ILLINOIS TRADE EVENTS

June 3, 2013:  Thailand – Recruiting Students and Forming Partnerships – Chicago
U.S. Commercial Service Education Specialist Ms. Thanyathorn Voravongsatit (Nan) from our Bangkok office will be in Chicago on Monday, June 3, and would like to meet with Chicago-area colleges and universities that are interested in learning more about recruiting Thai students and/or forming partnerships with Thai universities.  Please contact me, Debra Rogers at 312-353-6988 or debra.rogers@trade.gov to schedule an appointment.

July 23, 2013: Made in America – Growing Strong Businesses – Glen Ellyn
Hosted by College of DuPage Small Business Development Center & International Trade Center, this program will discuss how Free Trade Agreements (FTA) can benefit small businesses featuring insights from experts in shipping (Lisa Waller, BDG Int’l); compliance (Arthur O’Meara, O’Meara & Assoc); government contracting (Rita Haake, PTAC); and the Commercial Service FTA tariff tool (Jeff Graber, U.S. Commercial Service - Chicago).  Luncheon keynote speaker Shari Thurrow from Omni Marketing will discuss Search Engine Optimization.   College of DuPage International Trade Center Mgr. Luanne Mayorga will moderate a panel discussion on the Certificate of Origin.  Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. The conference begins promptly at 8:30 a.m. and concludes at 3:30 p.m. For complete program overview, click here.  Venue: College of DuPage, Student Resource Center (SRC), 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn, Illinois. To register or for additional questions, please contact the Center for Entrepreneurship at (630) 942-2600 or email at entrepreneur@cod.edu. Cost: $45 if registered & paid before May 1st; $70 if paid after May 1st.

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