World Trade Center Alaska Past Events
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Dear WTCAK Members and Friends of the Center: Our sincere
thanks to all of you who helped make our special luncheon
on 17 August, featuring
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski,
a big success. A large audience of business, government, and civic
leaders gathered to hear her address on "Defending Alaska's Resource
Economy Against Government Overreach." It was an insightful address
First and foremost, we want to thank Senator Lisa Murkowski
for speaking at the event. This was the third time since taking
office that she chose the World Trade Center Alaska forum to deliver
a major speech on international trade and resource development
issues important to Alaskans. We also want to express our thanks to
Lynden,
Alaska USA,
Pioneer Natural
Resources,
and Sealaska Corporation
for their generous sponsorship of the luncheon. Thanks also to
Alaska's Lt. Governor, Craig
Campbell,
for making the welcoming remarks and to
State Senator Lesil McGuire
and Susan Bell, State of Alaska Commissioner of the
Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development, for
joining us at the head table during the lunch.
Finally, many thanks to all of you who attended and helped make this
another successful event for the Trade Center.
On April 19 - 20, World Trade Center Alaska (WTCAK) staff
attended the
2010 Asia/Pacific Business Outlook
Conference (APBO) in Los Angeles, CA. This annual
conference is designed to serve as a tool for communication
between private sector companies and the U.S. Commercial
Service. U.S. Department of Commerce representatives from 15
Asia/Pacific countries, as well as other government and
business leaders, gave presentations and conducted
one-on-one meetings at the conference. WTCAK is invited to
participate in the APBO Conference each year and, by
attending, is able to keep relationships with U.S.
Commercial Service officers abroad current. Some of the
speakers from the APBO Conference visit Alaska to give their
presentations at various WTCAK events and, also, many senior
commercial officers help WTCAK to conduct trade missions and
other activities in the region. WTCAK maintains close ties
with U.S. Commercial Service representatives in Asia/Pacific
Region as they are important partners of Alaska in
international trade.
WTCAK staff were briefed by senior U.S. commercial officers on
important markets for Alaska like Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan, Hong
Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, and other
countries. Currently, a number of the country presentations are
posted on the APBO website and we would like to share this valuable
source of information with you.
Please click on the following link to access the presentations:
http://www.apbo2010.com/presentations2010.html
In Alaska, WTCAK is a contract representative of the U.S.
Department of Commerce and operates the Alaska Export Assistance
Center on their behalf. For more information about the Alaska
Export Assistance Center, and the international trade services
available from the U.S. government, visit the website (www.buyusa.gov/alaska)
or call 907-271-6237.
World Trade Center Alaska
conducted a
Mid-Session Legislative Update Dinner
on March
13, 2010. This special dinner/reception featured
Senator Lesil McGuire and Representative Jay Ramras.
Date:
March 13, 2010 (Saturday)
Time:
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Place: Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, The Summit (formerly Josephine's) Lt. Governor Craig Campbell made a presentation "Asia: Prospects for the Future" at the Export Council of Alaska and WTCAK joint Luncheon on Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Please click on the following link to read an article on trade between Alaska and Asia by Lt. Governor Craig Campbell recently published in the Juneau Empire. Sold Out - Thank You!
World Trade Center Alaska
12:00-1:30 p.m.
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on the challenges Alaska faces in the nation's capitol in seeking to
develop the state's vast natural resources and, in doing so,
increase our exports. 
How
Exports Benefit Alaska's Economy.