NACEN's Research Paper accepted for 9th PICARD WCO conference
| IN response to a world-wide call for papers from the WCO for the 9th PICARD conference, a research proposal submitted by a team consisting of the Director General of NACEN- Dr G Sreekumar Menon and two IRS (C&CE) probationers-Dr Anees C and Dr Divya S Iyer, has been accepted for presentation and discussion. The 9th PICARD (Partnerships in Customs Academic Research and Development) Conference of World Customs Organization is to be held in Puebla, Mexico, from 17 to 19 September 2014. |
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We are informed that the paper has been selected amidst stiff competition from researchers across the globe, to represent India at this prestigious international conference and contribute towards the discourse under the topic ‘Customs Role in Securing Supply Chain and Preventing Illegal Trades'.
It is learnt that this is the first time that any such paper has been submitted by NACEN for recognition on a global platform. The original research paper is on Incidence of wildlife trafficking in India and utility of ‘fauna detector dog' for prevention. NACEN had earlier organized the Drug Awareness Drive on June 26, 2014 on the International Day against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking, and released three books; one of them being Detection Dog: The Canine Companion in Customs.
It would indeed be a proud moment for the probationers to represent the Nation in a WCO conference, even while undergoing training. NACEN and its leaders can also justifiably be proud of this achievement.