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2013 Focus On International Trade
World Trade Week Events Calendar May 2013 Calendar Information Provided by the Los Angeles Area Chamber Of Commerce www.lachamber.com May 1 ACCESS 2013: International Trade Forum 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. San Diego Marriott La Jolla 4240 La Jolla Village Dr. ciber@mail.sdsu International Business Culture – Free Export Workshop 9 a.m.-Noon ITT Technical Institute Sylmar 12669 Encinitas Ave, Sylmar jcoronel@portla.org Aerospace & Defense Industry Suppliers Conference 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Jonathan Club 545 South Figueroa St., Los Angeles jspeed@speednews.com WIT-LA Webinar – Create A Culturally Smart Export Plan 11 a.m.-Noon http://www.wit-la.org/event.asp info@wit-la.org May 2 87th Annual World Trade Week Kickoff Breakfast 7:15-10:30 a.m. JW Marriott at L.A. LIVE 900 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles www.worldtradeweek.com May 4 21st Annual Day at the Races 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; Hollywood Park, 1050 S. Prairie Ave., Inglewood elizmglynn@gmail.com May 7 The 28th World Ports Conference 8 a.m.-5 p.m. JW Marriott at L.A. LIVE 900 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles lalesio@cox.net May 8 Export Trade Finance & Export Trade Insurance Seminar 8 a.m.-4 p.m. L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce 350 S. Bixel St., Los Angeles jcoronel@portla.org May 9 WIT-LA: Trade Officials From ASEAN Economies: Opportunities For U.S. Businesses 11 a.m.-2 p.m. L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce 350 S. Bixel St., Los Angeles info@wit-la.org May 14 Port Study Tour 2013: Port of San Diego & Port of Los Angeles 9 a.m.- 10 p.m. World Trade Center San Diego 2980 Pacific Hwy., San Diego programs@wtcsd.org
May 15 7th Anual US-Japan Green Conference 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. Miyako Hybrid Hotel 21381 S. Western Ave., Torrance www.jas-socal.org International Trade Outlook 7:30-10:30 p.m. Renaissance Long Beach 111 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach marilyn.mcpoland@laedc.org Is Exporting For Me? – Free Export Workshop 9 a.m.-Noon ITT Technical Institute Sylmar 12669 Encinitas Ave., Sylmar jcoronel@portla.org WIT-LA Webinar: Pitfalls In Contract Language 11 a.m.-Noon. http://www.wit-la.org/event.asp info@wit-la.org May 23 FTA World Trade Week & International Trade Delegates Luncheon And Trade Fair 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Hilton Long Beach 701 W. Ocean Blvd, Long Beach info@foreigntradeassociation.com May 24 The BRICS Countries – A Global Growth Powerhouse 8:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. Irvine Auditorium, Monterey Institute of International Study 499 Pierce St., Monterey, CA cristina@mbita.org May 28 Global Action Forum & Awards 8 a.m.-5 p.m. L.A. Convention Center 1201 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles info@globalactionforum.com May 29 State of the Global Economy 9 a.m.-2 p.m. California Lutheran University 60 W Olsen Rd., Thousand Oaks foxw@sbcglobal.net Celebrate World Trade Month: “Focus on Brazil, The Latin American Giant VITA Global Networking Breakfast 7:30-10 a.m. The Valley Economic Alliance 5121 Van Nuys Blvd., BFG Boardroom 2nd Floor; Sherman Oaks dwinters@economicalliance.org Finding & Entering New Export Markets/International Matchmaking – Free Export Workshop 9 a.m.-Noon ITT Technical Institute Sylmar 12669 Encinitas Ave., Sylmar jcoronel@portla.org May 30 UPS International Symposium: Advance Your International Expansion 12:30-4 p.m., Grammy Museum 800 W. Olympic Blvd. Ste 245 Los Angeles UPSCentralCalEvents@ups.com
World Trade Week History The World Trade Week concept was conceived in 1926 and first observed in 1927 in Southern California. World trade significantly contributes to the nation’s economy and has developed a vast new horizon for America’s businesses. In 1926, Stanley T. Olafson, then manager of the World Trade Department of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, conceived the idea of a World Trade Week observance in Southern California. This was during a period of isolationism and under the conditions prevailing during the heyday of the restrictive Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act. In 1935, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt officially proclaimed World Trade Week a national observance by the U.S. Government and selected the third week in May each year, which includes May 22, National Maritime Day. Initially, the purpose of World Trade Week was the promotion of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Following World War II, the expanding economy and potential for international commerce growth created an opportunity for World Trade Week to expand its scope to include all facilities and organizations in the Southern California area involved in world trade. Under the guidance of its founding sponsors the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles World Airports, the Port of Long Beach and the Port of Los Angeles, the original week-long observance has now grown to more than 30 events held each year from May 1-30 in the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Ventura. This tremendous nonprofit endeavor is further supported by Southern California companies that offer sponsorship for the many programs and informational materials the World Trade Week Southern California Committee creates each year. – Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce www.worldtradeweek.com
Thank You Advertisers The following companies and public sector entities made the 2013 Focus On International Trade possible: • American Marine Corporation • California Cartage Company • California State University, Long Beach • Crowley • Eastern Car Liner (Americas) • Export-Import Bank of the United States • FuturePorts • LiNKS • Long Beach Container Terminal • Moffatt & Nichol • Pacific Crane Maintenance Company • Pacific Harbor Line • Pasha Stevedoring & Terminals • Port of Long Beach • Port of Los Angeles • SSA Marine • TOPtainer • Total Terminals International • Total Transportation Services, Inc. – Long Beach Business Journal Photograph by the Business Journal’s Thomas McConville