GREECE - including Turkish buyers and partners  - AND ISRAEL 

The U.S. Commercial Service in Athens, Greece, is organizing a Trade Mission, October 7-10, 2008, to Athens, Greece, with an optional stop in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 5-6, 2008.  The mission will coincide with Defendory 2008 (http://www.defendoryinternational.gr/home.htm) in Athens, where U.S. participants will meet with both Greek and Turkish business contacts.  Held every two years, Defendory is one of the world’s leading defense exhibitions, showcasing sea, land and air defense products and technologies. 

The trade mission will target a broad range of aerospace, defense, and safety and security products and services, and will consist of customized one-on-one appointments at the Defendory exhibit site between U.S. participants and Greek customers/business partners, as well as Turkish customers/ business partners.  Delegation members may wish to maximize their time in the region by taking advantage of the optional stop in Israel before the mission starts in Greece. 

Consumers in Greece, Turkey and Israel have a strong affinity for U.S. products and services in these sectors.

In Greece, the U.S. Commercial Service will:

• Provide a market briefing highlighting opportunities in the aerospace, defense and/or safety and security sectors.
• Schedule one-on-one appointments at the Defendory show site with potential Greek and Turkish business partners.
• Participate in the Defendory hospitality events to introduce participants to key business and industry officials.
• Provide interpreters as needed.
• Provide hotel/airport transfers for the mission participants.

In Israel, we will provide a market briefing and business appointments. 

The trade mission participation fee will be U.S. $3,000 per company for the first person, $300 for additional company representatives.  The rates for the Israel option are $735 for the first day of appointments and $360 for the second day of appointments. The participation fee does not include the cost of travel, lodging, and most meals.  Participation is open to the first 10 qualified U.S. companies. 

Companies interested in the Defendory program and optional Israel stop should contact Diane Mooney at 206-553-5615, ext. 236, or via email at diane.mooney@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov .