For its second edition, The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is assembling over 20 cargo events in one single gathering, including a dedicated track on pharmaceuticals, for their World Cargo Symposium, March 03 - March 06, 2008 in Rome, Italy, at the Rome Marriott Park Hotel Centre.

 I have been invited by IATA to chair the one day Pharma Track on March 5th.

I believe this will provide a significant opportunity for members of the biopharma industry to join with colleagues and experts from around the world to discuss the challenges and propose solutions regarding global air freight logistics with key members of the airline industry in an effort to improve distribution management practices for temperature-sensitive medicinal freight. Also, it will provide an opportunity to discuss the impact of the new Perishable Cargo Regulations Chapter 17 Air Transport Logistics for Temperature-Sensitive Healthcare Products which went into effect July 1st, 2007. 

The IATA World Cargo Symposium concentrates decision makers, key stakeholders, cargo specialists and business owners, to share the latest knowledge, best practices and benchmarks around one theme: Focus on the Customer.

Over 800 cargo professionals from around the world participated in the first International Air Transport Association (IATA) World Cargo Symposium, which took place 5-9 March, 2007 in Mexico City. This one-week global mega-conference assembled 13 workgroup committees, 8 forums, 2 plenary sessions, 140 speakers, 28 exhibitors and 12 sponsors in one single gathering.

Registration and additional information is provided in the links above.