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Welcome to the latest news update from the World BORDERPOL Congress 2014, providing updates on event developments and news from the world of border security.
We invite you to join us at the 3rd World BORDERPOL Congress from 9th-11th December 2014 in Budapest, Hungary, for the largest gathering of international border agencies and agencies at the border.
EVENT NEWS
Head of Border Police Unit to deliver opening keynote
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Col dr Gizella Vas, Head of Hungarian Border Policing Unit of the Hungarian National Police will deliver an opening keynote speech at the 3rd World BORDERPOL Congress to be held in Budapest on 9th-11 December.
Col dr Vas will bring her experience and insight into laying the foundation for discussions at this years congress.
Latest Speakers Confirmed
The World BORDERPOL Congress continues to attract leading speakers from border agencies and agencies at the borders, with senior representatives including:
- Clarence Yeo, Commissioner, Immigration & Checkpoints Authority, Singapore
- Ralph Markert, Assistant Director, International Partnerships & Development, INTERPOL
- Ricardo Bn. Baretzky, President, ECIPS (CYBERPOL program)
- Ms Angiolelli-Mayer, Project Manager Passenger Facilitation, IATA, Switzerland
- Andrus Oovel, Head of the Border Security Programme and Chairman of International Advisory Board for Border Security, Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), Switzerland
- Louis-Lyonel Voiron, President, World Anti-Illicit Traffic Organization
- David Scowsill, President & CEO, World Travel & Tourism Council
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Closed Agency Only Workshops
The successful Closed Agency Only Workshops will again be an integral part of the World BORDERPOL Congress, delivering insightful and informative discussions on issues and challenges facing international border agencies.
Closed Agency Only Workshops are subject to pre-approval to attend, but valuable for agency intelligence and collaboration. Ensure you are part of the discussions.
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World BORDERPOL Congress Workshops
 As part of the evolving developments and following the success of the 2013 Workshops, the World BORDERPOL Congress 2014 will be hosting a range of workshops in the topics areas of:
- Travel and other document fraud: who are behind today's activities and how do we share information in existence to identify and monitor?
- Crime across borders, crime at the border
- Trends in trafficking drugs, people, counterfeit goods
- Setting International Standards in IBM
- Inter-Agency Co-operation and Information Sharing - Why the return to information silo’s and how to tackle systemic non-cooperation practices
- Should exit controls be reintroduced universally, regardless of the cost? Is one exit control anothers entry control?
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Outline Congress Programme announced
Further details of the Congress programme continue to be announced by BORDERPOL, continuing to push the boundaries of discussion on cross border and international issues and challenges facing the industry.
The World BORDERPOL Congress is the only multi-jurisdictional transnational platform where the border protection, management and security industry policy-makers and practitioners convene annually to discuss the international challenges.
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Special Agency Delegate Package Offer
For border agencies and government organisations, BORDERPOL is once again delivering a special package rate for attendance to this year Congress, including 2 nights accommodation at the 5-star Kempsinki Hotel Corvinus Budapest.
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Register today for Early Bird Savings
Online Registration is now open for you to register your place at the World BORDERPOL Congress 2014.
All the information you require, including delegate fees and Early Bird Savings, are included on the website, where you can register online or download the Registration Form pdf to complete and return.
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Special Accommodation rates for World BORDERPOL Congress delegates
BORDERPOL is delighted to confirm special discounted rates on accommodation at the venue hotel for the World BORDERPOL Congress.
The 5-star Kempsinki Hotel Corvinus Budapest is offering an exceptional rate for delegates from just Euro129 per night.
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Join the Exhibition
Technology will play an increasingly important role in delivering more efficient processes and enhancing security at the borders, the World BORDERPOL Congress exhibition will showcase of the latest technologies and capabilities in border protection and security.
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If you have any queries or would like to speak with a representative about exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities please contact:
Paul Gloc, Exhibit Sales Manager (UK & Europe) - T: +44 (0) 7786 270820 or Email Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser.
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Denne Johnson Exhibit Sales Manager (The Americas) - T: +1 918 863 9792 or Email: Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser.
Expanded use of automated border control gates at the West Terminal
The Finnish Border Guard's Gulf of Finland Coast Guard District will be the first in the world to test automated border control gates for passengers requiring visas. The test will involve Russian cruise passengers, who will be able to use the automated gates at the Port of Helsinki's West Terminal.
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Proposed border security surge threatens to create ghost towns along the border
The U.S. Customs and Border Patrolhas apprehended more illegal immigrants in the Rio Grande Valley in the first eight months of fiscal 2014 (160,000) than it did for all of fiscal 2013 (154,453).
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Southern border is secure, Border Guards say
The Border Guards has assured citizens that the southern border of the country is secure and that its officers are prepared to protect the country against smugglers and infiltrators amid the growing tension on the northern border owing to the Iraqi crisis.
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Drugs worth Rs. 10 crore seized from India-Pakistan border
Troops of Border Security Force (BSF) have seized two kg of heroin worth market value of Rs. 10 crore and one automatic pistol from Indo-Pak border at Attari in Punjab, a BSF official said.
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Egypt’s Army Chief of Staff meets Libyan counterpart to discuss border security
Armed forces’ Chief of Staff Mahmoud Hegazy met his Libyan counterpart Abdessalam Jadallah Al-Salihin to discuss common efforts to secure Egypt’s western border.
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Unwarranted tension on eastern border
The last thing that we would want to have is an unsettled border in our eastern wing, although the current tension at the Bangladesh-Myanmar border has eased somewhat after the return of the body of the BGB soldier killed by the Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP).
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Misperceptions About US Immigration Laws, Not Violence, Driving Surge Of Illegals, Report Says
The “significant increase” in illegal aliens from Central American arriving at the US border – primarily in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas – “since mid-2013 is most likely driven by traditional migration factors exacerbated by misperceptions of recent US immigration policies among migrants,” said the July 7 El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC) intelligence assessment, “Misperceptions of US Policy Key Driver in Central American Migrant Surge.”
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TSA Allowing Illegal Aliens To Fly U.S. Airliners Without Valid ID
All the four gunmen, who had stormed the Indian consulate in Afghanistan's Herat province have been gunned down, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) says chief Subhas Goswami.
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