NEW YORK, NEW YORK, U.S.A. - WTCA welcomed the arrival of its new Chief Executive Officer Eric Dahl and its new Vice President Bella Heule, who assumed their leadership roles at Headquarters on July 30, 2012.

In their introductory remarks, Eric and Bella expressed their shared vision for strengthening the Association, saying they were enthusiastic to work with the diverse international staff at Headquarters, and to build on the WTCA's existing programs and resources to help revitalize the brand and expand services to Members.  

ALGIERS, ALGERIA - Celebrating WTCA Day has always been important to WTC Algeria, and to mark the occasion, it organized its ninth Export Trophy, an event aimed at rewarding the best exporters of the year.   

LAGOS, NIGERIA - PROPAK West Africa 2012, an exhibition aimed at manufacturers, suppliers and service providers involved in the packaging, food processing, printing, labeling and plastics industries, will be held on September 4-6, 2012, at the Eko Convention Centre in Lagos.   

BANGALORE, INDIA - WTC Bangalore and Visvesvaraya Industrial Trade Centre (VITC), the nodal agency for the promotion of international trade from the state of Karnataka, India, jointly conducted the second edition of VITC's one-week export management training program from June 18 to 23.   

MUMBAI, INDIA - On July 13, 2012, WTC Mumbai and All India Association of Industries (AIAI) jointly organized an interactive meeting with the South African parliamentary delegation.   

BANGALORE, INDIA - On June 27, 2012, Mr. Franck Théry, general director of CEPI Management, a member of WTC Lille, visited WTC Bangalore along with six other business leaders from France.

MUMBAI, INDIA - WTC Mumbai celebrated WTCA Day on June 27, 2012, with the intention of paying homage to the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - The dependence of the Russian economy on commodity exports, the prospects for change in its structure, and the possibility of new industrialization; these and other issues were put on the agenda of the meeting of the Mercury Club held on June 8, 2012, at WTC Moscow.   

LYON, FRANCE - WTC Lyon has reached even greater heights with the completion of its Tour Oxygene building, located at the heart of La Part-Dieu, the second biggest business district of France. 

HULL, ENGLAND - WTC Hull & Humber is urging businesses to consider the potential of the E20 Route, a trading route which has an economy worth in excess of £120 billion.   

NANTES, FRANCE - On October 4, 2012, WTC Nantes and its official partners will host International Connecting Day, a one-day import-export forum entirely dedicated to small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) willing to develop their business in foreign markets.   

FRANKFURT, GERMANY - Foreign investors are convinced about the value of Germany as a business location despite Europe's financial crisis.   

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - The Russian Bar Fair 2012 exhibition and the All-Russian qualifying round of the world championship for bartenders, the World Cocktail Competition (WCC) 2012, took place at WTC Moscow on June 20 and 21, 2012.

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - WTC Istanbul attended Futurallia Lille Region 2012 with a large delegation consisting of WTC Istanbul board members, headed by WTC Istanbul Vice Chairman Ilhan Parseker and WTC Istanbul General Manager Haluk Kanca.   

EDMONTON, CANADA - From October 3-5, 2012, the Meet the North 2012 - Going Global conference will bring together up to 400 key business leaders and industry experts from all sectors to address challenges to economic development in Edmonton and northern Canada and discuss potential solutions and future visions. 

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A. - Hutchinson and Bloodgood LLP, a leading certified public accounting and consulting firm serving businesses and individuals for 90 years, is pleased to announce that Ms. Kate Leonard, partner, has been appointed as honorary consul general of Japan in San Diego.   

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, U.S.A. - To rally spirits for the 2012 London Olympics, WTC Baltimore hosted "A Taste of the Olympics" on July 27 - the day of the opening ceremonies.

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, U.S.A. - WTC Charleston, an initiative of the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, hosted its inaugural International Trade Luncheon on July 25.   

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, U.S.A. - A Turkish delegation from Egafed - a group of young business entrepreneurs made up of mostly manufacturers from various industries in Turkey - recently visited Las Vegas.

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, U.S.A. - It is with great sadness that WTC New Orleans must acknowledge the May 22 passing of Mr. Donald A. "Don" Hoffman.

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A. - WTC San Diego (WTCSD) is organizing a water technology trade mission to the Gulf in January 2013 that will be centered around the International Water Summit in Abu Dhabi, which will take place from January 14 to 18.

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - Recently, the India-Colombia Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the National Business Association of Colombia (ANDI) organized a business conference event for a multi-sector delegation from India. 

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - WTC Twente member OPRA Turbines recently visited Bogota to meet with companies relevant to its business operations, aided by a business matchmaking agenda organized by WTC Bogota.