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Items of Interest to the International Business
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November
2, 2006
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-- EVENT: Nov. 3, Fri.--US Undersecretary of Commerce for
International Trade, Mr. Franklin Lavin--Noon, Cambridge
-- EVENT: Nov. 7, Tues.--"A Taste of Alsace", 6pm,
Boston
-- EVENT: Nov. 8, Wed.--Lecture by Jonathan Fried, Exec.
Director for Canada, Ireland & the Caribbean for the IMF,
11am, Waltham
-- EVENT: Nov. 9, Thurs.--"Transforming Business for
the Global Economy" by Pedro Caceres, Global VP,
LENOX/American Saw--8am, Springfield
-- EVENT: Nov. 9, Thurs.--"Massachusetts Doing
Business--Thinking Global, Acting Local", 8am, Boston
-- EVENT: Nov. 15, Wed.--CONECT's Northeast Cargo Symposium,
11:45am, Boston
-- EVENT: Nov. 15, Wed.--WorldBoston Presents Former
Political Advisor to Yitzhak Rabin, Noon, Boston
-- NOTE TO OUR READERS
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EVENT:
Nov. 3, Fri.--US Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade,
Mr. Franklin Lavin--Noon, Cambridge
Franklin
L. Lavin, Under Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce for
International Trade, is the featured speaker at this lunch event
sponsored by the Mass. Biotech Council. Under Secretary Lavin is an
advocate for American business and a steadfast promoter of free
markets across the globe. His International Trade Administration
helps develop U.S. trade policy. Mr. Lavin was US Ambassador to
Singapore from 2001- 2005. Thomas Finneran, President of the Mass.
Biotech Council, will introduce Mr. Lavin. Event location is Mass.
Biotech Council, One Cambridge Center (Main Street), Cambridge.
(Kendall Square) Event is free of charge, but pre-registration is
required for security purposes. Call Mass. Biotech Council at
617-674- 5146 with questions. RSVP to Matt Dauphinais, Special
Assistan to Under Secretary Lavin, at matthew.dauphinais@mail.doc.gov.
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EVENT:
Nov. 7, Tues.--"A Taste of Alsace", 6pm, Boston
The French-American Chamber of Commerce presents a French Food
and Wine reception at the French Library, 53 Marlborough Street,
Boston, from 6-9pm. Learn about Alsacian culture, cuisine and wine.
Event includes a silent auction. Cost is $30 per person. To
register, call 617-247-1366 or visit the French- American Chamber of
Commerce website.
Visit
www.faccne.org.
EVENT:
Nov. 8, Wed.--Lecture by Jonathan Fried, Exec. Director for Canada,
Ireland & the Caribbean for the IMF, 11am, Waltham
Brandeis
University's International School of Business presents Jonathan
Fried, who has been at the IMF since early 2006. Mr. Fried formerly
served as Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister of
Canada and Head of the Canada-U.S. Secretariat. He was also Canada's
chief negotiator on the accession of China to the WTO and Principal
Legal Counsel for North American Free Trade negotiations. He served
at the Canadian Embassies in Washington DC and in Brazil. Mr. Fried
has been a Visiting Professor of Law at University of Toronto.
Lecture is from 11am-12:30pm and is open to the public. Location is
Sachar International Center, Brandeis University, 415 South Street,
Waltham.
Visit
the Brandeis University International Business School website.
EVENT:
Nov. 9, Thurs.--"Transforming Business for the Global
Economy" by Pedro Caceres, Global VP, LENOX/American Saw--8am,
Springfield
The Mass. Alliance for International Business (MAIB) presents
a breakfast featuring Mr. Pedro Caceres, a native of Spain who was
recently appointed Global Vice President for Operations at
LENOX/American Saw in Longmeadow. Formerly Senior Vice President of
Operations for Hasbro North America, Mr. Caceres will share insights
gained over two decades of overseeing international manufacturing
operations for IT companies as well as the world's largest board
game and puzzle manufacturing facility. Event is co- hosted by World
Affairs Council of Western Mass. and the School of Business at
Western New England College. Cost is $15; location is Rivers
Memorial Building, Western New England College, 1575 Wilbraham Rd.,
Springfield. To register and for further information, call Kristen
Rupert at 617-262-1180 x 366 or visit the website below.
Visit
www.aimnet.org/maib.
EVENT:
Nov. 9, Thurs.--"Massachusetts Doing Business--Thinking Global,
Acting Local", 8am, Boston
The Mass. chapter of NAIOP and the Boston Business Journal
present a conference on global competition and its impact on the
future of Massachusetts. Keynote speaker is Marshall Carter,
Chairman of the NY Stock Exchange and retired Chairman & CEO of
State Street Bank. Panel participants are Robert Culver, Pres. &
CEO, Mass Development; Peter Nicholas, Chairman, Boston Scientific;
Roger Servison, Pres. of Strategic New Business Development,
Fidelity Investments; Jeffrey Elton, Sr. VP Strategy & Global
COO, Novartis; Thomas Collins, Exec. Managing Director, Cushman
& Wakefield; John Hynes III, CEO, Gale International; Brahm
Cramer, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs & COO, the Whitehall
Group; and Scott Oran, Exec. Director, Morgan Stanley Real Estate
Investment. Conference is at the Hyatt Regency Boston, Financial
District, from 8am-11:30am. Registration fee is $175 for NAIOP and
AIM members & BBJ subscribers; $195 for non-members. To
register, call 781-453-6900 or visit the website below.
Visit
www.massdoingbiz.com
EVENT:
Nov. 15, Wed.--CONECT's Northeast Cargo Symposium, 11:45am, Boston
CONECT
presents W. Ralph Basham, Commissioner, US Customs & Border
Protection, as the Keynote Speaker at this annual lunch and
symposium. Afternoon panel topics include Import Compliance and C-TPAT
(Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism). Location is the
Harvard Club, Boston. Cost for the lunch is $125; cost is $265 for
the full symposium. Contact Carol Turner at 508-481-0424 or email conect@charter.net.
Visit
www.conect.org.
EVENT:
Nov. 15, Wed.--WorldBoston Presents Former Political Advisor to
Yitzhak Rabin, Noon, Boston
WorldBoston presents Yoram Peri, Former Political Advisor to
Yitzhak Rabin, at this brown bag lunch on Wed., November 15. Dr.
Peri is the head of the Chaim Herzog Institute for Media, Politics
& Society and professor of Political Sociology at Tel Aviv
University. Dr. Peri has published extensively on Israeli society.
Lunch event is from noon-1:30pm at WorldBoston, One Milk St. 3d
Floor, Boston. Free for members and students; $15 for non-members.
Contact WorldBoston at 617-542-8995 x112 or email wac@worldboston.org.
Visit
www.worldboston.org
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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.
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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.). 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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