USTDA Events

Turkmenistan Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Orientation Visit

Dates: June 6-13, 2009

Locations: Washington, DC; Silicon Valley

The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) is funding an eight - day Orientation Visit (OV) to the United States for eight senior-level officials from Turkmenistan’s ICT sector to meet with their U.S. industry and government counterparts to discuss U.S. ICT technologies and policies. The OV will take place June 6-13, 2009 and the delegation’s itinerary will include meetings and site visits in the Washington, D.C. and Silicon Valley areas. The delegation, which is tentatively headed by the Minister of Communications, will represent the following organizations: Ministry of Communications, Turkmen Telecom, Supreme Council of Science and Technology, Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Institute of Transportation and Communication, and the U.S. Embassy, Ashgabat.

There will be a business briefing on Thursday, June 11, 2009 at the Hilton San Jose in San Jose, CA where the delegation will discuss opportunities for U.S. firms in the Turkmen ICT sector in the morning and meet with attending U.S. representatives in the afternoon. To register for the briefing, go to www.trademeetings.com.

For more information about meeting the delegation, contact Pamela Peseux, MFM Trade Meetings at 202.347.2725 or 1.866.636.4729 Email: ppeseux@trademeetings.com