AAFA to Host Sourcing Conference in Long Beach
Executives from United States Customs, Reebok International Ltd., SAP, Russell Corp. and Maersk Logistics will be among the panelists for the first International Sourcing, Customs and Logistics Integration Conference set for March 27–28 at the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Long Beach, Calif.
The event is being produced by Washington, D.C.-based trade group American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) and will feature conferences covering sourcing, trade and customs regulations, security issues, technology and logistics. Some of these issues have become more important to importers with new compliance issues being governed by the federal government.
U.S. Customs commissioner Robert Bonner is tentatively scheduled to be the keynote speaker. He will be followed by conference panelists including Jerry Turner, president of Avia athletic footwear; Bryan Wolfe of Russell Corp.; Alan Brooks, president of New Generation Computing; Marshall Gordon of SAP America and Doug Schwab of The Schwab Company, among others.
The conference also includes a dinner cruise and tour of the Port of Los Angeles as well as an expo featuring products from technology and logistics providers. Registration fees start at $545 and cover all conferences, meals and materials.
For information, contact Mary Howell at mrhowell@apparelandfootwear.org or at (703) 797-9045. —Robert McAllister
