport Policy - Highway, Rail, Maritime and Infrastructure, strategic implications of U.S. ISTEA/NEXTEA and Importance of Trade Corridors and Border Crossing Gateways"
11:45 a.m. - Noon 
Questions from and dialogue with attendees
12:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Luncheon/Speaker
Gordon Giffin, United States Ambassador to Canada
"The American Perspective"
CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION ISSUES
2:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Kris Stolarik, Director Reg. Affairs
Oryst Dydynsky, General Manager
Release Policies, Procedures and Customs Relations
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
"Update Overview - Specifics on Client Services, Service Centres,
Cross Designation to Revenue Canada Customs, Computerization etc."
2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 
Questions from and dialogue with attendees
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. 
Break
SINGLE WINDOW INTERFACE
3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Greg Goathe, Director Project Mgt. Division, Revenue Canada
Andrea Prosper, Manager
"ACROSS/OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPTS  Single Window Initiative"
4:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. 
Questions from and dialogue with attendees
4:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Gary Douglas, President/CEO Plattsburgh - North Country Chamber "Canadian Connection - The Economic Impact of Canada on Clinton County,  New York" 
An excellent model for analysis of all regions of the border.
4:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Jim Phillips, Executive Director CAN/AM BTA  "Can/Am Border Trade Alliance Presents NEED and SUPPORT to develop formalized Joint Canada/U.S. Bi-National Planning and Development process for Border Crossing Area Transportation, Infrastructure, Trade Corridor/Routes and Gateways, Update on Section 110 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act and Increasing Staff and Resources of U.S. Customs and INS on the U.S./Canada Border"
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. 
Reception - Cash Bar

TUESDAY MAY 5, 1998
7:30 A.M. - 8:50 A.M.
Formal Breakfast with Accord U.S. and Canadian Working Group technical experts conducting in-depth roundtable dialogues with participants to answer questions and listen to current concerns.
TRADE ISSUES
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Honourable Sergio Marchi, Minister for International Trade*
"Policies and Initiatives to Increase Canadian/U.S. Trade"
9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Questions from and dialogue with attendees
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Break
SHARED BORDER ACCORD ACTION PLAN STATUS
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
This session will involve dialogue on overview of initiatives, progress, accomplishments and Accord Issues.
Allan Cocksedge, Assistant Deputy minister  Revenue Canada Customs and Trade Administration Branch (Presenting on behalf of the U.S./ Canada Accord Coordinating Comm.)   Audience Questions and Dialogue on Staffing, Technology, Procedures, Policies, Accord Plan elements and suggestions etc. is encouraged.
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Bridge and Tunnel Operators and Border Trade Corridor Panel
Allen Gandell, Niagara Falls Bridge Comm., Mickey Blashfield, Ambassador Bridge,
Dan Elash, Blue Water Bridge, Ron Lampman, Peace Bridge, Don Vuchetich, Detroit Canada Tunnel, Bruce Agnew, Cascadia Pacific, Bob Frazier, Rocky Mountain West,  
Jerry Nagel, Mid Continent, Jack Ampuja, New York/Ontario/Quebec Trade Corridors.
"Interim increased needs to maintain thruput (for new casino openings, increased crossing and trade activity and new additional border crossing capacity brought on line, Overview of Trade Corridor initiatives"
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Luncheon
"Summary and Closing Remarks"
Jim Horsman, Executive Board Member
CAN/AM BORDER TRADE ALLIANCE
*Invited Speakers

Late Checkout of  2:30p.m. has been arranged.