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MITC
PROGRAMS
Food
& Beverage Export Seminar: Cuban Opportunities and Marketing Funds
Irish Trade
Mission
Reception
featuring Senator George Mitchell
NEW
MITC MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
MITC
Members Receive 1-Year Subscription to Mainebiz!
TRADE ALERTS
WHO
changes
Hong Kong
,
Guangdong
Travel
Recommendations
China
Extends
Deadline to Convert CCIB and CCEE Certificates
Iraq
Reconstruction Task Force Launches Web Site
Olympic
Games-related trade leads available
TRADE EVENTS
Mexico
's
Economy-Waiting for Growth to Return
Rhode
Island's World Trade Day 2003
Exporter's
Seminar at SUPERCOMM
EU:
Data Protection Compliance Workshop
Afghanistan
Reconstruction Conference in
Chicago
Iraq
Reconstruction: Bringing the Global Community Together
INFO
COM 2003, Panama
Chile:
Investment and Trade Opportunities in the IT Sector
Request
for US Host Companies for Dept. of Commerce Program
Spanish
for Travelers
SME
Market Day in Hong Kong
TRADE
SHOWS
Making
Connections--Androscoggin Business to Business Trade Show
Aquatech
Brazil
Natural
Products Expo: Asia 2003
Expo
Medica
Hospital
2003,
Mexico City
CommunicAsia,
June
17-20, 2003
in
Singapore
2003
US
Display Garden Showcase
Comdex
Brazil
ExpoComm
Mexico 2004
bioLOGIC
Geneva 2003
bioLOGIC
USA 2003
Biotechnica
Hannover Oct 7 -
Oct 9, 2003
International
Biotech 2003, London UK
TRADE
MISSIONS
Governor
Baldacci’s First Gubernatorial Trade
Mission
to
Ireland
and
Northern Ireland
Health
Care Trade
Mission-
London
&
Amsterdam
Trade
Mission
to
Hungary
and
Romania
Business
Development Mission, Romania and Bulgaria
Manufacturing
Trade Mission to Mexico
Food
Processing and Packaging Trade
Mission/Southeast Asia
PRESS
RELEASES
CHINA
:
2008 Olympic Games-related trade leads available
China
to Invest RMB 2 Billion for New
Chinese
CDC and Prevention
EU:
New information on implementation of EU Digital VAT
French
Immersion Program in Quebec
City
MTI Presents three SBIR Proposal Writing workshops
Development
of China Trade
Spring
Immersion Course at Penobscot School
USEFUL
WEBSITES
Disease
Outbreak News – SARS
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MITC
PROGRAMS
Food &
Beverage Export Seminar: Cuban Opportunities and Marketing Funds June
5, 2003, presented by the Maine International Trade Center. Recent
changes affecting the U.S.-Cuba trade relationship have opened this
growing market to U.S. food and beverage exporters. This seminar will
identify opportunities, procedures and difficulties in exporting to
Cuba. There will also be a review of the marketing monies available to
food exporters through Food Export USA's "Branded" program.
This seminar, the eighth in the Citizen's Bank International Trade
Education Series, will be held on June 5, 2003 from 10:00am-12:00pm at
Shipyard Brewing Company in Portland. Cost is $30.00 for members
and $60.00 for non-members of the Maine International Trade Center and
free to all Maine State Legislators. For more information contact
Dana Eidsness at eidsness@mitc.com
or (207)541-7474.
Irish Trade
Mission
Reception
featuring Senator George Mitchell
: On July 7th, Senator George Mitchell will be
joining the
Maine
International
Trade
Center
at the Mariott, Sable Oaks-South Portland from
4:30-7:00 pm
for a kickoff reception of the upcoming Gubernatorial
Trade Mission to Ireland/Northern Ireland.
An
overview of current events and Irish business opportunities will be
discussed. Admission is free to all MITC Members and is $15 for
non-members. All with interest in this upcoming Mission
are welcome to attend. Contact
Dana Eidsness at 541-7474 or
eidsness
@mitc.com.
MITC
INTERN SPOTLIGHT
MITC is fortunate to host Sureyya
Mahmutoglu as a Research Associate. Sureyya was born in
Istanbul, Turkey and holds law degrees from Istanbul University School
of Law (L.L.B.) and an L.L.M. degree from Franklin Pierce Law Center in
Concord, New Hampshire. She has been living in the U.S. for four
years. Sureyya is an excellent business liaison for Maine
companies wanting to enter the Turkish market. At the conclusion
of her internship, she hopes to find a position at a firm or company
where she can combine her legal education and the knowledge she has
gained at the Trade Center to practice Intellectual Property and
International Law. To contact Sureyya with your technical assistance
questions concerning the Turkish market, call
(207) 541-7400 or email sureyya@mitc.com.
NEW
MITC MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
MITC
Members Receive 1-Year Subscription to Mainebiz! Mainebiz
is offering Members of the Maine International Trade Center a
complimentary 1-year subscription to their publication. Get to know
Maine’s business news source. To take advantage of this offer, follow
the link to this form: http://www.mitc.com/PDF/MainebizCompForm.pdf
Fill out the information and return by fax or mail to
Mainebiz: 30 Milk Street, 3rd Floor, Portland, Maine 04101 Fax:
(207) 761-0732
Trade
Alerts
WHO
changes
Hong
Kong
,
Guangdong
Travel Recommendations Effective
May23, the World Health Organization (WHO) has removed its
recommendation that people should postpone all but essential travel to
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and
Guangdong
province,
China
. The recommendation to consider postponing all but essential travel to
Hong Kong
and
Guangdong
was issued on 2 April in order to minimize the international spread of
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). WHO is changing this
recommendation as the situation in these areas has now improved
significantly. See: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/releases/2003/prwha4/en
China
Extends
Deadline to Convert CCIB and CCEE Certificates
to
August
1, 2003
China
's
Certification and Accreditation Administration (CNCA) has announced that the
deadline
for mandatory conversion of CCIB and CCEE Certificates to the new CCC
Certificate will be extended to
August
1, 2003
.
For
more information on Chinese regulatory compliance measures,
contact SIMCOM at 770-730-9980 or via
email at chinaservices@esimcom.com.
IRAQ
:
Iraq
Reconstruction Task Force Launches Web Site
: On April 25, the Iraq Reconstruction Task Force officially launched its
web site, www.export.gov/iraq. This
site offers information about procurement opportunities, contract
awards, and government agency information for
Iraq
.
Olympic
Games-related trade leads available: Beijing 2008
Olympics Hot Sheet: The U.S. Department of Commerce in
Beijing
publishes
an electronic newsletter highlighting business opportunities relating to
the 2008 Olympic Games as news becomes available.
U.S.-based companies interested in this mailing list should send
an email with full contact information and business scope to Beijing.Office.Box@mail.doc.gov
Trade Events
Mexico
's
Economy-Waiting for Growth to Return-
This
seminar will examine the prospects for more robust economic growth, the
likelihood of reforms being implemented, the election outcome, and the
implications for companies that are doing business in
Mexico
. Wednesday May 28th. Breakfast &
Registration: 8:
15-8:30a.m.
Presentations:
8:30-9:45 a.m.
, Q&A and Business Networking:
9:45-10:30
a.m.
Program fees: $20- members of New England-Latin
America Business Council and cosponsoring organizations; $50*-
non-members (*Apply $30 toward your new NELABC membership -any level.)
Register: On the Web at www.nelabc.org,
or email: info@nelabc.org.
Questions? Call 617-434-0928.
Rhode
Island's
World Trade Day 2003: World Trade Day, Friday May
30th at
Bryant
College
in
Smithfield
,
Rhode Island
. The conference cost is $50.00 and includes a
continental breakfast, luncheon, all seminars and keynote speakers, a
business expo and a close of the day reception in honor of award
recipients. This daylong conference will run from
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
make your reservation today by calling
401-232-6407. Visit http://www.rieac.org/wtd.pdf
to learn more!
Exporter's Seminar at
SUPERCOMM,
Atlanta
,
GA
,
June
2, 2003
.
Learn about the best markets for telecommunications exports, hear about
trends in the industry, attend market briefings by the U.S. Department
of Commerce’s overseas telecommunications specialists, become familiar
with the U.S. Government's programs for export assistance & export
regulations. An all-day
Exporters' Seminar in cooperation with the Telecommunications Industry
Association. Registration
deadline: May 15 Contact:
Mr. Myles Denny-Brown (e-mail: Myles_Denny-Brown@ita.doc.gov, tel.
202-482-0398 or Carmela Mammas (e-mail Carmela.Mammas@mail.doc.gov;
tel. 973-645-4682 x12).
EU: Workshop on
Compliance with EU Data Protection Requirements,
Redwood Shores
,
CA
,
June 2, 2003
. The European Union (EU)’s
Directive on Data Protection prohibits the transfer of personal data to
non-European Union nations that do not meet the European “adequacy”
standard for privacy protection. The
US
,
has taken a sector-specific approach that relies on a mix of
legislation, regulation, and self-regulation to protect privacy related
to data transmission. To
bridge these different privacy approaches the U.S. Department of
Commerce developed the
Safe
Harbor
framework, approved by
the EU in June 2000, as a way for
U.S.
companies to avoid
experiencing interruptions in business dealings with companies in the EU
or adverse action by European data authorities. For more information,
contact
Scott
Beech at 202-482-0396
or scott_beech@ita.doc.gov
or see http://www.export.gov/safeharbor
Afghanistan
Reconstruction Conference in
Chicago
,
IL
, June 8-10
The
U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency
are organizing a major
Afghanistan
reconstruction conference
held June 8-10 in
Chicago
that offers opportunities for U.S. ICT companies that
are interested in rebuilding
Afghanistan
.
U.S.
companies will have the
opportunity for one-on-one meetings with the Afghan officials as well as
with representatives from
U.S.
government agencies and
international financing institutions.
For information about reconstruction activities in
Afghanistan
, visit http://www.export.gov/afghanistan
and for more information
about the conference and to register, visit http://www.trademeetings.com.
INFO
COM 2003, Panama
From
June
18-20, 2003
,
Panama
will host Info Com 2003; a trade event aimed at promoting e-business and
information technology in
Panama
and the Latin American Region.
For
more information on this event, please visit http://www.infocomexpo.com
or contact: Eileen E. Fuentes, Public Relations for INFOCOM 2003, at:
Tel: 265-7416 / 17; Fax: 265-7415, or E-mail: eileen.fuentes@sanchizketchum.com
Chile
as Gateway to Latin America- Seminar
on Investment
and trade opportunities in IT- Topics
to be covered include: FTA opportunities for US companies, Business
Opportunities in the IT
Sector
,
Chile
as a springboard to
Latin America
, Call centers in
Chile
, Software development in
Chile
, Importance of Chile and
Latin America
to
U.S.
, and high-tech Industry. The seminar will be held
on Friday June 20th from
7:30-10:30 a.m.
at the Doubletree Guest Suites,
Waltham
,
MA
at a fee of $25 per person.
IRAQ
: Reconstruction of
Iraq
:
Bringing the Global Community Together,
June 17, 2003
--The conflict
in
Iraq
has created an urgent
need to rebuild infrastructure and restore essential services within the
country. Returning
Iraq
to the world economy
will be a priority for post-war
Iraq
reconstruction. By
some estimates, the cost could reach $100 billion.
GlobeTrade Network, in partnership with National Association of
Manufacturers (NAM), Embassy of the
Philippines
, Deloitte &
Touche, Patton Boggs, Halliburton/KBR and other private and public
sector organizations, is
holding this event at the Embassy of the
Philippines
in
Washington
DC
on June 17 from
5:00 PM
to
9 PM
.
For more information, see http://www.globetradenetwork.com/events.cfm#anchor_15.
Request for US Host
Companies for Dept. of Commerce's Inter-American E-Business Program,
a training program for Latin American and
Caribbean
information
technology managers. The
program assists economic restructuring in
Latin
America
and
the
Caribbean
by
introducing business executives from those regions to
U.S.
methods
of innovation and management, and by creating a cadre of influential
executives who are predisposed to doing business with the
United
States
.
Contact Sarah Cook, tel: (202) 482-0621, or ebusiness_fellowship@ita.doc.gov
Spanish
for Travelers: Sponsored by
USM
Center
for
Continuing Education. 4
Thursdays, May 29 – June 19,
6:30
– 9 p.m.
For more information contact tel. (207) 780-5900.
See: www.usm.maine.edu/cce
SME
(Small to Medium Sized Enterprises) Market Day in Hong Kong:
June 5-7, 2003. A Focused platform for SME's to establish
international market contacts and forge business partnerships in Hong
Kong and China. If you are interested in exhibiting or attending, see: http://www.tdctrade.com/smemarketday/about/about.htm.
Trade
Shows
Making
Connections--Androscoggin
Business to Business Trade Show--Thursday,
June 12, 2003; The Gray Athletic Building, Bates College,
Lewiston. A day-long business networking event with a keynote
presentation by Matt McKnight, Vice President and Governor of the new
Lewiston Maineiacs hockey team. Seminars throughout the day.
For more information, contact the Lewiston-Auburn Economic Growth
Council at (207) 784-0161.
Aquatech
Brazil
– An event
for US companies seeking to further develop their business in
South
America
. The
US Department of Commerce will assist in the promotion of US
products, will do a pre-show mailing to potential buyers, will organize
seminars and will assist US exhibitors to find their way in this fast
growing market. Aquatech Fitma
Brazil
is one of the most important events for the
Brazilian and Latin American markets. Its 3rd annual run will take place
from
June
3-5, 2003
at the
Pavilhao da Bienal Ibirapuera,
Sao
Paul
o
,
Brazil
. For more information contact Dave Hardy at (202)
482-1247 or visit
http://www.aquatechtrade.com/marketplace/mypage/pressreleases_detail.asp?mypageid=247&newsid=281
Natural
Products Expo Asia 2003 –
Asia
is the world's fastest natural products
market…and it's already worth US$50 Billion. At the heart of this
market is Natural Products Expo Asia- the region's sourcing trade show
for finished goods and raw material supplies. Trade show takes place
June 18,2003-June
20, 2003 in
Hong
Kong
. For more
information contact William Corfitzen at (202) 482-0584 or visit
http://www.naturalproductsasia.com/naturalproductsasia/eng_main.html
Expo
Medica
Hospital
2003, Mexico City:
U.S.
Department of Commerce industry specialists will
register interested
parties and take leads for your products. Contact information on
all leads will be forwarded to you at the conclusion of Expo Medica
Hospital. The trade show will take place in Mexico City, Mexico
from June 18, 2003-June 20, 2003. For more information contact Elizabeth
Ausberry 202/482-4908 or visit
http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/mdequip/medicalfy03/Expomedi.htm
CommunicAsia,
June
17-20, 2003
in
Singapore
is
the largest IT and telecom showcase in
Asia
,
with over 37,322 visitors and 1,442 exhibitors from 89 countries last
year, with five pavilions dedicated to the industry's most talked-about
technologies: Bluetooth, optical networking, security solutions,
wireless Internet, and smart cards. See: www.buyusa.gov/socal/communic.html
or contact Mari Felton-Beal, E-mail: Mari.Felton@mail.doc.gov
2003
US
Display Garden Showcase
of US Nursery products and Trade Mission in
Japan
,
sponsored
by SUSTA and Food Export
USA
.
September
5 – 12, 2003
.
For more information contact: Jane Storrs Tel: (410)-841-5770,storrsjm@mda.state.md.us
bioLOGIC
2003,
Geneva
,
Switzerland
June
4-6
Europe
’s leading
Business event for biologics manufacturing. Beat
your production bottlenecks, improve profitability and create winning
manufacturing strategies. Gain
unique market intelligence at this case study driven conference.
Case study
highlights include: Funding
for manufacturing facilities; Economics of disposable-based facilities;
Cost reduction for microbial fermentation; Costs of the clinical trials
directive; Site transfer management; Productivity improvements for Mabs.
See: http://www.pharma-rd.net/2003/bio_CH
bioLOGIC
USA 2003 The
Radisson Hotel,
Boston
October
15-16 See:http://www.pharma-rd.net/2003/biol_US
Biotechnica
Hannover, Oct 7 -
Oct
9, 2003
,
Hannover
,
Germany
.
Biotechnica has been the
most important trade show in
Europe
for
biotechnology since 1985. In
2001 the event drew 1,071 exhibitors from 28 countries and 13,167
professional visitors from 33 countries. Biotechnica Hannover features:
medicine and pharmaceuticals, agriculture, nutrition, the environment,
bioengineering, equipment and services.
See: http://www.biotechnica.de
International
Biotech 2003, November 25th & 26th 2003.
London
UK
.
Exhibition - Networking – Education - International Biotech
2003 covers all aspects of the biotechnology industry through a large
exhibition, product demonstrations and interactive educational
discussion areas covering the latest issues in the market. It is a
one-stop shop for the biotechnology community and a perfect forum for
trade, partnership and information exchange. International Biotech was
an immediate success in its launch year (2002) attracting over 1700 key
buyers and decision makers from the biotechnology arena and featuring
over 150 exhibitors. Entrance to the exhibition and features is free of
charge for all visitors. See: http://www.internationalbiotech.com
Comdex
Brazil, August 19 to 22, 2003 in Sao Paulo, Brazil is the
largest IT event in Latin America For more information, contact Bernhard
Smid, U.S. Department of Commerce/Brazil, at Bernhard.Smid@mail.doc.gov
ExpoComm
Mexico 2004,
February
10-13, 2004
: The
U.S. Embassy in
Mexico
, the U.S. Department of
Commerce, and E.J. Krause are pleased to announce the second USA
Pavilion at EXPO COMM MEXICO 2004,
Mexico
’s leading telecom, IT,
wireless, networking, and Internet technologies exhibition and
conference. Participation in
the USA Pavilion is limited to
U.S.
companies or their
representatives and subject to approval by the U.S. Department of
Commerce. For information contact Beth Horton, E.J. Krause at
301-493-5500 x3312, or Horton@ejkrause.com
or see http://www.export.gov/infotech
tRADE
missions
Governor
Baldacci’s First Gubernatorial Trade
Mission
to
Ireland
and
Northern Ireland
: In October, 2003 Governor Baldacci and
the
Maine
International
Trade
Center
will be taking business leaders to meet key companies in the growing
markets of
Northern Ireland
and the
Republic
of
Ireland
. Currently
Maine
exports over US$81 million of products
to the
Republic
of
Ireland
and the
United Kingdom
. Opportunities for trade in this
region are wide ranging, with best prospects in Information Technology
and Electronics; Medical Equipment and Biotechnology; Construction
Services and Transport Equipment; Seafood and Consumer Goods; and
Telecommunications Equipment and Motor Vehicle Parts.
The
Maine
International
Trade
Center
will be organizing customized one-on-one business appointments through
USDOC Gold Key Services as well as local trade organizations. Cities to
be visited include
Derry
,
Coleraine,
Belfast
,
Dublin
and
Shannon
.
For
more information on the October Gubernatorial Mission, please contact:
Janine Bisaillon-Cary
(207) 541-7412 or email jbcary@mitc.com.
Health
Care Trade
Mission-
London
&
Amsterdam
June 1 - 8, 2003
. This
fourth health care trade mission is a follow up to three highly
successful trade missions – Germany and the U.K. (1999), France and
Spain (2000), and Belgium and Italy (2002) – which generated
significant business two-way business opportunities and valuable market
research for the more than 30 participants on each mission. For more
information contact Bill Kutson at (202) 482-2839 or visit http://www.healthcarecouncil.com/Event/index.cfm?method=Calendar&Year=2003
Trade
Mission
to
Hungary
and
Romania
:
The Virginia Economic
Development Partnership (VEDP) is leading a trade mission to
Hungary
and
Romania
June 15-22.
For more information, see: http://web.ita.doc.gov/ITI/itiHome.nsf/3138ccc66b7f9be685256cc50067e178/567413485032072885256d0f007085f6!OpenDocument
Business
Development Mission, Romania and Bulgaria: July 14-19,
2003, Led by Deputy Secretary of Commerce Samuel Bodman. Applications
available on or about April 8, 2003.
Cost: $2,000-$4,000. Applications
should be submitted by May 9, 2003.
Contact: Raj Dheer, Tel: (202) 482-0111
or e-mail: bobby.jones@mail.doc.gov
Manufacturing
Trade Mission to Mexico- Multisectoral, June 22-28, 2003.
Mexico City, Monterey, Guadalajara, Contact: Yvonne Jackson Tel:
202 482-2675, International Trade Specialist or e-mail: bobby.jones@mail.doc.gov
or visit http://www.ita.doc.gov/doctm/mfg_mexico_0603.html
Food
Processing and Packaging Trade
Mission
to
Southeast Asia
:
August 11-19, 2003
. The trade mission
will take place in
Hanoi
,
Vietnam
,
Ho Chi Minh City
,
Bangkok
,
Thailand
, and
Manila
,
Philippines
. The Commercial Service will provide an extensive market briefing,
schedule one-on-one appointments with potential business partners for
each participant, and arrange a reception to introduce the participants
to key business and government officials in the food processing sector.
For
more information contact Monica McFarlane at (202) 482-3364 or See: http://www.ita.doc.gov/doctm/food_vietnam_thailand_philippines_0803.html
Press
Releases
CHINA
: 2008 Olympic Games-related trade leads
available. The U.S. Department of Commerce in
Beijing
publishes an electronic newsletter highlighting business opportunities
relating to the 2008 Olympic Games as news becomes available.
U.S.-based companies interested in this mailing list should send
an email with full contact information and business scope to Beijing.Office.Box@mail.doc.gov
China
to Invest RMB 2
Billion for the Construction of New
Chinese
Center
for Disease Control and Prevention.
According to Chinese officials attending the 56th World Health
Organization (WHO) conference in
Geneva
,
the Chinese government is planning construction of a large scale Center
for Disease Control and Prevention. The new Center will be based on the
existing one, but will be an expanded and strengthened facility, more
magnificent in scale and more advanced in technology.
The Chinese government is planning to invest RMB 2 billion (USD
242 million) and construction will be complete before 2008.
China
’s Vice Premier and
current Minister of Health, Madam Wu Yi, introduced this plan to the
U.S. Secretary of the Department of Health during their meeting.
The Secretary expressed that the
United States
would provide
technical assistance to
China
in building the new
center. Source:
Beijing
Star Daily,
5/21/03
- Translated by Shuyu
Sun, US Commercial Service,
Beijing
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