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December 2012Kinear Young, Editor
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Make certification a New Year's resolution for 2013! 

By Natalie Rideau, WTCA Manager of Certification and Programs 

 

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, U.S.A. - For over 15 years, the WTCA Quality Certification Program has recognized the excellent work of World Trade Centers around the globe.

 

Fifth grade student request to WTCA  

By Scott Richie, WTCA General Counsel   

 

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, U.S.A. - Several weeks ago, there was something special in the usual WTCA Headquarters mail.   

 

WTCA 2012 EVENTS CALENDAR

December 9-11:  WTCA Member Seminar - New York City, U.S.A.

 

WTCA NETWORK NEWS
Africa

WTC Lagos and WTC Istanbul listed in UFI Directory, participating in congresses 


Lagos    

 

LAGOS, NIGERIA - WTC Lagos, represented by John Adeleke, the WTC's executive director, has been listed in the new UFI Directory for 2012.   

 

Asia Pacific

WTCA executives visited WTC Bangalore, met Karnataka government top officials 


Bangalore TPO  

 

BANGALORE, INDIA - Mr. Eric Dahl, WTCA CEO, and Mr. Scott Wang, WTCA business development executive, Asia, visited WTC Bangalore on October 25.

 

WTC Mumbai organized interactive meeting with Luxembourg ambassador 

 

Mumbai Luxembourg  

 

MUMBAI, INDIA - An interactive meeting with the ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to India was organized at WTC Mumbai on October 16, 2012.

 

A new WTC Tokyo building  

 

Tokyo  

 

TOKYO, JAPAN - WTC Tokyo has officially announced its plans to reconstruct its building.

 

Seoul  

 

ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA - On November 14, 2012, the Korea International Trade Association (KITA), licensee of WTC Seoul, dispatched a trade delegation to Ulaanbaatar to expand business ties with Mongolia and gain a better understanding of the Mongolian market.

 

Interactive meeting held between WTC Mumbai and Nord France Invest delegation  

 

Mumbai France  

 

MUMBAI, INDIA - On October 8, 2012, WTC Mumbai organized one-to-one business meetings with a delegation from Nord France Invest.

 

Latest development on WTC Islamabad  

 

Islamabad  

 

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - WTC Islamabad (WTCI) is one of the mega commercial projects of Pakistan.

 

WTC Bangalore at 2012 TPO Network World Conference and Awards   

 

Bangalore Karnataka  

 

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - Mr. Bose K. Nair, WTC Bangalore vice president, attended the 9th TPO (Trade Promotion Organization) Network World Conference and Awards 2012 hosted by the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) at the MATRADE Exhibition and Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur October 18-19, 2012.

 

WTC Hong Kong International Airport Club offering weekday dim sum and golf package  

 

Hong Kong Intl Airport  

 

HONG KONG, CHINA - In the autumn season, when the weather is cool and breezy, there is no better time to enjoy a round of golf on the green.

 

Europe

WTC Moscow received Russian government Quality Award 

 

Moscow award  

 

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - On October 25, the 2011 Quality Award of the government of the Russian Federation "For High Achievement in Products and Services Quality and Implementation of Highly Efficient Quality Management Methods" was given to WTC Moscow by Russian Government Resolution No. 485 dated May 16, 2012.

 

WTC Leeuwarden Business Academy held first executive course in October    

 

Leeuwarden  


LEEUWARDEN, THE NETHERLANDS - A group of entrepreneurs and sales executives gathered at WTC Leeuwarden for an executive course on international sales from October 3 to 6, 2012.

 

Upcoming meeting for WTC St. Petersburg International Business Club   

 

ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - The WTC St. Petersburg International Business Club will organize a meeting for its members at the PetroCongress Congress Center in St. Petersburg on December 14, 2012.

 

WTO and Russia-China business relations featured in WTC Moscow seminars and meetings 

 

Moscow WTO  


MOSCOW, RUSSIA - From November 1 to 2, the training center of WTC Moscow conducted a seminar titled "Opportunities and risks for Russian businesses: strategy and tactics for success in the WTO."

 

Thirtieth anniversary dinner of WTC Eindhoven  


Eindhoven  

 

EINDHOVEN, THE NETHERLANDS - WTC Eindhoven celebrated its 30th anniversary with a traditional dinner for the occasion on November 29, 2012.

 

WTC St. Petersburg attended Intellectual Property Forum Expopriority'2012  


MOSCOW, RUSSIA - WTC St. Petersburg and its partner, the RESTEC Group of companies, took part in Expopriority'2012, the fourth International Forum on Intellectual Property, which was held from November 28 to 30 at the Expocentre Fairgrounds in Moscow.

 

Beurs-WTC Rotterdam welcomed two new shop tenants 

 

Rotterdam  

 

ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS - Beurs-WTC Rotterdam is located in the middle of the city of Rotterdam and provides retail space to 30 exclusive shops and bars.

 

North America

Centrallia 2012: a successful flagship business event for WTC Winnipeg  

 

Winnipeg  

 

WINNIPEG, CANADA - As part of WTC Winnipeg's official program, the second edition of Centrallia was hosted in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, from October 10 to 12, 2012.

 

WTC San Diego selected Steven W. Weathers as its new president/CEO  

 

San Diego  

 

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A. - Steven W. Weathers, former president & CEO of the Savannah Economic Development Authority (EDA) and former vice president of the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp., became president/CEO of WTC San Diego (WTCSD) on November 15, 2012.

 

JCB, Inc., received WTC Savannah International Business of the Year Award  

 

Savannah  

 

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, U.S.A. - WTC Savannah has announced that the recipient of the WTC Savannah International Business of the Year Award is JCB, Inc.

 

Consumer Electronics Association donates $50,000 to American Red Cross supporting Hurricane Sandy relief efforts 

 

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, U.S.A. - It may be just weeks away from producing its biggest show yet, but that did not stop the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® from taking a moment to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy, which impacted many of its members in the Northeast region of the United States.

 

WTC Washington, D.C. TradeTalk interview with Nepalese ambassador to U.S.  


WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A. - Andrew Gelfuso, director of the office for trade promotion, WTC Washington, D.C., interviewed Shankar P. Sharma, ambassador of Nepal to the United States, as part of his TradeTalk with Andrew Gelfuso series.

 

South America

WTCA recertified WTC Bogota in six services  


Bogota

 

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - During the General Assembly of WTCA in Moscow, WTC Bogota was recognized, along with five other WTCs worldwide, as a "Center of Excellence" for successfully completing the certification process in 2012.

 

Brazil rising on international events scene   

 

Sao Paulo  

 

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - Brazil is in the midst of a special decade in terms of events.

 

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