Minnesota Trade Office

Calendar of Events - 2008 Archive

The Minnesota Trade Office (MTO) and its many partner organizations organize a variety of export promotion and training events to assist Minnesota companies prepare for and effectively compete in the international market. Unless otherwise noted, events listed below are offered by the Minnesota Trade Office and will be held at the MTO Training Facility in St. Paul (map and driving instructions).

Programs related to China are annotated with a Minnesota-China Partnership icon ().

January 2008
January 8		Export Documentation and Incoterms - St. Louis Park (Sponsored by the Midwest Global Trade Association)
January 9		UCBC Monthly Breakfast Meeting: The Great Wall Street - Minneapolis (Sponsored by US-China Business Connections)
January 15		Webinar: Classifying your Product for Import/Export (Sponsored by the U.S. Commercial Service)
January 17		Teleconference/Web Seminar on Vietnam: Top Prospects for U.S. Environmental Firms (Sponsored by the U.S. Commercial Service)
January 17		Annual Meeting of the Midwest Global Trade Association - Golden Valley (Sponsored by the Midwest Global Trade Association)
January 23		Chinese Newyear Celebration and Networking - St. Louis Park (Sponsored by US-China Business Connections)
January 23		Mexico: Past and Present [PDF] - St. Paul (Sponsored by the Upper Midwest Chapter of the American Foreign Service Association)
January 29		Webinar: Free Trade Agreements and Rules of Origin (Sponsored by the U.S. Commercial Service)
January 31		U.S. Foreign Policy: The Outlook for 2008 - Minneapolis (Sponsored by the Minnesota International Center)
February 2008
February 5		Webinar: Incoterms 2000 - Transport Obligation, Costs and Risks (Sponsored by the U.S. Commercial Service)
February 6		Latin America Breakfast Series: Developing Business in the Southern Cone: Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay [PDF] - St. Paul
February 6		China in 2007: Expectations for 2008 - Minneapolis (Sponsored by US-China Business Connections)
February 7		International Market Research Workshop [PDF] - St. Paul
February 12		Country Day - European Union - St. Louis Park (Sponsored by the Midwest Global Trade Association)
February 19		International Trade Networking Cocktail - Minneapolis (Sponsored by the U.S. Commercial Service and the Minnesota International Center)
February 19		Webinar: Export Documentation Fundamentals (Sponsored by the U.S. Commercial Service)
February 21		Teleconference/Web Seminar on Vietnam: Top Prospects for U.S. Education Firms (Sponsored by the U.S. Commercial Service)
February 22		Defining the Economic Challenges of East Asia [PDF] - Minneapolis (In Cooperation with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO))
February 28		Finding and Motivating the Right Foreign Business Partner [PDF] - St. Paul
February 29		WorldQuest 2008 - Minneapolis (Sponsored by the Minnesota International Center)
March 2008
March 4		Webinar: Ensuring Payment for International Sales (Sponsored by the U.S. Commercial Service)
March 4-6		Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) and Exposition [PDF] - Washington, D.C. (Sponsored by U.S. Government Renewable Energy Programs)
March 5		US-China Business Connections Monthly Meeting - Minneapolis (Sponsored by US-China Business Connections)
March 8		China Lecture Series, Part III: Han Dynasty and the Silk Road - St. Paul (Sponsored by the Shaanxi Association of Minnesota)
March 8		2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus: "Microlending - Promoting Peace through Building Prosperity" - Minneapolis (Sponsored by the Minnesota International Center, the Nobel Peace Prize Forum, Concordia College Moorhead, Augustana College, Augsburg College, Luther College, St. Olaf College and the Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs)
March 11		Payment Methods - St. Louis Park (Sponsored by the Midwest Global Trade Association)
March 12		The South Korea Practicum - St. Paul
March 12		Bridging the China Talent Gap - Minneapolis (Sponsored by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal)
March 17		Arab-Mediterranean Market Briefing [PDF]
March 18		Webinar: Increasing Your Global Sales Using the Internet (Sponsored by the U.S. Commercial Service)
March 19		How to Read the EU Directives: What Applies to My Product? - St. Paul
March 20		Teleconference/Web Seminar on Vietnam: Top Prospects for U.S. Electric Power Firms (Sponsored by the U.S. Commercial Service)
March 26		North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): Completing the Certificate of Origin [PDF] - St. Paul
March 28 - April 6		Trade Mission to South Africa
March 29		India Association of Minnesota Annual Dinner - Bloomington (Sponsored by the India Association of Minnesota)
April 2008
April 2		US-China Business Connections Monthly Meeting: Partnering Strategies in China - How David Can Take On Goliath Projects - Minneapolis (Sponsored by US-China Business Connections)
April 3		The China Practicum [PDF] - St. Paul
April 4		Coming Out on Top Down Under: Winning Business in Australia [PDF] - St. Paul
April 5		China Lecture Series, Part IV: Tang Dynasty, the Golden Age of Chinese Civilization - St. Paul (Sponsored by the Shaanxi Association of Minnesota)
April 7-8		Asia/Pacific Business Outlook Conference - Los Angeles (Sponsored by the U.S. Commercial Service and the USC Marshall School of Business)
April 8		Import Management System and Procedures - St. Louis Park (Sponsored by the Midwest Global Trade Association)
April 8		The 2008 International Business Law Institute: Buying and Selling Products and Components Internationally - Minneapolis (Sponsored by Minnesota Continuing Legal Education)
April 14		Luncheon with the French Ambassador to the United States: "Franco-American Relations - The Current State of Affairs" - Minneapolis (Sponsored by the Minnesota International Center, the Alliance Française, the French-American Chamber of Commerce and the Marquette Hotel)
April 15		Luxembourg-Switzerland Business Breakfast Series [PDF] - Minneapolis (Co-sponsored by the Luxembourg Board of Economic Development, the Swiss Foreign Investment Agency, KPMG LLP, and CITCO (Suisse) S.A.)
April 15-17		International Biomass ’08 Conference and Trade Show [PDF] - Minneapolis
April 19-29		Trade Mission to South America [PDF] (In Partnership with the Council of Great Lakes Governors)
April 21		Teleconference/Web Seminar on Vietnam: Top Prospects for U.S. Info Communication Technology Firms (Sponsored by the U.S. Commercial Service)
April 24		MHTA Spring Conference - Innovation: The New Global Currency [PDF] - Minneapolis (Sponsored by the Minnesota High Tech Association)
April 29		Exhibition Baseball Game Between the St. Paul Saints and the Ibaraki Golden Golds of Japan - St. Paul (Sponsored by the Japan America Society of Minnesota)