Clean Energy Trade Mission to Mexico, September 10-14, 2000.

This mission will promote the export of U.S. natural gas and natural gas technologies to Mexico. It will take place in September, 2000 in Mexico City and Monterrey, Mexico and will be led by the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Basic Industries or a designee. Mission participants will include representatives from the U.S. natural gas; power plant design engineering and construction; utilities; and cogeneration technologies industries interested in entering or expanding their presence in Mexico's natural gas market. Mission Statement

Environmental Technologies Matchmaker Trade Delegation to Brazil and Argentina, September 11-15, 2000.

Export Promotion Services Matchmaker Program is organizing an Environmental Technologies Matchmaker Trade Delegation to South America September 11 - 15, 2000. This event will be promoted to the U.S. environmental industry and will focus on helping companies expand into this market. Yvonne Jackson, Project Officer, Matchmaker Program will lead the delegation. Mission Statement

ACE/Infrastructure Matchmaker Delegation, September 18-22, 2000.

Export Promotion Services Matchmaker Program, is organizing an Architecture, Construction and Engineering/Infrastructure Matchmaker Trade Delegation to Greece and Turkey, September 18-24, 2000. This Matchmaker will target sectors of the architecture, construction, and engineering/infrastructure industry that relate to tourism and will focus on helping industry expand into these two promising markets. Sam Dhir, Project Officer for the Matchmaker Program, will lead the delegation. Mission Statement

Corporate Executive Office Mission at ExpoPharm 2000, Cologne, Germany, September 28 - October 1, 2000.

CS Düsseldorf will recruit and organize a U.S. exhibitor delegation to Expopharm’00. The event will be held September 28- October 1, 2000 in Cologne, Germany. Expopharm is the largest pharmaceutical, over the counter (OTC) products, and health supplements trade show in Europe. Expopharm is organized by the German Pharmaceutical Association, "Werbe- und Vertriebsgesellschaft Deutscher Apotheker mbH." The organizers of Expopharm are very interested in the presence of international exhibitors, and they support CS Dusseldorf’s efforts to organize a USA pavilion under the CEO program, in German called "USA Kontaktbörse." American manufacturers of pharmaceuticals, OTC products, and health supplements will be able to present their products on the exhibition floor of this large international trade show. For $2,500, a fraction of the regular cost of exhibiting, participants in this CEO program will receive a limited exhibition area, their own meeting space and a bilingual assistant. Mission Statement

Franchising Trade Mission to Malaysia, Philippines, and South Korea, September 28 - October 6, 2000.

The Office of Service Industries, in cooperation with the International Franchise Association, will lead a business development trade mission to Malaysia, the Philippines and South Korea to promote the U.S. franchise industry and focus on finding master franchisees and investors in these markets. According to the Department of Commerce's Commercial Service officials in Malaysia, the Philippines, and South Korea, franchising represents "Best Prospects" for U.S. firms seeking business opportunities in these countries. Mission Statement

OCTOBER 2000 

Assistant Secretarial Business Development Mission to Egypt, Kenya and South Africa to Russia, October 1-7, 2000.

Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service Marge Searing will lead a senior-level business development Matchmaker trade mission focusing on women-owned and women-managed businesses to the countries of Egypt, Kenya and South Africa. This Business Development Mission is being organized to coincide with the Global Summit of Women 2000: Africa being held in Johannesburg, South Africa on October 5-7. While the trade mission and summit focus on women-owned and/or managed companies, participation is not limited to such businesses and all interested U.S. companies are encouraged to apply.

The mission will visit Cairo, Egypt; Nairobi, Kenya; and Johannesburg, South Africa with an optional stop to Cape Town, South Africa. The overall focus of the trip will be commercial opportunities for U.S. companies, including joint ventures, presented by the continuing market liberalization and privatization happening in these countries. In each country, briefings and matchmaking business appointments will be made for members of the business delegation. In Johannesburg, the delegation will attend the Global Summit of Women 2000: Africa (October 5-7). The delegation will be able to participate in all sessions being offered in the conference. A participation fee for the trade mission will be approximately $1800 per company. Options exist that would allow companies to select some but not all stops and the fee will vary accordingly. Mission Statement

Clean Energy Trade Mission to Russia, October 15-21, 2000.

Aerospace DealMaker 2000, Montreal, Canada October 16-17, 2000.

The Commercial Service of the U.S. Consulate in Montreal is organizing an "Aerospace DealMaker" trade event, which will visit Montreal, October 16-17, 2000. Participating U.S. companies will benefit from briefings by local experts on the Canadian market, a networking reception and most importantly, pre-scheduled, pre-qualified one-on-one meetings with Canadian aerospace companies. Mission participants will also benefit from special presentations by Bombardier Aerospace and Bell Helicopter Textron, each of which will be followed by mini "suppliers conferences" given by purchasing executives within these two companies. Plant tours will also be part of the program. Mission Statement

NOVEMBER 2000 

Clean Energy Trade Mission to Brazil, November 5-9, 2000.

This mission will promote the export of U.S. natural gas and cogeneration technologies. It will take place from November 5 - November 9, 2000 in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, Brazil, and will be led by the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Basic Industries or a designee. Mission participants will include representatives from U.S. natural gas and cogeneration equipment and technologies companies; power industry design engineering firms; and utilities interested in entering or expanding their presence in Brazil's clean energy markets. Mission Statement

Aerospace Executive Service, China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, November 6-8, 2000.

This mission provides a value-added means for small and medium-sized U.S. companies to participate in the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, without the expense of purchasing and staffing a booth.

The U.S. Commercial Service is organizing the Aerospace Executive Service (AES) at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, to be held in Zhuhai, China, November 6-8,2000. The exhibition is the only event of its kind that features seminars and product displays from China's civil aviation and aerospace industries, and from all the relevant Chinese government agencies. Held once every two years, Airshow China presents a unique opportunity for U.S. companies to meet the entire Chinese aerospace industry in one place. In 1998, the show attracted 500 exhibitors from 25 countries. Participation in the AES will save companies the expense of a booth, and at the same time, companies will receive valuable support that makes their visit to Airshow China as productive as possible. The Department of Commerce/Office of Aerospace is also organizing an American Product Literature Center at the show. Mission Statement

Telecommunications Matchmaker Trade Delegation to Singapore and Taipei, Taiwan, November 13-17, 2000.

Export Promotion Services' Matchmaker Program, in cooperation with the Office of Telecommunications, and the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), will lead a Telecommunications Matchmaker Trade Delegation to Taipei, Taiwan and Singapore, November 13-17, 2000. The Matchmaker will target telecommunication equipment and services. The focus of the delegation will be to match U.S. companies with qualified agents, distributors, representatives, licensees, and joint venture partners in those telecommunications markets. Mission Statement

Corporate Executive Office (CEO) Mission at Medica, Dusseldorf, Germany, November 22-25, 2000.

The US Department of Commerce’s Commercial Service (CS) office in Düsseldorf, together with the ITA Health Care Technology Team, is organizing the major annual Corporate Executive Office (CEO) at Medica ‘00, the world’s largest and most prestigious medical equipment and diagnostics show in the world, with over 3,200 exhibitors and over 122,000 visitors from 80 countries. Medica attracts thousands of visitors from Central and Eastern Europe and from Asia. This Medica CEO is the major event in Europe for the strategic medical sector under the Department of Commerce’s Showcase Europe program. As the only effective alternative to exhibiting at or simply visiting Medica for U.S. exporters, the CEO program targets new-to-market US companies in this sector that have not previously exhibited at Medica. The CEO program affords lower cost access to Medica, allowing small and medium- sized businesses to participate in the world’s largest medical trade show where they would not otherwise have the opportunity to participate due to the high cost. The Medica CEO is intended as an alternative to exhibiting. The US Commercial Service envisions that CEO participants will eventually exhibit in the USA Pavilion or in the industry-specific location on the exhibition floor. Thus, preference will be given to businesses who are not multiple-year participants in past Medica CEOs. Mission Statement

Clean Energy Trade Mission to India, November 26-December 3, 2000.

The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Basic Industries or a designee will lead a clean energy trade mission to India on November 26 to December 3, 2000. The mission will include representatives from U.S. energy companies and energy equipment and service providers interested in entering the Indian energy market or in expanding their presence in the region. The focus of the mission will be natural gas infrastructure, renovation of existing power generation and transmission facilities, high efficiency turbines and boilers, waste heat recovery and cogeneration, clean coal technology, renewable energy technologies, industrial heat pumps, and energy efficiency products and services (including energy saving performance contracts). Mission Statement

Kitchen and Bath Trade Mission to Toronto, Canada, November 29-30, 2000.

The Department of Commerce’s Commercial Service office in Toronto is organizing a two-day Kitchen and Bath Trade Mission to provide U.S. small and medium sized, export-ready, companies with a cost effective and highly efficient means to promote their products and services in the Canadian construction market. In addition to meeting, one-on-one, with pre-qualified potential trade partners in Canada, participating firms will receive broad market exposure and valuable market insights from market research and focused industry briefings. Participants will also have an opportunity to attend more than 150 top level workshops and seminars, as well as special networking events with prospective Canadian firms at Construct Canada 2000, Homebuilders & Renovator Expo and the 1st annual Kitchen and Bath Show, Canada's premier trade exhibition for products, technologies and services for the commercial and residential construction industries. The three shows in one will take place on November 29 to December 1 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario. Mission Statement

DECEMBER 2000 

Textile Trade Mission to Central America and the Dominican Republic, December 3-9, 2000.

The Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce will sponsor a textile trade mission to the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador, December 3-9, 2000. The mission will be led by an officer from the Office of Textiles and Apparel and accompanied by a staff member from the American Textile Manufacturers Institute (ATMI). The ATMI is the national trade association for the U.S. textile industry. The mission will consist of representatives from U.S. apparel fabric companies interested in selling their products in Central America and the Dominican Republic or establishing local representation agreements. Mission Statement

Information and Communications Technology Trade Mission to the Nordic-Baltic region, December 3-12, 2000.

The Department of Commerce's Export Assistance Centers in Silicon Valley, in cooperation with the Commercial Service posts in the Nordic-Baltic Region (Copenhagen, Denmark; Oslo, Norway; Stockholm, Sweden; Helsinki, Finland and St. Petersburg, Russia), will lead an information and communications technology (ICT) trade mission to the Nordic-Baltic region, December 3 - December 12, 2000. Although the trade mission targets ICT firms in Silicon Valley, all U.S. high-tech, cutting-edge firms are eligible and welcome to apply.

The mission will be led by International Trade Specialist Tish Falco. It will focus on the following specific sub-sectors: E-commerce, internet technologies, and telecom equipment and services. Mission Statement

International Trade Administration 
U.S. Department of Commerce