Partnership Selling in the Supply Chain: The
Sales Skills Course for Transportation Brokers May 21
Give your sales team the skills they need to succeed!
Partnership Selling in the Supply Chain: The Sales Skills
Course for Transportation Brokers is designed specifically for the 3PL sales professional, and it covers everything from basic marketing
principles to sales concepts, to the most common mistakes made in brokerage sales.
Partnership Selling in the Supply Chain is
entirely web-based and students have 22 weeks to complete the courses. The cost for TIA members is $350 plus $80 for the textbook;
for non-members the cost is $475 plus $105 for the textbook.
To view a sample of the course go to http://www.3pl-training.com/. Click here for a registration form. If you have
questions, call Tia Johnson (703) 299-5701 or email johnson@tianet.org.
Mark Your Calendar!
"Live Teleconference"
C-TPAT: Important New Developments May 29
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Eastern Time Zone
The C-TPAT
program continues to evolve and grow in importance for importers and logistics providers. Importers and their carriers and 3PLs need to
understand new changes in order to maintain their C-TPAT credentials and adjust their practices as new elements of the program emerge.
In this
90-minute live teleconference, you will learn about:
* Updates on
membership statistics and program benefits, as well as the results of U.V.A. study and Customs' reaction
* Validations,
and related issues of uniformity in the conduct of validations & re-validation schedules
* The impact of
the Safe Ports Act on the C-TPAT program
* Third party
validations and China and possible mandatory 3rd party China site visits/validations
* Expansion of
C-TPAT to 3PL's and other parties including warehouse operators.
* Reciprocity: C-TPAT and AEO
as well as C-TPAT and other country security programs, including PIP in Canada, New Zealand.
* Interplay
between CBP and World Customs Organization Security High Level Consultative Group, and a report on latest WCO developments
Moderator and
speakers:
* Moderator: Bob
Edmonson, Senior Editor, The Journal of Commerce
* Todd C. Owen, Executive
Director Cargo and Conveyance Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
*Robert J. Pisani, Partner, Pisani & Roll
Live
participation is $179 and allows access to one phone line for an unlimited number of listeners. A live question and answer session will follow the
presentations.
If you cannot
participate, you can register for a CD transcription of the teleconference.
To register, click here.
Professional Reading Delivered
to Your Door!
You've heard a lot about it, but do you own a copy of Bill Augelos' Transportation, Logistics
and the Law? What about the Dictionary of International Trade? If you would like to purchase
either of these books, click here to access an order
form.
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TIA Foundation Announces New Two-Part International
Freight Forwarding Boot Camp
Space Limited to 30
Participants
The TIA Foundation has announced a new two-part seminar
entitled, International Freight Forwarding Boot Camp. The boot camp is designed to give senior leadership at 3PLs the tools they
need to move their companies into the expanding field of international logistics.
Formally
a one-day course, the international freight forwarding seminar has been redesigned into an intensive two-part, six day seminar. The
first Boot Camp will begin Friday, June 1, 2007, in Denver, CO and run through Sunday, June 3. The second Boot Camp will also be held in
Denver CO, from Friday, October 5, 2007 through Sunday, October 7. Attendees must attend both parts in order to receive
credit for the course. The cost to attend each Boot Camp is $1,100 per part.
For more information or to access the registration form, click here. If
you have questions, contact Cindy Amos at (703) 299-5710 or email amos@tianet.org.
Marketing Transportation Brokerage Services: The Marketing Strategy Course for Transportation
Brokers begins June 4
This course was designed for those who want to learn more about how to market
transportation brokerage services. The heart of the course is the book Marketing Transportation Brokerage Services by Dr. John
Drea and Dr. Joe Hanna, which was specifically developed for this course.
Students have 16 weeks to complete this entirely web-based course. The cost
of TIA members is $350 plus $80 for the textbook; for non-Members the cost is $475 plus $105 for the textbook.
To view a sample of the course go to www.3pl-training.com/. Click here for a
registration form. If you have questions, call Tia Johnson, TIA Administrative Assistant, at (703) 299-5701 or email johnson@tianet.org.
Emergency Preparedness Webinar has been
rescheduled!
On June 12th at 2:00 ET, the TIA Foundation will host a Webinar on Emergency Preparedness. Discover the
lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina and how they impact your company’s
preparedness for the next emergency or natural disaster. Norris Beren walks you through the decisions that will impact your business’ ability to deal with emergencies.
*Does your company need a
disaster plan?
*How do you develop a
disaster plan?
*What are the benefits for
your company, including economic impact?
*What are the risks of not
having one?
*What will it cost to
create one?
The cost to participate in the Webinar is $169 for TIA members
and $269 for non-members. To register, click here.
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