Key Dates

16 May 2007
Receipt of Abstracts
Before 7 June 2007
Standard Registration
After 7 June 2007
Late Registration
25 May 2007
Accommodation
Social Program

Expression of Interest

If you are interested in attending the Secure Trade in the APEC Region (STAR V) Conference and would like further information, please register your interest on-line. Please proceed by clicking the Register your interest button.

Organised by:

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Supported by:

Australian Customs Service

Department of Immigration and Citizenship

Department of Transport and Regional Services

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Venue

Background to the STAR Conferences

APEC Leaders identified enhanced security for trade and people movement as a major priority following the September 11 terrorist attacks. STAR Conferences are central to APEC’s counterterrorism agenda and provide an important vehicle to carry this priority forward. The STAR initiative aims to secure and facilitate the flow of goods and people through measures aimed at protecting cargo, ships, international aviation and people in transit. the initiative is based on recognition that trade is the most important driver of economic growth and development in the APEC region; that such trade relies heavily on the integrity of transport and other distribution networks; and that any disruption to that trade as a result of vulnerabilities in the system could have potentially disastrous consequences.

The STAR priorities include accelerating efforts to develop closer, more effective public and private partnerships to address security issues affecting trade and people movement; develop more effective screening techniques for people and cargo for security before transit; increasing security on ships and airplanes while en route; securing private company supply chains; enhancing security in airports and seaports; and harmonising and integrating standards and practices.

Conference Venue

Four Seasons Hotel Sydney is stunningly situated overlooking Sydney Harbour in the historic Rocks district, a short walk from the city's shopping and business centres, Four Seasons is vibrant and elegant with dramatic harbour front views.

Host City

Sydney, Australia's gateway city and the capital of New South Wales is built around one of the largest, most beautiful harbours in the world and along miles of golden surfing beaches which stretch north and south of the city on the shore of the Pacific Ocean. Sydney is a vigorous, cosmopolitan city, a major industrial, business and commercial centre and is endlessly fascinating in its variety and its beauty.

The beaches and harbour play a major role in the leisure and sporting lives of Sydneysiders - yachting, surfing, sailboarding, swimming, boating, fishing and waterskiing are all popular activities.

Many national parks and protected areas of natural bushland surround the city and the beautiful Blue Mountains are a short journey to the west.

Perhaps the most famous of Sydney's landmarks is the spectacular Sydney Opera House with its graceful 'sails'. The Opera House has become Sydney's cultural centre, offering opera, ballet, drama and film. The historic 'Rocks' area, site of the original white settlement, is nearby, and this part of the harbour foreshore is a hub of activity for both local residents and visitors.