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October 2011

Kinear Young, Editor
In This Issue
October 2011 WTCA Spotlight: WTC Istanbul
42nd WTCA General Assembly announcement
Top dealmakers to travel to Cape Town for 2012 WTCA EMEA Regional Meeting & Future of Trade Expo 2012
New IMF director visits Washington, D.C. to discuss global economic challenges and solutions
WTC New Orleans represents Louisiana and American Southeast at World Economic Forum 2011
WTC Suwon to co-sponsor 2011 G-FAIR Korea
WTCA members invited to participate in Las Vegas consumer electronics trade show, co-promoted by WTC Montevideo
Mr. Zurab Kachkachishvili, ambassador of Georgia, visits WTC Mumbai
Poland remembers 9/11 with memorial and concert
Eindhoven visits Rotterdam
WTC Lima networks with regional business and academic communities
Global markets and business success featured at WTC Baltimore's Annual Embassy Program
WTC Dublin introduces international trade workshop series
WTC Tacoma recognizes excellence in trade through annual awards
Bright Lights - Big City - Big Ideas: 2011 WTCA Member Seminar
WTC Mumbai commemorates the 10th Anniversary of 9/11
WTC Warsaw developing commercial ties with Southeast Asia
WTC Marseille Provence hosted meeting of French WTCs
WTC Taipei announces new online sourcing platform
WTC Fort Lauderdale, partner in world's largest international boat show
Uruguay women of the year 2010-2011
Remembering the deceased of 9/11, honoring first responders
The Netherlands honors ethnic businesswomen
WTCA reciprocity in action for WTC Rennes Bretagne and WTC Shanghai
Historic U.S.-China event in Salt Lake City, Utah
The commemoration of 9/11 at WTC Rennes Bretagne

October 2011 WTCA Spotlight: WTC Istanbul

 

Istanbul has long been known as the 'City of the World's Desire'. With access to Europe and Asia, Istanbul has historically been a crossroads where many cultures met, as well as a trading hub. Today, Istanbul has the fourth highest number of billionaires of any city in the world.  

 

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WTCA Istanbul 

 

The momentum associated with this year's 42nd WTCA General Assembly in Sao Paulo, October 9-12, is set to be one of the most member-driven General Assembly events in our Association's history.

 

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CapeTown  

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - More than a thousand high-level business and government representatives from across the world are set to travel to Cape Town to attend from May 30 to June 1, 2012 the first ever WTCA EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) Regional Meeting to be held on the continent.

 

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WASHINGTON, D.C., USA - The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars hosted the new Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde at WTC Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center on September 15, 2011. 

 

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DALIAN, CHINA - WTC New Orleans participated in the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting of New Champions in Dalian, China, held September 14-16.  

 

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SUWON, SOUTH KOREA - WTC Suwon and the Gyeonggi provincial government will co-sponsor the 2011 G-FAIR Korea, featuring events designed to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) expand their markets. 

 

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, USA - Every year, more than 140,000 professionals from 130 countries visit Las Vegas for the largest annual tradeshow in the consumer electronics industry, the International Consumer Electronics Show® (CES).  

 

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MUMBAI, INDIA - WTC Mumbai and the All India Association of Industries (AIAI) organized a reception on September 3, 2011, in honor of Mr. Zurab Kachkachishvili, ambassador of Georgia to India, and Mrs. Nigar Abutalibova, his wife.

 

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WARSAW, POLAND - Poland has a special 9/11 memorial in the entrance to one of its national parks in the center of Warsaw.

 

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ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS - On September 7, 2011, over 90 members of WTC Eindhoven visited Rotterdam.  Members of Beurs-WTC Rotterdam's Business club joined the program to get the opportunity to meet one another. 

 

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LIMA, PERU - During September, WTC Lima developed activities oriented towards the business and academic communities in Lima and elsewhere, focusing on organizing presentations and company visits to promote the 42nd WTCA General Assembly in São Paulo, Brazil October 9-12, 2011.  

 

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WASHINGTON, D.C., USA - For the first time in Washington, D.C., WTC Baltimore, the state of Maryland, and Legg Mason hosted Embassy Night on September 20, 2011, at WTC Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center. 

 

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DUBLIN, IRELAND - October promises to be an exciting month for WTC Dublin as it begins a new workshop series in conjunction with the Forum for International Trade Training (FITT).  

 

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TacomaTACOMA, WASHINGTON, USA - WTC Tacoma held its 18th Annual Globe Awards Ceremony on September 8, 2011, in Tacoma.

 

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The annual WTCA Member Seminar is scheduled for December 12-14, 2011 in New York City and the entire membership is invited to attend.

 

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Mumbai 9-11  

MUMBAI, INDIA - A group of Indian and U.S. officials met on September 12, 2011 to honor all those affected by what transpired on 9/11.  

 

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Warsaw SE Asia 
WARSAW, POLAND - Following a recent delegation of Polish meat producers to Thailand, in September WTC Warsaw brought representatives from Polish coffee and tea-producing giant MOKATE to the Southeast Asian nation.

 

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MARSEILLE, FRANCE - From September 16-17, 2011, WTC Marseille Provence hosted a meeting of the French WTCs, in the presence of WTC Marseille Provence President Jean-Pierre Barade, WTCA Board Director and WTC Lille Managing Director Jérôme Toulemonde, WTC Metz-Saarbrücken President Daniel Schaeffer, and WTCA Regional Coordinator - Europe Geneviève Fournier.  

 

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TAIPEI, TAIWAN - In order to make sourcing easy and efficient, WTC Taipei is proud to introduce a powerful platform, "Sourcing Taiwantrade," featuring complete information about various sourcing projects, including procurement meetings, conferences, e-procurement service, online interaction forums, online trade meetings, and more.Taipei

 

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 Ft Lauderdale

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, USA - WTC Fort Lauderdale, located in the 'Yachting Capital of the World', invites all WTCs to the 52nd Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show on October 27-31, 2011. 

 

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Montevideo Women  

MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY - On August 18, 2011, WTC Montevideo and Juan Herrera Productions organized the 10th edition of the "Woman of the Year in Uruguay" awards ceremony with a gala dinner for 550 guests.   

 

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ATLANTA, GEORGIA, USA - On September 12, 2011, WTC Atlanta hosted a commemorative event in honor of the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.   

 

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 Rotterdam Women

ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS - On October 8, 2011, Etnische Zakenvrouwen Nederland (the Netherlands Ethnic Businesswomen Organization) will present the sixth annual Ethnic Businesswoman Netherlands Award at Beurs-WTC Rotterdam. 

 

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By Vivian Williams, WTCA Certification & Program Coordinator

 

SHANGHAI, CHINA - In July 2011, Coordinator Anne Leseur of WTC Rennes Bretagne reached out to Deputy Secretary General Steven Ding of WTC Shanghai and established a reciprocal partnership for the benefit of WTC Rennes Bretagne's member Emulbitume, a French company that provides the technology, equipment and expertise for bitumen production and related products. 

 

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SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, USA - Salt Lake City was host to a truly historic event when four Chinese provincial leaders met with American governors and businessmen at the U.S. & China 2011 Trade, Culture and Education Conference, held July 14-16, 2011.  

 

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RENNES, FRANCE - On September 12, 2011, WTC Rennes Bretagne organized a meeting to commemorate 9/11.Rennes

 

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