Inter-American Committee on Ports
Organization of American States
“Cooperation for the development of
competitive, safe and sustainable ports
in the Americas”
2017 CIP Calendar of Activities
Date
April 3-28
April 25 -28
May 12 – June 8
May - June
August 4 - 27
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October 2 - 27
Courses
Event
III Online course on Port and Environment in collaboration
with the National Port Authority of Peru
III Workshop on Port Security Management in collaboration
with United States Coast Guard (USCG)
XVII Ibero-American Course on Port Technology, Operations
and Environmental Management
XXXI Advanced Course on Port Operations and Management
of the IMO – SOGET - IPER
IV Online course on Port Infrastructure in collaboration with
the National Port Authority of Peru
V Online Course on Measuring Performance in Container
Terminals in collaboration with the National Port Authority of
Peru
Place
Online
Miami, USA
Santander, Spain
Le Havre, France
Online
Online
October – November
 XXII Ibero-American Course on Port Management
Madrid, Spain
October 2017 – June
2018
 Master in Port Management and Intermodal Transportation
Valencia, Spain
November 14 - 25
 I Women Executive Seminar – SOGET -IPER
Le Havre, France
Date
February 14-16
February 22 – 24
May 17 – 19
Conferences / Technical Seminars for Capacity Strengthening
Event
 Oceanology International North America (OINA)
Place
San Diego, California
 Hemispheric Conference on Port Competitiveness and
Security: Finding the Right Balance
Miami, USA
 2016 Maritime Award of the Americas Award Ceremony
 II Hemispheric Conference on Inland Ports, Waterways and
Buenos Aires, Argentina,
Dredging: Inland Transport as an Engine for Competitiveness
July 24-28
 REPICA – COCATRAM
Belize, Belize
August 2-4
 XI International Forum and Fair on Maritime Security
Punta Cana, Dominican
Republic
September 25-26
 XII Port-Maritime Congress
Guatemala
October 4-6
 III Hemispheric Conference on Logistics, Innovation and
Competitiveness
Panamá City, Panama
October 18-20
 IV Hemispheric Conference on Sustainable Port Management Mexico
and Environmental Protection
November
November 6 (TBC)
November
Date
May – July
Ongoing
Date
January 25
March
March
March
March
March
March
March
August
 Port Security Event PFSOs
Lima, Peru
 II Hemispheric Conference on Public Policy, Legislation and
Montevideo, Uruguay
Regulation
 XVI Latin American Congress of Ports, American Association
Punta del Este, Uruguay
of Port Authorities (AAPA)
Technical Assistance and Activities
Event
Place
 Call for Entries: 4th Maritime Award of the Americas
Hemispheric
 Implementation of Port Incentive Program for the Reduction
of Emissions from Ships while in Ports, “Rewarding
Sustainability”
Political Meetings
Event
• Videoconference of the TAG on Logistics, Innovation and
Competitiveness
Buenos Aires,
Barranquilla, Ensenada,
Lázaro Cardenas,
 Videoconference of the TAG Port Protection and Security
Online
Place
Online
 Videoconference of the TAG on Public Policy, Legislation and Online
Regulation
 Videoconference of the TAG on Tourism, Inland Ports and Online
Waterways, Service to Ships and Navigation Control
Online
 Videoconference of the TAG on Corporate Social
Responsibility, Gender Equality and Women Empowerment
• Videoconference of the TAG on Logistics, Innovation and
Competitiveness
• Videoconference of the TAG on Sustainable Port
Management and Environmental Protection
 Videoconference of the Executive Board of the Inter-American
Committee on Ports (CECIP)
 XVIII Meeting of the Executive Board of the Inter-American
Committee on Ports (CIP)
Online
Online
Online
Bridgetown, Barbados