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SecurePort

On February 25-27, 2004, the Maritime Administration chaired a SecurePort conference and workshops at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Miami, Florida. The conference and workshops were organized under the auspices of the Organization of American States (OAS) and Inter-American Committed on Ports (CIP).

SecurePort OAS_February 2004 Meeting Agenda
SecurePort OAS_February 2004 CONFERENCE Workshop
SecurePort Conference Photos
PLENARY I TECHNICAL TEAM
  - Agenda   - Bill's BIO
  - Survey Working Document   - Morelli's BIO
  - Opening   - Kenneth Christopher BIO
  - Inter-Am Port Security Cooperation Plan   - Technical Team Summary
PLENARY II WORKSHOP II
  -  Roles & Responsibilities   - Meeting Objectives
  -   - Port Security
    - ISPS-MTSA Compliance - Port Everglades
WORKSHOP I WORKSHOP III
  - DeWitt ISPS-MTSA Jurisdictional Challenges   - Meeting Objective
  - Policy Issues   - A Systemic Approach to Seaport Security
  - Foreign Port Assessments   - Implementation

The objectives of the conference were to provide technical training and assistance to the 34 OAS Member States to:

Identify ways of improving security in port facilities

Develop an Inter-American Security Plan that takes the particular needs of the ports of the Americas into account in complying with new international regulations and standards set by the ISPS code due to come in effect July 1, 2004.
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