November 1, 2001

WORLD TRADE CENTER ALASKA

2001 Annual Report

Welcome to World Trade Center Alaska! We take our mission seriously to "make business happen" and this report is a window into our recent and future association activities that support that effort.
WTCAK prides itself on being responsive to the business needs of our membership, therefore, we encourage any and all feedback to our strategic plan and proposed activities. After all, they are developed to directly and positively impact your business and/or organization. Please contact us directly or through our web site at http://www.wtcak.org.
We would like to thank our membership for continuing to support our organization and for being a dynamic force, establishing new and growing business through, into and outside of Alaska.
Ron Lance                    Robin Richardson
Past Chair, Board of Directors                  Executive Director
World Trade Center Alaska                  World Trade Center Alaska

Inside this Report:

Mission:  To promote and facilitate profitable       
                trade and investment for Alaskans.

2001-2005 Strategic Objectives

The following strategic objectives were adopted by the World Trade Center Alaska Board of Directors in January 2001:

• Continue development of strategic alliances.
  
• Identify a permanent facility supporting the mission/vision.
  
• Optimize harmonious relationships with all strategic partners.
  
• Continue developing a financially self-sustaining organization.
  
• Assure healthy, growing membership level.
  
• Visible, reputable, private sector organization supporting Alaskan international trade.
  

Vision:  The vision of World Trade Center Alaska is to develop and maintain a prestigious international reputation and growing membership of Alaskan businesses with increasingly influential and profitable trade                   relationships.                                 

Goals

• Alaska becomes an internationally recognized and respected seaFOOD industry leader.
  
• Alaska becomes a growing FOOD exporter.
  
• Alaska becomes a more healthy and prosperous international cargo hub, distribution and logistics center.
  
• Alaska becomes a more highly used Pacific Rim location for international tradeshows and conferences.
  
• Alaska's natural resources, products and services are consistently increased abroad.
  

Geographic Market Reach

• North Pacific
  
• The Americas
  
• Europe