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H.E.L.P. 2008
New Orleans, Louisiana
May 28th-29th
(Guests can plan to arrive late on the 27th and depart late on the 29th or after)
Missionary Expediters, Inc.
5620 Tchoupitoulas St
New Orleans, LA 70115
504 891 6300
Hosted at:
Hilton New Orleans Riverside
2 Poydras St
New Orleans, LA 70140
504 561 0500
- Block of rooms reserved at $99 each. Please call 504-584-3959 and give the attendant the block code MEX, or just ask for the Missionary Expediters block of rooms.
- Shuttle service to the hotel may be arranged in advance by calling Airport Shuttle Service at 504-522-3500. Price for roundtrip shuttle service is $30.
Fee:
$300 per person or $225 per person if bringing more than one.
For the expenses of the special international guests, seminar room, food and transportation while here.
Click Here To Register Online
| Preliminary Itinerary | |
| May 28 – Wednesday Networking and Relationship Building |
|
| 7:00 AM | Breakfast on your own |
| 8:00 AM | Outside Activity Vans to arrive at the front entrance of the Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel |
| 1:30 PM | Lunch |
| 3:00 PM | Vans will return you to the Hilton Hotel |
| 6:00 PM | Welcome Reception / Heavy Hors d'oeuvres Compass Room – Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel |
| May 29 – Thursday Knowledge and Skill Building Hilton New Orleans Riverside -- Compass Room |
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| 8:00 AM | Breakfast on your own |
| 9:00 AM | Introductions and Greetings Opening Speech |
| 10:00 AM | Drayage Trucking Presentation: Mr. Bill Cornell, owner, James Brooks Co. |
| 10:30 AM | Break |
| 10:45 AM | Port Authority Presentation: Ms. Lisa Richardson, Marketing Manager, Port of New Orleans |
| 11:15 AM | Ship Line Presentation: Mr. Arthur Bredehoft, Director, Key Account Manager, Safmarine Container Lines |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch |
| 1:30 PM | "Winning the Letter of Exoneration": Mr. Hernan Taco, SASET, Quito Ecuador |
| 2:00 PM | "Successful Importation": Mr. Hernan Taco, SASET, Quito Ecuador |
| 2:30 PM | Presentation: Supply Chain Muddling Through |
| 3:30 PM | Break |
| 3:45 PM | Presentation: Relationship between Shipper, Freight Forwarder and Consignee |
| 4:30 PM | Roundtable Discussion: Budgeting for the Unexpected, Destination Costs, Demurrage and Port Storage |
| 5:15 PM | Closing Remarks |
| 6:30 PM | Dinner with Missionary Expediters |
H.E.L.P. 2007
The H.E.L.P. forum is the brainchild of several members of the humanitarian aid shipping community. The purpose is to bring together all humanitarian aid shippers for the purposes of learning and growing in expertise by information and experience sharing. The ultimate goal is to reduce the unnecessary costs associated with delays and mistakes (millions of dollars annually), and increase the effectiveness of our various programs.
Partnering Ministries in attendance at the 2007 Forum: Samaritan's Purse, Operation Blessing, Food for the Hungry, Medical Teams International, MedPharm, International Aid, Campus Crusade for Christ's Global Aid Network, Free Wheel Chair Mission, Family Outreach Ministries International and Missionary Expediters.
The forum was a great success. It was organic and there was wide participation. Planned topics were:
- Planning your Shipment
- Relationships between the Shipper, Freight Forwarder, and the Consignee
- Foreign Importation
- Title II Food Aid booking process
A new Google Group was established to be a communication tool for all participants, in fact all members of the humanitarian aid shipping community, to share questions, ideas, information, etc.
Preliminary plans for a 2008 forum are in the works. If you would like information about H.E.L.P. 2008, please call Matthew at 1-800-299-6363
