Trade Calendar  

DATE
TOPIC
LOCATION DETAILS
May 2008
6 ThyssenKrupp Business to Business Briefing (for construction needs) Mobile Civic Center
8am and 1pm
Pre-registration required
11-16 US-China Build: Sales Mission to China (Wood & Building Materials) Chongqing, Changsha, Shenzhen
China
Newsletter
14 European Payments Developments Wachovia Webinar Register Online
16 Taming the Intellectual Property Beast:  Views from China & India Huntville/Madison Chamber Flyer
20-22 Futurallia Quebec 2008 Quebec City, Canada  
22 Japan America Society of Alabama
(JASA) Annual Dinner
The Club,
Birmingham
TBA
May 31 - June 7 Alabama Trade Mission to Chile & Argentina Chile, Argentina Flyer
Future Program Dates
June
Trade Mission to Chile, Argentina Chile Flyer
June
1 - 3
Southern Growth Policies Board: 36th Annual Conference-
"Youth- The Real Future of the South"
Little Rock, Arkansas Website
June
24
International Documentation Training Huntsville/Madison Chamber Flyer
July
2-6
US Expo 2008: Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam  
August
13
Thomasville Fourth Annual Supplier Conference Thomasville Website
August
15-23
Trade Mission to South Africa
Johannesburg and Cape Town
September Trade Mission to India
(Food Products Exporters)
   
September 2-5 Association of Small Business Development Centers:
ASBDC Annual Conference
Chicago, IL ASBDC Website
September
25
NAITA: World Trade Day -
NAITA 25th Anniversary 
Davidson Center for Space Exploration, Huntsville NAITA
October Trade Mission to Mexico
(Food Products Exporters)
   
November Mobile International Festival:
Celebrating 25 years
Mobile Website


This calendar is updated weekly. For more information on any of these events, please contact Michael Brooks at 205-348-7621. If your organization would like to add its event to this list, please let us know.


PAST EVENTS - These events have already concluded. For information on similar events that may be available in the future, please call us at 800-747-2482 or email aitc@ua.edu.  An archive of past events is available.
January 2008
8 Achieving Success in China Huntsville
8:30 - 10am
Flyer
9 Achieving Success in China  Birmingham
11am - 2pm
Flyer /
Press Release
10 Achieving Success in China Mobile
8:30 - 10am
Flyer
16 SUSTA Webinar:
Submitting MAP Branded Expense Claims (for Food / Ag Exporters)
Online Register
17 Japan-America Society of Alabama (JASA) Open House Birmingham Join JASA
17
Doing Business in South Africa:
Presentation & Export Alabama Trade Mission Briefing
 Mobile Flyer
18 Doing Business in South Africa:
Presentation & Export Alabama Trade Mission Briefing
Birmingham Flyer
23 Doing Business with the USDA Forest Service Pelham
9am - 12pm
Flyer
24 Birmingham Committee on Foreign Relations presents Geoffrey Nyarota: "How the International Community Contributed to the Failure of Zimbabwe" The Club, Birmingham Flyer /
Reservations
31 “Current Trends in Canada and Implications for the United States” and "Quebec Today"
Presented by Canadian Senator Céline Hervieux-Payette
Tuscaloosa,
UA Campus
Press Release
February 2008
2 Birmingham International Center presents: Multi-Cultural Education: Addressing the Needs of Teachers in a Changing World Spain Park High School, Birmingham Website
4-5 International Trade Compliance (ITC) Strategies / Export Controls & Compliance Seminar Marriott Hotel, Huntsville Flyer
Registration
12
Chile & Argentina Trade Mission Briefing Huntsville Chamber
11:30am - 1pm
Flyer
13 Chile & Argentina Trade Mission Briefing Birmingham Chamber
7:30am - 9am
Flyer
13 Chile & Argentina Trade Mission Briefing Auburn Chamber
11:30am - 1pm
Flyer
14 Chile & Argentina Trade Mission Briefing Mobile Chamber
11:30am - 1pm
Flyer
14 Release Date:
2007 State Export Stats
   
21 Futurallia Quebec 2008 Briefing Mobile Chamber
10 am
Flyer
23 NASBITE Certified Global Business Practitioner (CGBP) Exam 7 US locations Website
26-28 US & Mexico: Building Partnerships in Infrastructure  (USTDA) Mexico City, Mexico Flyer
28 Legal Seminar: Immigration Issues
Presented by JASA and Alabama-Germany Partnership
World Business Center, Birmingham Email for more information
March 2008
1-31 Capstone International's Annual
Sakura Festival
UA Campus,
Tuscaloosa
Website
 4-5
"The Essentials of Export Controls"
Presented by BIS, USEAC, & NAITA
Embassy Suites Hotel,
Huntsville
Flyer
6 Birmingham International Center:
International Woman's Day -
Israeli & Jordanian Woman
Harbert Center, Birmingham
8:30 - 1:30
Website
6
NASBITE Certified Global Business Practitioner (CGBP) Exam Washington, DC Website
 6-8
NASBITE International:
21st Annual Conference
"Linking Ambassadors of Trade"
Washington, DC Website
 6-15
Trade Mission to Turkey Istanbul & Izmir Flyer
20 Governor's Trade Excellence Awards Ceremony & Alabama World Trade Association Dinner 11am  
25 OSHA/Safety Seminar, sponsored by AlabamaGermany Partnership Auburn TBA
26-29 China Building 2008 Trade Show & US Pavilion Beijing, China Flyer
April 2008
 2-4
Gulf States World Trade Conference Beau Rivage,
Biloxi, MS
Website, Agenda, & Brochure
TBA AITC Export Finance Workshop   TBA
4-12 International Trade & Business Development Mission to China China Flyer
15 UA Latin America Studies Program Presents:
Alabama & Mexico,
Immigration & Trade
360 Ferguson Center, UA Campus
Tuscaloosa
Flyer
17 Managing Exchange Rate Risk as the Dollar Slides to New Lows Mobile Chamber
10am - 12pm
Flyer
21 Trade Delegation from China:
Looking for Alabama Exporters!
CCPIT: China Council for the Promotion of International Trade
Troy University, Montgomery Campus Flyer
21 Export to South Africa:
Commercial Specialist from US Embassy in South Africa is looking for Alabama exporters
Birmingham, Huntsville Contact AITC
205-348-7621
22 NAITA Briefing: Exploring Opportunities in South Africa, co-sponsored by the Birmingham Export Assistance Center Huntsville TBA
21-25 SBA Salutes the Nation's Best Entrepreneurs at National Small Business Week Washington, D.C. and New York City Press Release
24 Birmingham Committee on Foreign Relations presents: Turkey - Admission to the EU & US Relations The Club,
Birmingham
 
24 Alabama Germany Partnership
10th Annual Dinner
Westin Hotel, Huntsville Website
25 Alabama Germany Partnership
Annual Business Forum
Westin Hotel, Huntsville Website
28-29 International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) Overview UAH
$345
Website
30 AWTA Annual Legislative Dinner & Reception Capital City Club, Montgomery Flyer

 



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