| MAIB International Trade News Bulletin
Items of Interest to the International Business
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November 16, 2007MAIB Home
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| EVENT: Dec. 4, Tues.—"Congressional Roundtable Event with Congressman James McGovern," 8:30am, Hopkinton CONECT (Coalition of New England Companies for Trade) and the Mass. Export Center present Congressman McGovern, D-3rd Congressional District, who is Vice Chair of the powerful House Rules Committee. The Congressman will discuss issues related to international trade. Location of the Roundtable is EMC Corporation, 176 South St., Hopkinton. Cost is $20 for CONECT or Mass. Export Center members, $30 non-members. To RSVP, contact CONECT at 508-481-0424 or email conect@charter.net. Visit www.conect.org
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| EVENT: Dec. 5, Wed.—"Continental Breakfast with the Ambassador from Korea to the U.S.," 7:30am, Boston Associated Industries of Mass. (A.I.M.), its affiliate the Mass. Alliance for International Business, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, & the US-Korea Business Council present a breakfast with His Excellency Lee Tae-sik, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United States. Ambassador Lee will talk about the recently-signed US-Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) & its benefits for Massachusetts businesses & the overall economy. Korea was the 7th largest trading market for Mass. exports in 2006. The breakfast will be held at Associated Industries of Massachusetts, 222 Berkeley St., 13th Floor, Boston. There's no cost to attend, but seating is limited and pre-registration is required. To reserve, contact Carole Cerezola at ccerezola@aimnet.org or 617-262-1180. For additional information, contact Kristen Rupert at krupert@aimnet.org or 617-262-1180. |
EVENT: Dec. 6, Thurs.—"Managing Quality Control in China: Lessons Learned from China's Manufacturing Crisis," 8am, Boston
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| EVENT: Dec. 7, Fri.—British-American Business Council's Annual Christmas Luncheon, 11:30am, Boston
The British-American Business Council of New England invites you to attend its 21st Christmas luncheon, with Consul-General Dr. Phil Budden as guest speaker. Dr. Budden assumed his new position in August 2007; he was previously First Secretary for the UK's US Science, Technology, Innovation and Business network (including Boston), as well as technology policy, transatlantic relations and British-American business affairs. He received his D.Phil, MA and BA from Oxford University (Lincoln College), and an MA from Cornell University (USA). His wife Deborah is a Massachusetts native with a PhD from UMass Amherst. Location for the luncheon is the Harvard Club of Boston, 374 Commonwealth Ave., Back Bay, Boston. Cost is $125 for BABCNE members and $150 for non-members. To RSVP, email info@babcne.org or call 617-720-3622. Visit www.babcne.org |
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SEMINAR: Dec. 12-13, Wed./Thurs.—"Essentials of Export Controls & ECCN Classification," 8am, Boston
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| WEBINAR: Dec. 13, Thurs.—"Foreign Nationals & Deemed Exports: What Every Tech Company Should Know," 1-2:30pm, EST The Mass. Alliance for International Business (MAIB) and the Mass. Export Center present “Opening an Overseas Sales Office…Lessons Learned in Europe, China & Beyond.” This all-day seminar features speakers from Mass. companies including ZOLL Medical Corporation (Chelmsford), Morgan Construction Company (Worcester), Voice Signal Technologies (Woburn) and BzzAgent (Boston), as well as experts from McCarter & English LLP; Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, and Blick Rothenberg Chartered Accountants. The seminar will be The seminar will be held from 8:30am-4pm and the location is One Financial Center, 2nd Floor, Boston—this is across from South Station. Cost is $95 per person and includes materials, breakfast and lunch but not parking. To register or if you have questions, contact the Export Center at 617-973-8664 or visit the website below. www.mass.gov/export
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This newsletter is produced by the MASSACHUSETTS ALLIANCE for INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (MAIB), an affiliate of Associated Industries of Massachusetts (A.I.M.) MAIB Mission: MAIB helps Massachusetts businesses identify and profit from opportunities in global commerce and assists companies new to international trade as well as experienced global competitors. MAIB services: Email Newsletter; International Trade Achievement Awards; Trade Seminars & Roundtables, and Referrals. Kristen Rupert, Executive Director Massachusetts Alliance for International Business |