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International Trade News Bulletin
Items
of Interest to the International Business Community
June
12, 2006MAIB Home
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In This Issue
The June calendar is packed with events of interest to international business experts. Plan now to attend at least one gathering before summer is in full swing! |
EVENT: June 14, Wed.--"Counterfeiting in China: A Micro Look at a Macro Problem", 12 Noon, Springfield
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The
World Affairs Council of Western Mass. presents Robert Zucker,
Director of Sales--Asia for Spalding. Event is at noon at
Sovereign Bank Community Room, 1350 Main Street, Springfield.
Cost $6 per person if you bring your own lunch, $12 with lunch
provided. Contact Cynthia Melcher at 413-933-0110 or wac1997@msn.com
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EVENT: June 14, Wed.--Meet China Biz, 4pm, Worcester
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MeetChinaBiz
presents "Developing a China Supply Chain," featuring
Brian Seelig, former COO with Wetherill Associates in
Royersford, PA. Mr. Seeling will discuss his experiences in
China. Location is Worcester State College, Student Center,
Foster Room. Cost is $20 pre-registration or $30 at the door.
Contact Kathie Mahoney at 508-831-7020 or kathiem@massmep.org.
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CONFERENCE: June 15-17--TiECON EAST 2006, Hynes Convention Center, Boston
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TiE
(The Indus Entrepreneurs) East and TiE Boston present
"Innovating in a Flat World," a global innovation
conference. Hear from Kofi Annan, Secretary-General, United
Nations; Howard Stevenson, Vice Provost, Harvard University;
Hatim Tyabji, former CEO, Verifone; Howard Anderson, founder,
Battery Ventures and Yankee Group; Sanjay Joshi, CEO, Wipro
Consulting; Paul Kagan, CEO, Akamai Technologies, and other
innovators, investors and thought leaders. At Hynes Convention
Center, Boston. For more info, call 781-272-3875 or click below.
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EVENT: June 15, Thurs.--"Energy Opportunities in Latin America", 5:30 pm, Boston
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New
England-Latin American Business Council presents Glenn Wattley,
Managing Director, WestBayEnergy, Boston, who will give a global
overview of the energy industry and the role of Latin America.
Mr. Wattley has led risk and due diligence assessments for
dozens of energy projects in Latin American and has published
articles in the New York Times and energy trade publications.
Location is Greenberg Traurig, One International Place, 20th
Floor, Boston. Time is 5:30 p.m. (EVENING). Cost is $30 for
NELABC members & guests; $30 non-members. For further
information, call 617-434- 0928 or email info@nelabc.org.
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EVENT: June 15, Thurs.--European Connection Cruise, 5:45pm, Cambridge
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Join
the British-American Business Council and the French, German,
and Netherlands Business Associations for this annual cruise on
the Charles River. Boarding is at 6:15pm at Cambridgeside
Galleria Mall, 100 Cambridgeside Place. Cost is $55 for members,
$75 non-members. To register, call 617-720-3622 or email babcne@comcast.net.
For further information, click here to reach www.babc.org/events |
EVENT: June 16, Fri.--"The China Market--A Ground Level Perspective", 7:30am, Waltham
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MassMEDIC
recently initiated a new project to introduce industry and
government leaders in China to the Massachusetts medical device
industry. This three-hour program offers attendees practical
information on entering the China market. Speakers include
Joseph Leghorn, Partner, Nixon Peabody; three government
officials from Beijing who will speak on the life sciences
industry there; Wendy Guo, Principal, KPMG, and Peter Howard,
General Manager, Imaging Division, Analogic Corporation. Event
is from 7:30-10:30am at Mass Medical Society, 860 Winter St.,
Waltham. Call 617- 414-1340 for information, or click on link
below.
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EVENT: June 20, Tues.--"Hot Legal Topics in Biotech/Life Sciences", 12 noon, Boston
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The
Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce, New England, presents Al
Sokol, co-chair of the Cross- Border Group at the law firm
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge. Event is at Edwards Angell
Palmer & Dodge, 111 Huntington Ave., Boston. To register,
contact Kristina Borgwing at 617-395-8534 or kristinaborgwing@hotmail.com.
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EXPORTING SEMINAR: June 21, Wed.--"Basics of Exporting & Export Documentation", 8:30am-3:30pm, Middleboro, MA
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EXIM
Associates has added a second session to repeat their early June
course on Export processes and documentation. Cost is $100,
including seminar materials, breakfast and lunch. Time is
8:30am, location is Eastern Bank, Middleboro, MA. To register,
contact EXIM Associates at 781-784-0296 or bsecor@eximassociates.com.
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EVENT: June 28, Wed.--CONECT Annual Cruise, Boston Harbor
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CONECT
presents an "Annual Meeting and Networking" night
aboard the Odyssey. Evening includes cocktails, hors d'oeuvres,
dining and dancing. Cost is $95 members, $125 non-members. To
register, click on the link below or contact CONECT at
508-481-0424.
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USEFUL WEBSITE for INTERNATIONAL TRADE: www.fita.org
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From
time to time, we recommend useful websites to our readers. The
website we are championing this week can be reached through the
link below. It's from the Federation of International Trade
Organizations, and it also connects you to thousands of other
good sites. You can sign up to get regular updates from FITA by
clicking on the link.
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NOTE TO OUR READERS
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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. |
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
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phone:
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