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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