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CRCBFA Event Archives

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Monthly Member Meetings

Seminars and Other Events

November 20, 2019

Speaker: Frances Hadfield

Presentation

 

October 15, 2019

Speaker: Elaine Bragg

 

September 18 , 2019

Speaker: Bradley F. Hayes

 

June 19, 2019

Annual CRCBFA Summer BBQ

 

April 17, 2019

Mission To D.C.

Speakers: CRCBFA Board

Presentation

 

March 20, 2019

Speaker :Jaki Ferenz & Keith Sanchez from Avalon Risk Management 

Presentation

 

January 31, 2019

Speaker : Peter Friedmann

"Our Man In DC"

 

December 19, 2018

Speaker : Yan Medice

"Working Together To Eliminate Hunger"

 

November 28, 2018

WESCCON Overview:
Presentation

 

October 24, 2018

Transportation Panel:
Warehousing: Rochelle Montes, Terminal Transfer
Rochelle's Presentation

Drayage: Eric Wright, Portland Container Repair

Eric's Presentation

Chassis Management: Debra Torres, TPNP Market
Rail: Todd Vincent, Tacoma Rail

Todd's Presentation

Tacoma Rail Video

Port Operations: Zack Thomas, The NW Seaport Alliance.

Zack's Presentation

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September 19, 2018

Speaker: Dana Shannon, Business Oregon
 

September, 2016

Speaker: Judy Haggin
"What to do when CBP Knocks at your door"

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June 22nd, 2016

Annual CRCBFA BBQ

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May 25th, 2016

Speaker: Mr. Cameron Roberts of Roberts & Kehagiaras LLP

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September 16th, 2015

Speakers: Matt Nakachi, customs attorney and

managing partner of Junker & Nakachi

2015 Trade Update Powerpoint

 

May 22nd, 2015

Speakers: Mike Stanton, ILWU Local 8 President

Dane Jones, ILWU Local 40 Secretary-Treasurer 

 

April 22nd, 2015

Speaker: Scott R. Goddin

U.S. Commercial Service - Portland

 

March 31st, 2015

Speaker: Susan Kohn Ross,

 Partner at Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp

 

February 18th, 2015

Speaker: Sebastian Degens, Port of Portland

 General Manager of Marine Business Development

 

January 28th, 2015

Speaker: Peter Friedmann

"Our Man in DC"

 

December 17th, 2014

Speaker: Vern Hill

Federal Maritime Commision

 

November 19th, 2014

Speaker: Terry Cummings

Roanoke Trade

 

Materials from eBond Presentation:

• eBond Powerpoint Presentation

• CSEC eBond Surety FAQ

• Current List of ACE Cargo

• Release Pilot Ports

• TSN/CBP-approved eBond FAQ

 

October 17th, 2014

Speaker: John Barnes

New CBP Area Port Director of Portland

 

September 17th, 2014

Speakers: Joel Junker and Matt Nakachi

 

June, 18th, 2014

Annual CRCBFA Summer Barbecue

 

May 21st, 2014

CBP, FDA, & FWS Roundtable

 

April 16th, 2014

Speaker: Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici

 

March, 19th 2014

Speaker: Congressman Earl Blumenauer

 

February 21st, 2014

Speaker: Erik Smithweiss, Partner & Customs attorney from Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt LLP

 

January 30th, 2014

Peter Friedmann, Our Man in DC

 

December 18th, 2013

Speaker: Sam Ruda, Chief Commercial Officer at the Port of Portland

 

November 20th, 2013

Speaker: Dora Murphy, Assistant Director Field Operations

for Portland and San Francisco

 

September 18th, 2013

Speakers:Terry Cummings from Roanoke Trade Services and

Attorney Cameron Roberts of Roberts & Kehagiaras, LLP

 

June, 19th, 2013

Annual CRCBFA Summer Barbecue

 

May 13th, 2013

CBP, FDA, & FWS Roundtable

 

March 21st, 2013

Speaker: Brian J. Humphrey, Director,

Field Operations for Portland and San Francisco

 

October 24th, 2012

Speaker: Richard Read, Pulitzer Prize Winner and 

Senior Writer at The Oregonian

 

September 12th, 2012

Speaker: Amanda Barlow, Director of Marketing,

Carnet and Trade Services Department,

United States Council for International Business

 

June 12th, 2012

Annual CRCBFA Summer Barbeque

 

May 12th, 2012

CBP & FDA Roundtable

 

April 26th, 2012

Speakers: Joel Junker of Joel R. Junker and Associates,

Jay Ward of Senator Wyden’s office,

Paul Kwiatkowski of Roanoke Trade Services, Inc.,

and Patti Summer of Global Trading Resources Inc

 

March 15th, 2012

Congressman Kurt Schrader

 

February 24th, 2012

Speakers: Matt Nakachi and Alan Cohen

 

January 31st, 2012

Peter Friedmann, Our Man in DC

 

October 25th, 2011

Speaker: Bill Wyatt, Executive Director of the Port of Portland

 

September 21st, 2011

Elvis J. Ganda of ITCSI

December 2019

Oregon Food Bank Donations Drive

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November 20, 2019

Incoterms 2020 Seminar

Seminar By: Judy Haggin

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March 20, 2019

CBP Agriculture and USDA Seminar

Seminar by: Nicole Brooks, CBP Agriculture Specialist 

and Jennifer Hart, with USDA APHIS PPQ

USDA Presentation

CBP Agriculture Presentation

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August 25th, 2016

CRCBFA Open House 2016 at The Slide Inn

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March 23rd, 2016

CRCBFA Night Out at Aloft Hotel's W XYZ Bar

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December 2015

Oregon Food Bank Drive

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October 29th, 2015

CRCBFA Night Out at Moon & Sixpence

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September 16th, 2015

Seminar: Broker-Known Importer Program, lead by Joel Junker and Matt Nakachi from the law firm of Junker & Nakachi, P.C.

 

August 20th, 2015

CRCBFA Open House 2015 at The Slide Inn

 

July 30th, 2015

CRCBFA Night Out

 

May 22nd, 2015

Seminar: Valuation and Classification 

lead by Richard Wortman of Grunfeld, Desiderio,

Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt LLP

 

April 23rd, 2015 

CRCBFA Mix & Mingle

 

March 31st, 2015

Seminar: Cyber Security Seminar lead by Department of Justice,

Federal Bureau of Investigations, and Susan Kohn Ross

 

Materials from Cyber Security Seminar:

• DOJ / FBI Powerpoint

• Susan Kohn Ross Powerpoint

 

January 28th, 2015

Seminar: Free Trade Agreements lead by Judy Haggin

 

September 17th, 2014

Seminar: Guidelines in an Era of Increased Enforcement

lead by Joel Junker and Matt Nakachi

 

May 1st, 2014

2014 CRCBFA Open House

 

March 19th, 2014

Seminar: U.S. Food and Drug Administration Requirements

 

February 2nd, 2014

Seminar: What Every Importer and Customs Broker Wants to Know
lead by Erik Smithweiss, Partner & Customs Attorney  from 

Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt LLP

 

November 20th, 2013

Seminar: Centers of Excellence and Expertise

lead by Dora Murphy, Assistant Director Field Operations

for Portland and San Francisco

 

November 7th, 2012

Seminar: The Role of the Broker

lead by Su Ross of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP and

Patrice Lafayette of Roanoke Trade Services

 

October 2nd - 4th, 2012

Class: FDA Training for Brokers

 

September 18th, 2012

Seminar: FMCSA and Map 21

lead by Terry Cummings of Roanoke Trade Services and

Attorney Cameron Roberts of Roberts & Kehagiaras LLP 

 

April 26th, 2012

Seminar: Antidumping and Countervailing Duty - A Priority Trade Issue

lead by Joel Junker, longtime friend and advocate of the CRCBFA

 

April 1th, 2012

CRCBFA Youth Night

 

February 24th, 2012

Seminar: The Many Levels of Compliance

lead by Matt Nakachi: Attorney with Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A.; Alan Cohen: Senior Attorney with Penalty Branch of US Customs; and Robert Olson: Senior Manager of Customs & Global Trade, Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

February 20th, 2012

Seminar: Preparing for Customs Audits, Focused Assesments, and 

Importer Self-Assessment Programs lead by George R. Tuttle, III, Esq. from the San Francisco law firm George R. Tuttle Law Offices

 

September 12th, 2012

Speaker: Amanda Barlow, Director of Marketing,

Carnet and Trade Services Department,

United States Council for International Business

 

April 8th, 2010

CRCBFA Youth Night

 

October 18th, 2009

Seminar: PREDICT/ITACS - Predictive Risk-based Evaluation for Dynamic Import Compliance Targeting and Import Trade Auxiliary Communications System

lead by FDA

 

April 19th, 2009

Seminar: Customs Compliance Issues and Strategies

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