TRG Direct to Attend ICPA Annual Conference as Gold Level Sponsor
TRG Direct will attend this year’s International Compliance Professionals Association as a gold sponsor, conference speaker and service provider. The company will showcase its self filing system to importers during the 3 day event.
Bozeman, MT (PRWEB) January 25, 2010
The International Compliance Professionals Association (ICPA) will host their 7th annual conference March 14th – 18th at the Contemporary Resort in Orlando, Florida. The event will feature a 3-day program with educational speakers and networking opportunities relevant to industry professionals involved in trade compliance within their organizations. TRG Direct, a provider of direct filing software for Importer Security Filing and Customs Entry filing, will attend the conference this year as a service provider and conference sponsor. http://www. icpainc. org (http://www. icpainc. org)
This year’s ICPA event will include education on:
¡ Valuation and Assists
¡ Implementation of a Global Compliance Program
¡ Understanding Chinese Customs
¡ Developments in Export Controls
¡ Customs and VAT Valuation – Back to Basics
¡ Creating a Compliance Website
¡ Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
¡ Handling Export Violations
¡ Understanding the Buy American Act
¡ IncoTerms 3000–What’s new?
¡ Managing Change in the Workplace
TRG Direct’s President, Mike Laden, has been invited to speak at the conference this year and will be sharing and discussing best practices for meeting the obligations of recordkeeping for imports and exports. Technology has allowed quantum leaps in this area and this presentation will examine not only the necessity for record retention, but how to examine them prior to placing them in storage. Mike will be featured in the opening conference session on Monday, March 15th.
As a gold sponsor of the event, TRG Direct will have a service provider booth in the main conference hall. Attending the ICPA this year for TRG Direct will be, Mike Laden, President, Kelby Woodard, Executive VP, Gregg Cummings, National Sales Manager, Jena Leary, Marketing Coordinator, and Greg Hodge, Senior Account Executive. Going along with the theme of the ICPA “Pirate Quest,” TRG Direct’s booth will have a variety of pirate themed giveaways and entertainment. Most importantly, the team members will be providing free demonstrations of the self filing application throughout each day. http://www. trgdirect. com (http://www. trgdirect. com)
“Each year, [the ICPA] is a very successful marketing opportunity for us. The relationships that are created at these events are priceless. It is a great time all around,” stated Jena Leary, Marketing Coordinator. “We look forward to catching up with everyone in March.”
About TRG Direct:
TRG Direct is a Customs approved Automated Broker Interface (ABI) direct-filing service. Over the past few years TRG Direct has become the fastest-growing Web-based solution for importers to file Customs entries and Importer Security Filing in-house. TRG Direct provides a compliance-based solution that allows importers of various sizes to save thousands of dollars annually in outsourcing fees. Even though savings has been a significant factor in the decision for many importers to direct file, the increased supply chain visibility and U. S. Customs compliance are known to be two of the greatest benefits of TRG Direct.
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