China Medical Market, IVD Market & China International Medical Equipment Fair (CMEF)

Join the U.S. Commercial Service - China, Mr. Geoffrey Sauer, Reed Exhibitions (CMEF show organizer) and Mr. Herb Burklund, President/Scherago International, for a FREE webinar highlighting the China medical market, the China IVD (In-Vitro Diagnostic) Market and an introduction and key facts on CMEF 2009.

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1-800-USA-TRADE

Amelia Goeppinger, International Trade Specialist
Minneapolis Export Assistance Center

Tel: (612) 348-1643
Email: amelia.goeppinger@mail.doc.gov

ProMat 2009
(General Industrial Eq./Supplies)
Chicago, Illinois
January 12 - 15, 2009

Meet China buyers at ProMat 2009. These Commercial Service-led delegations from various cities in China, among others, seek products, services and are receptive to other partnership models. They will be available for private meetings as part of matchmaking activities. Schedule a private meeting with China-based industry specialist with the US Commercial Service to review market entry and expansion strategies for your company.

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Louis Quay
International Trade Specialist
US Commercial Service Washington, DC

Phone: (202) 482-3973
Email: Louis.Quay@mail.doc.gov

West Virginia Development Office "Tip-Off" Trade Event 2009
Charleston, West Virginia
January 15, 2009

Dueling Tigers is a stimulating and effective seminar developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce to assist U.S. exporters in navigating the complicated markets of the East's biggest economic players: China and India. Both countries provide numerous economic opportunities for WV Companies, but also pose many cultural and economic challenges. This seminar will provide West Virginia companies with practical knowledge on how businesses may profit from the economic tigers of the East. 

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1-800-USA-TRADE

Leslie Drake, Director
U.S. Commercial Service
U.S. Export Assistance Center
Charleston, West Virginia

Tel: (304) 347-5123
Email: Leslie.Drake@mail.doc.gov

International Poultry Expo
Atlanta, Georgia
January 28 - 30, 2009

The International Poultry Expo is the networking hub of the world for the poultry industry! Every segment of the poultry and egg industry is represented: feed milling, live production, hatchery, processing, further processing, packaging, commercial egg, marketing, and all support activities.

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1-800-USA-TRADE

Amanda Ayvaz
International Trade Specialist
US Commercial Service Washington, DC

Phone: 202-482-0338
Email:amanda.ayvaz@mail.doc.gov

China Power Plant Emissions Monitoring and Control Technologies Orientation Visit
February 16 - 28, 2009

U.S. Trade Development Agency is providing funding to host up to eleven officials from China's Ministry of Environmental Protection and national and provincial environmental monitoring centers who are responsible for enforcing established emissions regulations and are expected to be involved in substantial procurements of monitoring and control systems. Several thousand coal-fired power plants are currently in operation in China, many of which have not been outfitted with equipment to monitor and control harmful emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and particulate matter. This OV would introduce the delegation to the U.S. government agencies which regulate and promote emissions reductions, as well as U.S. producers of equipment and services in this sector.

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1-800-USA-TRADE

Olympia Brescia
Global Marketing & Communications

Phone: 781-641-2900
E-mail: obrescia@gmc-ideas.com

Dueling Tigers: Doing Business in China and India
Portland, Maine
February 26, 2009

Dueling Tigers is a stimulating and effective seminar developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce to assist U.S. exporters in navigating the complicated markets of the East's biggest economic players: China and India. Both countries provide numerous economic opportunities for Maine companies, but also pose many cultural and economic challenges. This seminar will provide Maine companies with practical knowledge on how businesses may profit from the economic tigers of the East. 

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1-800-USA-TRADE

Doug Sandborn
Maine International Trade Center
Portland, Maine

Tel: (207) 541-7455
Email: sanborn@mitc.com

China Publishing Industry
Webinar
TBD

This live internet briefing explores China's book and publishing industry.  Learn about what sells, who buys, and how to navigate the restrictive environment of state owned enterprises, regulations and piracy.

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1-800-USA-TRADE

Dawn Bruno, Global Publishing Team Leader & Senior International Trade Specialist
U.S. Commercial Service
New York, New York

Phone: 212-809-2647
Email: dawn.bruno@mail.doc.gov