IES Exec Tapped for Key Speakership
Transportation software provider, IES, Ltd., to speak at the Association of Importers and Exporters (I.E. Canada) Annual Conference.

MIDLAND, PARK, NJ, October 15, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Now in its 80th year, The I.E. Canada Annual Conference is scheduled for 17-18 October in Toronto. Kevin Gavin, Vice President of Supply Chain Management at the software company will join Dan Kidelbach of Miller-Thompson, LLC, one of Canada's leading business law firms.

During the 4pm session on Monday, 17 October, Mr. Gavin will provide real-world scenarios and practical solutions on how to collect the requisite data needed for compliance measures such as AMS (Automated Manifest System), Importer Security Filing (ISF), Customs Entries, EU Filings, cross-border Truck ACE (Automated Commercial Environment) and Canadian ACI (Advance Commercial Information).

In addition, he will explain how purchase order and commercial invoice line-item details can be effectively gathered into one data hub and transmitted via EDI to other supply chain parties and the proper governmental agencies to ensure compliance. Following the presentation is the CATIE awards dinner and reception. The award recognizes companies and individuals who have demonstrated trade excellence in customs and compliance.

Since 1932, I.E. Canada has served as a national trade association for importers and exporters. Also scheduled to speak are three of the most important figures in the trade industry in the Americas including Alan Bersin, Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP); Luc Portelance, President, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and Arnoldo Martinez, Director of Planning and Infrastructure, Mexican Customs. The two-day conference focuses on international trade regulations, includes a panel discussion on NAFTA and features the CATIE Awards ceremony and dinner.

For more information about I.E. Canada, please visit http://www.iecanada.com. A conference brochure can be found on the I.E. Canada site or at the following URL on the IES website: http://www.iesltd.com/iecanada.pdf.

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