CS Vancouver promoted and hosted a U.S. Pavilion at the 10th
Biennial, USDOC Certified, Globe Environmental Conference and
Exhibition (Globe 2008) on March 12-14, 2008. Over
fifty U.S. participants gained valuable exposure and business
contacts with approximately 8,000 visitors from Asia, Europe,
Latin America and North America attending the event.
The U.S. Pavilion hosted individual companies and a number of CS
Canada multiplier organizations including the Washington Clean
Technology Alliance, Washington State Department of Community
Trade and Economic Development, Norwest Environmental Business
Council, Enterprise Seattle, and the Council of American States
in Canada (CASC) representing the States of Florida, Illinois,
Tennessee, Georgia, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, North
Carolina and South Carolina.
Minister Counselor Stephan Wasylko joined CS Vancouver to support
numerous programs and activities organized in conjunction with
Globe 2008, such as the week long State of Illinois Trade
Development Program and a CS Vancouver organized networking
reception with U.S. Ambassador David Wilkins and Globe
2008 exhibitors. Ambassador Wilkins and MC Wasylko greeted
over 85 guests at the reception and presented the DG's
Certificate of Appreciation for Achievement in Trade to Ron
Ubels, Vice President of CDS Customs Service for his years of
support to CS Vancouver and U.S. exporters.
CS Vancouver was pleased to have Trade Specialist Bob Deane,
representing the Seattle and Montana USEACs, the Environmental
Team, Rural Initiative and Asia Pacific Teams, at Globe to
help support U.S. participants and staff our Business Information
Office.
Clean Earth Technology of Vermont was among those exhibitors who
found the show extremely productive, reporting fourteen promising
leads from markets as diverse as Taiwan, Italy, Turkey, Belgium,
and an immediate $7,000 sale to a Canadian customer.