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Participate in World Trade Week 2011
Daily Schedule - Register Now
2:30 - 4:30 p.m. to International Trade Forum
Sponsors: Miami Free Zone/World Trade Center Miami
Register: Attendees:
Location: Miami Free Zone, 2305 NW 107 Ave., Doral, FL 33172
5:00 – 6:00 pm. Opening Reception for World Trade Week
Sponsors: City of Doral, Miami Free Zone and World Trade Center Miami
Register: Attendees:
Location: Miami Free Zone, 2305 NW 107 Ave., Doral, FL 33172 (Superb networking opportunity)
10:00-11:30 a.m. Tour of the Port of Miami (Cargo and Cruise Operations)
The tour is designed especially for businesses to learn firsthand how cargo arrives to and leaves from Miami, view cargo loading and off-loading from vessels and gantry crane operations, understand how radiation monitors work in screening cargo imported into the U.S. and see Miami’s cruise line-up, the largest cruise port in the world. Attendees will receive the latest trade statistics from the World Trade Center Miami (seating is limited).
Sponsors: Port of Miami/World Trade Center Miami
Register: Attendees WTCM Event Fee: $15
Location: Assemble at 1007 N. America Way outside the entry to the building, which is the Port Director’s office. The tour will leave promptly at 10:00 am.
8:00 am – 12:00 noon Special Tour to Learn “How a Box of Flowers Enters the US Market in Miami, Clears US Customs/FDA, Is Transported to Importers/Distributors and Is Trucked to US Destinations"
Sponsor: Association of Floral Importers of Florida
Register: Attendees
Location: Assemble at Miami Dade Aviation Dept., 5600 NW 36th Street outside the entry to the building. Park in visitors parking.
9:00-11:00 a.m. Tour Miami International Airport's Cargo Operations
Sponsors: Miami Intl. Airport/World Trade Center Miami
Register: Attendees
Location: Miami-Dade Aviation Department (Building 845), 5600 NW 36th St., Miami, FL 33166. Assemble outside lobby.
4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Sponsor: World Trade Center Miami
Location: Miami Free Zone, 2305 NW 107 Ave., Miami, FL 33172
8:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Tour the Miami River and Its Cargo Operations and Warehouses
Sponsor: Miami River Marine Group
Register: Attendees
Location: Assemble in the back parking lot at Bayside to board the vessel. Departure time is 8:30 am sharp with return at 11:15 am
9:00-11:30 a.m. Free Trade Now! The Importance of Free Trade Agreements in the Past (Canada, Mexico and US) and Now (Colombia, Panama and South Korea)
Sponsor: Florida Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association/Miami Intl. Airport
Register: Attendees
Location: Doubletree Miami Mart Airport Hotel, 711 NW 72nd Ave., Miami, FL 33126
12:00 noon-2:00 p.m. Luncheon Sponsored by Miami Intl Airport Focused on Latest Trade Stats, Trading with Brazil and Providing Opportunities to Meet Miami's Leading Freight Forwarders and Brokers.
Sponsors: Florida Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association/Miami Intl. Airport
Register: Attendees • FCBF Event Fee: $40 members • $65 non-members
Location: Doubletree Miami Mart Airport Hotel, 711 NW 72nd Ave., Miami, FL 33126
9:30 a.m. -12:00 noon Learn What Export Services Are Available to Help Companies Export Their Products and Services (speakers: USDOC, SBA, Enterprise Florida and EXIM Bank
Sponsors: US Commercial Service, Enterprise Florida, the US Export Import Bank and SBA.
Register: Attendees
Location: Miami Free Zone, 2305 NW 107 Ave., Miami, FL 33172
8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Global Intelligence Briefing: Financing Opportunities for South Florida Businesses.
Speaker include institutional lenders, private equity firms and public entities interested in trade finance.
Sponsor: Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
Register: Attendees: GMCC members & participating organizations, $40 non-members at the door. At the door, $40 GMCC members and participating organizations and $50 non-members.
Location: 1601 Biscayne Blvd., Ballroom Level
10:00-11:30 a.m. Tour of the Port of Miami (Cargo and Cruise Operations)
Sponsors: Port of Miami/World Trade Center Miami
Register: Attendees:
Location: Assemble at 1007 N. America Way outside the entry to the building, which is the Port Director’s office building.
12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m. Rally for Colombia Luncheon: Passage of the Free Trade Agreement with Colombia
Luncheon to rally the international trade community on what it will take to get the Colombia FTA enacted. Attendance automatically enrolls in community effort.
Sponsors: World Trade Center Miami/Colombian American Chamber of Commerce
Register : Attendees :
Location: Hyatt Regency Coral Gables, 50 Alhambra Plaza, Coral Gables, Florida 33134
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Participating Organizations |
APL |
Association of Floral Importers of Florida |
The Beacon Council |
CAMACOL |
City of Doral |
City of Doral International Business Development Advisory Board |
Enterprise Florida |
Florida Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association |
Florida East Coast Railway
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Florida Export
Finance Corporation |
Florida International Bankers Association |
Gateway Florida |
Greater Miami
Chamber of Commerce |
Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau |
Miami-Dade County |
Miami Free Zone |
The Miami Herald |
Miami International Airport |
Miami River Marine Group |
el Nuevo Herald |
Office of Economic Development and Intl . Trade of Miami Dade County
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Port of Miami |
Port of Miami Terminal Operating Company |
Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. |
Seaboard Marine |
Small Business Administration |
South Florida Container Terminal |
US Export Assistance Center – South Florida
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World Trade Center Miami |
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