Capital Region World Trade Center Calendar of Events

January 2003 Event

Roundtable Discussion on
Opportunities for Trade with India

Date:	Thursday, January 16, 2003
Time:	3:30pm Keynote Address and Roundtable 5:30pm Buffet Dinner
Place:	Olde Shaker Inn Restaurant 1171 Troy-Schenectady Road, Latham {directions}
Cost:	CRWTC/GBN Members - $40 Non-Members - $50 {Deduct $5 early-bird discount for payments postmarked January 10, 2003}

Speaker:

Arthur Stern, India Desk Officer, U.S. Department of Commerce.

Since 1995, Art Stern has been desk officer for India, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives in the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration. His responsibilities include market access, trade agreements compliance, and other bilateral trade issues between the United States and those three countries.

From 1985 - 1995, Mr. Stern was a steel trade specialist in the Commerce Department's Import Administration. He was part of a unit that negotiated and adminstered steel trade arrangements with several countries, especially the European Union. Mr. Stern also conducted antidumping and countervailing duty investigations and administrative reviews on steel and other products.

Mr. Stern earned an M.A. in International Affairs in 1984 from The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, and a B.A. in International Relations in 1981 from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Seminar Overview:

The Capital Region World Trade Center and the Global Business Network invite you to join us for a roundtable discussion of the opportunities for trading with India. Our guest speaker, Mr. Arthur Stern, will provide us with an update of the current situation in India and lend his expertise to a roundtable discussion immediately following his presentation.

In addition, we will be providing detailed information on the Trade Mission to Mumbai (Bombay), India scheduled for March 29 - April 2, 2003.

Registration: Complete our On-Line Reservation Form.

Registration Deadline: Wednesday, January 15, 2003, 24-hour Cancellation Policy, no shows will be billed.

For more information:
Email: Anita Russo, Events Coordinator
Phone: 518-381-1444
Fax: 518-346-7511