MITA PRESENTS

C-TPAT

Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism

Thursday, March 13, 2008

The Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism and its focus on strengthening supply chain security is an important layer in U.S. Customs and Border Protection's cargo enforcement strategy. Through this initiative, CBP is asking businesses to ensure the integrity of their security practices and communicate and verify the security guidelines of their business partners within the supply chain.

Join the Midwest International Trade Association (MITA) on Thursday, March 13th, as MITA is honored to have Diana Lieber, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C. and Al Klukowski, Transportation Security Inspector – Cargo, TSA Nebraska, as our guest speakers.

Agenda

8:00 a.m.          Registration and Networking

8:30 a.m.          Diana Lieber, Program Officer, C-TPAT, Department of Homeland Security

·         The History of C-TPAT  

·         C-TPAT Eligibility

·         Security Criteria

·         Validation Process

·         World Customs Organization Framework of Standards

10:00 a.m.         Al Klukowski, Transportation Security Inspector – Cargo, TSA Nebraska

·         What is the roll of the TSA in cargo security

·         Issues that face businesses on a local and international level

·         Issues regarding Cargo Security, inclusive of all modes of transportation, i.e. air, ocean, rail, truck

·         Future programs expected to be implemented

11:00 a.m.        Adjourn

When:             Thursday, March 13, 2008

Where:            CLAAS Omaha LLC

8401 South 132^nd Street

Omaha, Nebraska

Telephone:  402-861-1000

Directions from Interstate 80 West:

                        From interstate 80 Westbound, take Exit 442.  At the top of the exit, turn left onto Giles Road/126th Street and proceed south.  Then, turn right onto Giles Road.  Go west to the stop sign, turn left onto 132nd Street and then turn left again into Claas' driveway.

Fee:                 Members:            $30.00

Non-Members:   $50.00

Students:             $20.00

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Meeting registration deadline:  Monday, March 10, 2008.  Email mita@mitaonline.org or call 402-596-1210 OR just click here!  Please pay at the door or in advance.  If paying in advance, please mail payment to:  MITA, P.O. Box 642123, Omaha, NE  68164.  Please note:  Reservations are an obligation to pay.  NO SHOWS will be billed.

Speaker Biographies:

Diana Lieber

Graduated Suma Cum Laude with degrees in Social Psychology and Human Resources Management.

Retired Air Force.

Joined U. S. Customs Service in 1995.

Was assigned to Miami International Airport from 1995 to 2000.

Was and Instructor for U. S. Customs and Border Protection from 2000 to 2005.

Is currently a Program Officer in U. S. Customs and Border Protection C-TPAT program.

Al Klukowski

Al Klukowski has been an aviation security professional for over a decade and is currently assigned as a Transportation Security Inspector – Cargo for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Department of Homeland Security, at Eppley Airfield, Omaha, Nebraska.

Mr. Klukowski began his federal career with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) while in college in Washington State.  After graduating, Mr. Klukowski transitioned to the Air Traffic Division of the FAA in Renton, Washington.  In March 1997, he joined the ranks of the FAA’s Civil Aviation Security Division, conducting security assessments and inspections of both domestic and foreign airport and airlines at dozens of domestic airports, serving as a local coordinator for explosive detection K-9 teams, and participating in national special security events such as the World Trade Organization talks in Seattle in 1999. 

Mr. Klukowski served with the FAA and TSA for four years at the International Field Offices in Frankfurt, Germany and Singapore.  During this time, he conducted assessments of international airports in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Southwest, and Southeast and northern Asia that provide either airline service to the United States, using internationally accepted aviation security standards and recommended practices. 

Also, from the period of March 1992 to March 2001, Mr. Klukowski was in the Washington State Army National Guard as a reconnaissance specialist, leaving the Guard with the rank of Sergeant.