ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="/foresee/foresee-trigger.js"></script> <title>North America Consumer Product Safety Summit</title> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=iso-8859-1"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" vlink="#FF4500" link="#0000FF"> <font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular" size="2"> <div align="center"> <img class="pic" src="/businfo/intl/usflag.jpg" />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img class="pic" src="/businfo/intl/caflag.jpg" />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img class="pic" src="/businfo/intl/mexflag.jpg" /> <br><br><font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular" size="1"> <SCRIPT SRC="/nav.js" LANGUAGE="JavaScript"></SCRIPT></font><font size="2"> <h2>FIRST NORTH AMERICA<br/>CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY SUMMIT</h2> <h3>September 26-27, 2011</h3> <br/> <p>CPSC Headquarters<br/> Hearing Room, Fourth Floor<br/> 4330 East West Highway<br/> Bethesda, Maryland<br/> <a href="/about/cpscdirect.pdf">Directions</a> (pdf) / <a href="/about/bethesda.jpg">Map</a></p> <span style="font-size:12pt"> <i>"Consumer Product Safety - Toward a North American Vision"</i> </span> <br/> <br/> <a href="summit2011welcome.html">Welcome from Chairman Tenenbaum</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="summit2011.html#about">About the Summit</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="summit2011bg.html">Background</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="summit2011bio.pdf">Biographies</a> (pdf)&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="summit2011ag.html">Agenda</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="summit2011.html#contact">Contact</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="summit2011sp.html">Español</a> </div> <blockquote> <hr/> <br/> <p>First North America Consumer Product Safety Summit <a href="/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml11/11333.html">Press Release</a></p> Watch the Webcast from the public sessions: <ul style="margin-top:5px"> <li><a href="/vnr/asfroot/nas09262011_1.asx">Part 1</a> Monday September 26</li> <li><a href="/vnr/asfroot/nas09262011_2.asx">Part 2</a> Monday September 26</li> <li><a href="/vnr/asfroot/nas09272011_1.asx">Part 3</a> Tuesday September 27</li> <li><a href="/vnr/asfroot/nas09272011_2.asx">Part 4</a> Tuesday September 27</li> <li><a href="/vnr/asfroot/nas09272011_3.asx">Part 5</a> Tuesday September 27</li> </ul> <p>Summit presentations can be found in the <a href="summit2011ag.html">Agenda</a></p> <h3><a name="about">About the Summit</a></h3> <blockquote> <p>The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will host the First North America Consumer Product Safety Summit on September 26-27, 2011, at CPSC Headquarters in Bethesda, MD.</p> <p>The Summit will provide an historic opportunity for product safety leaders in Mexico, Canada, and the United States to lay out their shared visions for enhanced consumer product safety cooperation among our countries. It will also provide the opportunity to discuss trilateral initiatives and develop an agenda for future engagement that reflects the three jurisdictions' shared product safety priorities.</p> <p>The Summit will include public sessions and allow a wide range of stakeholders to participate in the question and answer sessions offered during the Summit. Topics to be covered during the public sessions include: <ul style="margin-top:5px"> <li>Managing Global Supply and Distribution Chains to Protect Consumers</li> <li>Emerging Product Safety Issues and the Importance of International Coordination</li> <li>Importance of Regulatory Coordination for Safety, Prosperity and Competitiveness in North America</li> <li>Managing Consumer Product Safety Requirements in Multiple Jurisdictions</li> <li>Private Sector Efforts on Standards Alignment</li> </ul></p> <p>Stakeholders will be able to participate in the Summit in person or via webcast. There will be simultaneous interpretation in Spanish.</p> <p><b><font color="red">Registration for the Summit is now closed.</font> The public sessions can be followed via webcast:</b> <a href="/webcast">English</a> | <a href="/webcast/spanish.html">Español</a></p> <p>During the question and answer sessions, the panelists will be taking questions from the audience as well as questions sent via email to <a href="mailto:2011summit@cpsc.gov">2011summit@cpsc.gov</a> or <a href="mailto:2011cumbre@cpsc.gov">2011cumbre@cpsc.gov</a></p> <p>Please note that lunch is not provided for the public attending the event but a number of <a href="http://www.downtownbethesda.com/guide/dining.php">food service establishments<a> are quite close to the Summit location.</p> <p>There are also a few <a href="http://g.co/maps/rhwd">nearby hotels</a> and a number of <a href="summit2011res.pdf">other resources</a> (pdf).</p> </blockquote> <h3><a name="location">Location</a></h3> <blockquote> <p>CPSC Headquarters, Hearing Room, Fourth Floor<br/> 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland<br/> <a href="/about/cpscdirect.pdf">Directions</a> (pdf) / <a href="/about/bethesda.jpg">Map</a></p> </blockquote> <h3><a name="metro">Metro/subway</a></h3> <blockquote> <p>The metro/subway is located on the Red Line and the name of the stop off the Red Line is <font color="Maroon"><b>Bethesda</b></font>. The access point for the <font color="Maroon"><b>Bethesda</b></font> metro/subway is at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and East West Highway. The <a href="http://www.wmata.com/rail/maps/map.cfm">metro/subway system site</a> has fare information and general information</p> <p>For any questions, comments or suggestions, please contact Roberta Telles at <a href="mailto:rtelles@cpsc.gov">rtelles@cpsc.gov</a></p> </blockquote> <!-- <h3><a name="watch">Watch it live</a></h3> <blockquote> <p>You will be able to watch the Summit live: <a href="/webcast">English</a> | <a href="/webcast/spanish.html">Español</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For any technical issues, please contact <a href="mailto:webteam@cpsc.gov">webteam@cpsc.gov</a></p> </blockquote> <h3><a name="#contact">Contact</a></h3> <blockquote> <p>Roberta Telles<br/> International Programs<br/> U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission<br/> 4330 East West Highway<br/> Bethesda MD 20814<br/> Phone: (301) 504-7071<br/> Fax:(301) 504-0137<br/> Email:<a href="mailto:rtelles@cpsc.gov">rtelles@cpsc.gov</a></p> </blockquote> --> </blockquote> <br/> </font> </body> </html>