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BTA Readies for D.C. Conference
TRAITORS HOLD CONFERENCE

*All of these people will be discussing how to have a "Free Flow" of "Trusted Travelers" along our International Borders.
My question is why do we need a member of the Mexican Embassy to attend these meetings? Unless, of course, it has to do with the North American Union and the Western Hemisphere.

BTA readies for D.C. Conference

Secretary Mary Peters of the U.S. Department of Transportation, a White House Cabinet member, will be a featured speaker at the Border Trade Alliance’s 2007 International Conference "Balancing Security, Commerce and the Flow of People at our International Borders," held in the L’Enfant Plaza Hotel in Washington D.C. on February 28 & March 1.

The two-day event will begin with a breakfast presentation on Capitol Hill and focus on the development and security of border infrastructure at ports of entry, covering the challenges of providing for increased commerce in a period of heightened security measures.

Other confirmed speakers and panelists include:

.John Cornyn, U.S. Senator from Texas
.David Winstead, GSA Commissioner
.David Bohigian, Asst. Sec. of Commerce for Market Access and Compliance
.Robert Mocny, US-VISIT Acting Deputy Director
.Kathy Kraninger, DHS Director of the Office of Screening Coordination
.Derwood Staeben, DOS Senior Advisor on WHTI
.Angelo Amador, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Director of Immigration Policy
.Chad Foster, Mayor of Eagle Pass, Texas
.Margie Emmermann, Director of Arizona Office of Tourism
.Sarah Hubbard, the BESTT Coalition
.Jill Hochman, FHWA Director of Interstate and Border Planning
.Dan Darrach, DOS Border Coordinator
.José M. García, Embassy of Mexico
.Audrey Adams, CBP Deputy Assistant Commissioner for International Affairs

Topics during the conference include Federal Coordination of Border Issues, WHTI issues of technology and immigration, Infrastructure, Trade Security Facilitation, and SBInet.