IES, Ltd. Engages Industry at Boston Event

Online, October 29, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Award-winning transportation software provider, IES, Ltd., is proud to support CONECT, one of the largest nonprofit member-based international trade organizations in the United States. The event is one in a series of strategic engagements for the software vendor.

This year's CONECT Trade and 9th Annual Cargo Symposium, "Riptides of Change in International Trade and Transportation," will be held in Boston, Massachusetts. The conference will include in-depth panels of top industry experts discussing 100% Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Screening, Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) fact-finding investigations, ocean capacity and equipment availability, Cap and Trade, the effects of Chinese currency and more. The panel format will allow audience members to converse directly with panelists on topics that are pressing to their current business.

"In the increasingly complex and challenging global trade environment," reads www.conect.org, "CONECT provides educational and networking opportunities to keep its members informed, while also serving as a highly effective voice to enhance the trade and transportation infrastructure." The organization is comprised of manufacturers, traders, importers, exporters, Customs brokers, freight forwarders, NVOCCs, transportation providers, financial institutions, law firms, accounting firms, consultants and other businesses active in international trade.

Conference sponsor, IES Ltd, is proud to continue its support of the organization as a sponsor and exhibitor. Scheduled to speak at the event is Dan Baldwin, Assistant Commissioner, Office of International Trade, US CBP; Rebecca Dye, Federal Maritime Commissioner; Brian Conrad, Executive Administrator, Transpacific Stabilization Agreement; Peter Gatti, Executive Vice President, National Industrial Transportation League (NITL); Jon Gold, VP, National Retail Federation and many others.

About IES, Ltd.

With offices in the US and in Hong Kong, IES, Ltd. is one of the largest transportation software companies in North America. The company's suite of product offerings adjusts to the changes and complexities inherent when doing business in the global arena. As a result, IES software solutions are among the most customizable and adaptable in the industry.

IES offers one complete end-to-end transportation logistics software solution scalable to any size operation. Products are operated in over 70 countries with thousands of users and millions of transactions processed. Please visit http://www.iesltd.com or contact IES at +1-201-639-5000 for more information.