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Event - November 2010 > WCO PICARD Conference 2010 - The conference in summary
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WCO PICARD Conference 2010 | |||||||||||||
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Partnership In Customs Academic Research and Development
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Date: |
23 – 25 November 2010
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Location: |
Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Introduction: |
The WCO PICARD programme was launched in 2006 to provide a framework for cooperation between Customs and the academic world. In parallel, through PICARD, academic institutions have created the International Network of Customs Universities (INCU) and a rich vein of research in the field of Customs, generated through its flagship publication - the World Customs Journal.
Working together, the WCO and INCU have progressed a range of initiatives in the areas of educational programmes, strategic management development, professional standards, and academic research and development.
In relation to standards, the WCO in partnership with the INCU has developed a set of Professional Standards necessary for operational and strategic Customs managers to meet the requirements of the new strategic environment. In addition, the WCO has established a process of assessing university curricula against the Standards.
This year’s conference will build on the success of the previous conferences (Brussels 2006 and 2007, Shanghai 2008, and Costa Rica 2009) and will provide participants with an opportunity to interact with their government, commercial and academic counterparts from around the world.
Online registration |
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Invitation letter English - French - Arabic - Spanish |
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Conference brochure
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Conference
| The 2010 PICARD Conference will focus on the following specific issues:
• Customs Business partnerships – examining the objectives and expectations of such partnerships, and ways to improve public and private sector performance through partnerships
• Performance measurement – with a view to identifying appropriate methods to measure and benchmark Customs performance;
• Customs and Revenue Collection derived from Customs Duties, VAT, and other taxes on traded goods – with a focus on ways of mitigating revenue risks caused by misclassification and misdescription, under-valuation, over-valuation, origin fraud, informal trade, and corruption;
• The Impact of Climate Change on International Trade and Customs Management in the post-Copenhagen Era – the consequences of climate change policies on trade facilitation, revenue collection, and supply chain security with a focus on issues such as Border tax adjustments (BTAs), carbon leakage, VAT fraud on carbon credits, trade barriers to Clean Development Mechanisms (especially clean technologies).
In examining and analysing these issues, conference participants will be encouraged to identify a range of solutions to address identified concerns, with a particular emphasis on capacity building, improving performance and research opportunities to address identified needs.
A key aim of the Conference is to provide a truly global representation of the issues, and consequently it is intended to include presentations that represent diverse geographic views.
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Relevant to: The conference is intended for:
• Senior Customs executives responsible for
• Universities and research institutions with an interest in Customs related research and education
• Trade executives and service providers
• Representatives from Donor and other international organizations.
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Language:
| Interpretation in English, French, Arabic and Spanish | ||
