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| MAIB International Trade News Bulletin
Items of Interest to the International Business
Community
February
14, 2007
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In
This Issue
-- INTERNATIONAL TRADE AWARDS--Nominate A Worthy
Company!
-- EVENT: Feb. 22, Thurs.--"Bomb Scare: The
History & Future of Nuclear Weapons," Noon,
Boston
-- LECTURE: Feb. 24, Sat.--"Energy Autonomy"
by Dr. Hermann Scheer, 2pm, Medford
-- EVENT: Feb. 25, Sun.--"The UN in the Era of
American World Power," 2pm, Boston
-- EVENT: Feb. 28, Wed.--"The Changing Face of
Mass. in the Berkshires," Pittsfield
-- TRADE MISSION to SAUDI ARABIA: March 16-21, 2007
-- TRADE MISSION on ENERGY, to CHINA & INDIA:
April 18-25, 2007
-- TRADE MISSION on HEALTHCARE to CHILE & BRAZIL:
April 23-27, 2007
-- NOTE TO OUR READERS
HAPPY
VALENTINE'S DAY! Nominate a company, organization or
individual whose international trade activities you love
for an International Trade Award from the Mass. Alliance
for International Business. See details below.
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INTERNATIONAL
TRADE AWARDS--Nominate A Worthy Company! |
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| The
Mass. Alliance for International Business (MAIB) is issuing a
Call for Nominations for its annual International Trade
Achievement Awards. More than 50 Mass. companies have won
these awards since 1996. The awards recognize entities that
exemplify global leadership in their international trade
activities, by increasing or retaining jobs, creating
innovative solutions for export challenges, producing or
adapting a product line for international markets,
establishing alliances or partnerships, or investing in
infrastructure or manufacturing in Mass. Visit the link below
for the on-line Nomination form and a list of past recipients.
Nominations are due March 16. For further info, please contact
Kristen Rupert at 617-262-1180 or krupert@aimnet.org
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Visit
www.aimnet.org/nomination |
EVENT:
Feb. 22, Thurs.--"Bomb Scare: The History & Future of
Nuclear Weapons," Noon, Boston |
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| WorldBoston presents this
lunchtime talk by Joseph Cirincione, Sr. Vice President for
National Security & International Policy for the Center of
American Progress. Mr. Cirincione was formerly director for
nonproliferation at the Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace, and worked for nine years in the U.S. House of
Representatives. Event is at Moakley Courthouse, Jury Assembly
Room, 1 Courthouse Way, Boston. Cost is $15 members, $25
non-members, and students are free. Brown bag luncheon begins
at Noon; on-site dining available. For reservations, contact
617-542-8995 or wac@worldboston.org.
Visit
www.worldboston.org |
LECTURE:
Feb. 24, Sat.--"Energy Autonomy" by Dr. Hermann
Scheer, 2pm, Medford |
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German-American Business Council and Tufts University School
of Engineering present Dr. Hermann Scheer, member of the
German Parliament and President of Eurosolar, on "The
Economic, Social and Technological Case for Renewable
Energy." Dr. Scheer has received numerous awards
including the World Wind Energy Award, the World Prize on Bio-
Energy, and Time Magazine's "Five Heroes for the Green
Century." Event location is Barnum Hall, Tufts
University, Medford. Ample parking in the garage at 419 Boston
Ave., Medford. The Lecture is free of charge.
Visit
www.tufts.edu. |
EVENT:
Feb. 25, Sun.--"The UN in the Era of American World
Power," 2pm, Boston |
| This Kennedy Library Forum,
presented by the UN Assn. of Greater Boston, features author
James Traub; Gillian Sorensen, Senior Advisor to the UN
Foundation; Iqbal Riza, former Chief of Staff to the UN Secy
General, and Nancy Soderberg, who served in President
Clinton's National Security Council. The forum is free and the
location is the JFK Library and Museum, Columbia Point, South
Boston.
Visit
www.unagb.org |
| EVENT:
Feb. 28, Wed.--"The Changing Face of Mass. in the
Berkshires," Pittsfield
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| MassINC presents this seminar
on the implications of MassINC's report, "The Changing
Face of Mass." Speakers are Michael Daly, President/CEO,
Berkshire Bank; John Schneider, Interim President/CEO, MassInc.,
and Brooke Meade, Co-director, Berkshire Immigrant Center.
Location is The Colonial Theater, 11 South St., Pittsfield.
For further information, contact John Schneider at jschneider@massinc.org.
Visit
www.massinc.org. |
TRADE
MISSION to SAUDI ARABIA: March 16-21, 2007 |
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US-Saudi Arabian Business Council is organizing this US Dept.
of Commerce Certified Trade Mission in which U.S. Commercial
Service Director-General Israel Hernandez will participate. A
wide range of industry sectors are included in the visit. For
additional information, visit the link below.
Visit
www.us-saudi-business.org |
TRADE
MISSION on ENERGY, to CHINA & INDIA: April 18-25, 2007
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The US Dept. of Commerce's
International Trade Administration will lead this Clean-Energy
Technologies Trade Mission, to match US companies with opportunities
in fast-growing markets, where American clean technology goods and
services can help improve the environment. For additional
information, visit the link below.
Visit
www.export.gov/cleanenergymission.
TRADE
MISSION on HEALTHCARE to CHILE & BRAZIL: April 23-27, 2007
The Mass. Office of International
Trade & Investment (MOITI) and the Mass. South America Office
are recruiting Mass. businesses to participate in this Dept. of
Commerce Healthcare Technologies Trade Mission to Santiago, Chile
and Sao Paulo, Brazil. For further information, contact Mr. Fabricio
Manis, Business Development Specialist, at massao@worldconquer.com.
Visit
www.buyusa.gov
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NOTE TO OUR READERS
 Your
notices of events and suggestions for topics are always welcome.
Massachusetts Alliance for International Business (MAIB)
is grateful to the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership
(MassMEP) for their financial support.
Visit
the MassMEP |
This newsletter
is produced by the MASSACHUSETTS ALLIANCE for INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
(MAIB), an Affiliate of Associated Industries of Massachusetts
(A.I.M.). MISSION: MAIB helps businesses succeed in the global
economy through programs that inform, educate and assist. SERVICES:
a bi-weekly email newsletter; annual International Trade Achievement
Awards; Massachusetts Export Competitiveness Reports; Trade Seminars
and Roundtables. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Kristen Rupert
phone: 617-262-1180
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