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Welcome to the latest news update from the World BORDERPOL Congress 2013. We invite you to join us and the industry in London on 3rd & 4th December.

Mark Harper MP, the UK’s Minister of State for Immigration will be the keynote speaker at the second World BORDERPOL Congress
Mark Harper MP as Minister of State for Immigration will once again provide the keynote address for this year’s World BORDERPOL Congress, to be held at Central Hall Westminster, London on the 3rd-4th December.
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Registration Now Open - Early Bird Savings
Registration is now open for you to register your place at the 2nd World BORDERPOL Congress.
Register today and benefit from Early Bird Savings.
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Are you a 'Border Agency', or 'Agency at the Border' interested in attending the World BORDERPOL Congress?
We have arranged a special 'Border Agency Offer' for International Border Agencies, with a great package deal, to make your attendance easier and more cost effective.
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World BORDERPOL Congress Agency Workshops
The World BORDERPOL Congress aims to promote enhanced inter-agency co-operation and information sharing amongst border forces, that will benefit the security of the all nations.
This years event, border agencies and agencies at the border will benefit from ‘Closed Agency Workshops’, a series of ‘behind closed door’ discussion and working group opportunities, hosted by Border Force UK.
Closed Workshop Programme includes:
- Integrated Border Management
- Facilitation of Low Risk Travelers
- Inter-agency co-operation, Information sharing and Interoperability
- Securing borders against organized crime and concealed human trafficking
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Sir Charles Montgomery to deliver Opening Keynote
Sir Charles Montgomery, Director General of Border Force UK, who has commenced office in March, will deliver an opening keynote speech along with Mark Harper MP, Minister of State for Immigration.
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SAMI Hosted Workshop
The Security Association for Maritime Industry will be hosting a workshop - Maritime and Port Security in the Context of Border Security.
Building a new port or the expansion/upgrade of an existing port provides many threats for border security, including immigration, stowaways, drug smuggling etc. How can the port owners and managers work with border agencies, port authorities, coast guard and security consultants to ensure none of the systems put in place impede on the swift movement of trade?
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More Confirmed Speakers for World BORDERPOL Congress
The World BORDERPOL Congress continues to build momentum and an outstanding line up of speakers to discuss key border security and management issues. Confirmed speakers include:
• Mandie Campbell, Chief Operating Officer, Border Force, UK
• Dave Wood, UKBA Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Operations Group, UK Border Agency
• Clarence Yeo, Commissioner, Immigration and Checkpoints Authority, Singapore
• Ms Giselle Vas, Director General, Border Police Force, Hungary
• Michael O’Connell, Director of Operation Police Support and Chairman of the INTERPOL Integrated Border Management Task Force, France
• Mika Poutiainen, Head of Vaalimaa Customs, Finland
• Penny Satches Brohs, Senior Border Issues Advisor, Head/Borders Unit, Transnational Threats Department, OSCE, Austria
• Erdal Duzdaban, Border Management Officer, OSCE Office in Tajikistan
• Commodore R.S. Vasan (Ret’d), Head, Strategy and Security, Centre for Asia Studies, India
• Serge Rinkel, Director Programs and Services, BORDERPOL, France
• Col. Gábor Kovács PhD, Hungarian National Police and National Public Service University, Hungary
• Thomas Tass, Executive Director, BORDERPOL, Canada
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Great Support from Industry Organizations
The National Security & Resilience Consortium, an elite group of international companies from Europe and the United States who work closely together to provide clever world class solutions in homeland security, and ISIO - the International Trade Organization is a trade organization for the security industry, are delivering great support and endorsement of the World BORDERPOL Congress.
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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 - 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. 

Bulgarian border police detain 13 foreigners without documents for crossing Turkish-Bulgarian border
The Bulgarian border police have detained 13 foreigners without documents for crossing the Turkish-Bulgarian border, announced the press center of the Interior Ministry.
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UK border police use anti-terrorism law to seize phones and download personal data
Police are using counter-terrorism laws to confiscate mobile phones from any passenger travelling through the UK's international borders by air, rail or sea, and then download their data.
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Iran border police exchange fire with smugglers, seize illegal guns
Iran's Deputy Border Police Chief General Ahmad Geravand says border police have exchanged fire with a group attempting to smuggle weapons into the country.
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90 cats rescued from smuggling near Thai border; police say they were headed to Vietnam
Thai police say they have rescued about 90 famished cats that they believed had been headed to Vietnam. They declined to say what fate they had rescued the felines from, but cats are considered a delicacy in their intended destination.
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ITBP urged to protect country's security
Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) deputy inspector general RK Sah exhorted the personnel of the force to shoulder responsibility to protect the country’s external and internal security.
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Dutch military border police arrests 3 security workers
Three security workers at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport have been arrested on charge of stealing money and electronics during passenger security checks, the Dutch military border police service announced.
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UN rights expert commends Myanmar for disbanding border patrol force
The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, Tomas Ojea Quintana, commended the Myanmar government for disbanding the Nasaka, a border patrol force that had been operating in Rakhine state.
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Homeland Security: No one home at the top; mounting vacancies to affect immigration laws
It is the largest civilian agency in the U.S. government, boasts a $59 billion annual budget and more than 240,000 employees, and has responsibility for a range of matters such as immigration, border protection and airport security. Yet four of the top jobs at the Department of Homeland Security have been vacant since late last year.
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Who is it for?

If you are from one of the following disciplines, then the World BORDERPOL Congress is an important event for you to attend, to help shape your industry, enhance agency cooperation and communication and to keep up to date with the latest and future technologies that will aid border protection and security agencies and forces:

Border police, immigration and border management and security policy makers and practitioners.

Senior representatives from national border services, police, customs, and immigration services, as well as organisations, services and suppliers to the border management and security industry, including:
 • Customs, immigration and border control officials
 • Coast guard officers
 • Police and law enforcement officers
 • Boundary commissioners
 • Diplomats and foreign affairs officials
 • Borderland planners and managers
 • Defence and security departments
 • Embassy and consular officials
 • Policy analysts
 • Security system providers

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