Tour of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Laboratory

The Springfield Laboratory is a centralized facility that provides scientific support to CBP Headquarters and other CBP Field Laboratories. The laboratory provides analytical services to CBP legal and regulatory functions and to other Headquarters Offices that may need scientific support including Quality Assurance for the CBP Drug Screening Program and technical assistance for the Canine Enforcement Program and for international drug training programs. The Springfield Laboratory is an important resource in addressing tariff classification issues for high technology products, in developing statistical data to confirm the country of origin of imported commodities, and in providing a sound technical foundation for Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) enforcement involving copyrights, trademarks and patents.

 

The tour will give participants a first hand look at the operations of the Laboratory, including its narcotics, textiles, footwear, pharmaceutical, and currency testing capabilities, as well as its country of origin determination capabilities for agricultural products.

 

IMPORTANT:  Registration closes February 12th!

 

Additionally, as required by CBP for security clearance purposes, each participant must provide his or her name, date of birth, social security number, gender (M/F), and agency/company to Marguerite G. Downey (contact details below) by February 12th. 

 

Registrants who do not provide this information by February 12th cannot participate in the tour. Program is limited to 20 participants.

 

When:            Friday, February 26, 2010

 

Time:             10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

 

Where:           Springfield Laboratory

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

7501 Boston Blvd., Suite 113

Springfield, VA 22153

 

Price:            Members $0; Non-members $20 

 

Please register and pay in advance. 

 

Once registered, participants should provide the required information by phone, fax, or email to Marguerite G. Downey – downey@adduci.com or 202-467-6300 ext. 225 (tel) or 202-466-2006 (fax).

 

Event Registration

Event Flyer

What is PDF? PDF stands for Portable Document Format which allows users to view and print documents as intended by the author. To view a document in PDF, you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader.