Wood Packaging Material (WPM) and Carrier Contamination Outreach

Good day

The Laredo Field Office will be hosting two DHS-CBP/USDA-APHIS, Wood Packaging Material and Carrier Contamination Outreach Seminars for our respective stakeholders. The events will be held on February 27 and February 28, 2018 in Laredo, TX and in Pharr, TX, respectively.

Thank you

David Gonzalez
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Chief Agriculture Specialist
Port of Laredo, TX
(956) 794-9463 World Trade Bridge

Everyone is invited to attend and participate.

Sponsored by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Agriculture Programs Trade Liaison, Washington, D.C. and in Collaboration with USDA-APHIS-PPQ

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Laredo Community College – De La Garza Building

U.S Customs and Border Protection

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Tentative Seminar Agenda

0800 – 0815 Registration

0815 – 0820 Welcoming Remarks

0820 – 0835 Wood Packing Material (WPM) Pathway: Pest Risk and Program Overview – Gerardo Gonzalez, Officer in Charge, USDA-APHIS-PPQ

0835 – 0855 Wood Packing Pest Families – Plant Inspection Station Identifiers, USDA-APHIS-PPQ

0855 – 0900 Break

0900 – 1000 WPM Presentation and Video – CBP Agriculture Supervisor Adriana Limon

100 – 1020 Break
                     Interactive WPM Display and Demonstration Available

1020 – 1050 Panel: An Industry Perspective

1050 – 1100 Break

1100 - 1130 Carrier Contamination Presentation