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2007
 2007,
August 1: The 37th Annual General Meeting, Conference and Exhibition of the
Caribbean Shipping Association will be held in the place where Europeans first
settled in the Western Hemisphere, Santo Domingo.
The beautiful capital of the Dominican Republic
will welcome over 250 delegates representing the shipping industry of the entire
Caribbean region, for a conference expected to be one of the biggest CSA
conference in recent years. The conference will be held from October 15 to 17.
Delegates will have accommodation options as they will be housed in two
neighbouring hotels – the Renaissance Jaragua and the Melia Santo Domingo. The
two properties are inter-connected with a free and easy pedestrian flow.
Conference activities, including the Exhibition, plenary and Group meetings will
be held at the Jaragua.
A range of important topics and issues will be
presented and discussed at the CSA conference in Santo Domingo including an
update on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy. Delegates will also be looking
at Current Trends in maritime transport and the implications for Latin America
and the Caribbean; Ship Size and the effects on shipping in the Caribbean; and,
Environmental issues critical for maintaining the pristine condition of the
Caribbean Sea.
The Conference will be highlighted by a number of
events and activities, including the election of President and Vice President
for the ensuing year.
The CSA’s annual business exposition in the
Shipping Insight series is presented as an integral part of event and each year
allows a limited number of companies an opportunity to present to delegates
products and services they will be offering to the industry in the coming year.
Shipping Insight 2008, to be officially opened in the evening of Sunday October
14 will be able to accommodate 12 companies. Bookings for display space in this
event should be forwarded to the CSA Secretariat as soon as possible as
applications are treated on a first come, first served basis.
The annual Caribbean Ports of the Year awards
will be announced at the Association’s Annual Gala Banquet to be held on
Wednesday October17. Two of the Caribbean’s most efficient and dependable port
operations will be named Caribbean Multi-purpose Terminal of the Year and
Caribbean Container Terminal of the Year. The presentation of trophies to the
winning ports will be made at the Banquet.
The third annual CSA Golf Challenge will be
played in Santo Domingo at the beautiful Las Lagunas Country Club
Km. 20 Duarte Highway, Santo Domingo [Telephone (809) 372-7441 and (809) 372-7442] on Saturday
October 13 and the award presentations for this event will also be made at the Gala
Banquet on the final night of the conference.
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