25th IAPH Conference Media Credentialing Processing Space Limited


ADVISORY, April 3, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --


 WHAT:     Limited media registration and credentialing opportunities
           remaining. Register for your Media Credentials Online Today!

 WHEN:     Register Today! The IAPH Conference is April 27, 2007 - May
           4, 2007.

 WHERE:    The conference will be held at the Hilton Americas Hotel in
           Houston, TX. Register by logging on to
           http://iaph2007.com/news/news.html

 WHO:      All journalists, photographers, television, radio and video
           crews who are planning to attend the conference for the
           express purpose of reporting on IAPH 2007 will be required
           to submit a media credential request form. Campos
           Communications in Houston, Texas, will be pre-qualifying all
           submissions based on individual and industry credentials.

 WHY:      Local conference planning delegation is moving full steam
           ahead with preparations to host port executives and other
           maritime industry leaders, traveling from nearly 50
           countries that comprise the seven continents of the world,
           at the Hilton Americas-Houston,  Texas.

           If you are in need of pre-conference story ideas or
           information, the staff at Campos Communications in Houston
           would be happy to assist you in any way. Possible stories or
           interviews with :

             1) U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez to be keynote
                luncheon speaker.

             2) U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters addresses
                group.

             3) U.S. Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Michael
                Jackson, working session presentation on U.S. Customs and
                Borders Security Initiatives.

             4) Six working sessions, ranging from port security to
                global trade, will highlight activities.

             5) Seven of the top 10 cargo volume and container ports
                represented.

           The theme of the conference, "Anchored by Commitment --
           Buoyed by Unity," will celebrate the 30-year reunion of the
           IAPH Conference in Houston. Conference planners are
           preparing for more than 1,200 conference participants who
           represent the maritime industry and will promote Houston as
           "Simply the Best" city to host such a diverse, well-renowned
           group.

           CONTACTS:

           Marc Campos, 25th IAPH Conference Press Liaison
           Campos Communications
           Phone: 713-861-2244
           Email: marc@camposcommunications.com

The International Association of Ports and Harbors was founded in 1955. For more than 50 years, IAPH has steadily developed as the leading organization in the global maritime industry. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, the IAPH comprises representatives from more than 400 ports and top executives from major industry corporations in nearly 90 countries around the world. The members' ports as a whole handle 85 percent of the world's container traffic and more than 60 percent of the global seaborne trade. More information about IAPH is available on www.IAPHworldports.org. For more information regarding conference registration, sponsorships, and exhibit opportunities, visit www.IAPH2007.com.

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