NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FOREIGN - TRADE ZONES

ADVOCACY FOR THE U.S. FOREIGN-TRADE ZONES PROGRAM, FTZ USERS, FTZ OPERATORS, FTZ GRANTEES, AND THE MORE THAN 550,000 U.S. JOBS WITHIN FTZS: ONE OF NAFTZ'S MOST IMPORTANT ROLES IS ENSURING THE UNIQUE INTERESTS OF THE FOREIGN-TRADE ZONE COMMUNITY ARE EFFECTIVELY REPRESENTED, RECOGNIZED, AND ADVANCED IN WASHINGTON. WE ADVOCATE FOR THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICIES AND REGULATIONS TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM SIMPLICITY AND EFFECTIVENESS FOR THE FTZ COMMUNITY. THE NAFTZ WORKS TO ENSURE CONGRESSIONAL DECISION-MAKERS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANT LOCAL AND NATIONAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF AMERICA'S FOREIGN-TRADE ZONES. NAFTZ'S DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP CONTRIBUTES SIGNIFICANT EXPERTISE AND INFORMED PERSPECTIVES TO MAJOR POLICY DISCUSSIONS IN WASHINGTON. NAFTZ CONTINUOUSLY MONITORS AND NAVIGATES THE CONSTANTLY CHANGING NATURE OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE. NAFTZ HOSTS AN ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT IN WASHINGTON DC INVITING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, POLICY MAKERS, AND INDUSTRY LEADERS FOR LEGISLATIVE BRIEFINGS, DISCUSSIONS ON VARIOUS CURRENT ADVOCACY TOPICS AND RELATED AND EMERGING ISSUES.

CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, AND NETWORKING: NAFTZ OFFERS MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS ALIKE TWO ANNUAL EVENTS FEATURING SPEAKERS, PANELISTS, AND SPECIALIZED SESSIONS RELEVANT TO OPERATOR/USERS, GRANTEES, CONSULTANTS, OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND THOSE NEW TO THE INDUSTRY. TOPICS ARE UPDATED AND SELECTED EACH YEAR TO ADDRESS CURRENT ISSUES AND TRENDS IN THE FTZ COMMUNITY. PARTICIPANTS CAN HEAR FROM - AND INTERACT WITH - GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND INDUSTRY EXPERTS. THESE EVENTS ARE WHERE MEMBERS CONNECT AND BUILD THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS TO SUPPORT THEIR FTZ ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH HUNDREDS OF ATTENDEES AT EACH EVENT.