• January 14 - Import Procedures full day seminar
• January 20 - China "Sourcing" Roundtable
• January 25 - Marketing Roundtable "Social Media"
• February 3 - Annual Global Economic Outlook
• February 18 - Export Documentation full day seminar
• March TBA- "Spring PA Trade Rep Visit" full day event

The Board of Directors of the World Trade Center of Central Pennsylvania elected the following board members to serve as officers for the new fiscal year: Randy P. Campbell, President, Campbell Trade Group Inc. will serve as Chairman of the Board. Kim Willing, Director of International Sales, Miltex, Inc. was elected as Vice-Chair. Autumn R. Wolfe, Partner, McKonly & Asbury, LLP will serve as Treasurer and John W. Lloyd, President and CEO, MANTEC Inc. was elected as Secretary of the Board of Directors.

WTC's trade specialist, Melissa Stiles, has been selected by Rotary District 7390 to be part of a group study exchange program for young professionals. The group will travel to Rotary District 1460, which encompasses southern Denmark and Lithuania, for a five week skill building opportunity in April 2010. Congratulations Melissa!

WTC member company Turkey Hill Dairy opened their doors for 3 member tours last month. All participants had the opportunity to see (and taste) how Turkey Hill ice cream is produced and packaged in one of the most modern facilities.

Despite significant cuts to the State's Office of International Business Development budget, the Market Access Grant program will be continued this fiscal year. Companies with less than $40 million in total annual sales that are planning to travel to a foreign market or trade show for new international market development are eligible to apply for the market access grant. The maximum amount that can be reimbursed is $3000, and the program requires a 50:50 matching component. Applications must be submitted to the WTC, one of the State's designated regional coordinators, two weeks prior to the event. For more details, please contact us at info@wtccentralpa.org or (717) 843-1090.

Trade Mission to Australia and New Zealand
The PA Office of International Business Development will be conducting a business development mission to Australia and New Zealand, March 1st - 10th, 2010. The mission will include visits to Sydney AU, Melbourne AU, and Auckland NZ. For details on this trade mission and other State sponsored missions and trade shows, visit their website.

Commercial News "Green Europe" Special Edition
Commercial News USA, the official export promotion magazine of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is planning a "Green Europe" special online and print edition of the magazine. The Commercial News USA special edition will be published in time for distribution at more than a dozen Spring 2010 trade shows in Europe, such as the Hanover Fair in Germany, Sustainability Live in the UK and Green Power in Poland.
The deadline for Space Reservations is January 29, 2010, for more information please contact Deborah Doherty at Deborah.Doherty@mail.doc.gov or call her at 717.872.4386.

FirstEnergy's Export Now Program will take part in the U.S. Department of Commerce's Trade Winds Americas Forum, scheduled for April 25 - 30, 2010, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
FirstEnergy customers selected to participate in the 2010 Export Now Program may receive up to $1,500 from FirstEnergy to offset costs associated with this Trade Winds Americas event. Please contact Larry Morris at 610-921-6489 or lmmorris@firstenergycorp.com.

MANTEC, Inc. will be offering a webinar on January 12 called "Cultural Surveys: What are Employees Thinking?" . Cultural surveys dig deeper than employee satisfaction surveys as they focus on employee values, beliefs and behaviors not just benefits and facilities and identify company strengths and weakness not just employee attitudes. For more details, visit the MANTEC website.