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MAIB
International Trade News Bulletin
Items
of Interest to the International Business Community
March
8, 2006
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Your
help is needed! Please nominate a Mass. company or organization
for our annual International Trade
Achievement Awards. Deadline is March
17. See details below. Thanks!
Good
news--the Mass. Export Center has
just published its Spring 2006 seminar guide, and MAIB is a
co-sponsor for several courses. Sign up now for a course to
increase your international trade expertise. Click on the link
below for the new catalog.
www.mass.gov/export
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AWARDS:
International Trade Achievement Awards--Nominations due Mar. 17
The
Massachusetts Alliance for International Business (MAIB) will
make three International Trade
Achievement Awards in May. These annual awards
recognize Massachusetts companies that have increased export
activity in the Commonwealth through new products and services,
creative approaches to new markets, or through unique alliances.
Please
take a moment to click on the link below and nominate a worthy
organization. Deadline for nominations is Mar. 17; awards will
be made May 12.
Visit
www.aimnet.org/nomination
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EVENT:
Mar. 13, Mon.--Canadian Minister of Fisheries &
Oceans--noon, Boston
New
England-Canada Business Council and The Honourable Stan Keyes,
Canadian Consul-General to New England, present The Honourable
Loyola Hearn, Canadian Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, at a
luncheon Monday, March 13 at the Colonnade Restaurant, 120
Huntington Ave., Boston. Cost is $35 for members, $50 for
non-members. For further information and to RSVP, click on link
below, email necbc@comcast.net
or call 508-923-0365.
Visit
www.necbc.org
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EVENT:
Mar. 14, Tues.--Berkshire Intl. Trade Conference--8am, North
Adams
Help
your business become a player on the international stage by
attending this conference, sponsored by Representative Daniel
Bosley, Chair-- Committee on Economic Development; Berkshire
County Chamber of Commerce, Western Mass. Electric Co., and
Mass. College of Liberal Arts. Panelists and speakers include
international trade experts from Berkshire area manufacturers
and banks, state and federal economic and trade agencies, and
regional trade organizations. Cost is $20 ($15 for Berkshire
Chamber members). for further information and to register, click
on the link below or call 413-662-5000.
Learn
more about Berkshire Trade Conference.
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EVENT:
Mar. 15, Wed.--MeetChinaBiz Roundtable--4pm, Boston
This
monthly gathering for business decision-makers features
discussion of all issues related to doing business with and in
China. Location is Burns & Levinson, 8th Floor, 125 Summer
St., Boston. Cost $20 if pre-registered, $30 at the door. FOr
more information, contact Shawn He at 617-633-3806 or click on
the link below, or send email to info@meetchinabiz.org.
Visit
www.meetchinabiz.org
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EVENT:
Mar. 29, Wed.--Risks & Opportunities in Mexico, Brazil &
Argentina--8am, Boston
New
England-Latin America Business Council presents this panel of
experts, who will examine the "Big Three" economies of
Latin America. Panelists include Fernando Losada, Senior
Emerging Markets Economist, ABN AMRO, NYC; Michael Gavin,
Managing Director and Head of Latin American Research, UBS,
Stamford, CT; and Benito Berber, Vice President and Economist
for Latin American, HSBC, NYC. Location is Bank of America, 100
Federal Street, 2nd Floor, Boston. Fee is $20 for NELABC members
and co- sponsoring organizations, $50 non-members. To register,
phone 617-434-0928, email info@nelabc.org,
or click on the link below.
Register
on-line at NELABC.
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EVENT:
Apr. 5-7, Wed-Fri--Northeast Trade & Transportation
Conference--Newport, RI
The
Coalition of New England Companies for Trade (CONECT) is
presenting its 10th annual conference with the theme, "The
Evolving Supply Chain: The Future is Now." Industry leaders
and analysts will deliver insights into controversial topics in
today's rapidly changing domestic and international
transportation and logistics marketplace. For more information
or to register, call 508-481-0424, email CONECT@charter.net,
or click on the link below.
Visit
www.conect.org
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TRADE
MISSION: to China--May 20-31
MeetChinaBiz
is offering its 9th matchmaking mission to China in May. This is
an economical, yet effective channel for Massachusetts companies
interested in quickly tapping into China. Meet government and
business leaders in China. Itinerary includes Shanghai, Chengdu,
Hohhot, Beijing and Jinan. For more information, click on the
link below, contact Shawn He at 617-633-3806, or email info@meetchinabiz.org.
Visit
www.Meetchinabiz.org
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TRADE
MISSION:(Healthcare) to Greece, Croatia & Italy--May 22-27
Join
the US Department of Commerce on this Healthcare Trade Mission
to Athens, Greece; Zagreb, Croatia; and Bologna, Italy. Meet
with pre-qualified buyers through one-on-one appointments, plus
exhibit in your own booth at Exposanita (Bologna), Europe's
second-largest medical trade show. Cost excluding airfare and
lodging is $4400 For more information, contact Bill Kutson,
Project Manager, at 202-482-2839 or email William.kutson@mail.doc.gov.
Click
here for details on Healthcare Trade Mission.
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TRADE
MISSION: to Warsaw and Prague--June 3-10
Sponsored
by the Eastern Trade Council (ETC), this trade mission to Czech
Republic and Poland is for both experienced and novice
exporters. The purpose of the ETC is to promote regional export
promotion and cooperation among member states, which include New
England, NY, New Jersey, Delaware, and Puerto Rico. Cost of the
mission per company is $3000.00, plus approximately $1100
airfare and $1320 hotel. For further information, please contact
Veronique Cavaillier, Director, ETC, at 646-383-5717, vcavaillier@csg.org,
or click on link below.
Learn
more about the Eastern Trade Council trade mission.
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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
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Massachusetts
Alliance for International Business (MAIB); Kristen Rupert,
Executive Director; (Affiliate of Associated Industries of
Massachusetts (A.I.M.)
phone:
617-262-1180
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