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Only a few weeks away, the 21st annual Apparel Sourcing Show (APSS) in Guatemala is one stop for insider knowledge on the textile and apparel industry. With a focus on the special benefits in CAFTA-dR, APSS promises a wealth of information on how to use CAFTA-dR as an ideal platform for sourcing opportunities.
On Tuesday, the show will start with an overview of the CAFTA region's offerings, including a panel on the product capabilities in CAFTA-dR with experts from El Salvador and Guatemala, moderated by Walter Wilhelm, CEO of WWA. In addition, Cotton Incorporated will present the latest information on the cotton market for 2012 and beyond.
At the heart of the show, the CAFTA-dR Forum includes industry representatives from the public and private sector across the region to discuss the following topics:
The show will conclude on Thursday with a day focused on product safety and compliance issues. Jon Fee and BJ Shannon from Alston & Bird as well as representatives from Fruit of the Loom and Crowley Liner will be on hand to talk about U.S. testing and certification requirements.
The 2012 Apparel Sourcing Show, "CAFTA-dR: Thriving on Global Changes" is scheduled for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, May 22-24, 2012 in Guatemala City. Additional information is available at the Apparel Sourcing Show website: http://www.apparelexpo.com.
Endorsed by the United States Association of Importers of Textiles & Apparel (USA-iTA)
CAFTA-dR
Opportunities—Want to
know how government is
supporting your
business? U.S.
Department of Commerce
Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Textiles
and Apparel Kim Glas
will talk about the
evolving CAFTA-dR
public-private trade
relationship. She will
be joined by Maria Luisa
Flores, Vice Minister of
Trade and Commercial
Integration, and Claudia
Del Aguila, Vice
Minister of Investment
and Competitiveness,
from the Guatemalan
government.
Supply Chain—Learn how
U.S. retailers are
implementing sustainable
supply chain strategies
with CAFTA-dR. Ken
Mangone, Executive Vice
President of Product
Development, Design, and
Sourcing for JC Penney,
will provide his insight
on how retailers utilize
CAFTA and support a
balanced sourcing
strategy in the Western
Hemisphere. CAFTA is the
place to build a
sustainable future for
apparel sourcing!
Hear Gail Strickler,
Assistant U.S. Trade
Representative for
Textiles, talk about the
role CAFTA plays in
retailers supply chains.
She will be joined by
the representatives from
major retailers
including Target, Liztex,
PVH, and Li & Fung. This
session will be led by
Carlos Arias, President
of Denimatrix.
U.S. Trade Policy—How
will the New FTAs and
Trade Negotiations
Impact CAFTA? Hear what
you need to know about
the latest developments
in trade policy from
legal and policy
experts. Jon Fee,
Partner at Alston &
Bird, and Julia K.
Hughes, President of the
United States
Association of Importers
of Textiles & Apparel
(USA-iTA) will talk
about the global
challenges and
opportunities for the
industry.
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What is this article about?
Only a few weeks away, the 21st annual Apparel Sourcing Show (APSS) in Guatemala is one stop for insider knowledge on the textile and apparel industry. With a focus on the special benefits in CAFTA-dR, APSS promises a wealth of information on how to use CAFTA-dR as an ideal platform for sourcing opportunities.
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This article appeared on Apparel Search in April 2012. It is kept in the fashion event news archive as it ran, as a record of fashion events at that time.
What else does the article cover?
At the heart of the show, the CAFTA-dR Forum includes industry representatives from the public and private sector across the region to discuss the following topics: