Members of WCA Family of Logistic Networks, to give its full title, make up the world’s most powerful grouping of independent freight forwarders with some 2,500 member offices in more than 500 cities and ports worldwide – more logistics power than all other networks put together.

World Cargo Alliance is the premier global network of elite independent international freight forwarders. 

The 11th WCA Annual conference will be held during 15 – 18 February 2009 and kicks off the WCA Family Conference Week which will combine with WACE (World Air Cargo Event) and the Annual APLN/IGLN Conferences (now re-named to WCA Family Conference and now incorporates CGLN as well)

WCA Family Conference Week

11th WCA Conference , 15-18 February 2009

 

WACE 2009, 18-20 February 2009

 

WCA Family Conference, 19-22 February 2009

By combining Conference Week with WACE, we aim to provide more value to the conferences by providing members not only the opportunity to meet with other freight forwarders, but to meet with leading international air cargo lines.

Members will have the opportunity to visit the WACE exhibition and its exhibitors during their free time from 18-20 February.  The WACE exhibition will be held in the hall adjacent to the hall where all WCA Family meetings are being held.  Members will also have the opportunity to schedule appointments through the One-on-One Scheduler for the 19-22 February if they wish.

We are expecting approximately 550 WCA members to attend this conference and urge all WCA members to attend, especially because of the expected poor international economic conditions for the next couple years.  WCA members are also entitled to register for the WCA Family Conference during 18-22 February so that they can make additional appointments with members of APLN, IGLN, or CGLN.  We are expecting up to 700 WCA Family members to attend the WCA Family Conference during 18-22 February.

The WCA and WCA Family conferences will not only provide you with increased business opportunities through one-on-one meetings, but increased exposure within the air cargo industry as the WACE event is being put on by Air Cargo News, a most reputable industry newspaper with a circulation to over 16,000 readers internationally.

Please note that this conference will be held at the Bangkok Convention Center and Centara Grand Hotel at Central World which is located in one of Bangkok’s most centralized areas.  Please do not confuse this venue with its sister venue called Bangkok Convention Center and Sofitel Centara at Grand Plaza which are located near the old international airport (Don Muang).

Once again, we take this opportunity to invite and encourage all WCA members to attend.  The WCA Family Conference Week (now incorporating WACE and additional members from CGLN) are expected to provide far more benefits than previous conferences.