| Title: | Dallas/Fort Worth Trade Fair - October 24, 2012 |
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| Date: | 2012-10-15 |
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The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will host a Trade Fair on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm in the auditorium of the Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) building located at 6500 Campus Circle Drive East, Irving TX 75063.
CBP has invited government agencies that regulate international trade to participate in this event. The event will provide members of the trade community the opportunity to speak one on one with representatives of federal agencies involved with imports and exports. The list of agencies attending the Trade Fair is listed below.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
CBP Dallas/Fort Worth Area Port
Agriculture
Entry Branch
Import Specialist Branch
Cargo Branch
Global Entry
CBP Petroleum, Natural Gas and Minerals Center of Excellence and Expertise (CEE)
CBP Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT), Houston
CBP Regulatory Audit
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
Department of Commerce, North Texas U.S. Export Assistance Center
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Immigration and Customs Enforcement – Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)
Small Business Administration (SBA)
Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission (TABC)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
Several trade presentations will be offered throughout the day.
Location:
Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS)
6500 Campus Circle Drive East, Irving TX 75063
The Trade Fair will be held in the Auditorium. We will break in accordance with the schedule above for the presentations. Please be respectful to the presenters if arriving or attending during a presentation and provide them your full attention.
Parking:
Parking is located on the west side of the building. Parking is free.
Building Security:
This is a federal building and everyone must process through the security checkpoint. Please ensure you have picture identification.
Driving Directions:
From U.S. Customs and Border Protection Dallas Port Office:
Go south on Esters Blvd. toward Cabell Drive.
Esters becomes Cabell Drive just past the port office.
Cross N. Beltline Road
Cabell Drive becomes Campus Circle Drive East after Shorthorn Drive.
6500 Campus Circle Drive East will be on your right.
From North or East Dallas, Texas:
Take Interstate 635 West.
Take Exit 30 for President George Bush Turnpike South.
Take the left exit to go to President George Bush Turnpike South.
Merge onto President George Bush Turnpike (a Portions toll road).
Take the exit toward TX-114 West.
Take the Beltline Road exit.
Turn left (south) onto Beltline Road and cross over TX-114 West.
Turn left at the stoplight onto the service road.
Remain in the far right lane and take the President George Bush Turnpike exit.
Stay straight until you see the building on the right at 6500 Campus Circle Drive East.
From South or East Dallas, Texas:
Take Interstate 35E North.
Keep left to take Exit 433A for TX-183 West toward TX-114, Irving, and DFW Airport.
Keep right to take TX-114 West toward Grapevine and DFW Airport North Entry.
Take the exit toward President George Bush Turnpike.
Stay straight to go onto West John W Carpenter Freeway and West TX-114.
Take the Beltline Road exit.
Turn left (south) onto Beltline Road and cross over TX-114 West.
Turn left at the stoplight onto the service road.
Remain in the far right lane and take the President George Bush Turnpike exit.
Stay straight until you see the building on the right at 6500 Campus Circle Drive East.
All of the representatives from the agencies in attendance are looking forward to meeting with the local trade community.
An RSVP is required due to space limitations at the event venue. If you are planning to attend, kindly RSVP by Friday, October 19, 2012, by contacting Willie Childs at (972) 870-7524 or Willie.L.Childs@cbp.dhs.gov. Please provide Mr. Childs with the number of persons attending, name of company, contact number, contact e-mail and type of business, e.g. importer, exporter, broker, freight forwarder, etc.
Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Kim Wachtel, Assistant Port Director, Trade at (972) 870-7556.