Upcoming Events
World Trade Center
Alaska invites you to attend our Luncheon
"Growing
Alaska's International Trade
Economy"
An Update on Alaska's export performance
and prospects for growth
Speaker: Mr. Greg Wolf,
Executive Director of World Trade Center Alaska
When: Wednesday,
June 15, 2005
Where: Wells Fargo Bank (Northern Light and
"C" Street), Fifth
Floor
Time: 12 noon (doors open 11:45 am)
Fee: $20- WTCAK member,
$25 - non-member
For more information
contact
WTCAK at 278-7233 or e-mail: info@wtcak.org
Premium Level
Members
CEO Club:
FedEx
Horizon Lines of Alaska L.L.C.
Wells Fargo Bank Alaska
Lynden International
Alaska Railroad Corporation
Russia Jet Direct
South Central Timber Development
Corporate:
3M Alaska
Alaska Airlines
Alaska Business Publishing Co.
Alaska Interstate Construction L.L.C.
Arctic Slope Regional Corporation
BP
ConocoPhillips Alaska
International Telecom
UBS Financial Services
United Parcel Service
Contact
Information
431
West Seventh Avenue, Suite 108, Anchorage, Ak 99501
Phone: (907) 278-7233,
Fax: (907) 278-2982,
Email: info@wtcak.org
Staff
Greg Wolf
Executive Director
Alex Salov
Office Manager
Peter Ratner
Program Coordinator
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Message from the Executive Director
Dear Members:
I hope you are enjoying the summer season as it unfolds. While some of you are undoubtedly
taking some much deserved vacation time to get out and partake in summer activities, this
is the time of year that we receive many out of town visitors at the Center, many from
overseas. So keep an eye on your e-mail inbox for our announcements and newsletters. Over
the summer and into the fall we are planning an impressive roster of presentations and
events that you won’t want to miss. Also, as circumstances warrant, we will be
conducting executive briefings on specific international business opportunities.
Congratulations to WTCAK member Hawaiian Vacations whose sister company, Alaskan
Vacations, was the recipient of the 2004 Governor’s Exporter of the Year
Award in recognition of their commencement of direct passenger flights between Anchorage
and cities in Japan. This year four cities—Tokyo, Fukuoka, Hiroshima
and Nagoya—will be served. These flights not only bring thousands of tourists to
Alaska but also provide an important link for business travelers. Japan has been and
remains the state’s largest trading partner. Last year Alaska’s exports to the
country totaled $1.2 billion, accounting for 38% of the state’s total worldwide
exports.
On the subject of exports, I will be making a special presentation, “Building
Alaska’s International Trade Economy,” at our luncheon meeting on Wednesday,
15 June 2005. The luncheon will be held in the Fifth Floor Conference at Wells
Fargo Bank (Northern Lights and “C” Street) and gets underway at 12 Noon. During
the presentation, I will provide an update on exports to Alaska’s Top Ten markets and
will discuss prospects for export growth.
Finally, working together with our trade colleagues, we are planning a special focus on China
during the month of September. The month’s activities will include an Alaska-China
Business Conference and a trade mission to Shanghai. More details will be available soon
but be thinking now about how we can help you to position your company as China’s
economic growth engine continues to roar ahead. Greg Wolf
Executive Director |
Many thanks to new or renewing members. It
is the support of our members that enables WTCAK to provide the information and services
that help make trade happen
Quadra Chemicals Western Inc
The UPS Store
New World Travel
Writing By Marie
10th & M Seafoods
Ruddy Bradley & Kolkhorst
Totem Ocean Trailer Express
CBG USA
Trident Seafoods Corporation
Rim Architects
On May 11 World Trade Center Alaska presented at the UAA
Consortium Library a Special Luncheon "Vietnam Today: Commercial and Cultural
Opportunities Between Alaska and Vietnam" with Mr. Hoang Cong Thuy, Director of the
North America Department of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations as the featured
speaker.
The visit to Alaska by Mr. Thuy and his
delegation was sponsored by the
Vietnam Friendship Village Project.
HOT TRADE LEADS DATABASE
Our partner organization FITA provided us this information, that will be useful for
those of you who are interested to see more sites with trade leads. Well, feast your eyes
on the Hot Trade Leads Database at the Centers for International Trade
Development site. This page has links to many trade lead databases on the Web (including
the one at FITA's site). We found hundreds of sites for importers and exporters,
searchable by country or region of the world. And this is just one page at this useful
site. If you click on "Trade Information Database" in the left column, you'll
find links to statistics, market research, international standards, trade documentation,
logistics, and much more. |
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