World Customs Organization (WCO) Partnerships in Customs Academic Research and Development (PICARD) Conference is being organized to promote high-level exchanges on Customs research and professionalism. The conference is being held at St Petersburg, Russian Federation on 18 – 20 September 2013. The PICARD Conference 2013 will focus on the following 3 specific topics-
- The impact on Customs of the development, implementation, and administration of regional integration initiatives
- Enhancing Professionalism in Customs: how to operationalize the PICARD 2020 Strategic Document?
- The WCO Economic Competitiveness Package (ECP)
Eligibility & Criteria-
- The PICARD Conference 2013 brings together Customs authorities, the academic sector, the broader business community, governmental and trade organizations
- Senior Customs executives responsible for Customs reform and modernization, human resource development, integrity and other policy issues
- Universities and research institutions with an interest in Customs-related research and education
- Trade executives and service providers; Representatives of other international organizations
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