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Moira Wilson, coordinator of CIB's scholarship and sponsorship programs, has announced the recipients of the 2012 Carnets "Play the World" scholarships. Three orchestras have been selected to receive the scholarship funds to cover the cost of attendance at the 2012 League of American Orchestras annual conference.

The newly-formed LinkedIn user group, ATA Carnet User & Discussion Group, is taking off. It started slowly two months ago and now is increasing its Users by 20% a week.

Airports are not designed for the ATA Carnet user. And that bothers us. So when asked by the editor of EXEC magazine what our airport wishlist is, we asked for signage and more.

New rules for listing and valuing live horses on ATA Carnets have been issued. Live horses listed on carnets have long been a concern for certain foreign customs services due to the concentration of training facilities and large number of temporarily imported horses in those countries such as Germany and the Netherlands. Boomerang carnets® has published an Advisory to alert carnet applicants to the new rules. Read more...

Artistic excellence? US Ambassador-at-large? Community service? Cultural mission? You decide. What is the role of international orchestra tours?

We invite foreign and US carnet users and future users to join the ATA Carnet User & Discussion Group on LinkedIn. Carnet users share many experiences when using the carnet and this forum is an opportunity to learn from other users. Once you are logged in to LinkedIn, search Groups for the ATA Carnet User & Discussion Group to request to join.

A CBP Muster Topic issued in October 2011 (Office of Field Operations) improves a tricky process that U.S. ATA Carnet users and customs officers have wrestled with for years. It is now permitted to have a carnet validated at any port of exit as long as the goods will be out of the user's control after departing from that port.

U.S. teams preparing for the 2012 Summer Olympics can minimize travel stress and shipping hassles by planning ahead to use an ATA Carnet (The Merchandise Passport) to clear customs in the U.K. Being prepared with the right temporary import documentation can prevent avoidable problems:

Happy New Year and Best Wishes for a Prosperous and Successful 2012!

Congratulations to the 10 winners of $10.00 Starbucks gift cards: