Each year since 1997, SANDAG has organized a binational seminar to answer a variety of border-related issues. The Committee on Binational Regional Opportunities (COBRO) is responsible for supporting the preparation and organization of this annual event, and the Border Committee receives feedback on the findings, and, once concluded, it reports back to SANDAG's Board to follow-up. These events have included a wide range of topics, from water and energy supplies and climate change, to issues related to wait times and internal security at the border. The purpose of these events is to attract interested parties on both sides of the border, to address these issues, as well as find solutions and identify opportunities.

This year, the binational seminar: "Efficient Border: A Globally Competitive Region" was held June 3rd seeking to meet two main recommendations that emerged from the 2013 event:

1) Explore various ways to make the Border Liaison Mechanism San Diego - Tijuana, which is led by the Consuls General of Mexico in San Diego and the U.S.'s in Tijuana, become the voice of the actors of the region for the U.S. - Mexico Alliance relative to the 21st Century's Border Administration; and

2) To summon a forum to discuss and promote the issue of wait times at the border to become a local, state and national priority. By extending the circle of participants in this forum to include staff from the offices of legislators and private sector actors.

Jack Dale, president of the SANDAG Board, welcomed those present, giving the floor to Maria de los Remedios Gomez Arnau, Consul General of Mexico in San Diego, who led a brief speech in which she stressed the importance of this type of events to promote not only regional development, but America's as well.

"As you all know, during the Leaders of North America Summit, held a few months ago, the presidents of Mexico and the United States and the Prime Minister of Canada agreed to... Continue reading article here

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