EVENT: Sept. 20, Thurs.--"Wines of the World" by WorldBoston, 6pm, Boston
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WorldBoston hosts this premier event featuring wines from Hungary, Argentina and South Africa--nations with emerging wine industries. Location is New England Foundation for the Arts, 145 Tremont St., 7th Floor, Boston. Cost is $50 and time is 6-8pm. For further information, contact WorldBoston at 617-542- 8995 or wac@worldboston.org.
Visit www.worldboston.org.

EVENT: Sept. 25, Tues.--"EU Luncheon with Tim Murray, Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor," 11:30am, Boston
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The French-American Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the German American and British- American Business Councils and the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce & Trade, extends an invitation to the next EU luncheon event, at the University of Massachusetts Club, 225 Franklin St. 33d Floor, Boston, from 11:30am-1:30pm. The Lt. Govr. will discuss ways to improve cooperative opportunities between European and Massachusetts firms. Cost is $65 for members, $75 for non-members. Contact the French-American Chamber of Commerce at valerie.ferret@faccne.org.
Visit www.faccne.org.

EVENT: Sept. 26, Wed.--UN Association of Greater Boston's "200 Years of US-Russian Diplomatic Relations," 12:30pm, Boston
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The UN Association of Greater Boston presents this luncheon event featuring Ambassador William Burns, US Ambassador to Russia, and Ambassador Yuri Ushakov, Russian Federation Ambassador to the US. Tickets are $60 for members of UNAGB, USRCCNE, and Mass. Historical Society, and $75 for non- members. Contact the UN Association at 617-482- 4587 or info@unagb.org.
Visit www.unagb.org.

EVENT: Sept. 26, Wed.--Meet ChinaBiz Roundtable, 4pm, Boston
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MeetChina Biz hosts its regular Boston Roundtable, with China updates, networking and roundtable discussion, on Sept. 26 from 4-7pm at Burns & Levinson, 125 Summer St. 8th Floor, Boston. Cost is $25 for non-members, free for MCB members. To RSVP, contact Shawn He at shawn@inetwork128.org.
Visit www.meetchinabiz.org.

TRADE SHOW: Sept. 26-28--"Analitica Latin America 2007," Sao Paulo, Brazil
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The Massachusetts South America Office in Brazil invites you to participate in the trade show Analitica Latin America 2007, dedicated to laboratory equipment, analysis, biotechnology and quality control. This show is held every two years and features more than 380 exhibitors and 10,000 attendees. The Massachusetts Brazil Office can provide Mass. companies with an individualized agenda of pre-arranged matchmaking meetings around the show. For further information, contact Jose Madeira, Director of the Massachusetts South American Office in Brazil, at 55-11-3885-0431 or jose.madeira@worldconquer.com.
Visit www.massbrazil.com.br.

EVENT: Sept. 27, Thurs.--"Moving the (Disney) Mouse to a Global Operation," 7:30am, Springfield
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Western New England College's School of Business presents Dennis Lind, Vice President of Design & Engineering and Integrated Facility Planning Strategy for Global Facilities Operations Services at Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, as a breakfast speaker. Mr. Lind is a graduate of Western New England College and has been with Disney for 17 years. Location is Rivers Memorial Hall on the Western New England College campus, cost is $15 per person (WNEC students are free), and time is 7:30am for breakfast, 8am-8:50am presentation. For further information and to RSVP, call 413-782-1231 or email ibbseries@wnec.edu.
Visit www.wnec.edu

EVENT: Sept. 27, Thurs.--Robert Salipante, President, Sun Life Financial U.S., at New England Canada Business Council Luncheon, 11:30am, Boston
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The New England-Canada Business Council presents this luncheon featuring Robert Salipante, President of Sun Life Financial U.S. Mr. Salipante joined Sun Life as President in 2003; he was previously President and General Manager, US Financial Services, for ING. He graduated from the University of Michigan and MIT's Sloan School of Management. Location of luncheon is Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel, 138 St. James Ave., Boston. Time is 11:30am, and cost is $40 for members, $50 for non- members. For further info, call 508-923-0365 or email necbc@comcast.net.
Visit www.necbc.org

EVENT: Sept. 27, Thurs.--"Hong Kong: A Fulcrum for Business Success," Noon, Boston
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The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) presents this luncheon featuring Christopher Jackson, Asst. Exec. Director of HKTDC; Mr. Indra Purkayastha, Sr. Vice President, iRobot; Michael Ho, Partner, PriceWaterhouseCoopers; and Dick Radez, President, Russell & Co. Time of event is Noon-2pm, location is Back Bay Harvard Club, 374 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, and cost is $50 if you register by Sept. 12, and $75 thereafter. For more details, contact Curtis Louie at 212-838-8688 x21 or email curtis.louie@tdc.org.hk.
Visit www.tdc.org.hk.

CONFERENCE: Dec. 3-5--Caribbean-Central American Action Conference on the Caribbean Basin, Miami
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This 31st annual conference features invited speakers including presidents and prime ministers from the Bahamas, St. Kitts & Nevis, Aruba, Surinam, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Brazil and Canada, in addition to senior-level US Government officials from the Dept. of Commerce, State Department and Congress. Location is InterContinental Hotel, Miami, Florida. Early bird registration of $650 available until Sept. 15. For further information, call 202-466-7464 x 28 or email miami@c-caa.org.
Visit www.c-caa.org.

TRADE SHOW: Mar. 3-9, 2008--CeBIT 2008--Office Automation, IT & Telecomm--Hannover, Germany
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The Massachusetts Office of International Trade & Investment Boston/Berlin (MOITI) invites Mass. companies to participate in this annual trade show that attracts 500,000 visitors from around the world. MOITI will coordinate participation and provide companies with a turn-key facility. For further information, call 617-973-8650 or email diana.lamuraglia@state.ma.us.
Visit www.mass.gov/moiti.

MARKET STUDIES on BRAZIL--Available now
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The Brazil Office of the Massachusetts Office of International Trade & Investment (MOITI) invites interested Mass. companies to review research studies on six growing markets in Brazil. To check out these studies and new trade leads, visit the website below or contact Mr. Jose Madeira Neto, Director, at jneto@massbrazil.br.
Visit www.massbrazil.com.br.

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