For more information on any of the events listed below, please contact Bill Cline in Reno at tel 775.784.5203 or email Bill.Cline@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov , or Andrew Edlefsen in Las Vegas at 702.388.6694 or email Andrew.Edlefsen@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov .

Worldwide Events

• Asian Aerospace 2009, September 7-10, Hong Kong.  Reed Exhibitions will host its second Asian Aerospace event in Hong Kong in September, 2009, as the aviation industry changes its focus to China. Asian Aerospace is ranked among the world’s top three aviation events, after Farnborough and Paris.  In 2007, the first Asian Aerospace event in Hong Kong hosted more than 100 U.S. companies.
• Check back regularly for updated information on other suggested events overseas
• Click here for a complete listing of all U.S. Commercial Service worldwide events.

Local and Domestic Events

• Overview of Asian Aerospace Markets II, June 2, 2009.  Following a successful 1st webinar on Asian aerospace markets, we welcome you to join us on June 2, 2009 for the 2nd webinar in this series, Overview of Asian Aerospace Markets II.  This time we will focus on aerospace industry trends and opportunities in Hong Kong, Singapore, and China.  U.S. Commercial Service aerospace industry specialists from these three countries will present comprehensive overviews of the aerospace/aviation markets in each of their respective regions.
• Automated Export System, AES. Las Vegas.  Date TBD!  Time to update your shipping and logistics team on electronic filing of export documents, proper product classification and new export regulations.  Get hands on experience using the AES PCLink system.  This will be the only US Census program on AES for the entire western U.S. for the foreseeable future!
• SBA Online Business Training Course.  The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering a free online training course to help small businesses explore exporting opportunities. 
• Check back regularly for updated information or other suggested local and domestic events.

Industry Trade Shows in Las Vegas

Every year Las Vegas plays host to hundreds of industry trade shows, conferences and meetings. Each year, the US Department of Commerce certifies specific domestic trade shows that have the likelihood of attracting a significant international buying audience under the “International Buyers Program”. Foreign buying delegations are led to town by our foreign-based US Commercial Service posts. How can you take advantage of this unique resource? Set up private meetings with our Foreign Commercial Service staffs via our “Show Time” program. Offer to host a country buying delegation for off-site technical or educational tours of your facilities or operations. Host a breakfast or luncheon guest speaker.  Check out these upcoming IBPs in Las Vegas:

• NAB Show 2009, April 20-23, Las Vegas. The NAB Show is one of the ten largest trade shows in North America and provides the world's largest and most comprehensive gathering of television, radio, film, video, audio and multimedia professionals.
• National Hardware Show & Lawn and Garden World 2009, May 5-7, Las Vegas.  The National Hardware Show and Lawn & Garden World is the largest and the longest running trade show in the hardware/home improvment and outdoor products segment in North America.
• INTEROP Las Vegas 2009, May 17-21.  INTEROP Las Vegas is the place to meet with more than 500 exhibitors and check out live demos of tomorrow's business solutions such as Motorola, Novell, APC, McFee, Webex, Dell and many more.
• RECON - The Global Retail Real Estate Convention, May 17-20, Las Vegas.  Join over 50,000 of your colleagues from all corners of the world for networking, deal making and education at RECon. Meet the leaders in the retail real estate industry and do a year's worth of business in four days.
• Waste Expo 2009, June 9-11, Las Vegas.  WasteExpo is one of the top 200 tradeshows in the United States and is the largest trade show in North America serving the $52 billion dollar waste and recycling industries. WasteExpo serves the entire industry – private sector, the public sector and waste generators.
• AWFS 2009, July 15-18, Las Vegas.  AWFS is the largest exhibition in North America of woodworking hardware and machinery, board and panel products, upholstery material, wood components, supplies, services and new technologies.