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    South Florida Activity Calendar

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    Event Date Event Name Event Location Host Organizations Contact Contact Phone Contact E-mail
    2010
    Jan 7th-10th Miami International Art Fair Miami Beach Convention Center   www.mia-artfair.com    
    Jan 8th-11th “Florida’s Beaches†Initiative / Reiseliv Trade Show Oslo, Norway Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau   305-539-3088 traveltrade
    @gmcvb.com
    Jan 9th-10th The Great Taste of the Grove Peacock Park, Coconut Grove, FL Coconut Grove Chamber of Commerce   305-444-7270 info@coconut
    grove.com
    Jan 12th School of Business Seminar - Export Market Scouting  Miami, FL Florida Foreign Trade Association Rafael Puga 305-471-0737 info@ffta.com
    Jan 14th School of Business Seminar - Exploracion de Mercado Exportacion Miami, FL Florida Foreign Trade Association Rafael Puga 305-471-0737 info@ffta.com
    Jan 15th HR Connections Miami, FL WorldCity Tak Takasu 305-441-2244 ttakasu@world
    cityweb.com
    Jan 15th-17th Art Deco Weekend Miami Beach, FL Miami Design Preservation League www.mdpl.org    
    Jan 15th-18th “Florida’s Beaches†Initiative / Matka Trade Show Helsinki, Finland Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau   305-539-3088 traveltrade
    @gmcvb.com
    Jan 19th School of Business Seminar - How to prepare a new or imported product to sell in the U.S. market Miami, FL Florida Foreign Trade Association Rafael Puga 305-471-0737 info@ffta.com
    Jan 19th-21st Medical Tourism FAM Tour   The Beacon Council Pamela Fuertes 305-579-1330 pfuertes@beacon
    council.com
    Jan 20th Customs & Border Protection Doubletree Miami Mart & Convention Center The Florida Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association www.fcbf.com 305-499-9490 seminars@fcbf.com
    Jan 21st School of Business Seminar - Como preparar un producto Nuevo o importado para ser comercializado en los EE.UU Miami, FL Florida Foreign Trade Association Rafael Puga 305-471-0737 info@ffta.com
    Jan 22nd Marketing Connections Miami, FL WorldCity Tak Takasu 305-441-2244 ttakasu@world
    cityweb.com
    Jan 22nd Coming out of the Downturn: Imperatives for Leading International Financial Centers in the Next Decade Miami City Club Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Liane Ventura 305-577-5445 lventura@miami
    chamber.com
    Jan 23rd-25th “Florida’s Beaches†Initiative / Ferie Trade Show Copenhagen, Denmark Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau   305-539-3088 traveltrade
    @gmcvb.com
    Jan 23rd-31st boot Düsseldorf Boat Show 2010 & Trade Mission Düsseldorf, Germany Enterprise Florida Julie Balzano 305-808-3666 jbalzano@eflorida.com
    Jan 26th Reflections on Italy, Immigration, and European Identity FIU - Modesto A. Maidique Campus Miami-Florida European Union Center of Excellence Christine I. Caly-Sanchez 305-348-5949 calyc@fiu.edu
    Jan 27th-28th Webinar - Global Business Network Launch Miami, FL Global Business Network www.globalbusiness
    calendar.info    		 954-338-3388 contact@globalbusiness
    calendar.info
    Jan 27th-29th Social Media Conference Miami Beach Convention Center Ticonderoga Ventures, Inc. www.socialmedia
    conference.com    		 212-722-1744
    ext. 79    		 info16@socialnet
    workingconference.com
    Jan 27th-30th ARAB HEALTH Trade Show 2010 & Trade Mission Dubai, United Arab Emirates Enterprise Florida Michael Schiffhauer 407-956-5634 mschiffhauer
    @eflorida.com
    Jan 28th AACCLA's "Outlook on the Americas 2010" Briefing Miami, FL The Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America Allison Parmiter 202-463-5573  aparmiter
    @uschamber.com
    Jan 28th Business Innovation Institute featuring Investor Solutions CEO Frank Armstrong  Miami, FL Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Cornelia Pereira 305-577-5432  cpereira@miami
    chamber.com 
    Jan 29th Global Connections "Global Economic Outlookd 2010" Miami Beach, FL WorldCity Tak Takasu 305-441-2244 ttakasu@world
    cityweb.com
    Jan 31st ProBowl Land Shark Stadium (Dolphin Stadium) NFL www.nfl.com 305-626-7341  
    Feb 1st The Obama Administration's Latin America Policy:  First-Year Assessment Hyatt Regency Coral Gables University of Miami Center for Hemispheric Policy Patricia Salinas 305-284-3707 chp-rsvp@miami.edu
    Feb 5th Global Energy Security Summit - The Global Energy Outlook to 2030 Florida International University, College of Business Administration Complex ExxonMobil   305-348-7663 energy@business
    .fiu.edu
    Feb 5th Latin America 2010:  Economic, Business and Trade Forecast JW Marriott Hotel Miami University of Miami Center for Hemispheric Policy Isabel Artime 305-284-9918 chp-rsvp@miami.edu
    Feb 5th "Florida's Future" Summit - Help Shape Our Economic Future Nova Southeastern University Greater Ft. Lauderdale/Broward Economic Development Alliance Helen Kulp 954-627-0131 hkulp@broward
    alliance.org
    Feb 7th Superbowl Land Shark Stadium (Dolphin Stadium) National Football League www.nfl.com 305-626-7341  
    Feb 8th-12th LAN Airlines Co-op South America Mission Peru and Ecuador LAN Airlines and Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau   305-539-3084 media@gmcvb.com
    Feb 11th-15th Miami International Boat Show & Strictly Sail Miami Beach Convention Center National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) www.miamiboatshow.com 954-441-3220  
    Feb 13th-15th Coconut Grove Arts Festival Coconut Grove, FL Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida/Coconut Grove Arts & Historical Association, Inc. www.coconutgroveartsfest.com 305-447-0401  
    Feb 15th BAM Black Business Expo University of Miami University of Miami - The Iota Nu Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.  Cassandre Davilmar   bamblackexpo
    @gmail.com
    Feb 16th-17th Associated Grocers of Florida Food Show Doubletree Miami Mart & Convention Center Associated Grocers of Florida, Inc. Roy Deffler 954-876-3000 rdeffler@agfla.com
    Feb 17th Environmental Protection Agency & Department of Transportation Doubletree Miami Mart & Convention Center The Florida Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association www.fcbf.com 305-499-9490 seminars@fcbf.com
    Feb 23rd-26th Inbound Trade Mission: Quebec Miami, FL Quebec-Florida Chamber of Commerce/Consulate General of Canada  Alexandre Guy 514.286.9995
    ext.226    		 alexandre.guy@ccquebec
    florida.com 
    Feb 23rd-28th Singapore Air Show 2010 & Trade Mission Singapore Enterprise Florida Ken Cooksey 850-298-6632 kcooksey@eflorida.com
    Feb 24th 2010 State of the County Address Miami, FL Carlos Alvarez, Mayor Miami-Dade County www.miamidade.gov    
    Feb 24th International Trading After Hours Business Expo Miami Free Zone Florida Foreign Trade Association Rafael Puga 305-471-0737 info@ffta.com
    Feb 25th-28th Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival South Miami Beach, FL Food Network/Food & Wine www.sobewine
    andfoodfest.com    		 877-762-3933 info@sobewine
    andfoodfest.com
    Feb 27th-
    Mar 14th    		 Carnaval Miami Miami, FL Kiwanis Club of Little Havana www.carnavalmiami.com 305-644-8888  
    Mar 1st-4th School of Business Seminar - Certificado en Gerencia International Miami, FL Florida Foreign Trade Association Rafael Puga 305-471-0737 info@ffta.com
    Mar 3rd-6th EnerTech World Expo 2010 & Trade Mission Mumbai, India Enterprise Florida John Diep 561-832-8339  
    Mar 4th-7th Santo Domingo - La Romana Business, Golf & Tourism 2010 Santo Domingo, Domican Republic Dominican International Business Federation/Global Business Network   305-712-2220 db@floridadominican
    business.com
    Mar 5th-14th Miami International Film Festival Miami, FL Miami Dade College   305 237 FILM  info@miami
    filmfestival.com
    Mar 7th-10th Executive-Led Trade Mission to Senegal and South Africa Dakar, Senegal and Johannesburg, South Africa U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration (ITA) Karen Dubin 202-482-3786 2010africamission
    @mail.doc.gov
    Mar 8th-10th IPM Dubai Trade Show & Trade Mission Dubai, United Arab Emirates Southern United States Trade Association Marisol Rodriguez or Rob Beets 850-488-4132 /
    615-837-5517    		 rodrigm2
    @doacs.state.fl.us     /
    robert.beets
    @state.tn.us
    Mar 8th-11th School of Business Seminar - Certificate of International Management Miami, FL Florida Foreign Trade Association Rafael Puga 305-471-0737 info@ffta.com
    Mar 8th-12th LAN Airlines Co-op South America Mission Argentina and Chile LAN Airlines and Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau   305-539-3084 media@gmcvb.com
    Mar 9th-13th Dubai International Boat Show 2010 & Trade Mission Dubai, United Arab Emirates Enterprise Florida Julie Balzano 305-808-3666 jbalzano@eflorida.com
    Mar 10th-12th EXPO ANTAD 2010  Guadalajara, Mexico Southern United States Trade Association Maggie Adamack or Haidar Haidary 404-656-3740 /
    405-522-6193    		 maggie.adamack
    @agr.georgia.gov     /
    haidar.haidary
    @oda.state.ok.us
    Mar 10th-14th Trade Mission to AAHAR New Delhi, India Southern United States Trade Association Joel Stopha 804-382-0590 joel.stopha
    @vdacs.virginia.gov
    Mar 11th-12th 25th Annual Business Expo Broward County Convention Center South Florida Minority Supplier Development Council www.sfmsdc.org 305-762-6151  
    Mar 14th Calle Ocho Festival Miami, FL (Little Havana) Kiwanis Club of Little Havana www.carnavalmiami.com 305-644-8888  
    Mar 15th-19th Peru & Ecuador Food Initiative Lima, Peru & Quito, Ecuador Southern United States Trade Association Lauren Cole or Debra May 334-240-7248 /
    850-488-9948    		 lauren.cole
    @agi.alabama.gov     /
    mayd2
    @doacs.state.fl.us
    Mar 15th-19th Outbound Trade Mission to the Dominican Republic & Jamaica Dominican Republic & Jamaica U.S. Commercial Service Lesa Forbes or Ashley Wilson   lesa.forbes
    @mail.doc.gov     /
    ashley.wilson
    @mail.doc.gov
    Mar 15th-19th Seatrade Cruise Shipping Miami Miami Beach Convention Center UBM International Media www.cruiseshipping
    miami.com    		 609-759-4700 info@cruiseshipping
    miami.com
    Mar 16th Cuba Conference Havana Miami: The Past & Future of Business Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Liane Ventura 305-577-5445 lventura@miami
    chamber.com
    Mar 17th Food & Drug Administration Doubletree Miami Mart & Convention Center The Florida Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association www.fcbf.com 305-499-9490 seminars@fcbf.com
    Mar 17th Trade Connections Miami, FL WorldCity Tak Takasu 305-441-2244 ttakasu@world
    cityweb.com
    Mar 17th-19th Portugal Trade Mission 2010 Lisbon, Portugal Southern United States Trade Association Marisol Rodriguez or David Bryant 850-488-4132 /
    404-656-3740    		 rodrigm2
    @doacs.state.fl.us     /
    david.bryant
    @agr.georgia.gov
    Mar 18th Entrepreneur Networking Expo Miami, FL Global Business Network www.globalbusiness
    calendar.info    		 954-338-3388 contact@global
    businesscalendar.info
    Mar 18th-21st Miami International Fashion Week Shops at Midtown Miami, Wynwood Art District, Miami, FL Sobol Fashion Productions Beth Sobol 954-476-5761 beth@sobolfashion.com
    Mar 19th-21st Miami International Agriculture & Cattle Show Tropical Park Miami-Dade County Kelvin Moreno 305-222-2141 miacs@miamidade.gov
    Mar 19th-22nd “Florida’s Beaches†Initiative / TUR/Gothenburg, Sweden Gothenburg, Sweden Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau   305-539-3088 traveltrade@gmcvb.com
    Mar 22nd-26th Alimentaria 2010 Barcelona, Spain Southern United States Trade Association Marisol Rodriguez or David Bryant 850-488-4132 /
    404-656-3740    		 rodrigm2
    @doacs.state.fl.u    s /
    david.bryant
    @agr.georgia.gov
    Mar 23rd-27th Winter Music Conference Miami Beach, FL   www.wintermusic
    conference.com    		 954-563-4444 Info@Winter
    MusicConference.com
    Mar 24th Workshop - Jack Lannom International Speaker Miami, FL Global Business Network www.globalbusiness
    calendar.info    		 954-338-3388 contact@global
    businesscalendar.info
    Mar 24th-
    Apr 4th    		 Sony Ericsson Open Tennis Center at Crandon Park Sony Ericsson www.sonyericsson
    open.com    		 305-446-2200  
    Mar 25th-
    Apr 11th    		 Miami-Dade County Fair and Exposition Fair Expo Center Miami Miami-Dade County Fair and Exposition, Inc. www.fairexpo.com 305-223-7060  
    Mar 26th-29th Arteamericas - The Latin American Art Fair Miami Beach Convention Center Arteamericas, Inc. www.arteamericas.com   contact@arte
    americas.com
    Mar 29th-
    Apr 2nd    		 Brazil Sales Mission  Florianopolis, Porto Alegre, Rebeirao Preto and Sao Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau   305-539-3088 traveltrade
    @gmcvb.com
    Mar 30th-
    Apr 1st    		 School of Business Seminar - I.A Import and Export (Spanish) Miami, FL Florida Foreign Trade Association Rafael Puga 305-471-0737 info@ffta.com
    Apr 6th-8th School of Business Seminar - I.B Import and Export (English) Miami, FL Florida Foreign Trade Association Rafael Puga 305-471-0737 info@ffta.com
    Apr 7th The 8th Annual Beacon Awards Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami Beach The Beacon Council Holly Wiedman 305-579-1351 hwiedman@beacon
    council.com
    Apr 7th-9th Wine & Gourmet Japan Expo Tokyo, Japan Southern United States Trade Association John Key or Joel Stopha 334-240-7224 /
    804-382-0590    		 john.key
    @agi.alabama.gov     /
    joel.stopha
    @vdacs.virginia.gov
    Apr 11th-16th Inbound Trade Mission: Dominican Republic Miami, FL Florida Foreign Trade Association Rafael Puga 305-471-0737 info@ffta.com
    Apr 12th-16th Outbound Economic Development Mission to Italy Italy The Beacon Council Pamela Fuertes 305-579-1330 pfuertes@beacon
    council.com
    Apr 14th-15th Costa Rica Investment World San Jose, Costa Rica Procomer www.crinvest
    mentworld.com    		   info@crinvestment
    world.com
    Apr 17th-24th Outbound Economic Development Mission to France Paris, Lyon, and Nice, France The Beacon Council Pamela Fuertes 305-579-1330 pfuertes@beacon
    council.com
    Apr 20th-23rd Food and Hotel Asia 2010 Singapore Southern United States Trade Association Corry de Wit or Michael Ryshouwer 011-32-2-
    6471815 /
    850-921-6904    		 georgiausagcdewit
    @arcadis.be     /
    ryshoum
    @doacs.state.fl.us
    Apr 21st Fish & Wildlife & United States Department of Agriculture Doubletree Miami Mart & Convention Center The Florida Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association www.fcbf.com 305-499-9490 seminars@fcbf.com
    Apr 21st-23rd SIAL Canada 2010 Food Trade Show Trip Montreal, Canada Southern United States Trade Association Cindy Martel 304-469-9738 cmartel@ag.state.wv.us
    Apr 22nd Women to Women Networking Event Miami, FL Global Business Network www.globalbusiness
    calendar.info    		 954-338-3388 contact@global
    businesscalendar.info
    Apr 27th-29th 2010 European Seafood Exposition Brussels, Belgium Southern United States Trade Association Barbera Turnbull or Noreen Eberly 850-488-0163 /
    410-841-5820    		 turnbub
    @doacs.state.fl.us     /
    eberlynl
    @mda.state.md.us
    Apr 28th Trading After Hours Business Expo Miami, FL Florida Foreign Trade Association Rafael Puga 305-471-0737 info@ffta.com
    May 6th International Trade Classic VIII - Golf Tournament Miami, FL Florida Foreign Trade Association Rafael Puga 305-471-0737 info@ffta.com
    May 15th-19th Orlando International Pow Wow Orlando, FL U.S. Travel Association www.tia.org/powwow 202-408-8422   
    May 16th-19th Food Arabia 2010 Saudi Arabia Southern United States Trade Association Michael Ryshouwer or David Bryant 850-921-7916 /
    404-656-3740    		 ryshoum
    @doacs.state.fl.us /
    dbryant
    @agr.state.ga.us
    May 16th-20th Inbound Trade Mission: Honduras Miami, FL Florida Foreign Trade Association Rafael Puga 305-471-0737 info@ffta.com
    May 19th Transportation Security Administration Doubletree Miami Mart & Convention Center The Florida Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association www.fcbf.com 305-499-9490 seminars@fcbf.com
    May 20th Caribbean & Latin America Networking Expo Miami, FL Global Business Network www.globalbusiness
    calendar.info    		 954-338-3388 contact@global
    businesscalendar.info
    May 25th-28th HOSPITALAR 2010 & Trade Mission Sao Paulo, Brazil Enterprise Florida Michael Schiffhauer 407-956-5634 mschiffhauer
    @eflorida.com
    May 26th-29th Hemispheric Congress of Latin Chambers of Commerce Miami, FL CAMACOL www.camacol.org    
    May (TBA) Outbound Export Sales Mission to Kenya & Ethiopia Nairobi & Addis Ababa Enterprise Florida Bryant Salter 305-808-3660 bjsalter@eflorida.com
    Jun (TBA) Outbound Mission to Spain Spain The Beacon Council Pamela Fuertes 305-579-1330 pfuertes@beacon
    council.com
    Jun 8th-10th School of Business Seminar - II.A Import and Export (Spanish) Miami, FL Florida Foreign Trade Association Rafael Puga 305-471-0737 info@ffta.com
    Jun 15th-17th School of Business Seminar - II.B Import and Export (English) Miami, FL Florida Foreign Trade Association Rafael Puga 305-471-0737 info@ffta.com
    Jun 16th Alcohol & Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Doubletree Miami Mart & Convention Center The Florida Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association www.fcbf.com 305-499-9490 seminars@fcbf.com
    Jun 16th Trade Connections Miami, FL WorldCity Tak Takasu 305-441-2244 ttakasu@world
    cityweb.com
    Jun 27th-29th 56th Summer Fancy Food Show Package New York, Jacob K. Javits Center Southern United States Trade Association Barbara Charlet or Cindy Martel 405-522-6192 /
    304-558-2210    		 barbara.charlet
    @oda.state.ok.us     /
    cmartel
    @ag.state.wv.us
    Jun 27th-
    Jul 1st    		 Inbound Trade Mission:  Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, Suriname Miami, FL Florida Foreign Trade Association Rafael Puga 305-471-0737 info@ffta.com
    Jul (TBA) Outbound Fact Finding Trade & Tourism Mission to the Bahamas Bahamas Florida Foreign Trade Association Rafael Puga 305-471-0737 info@ffta.com
    Jul 28th Trading After Hours Business Expo Miami, FL Florida Foreign Trade Association Rafael Puga 305-471-0737 info@ffta.com
    Aug 1st-31st Miami Spice Miami, FL Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau   305-539-3084 media@gmcvb.com
    Aug 3rd-5th School of Business Seminar - III.A Import and Export (Spanish) Miami, FL Florida Foreign Trade Association Rafael Puga 305-471-0737 info@ffta.com
    Aug 10th-12th School of Business Seminar - III.B Import and Export (English) Miami, FL Florida Foreign Trade Association Rafael Puga 305-471-0737 info@ffta.com
    Aug 22nd-27th Inbound Trade Mission: Costa Rica,Guatemala, El Salvador Miami, FL Florida Foreign Trade Association Rafael Puga 305-471-0737 info@ffta.com
    Sep 15th Trade Connections Miami, FL WorldCity Tak Takasu 305-441-2244 ttakasu@world
    cityweb.com
    Sep 26th-30th Inbound Trade Mission: Venezuela Miami, FL Florida Foreign Trade Association Rafael Puga 305-471-0737 info@ffta.com
    Oct 5th-7th School of Business Seminar - IV.A Import and Export (Spanish) Miami, FL Florida Foreign Trade Association Rafael Puga 305-471-0737 info@ffta.com
    Oct 12th-14th School of Business Seminar - IV.B Import and Export (English) Miami, FL Florida Foreign Trade Association Rafael Puga 305-471-0737 info@ffta.com
    Oct 17th-21st SIAL 2010 - The Global Food Marketplace Paris, France Southern United States Trade Association Barbara Charlet or Nathan Holleman or Victoria Mejia 405-522-6192 /
    919-733-7912 /
    865-951-1575    		 barbara.charlet
    @oda.state.ok.us     /
    nathan.holleman
    @ncagr.gov     /
    victoria
    @meiconsulting.com
    Oct 27th Trading After Hours Business Expo Miami, FL Florida Foreign Trade Association Rafael Puga 305-471-0737 info@ffta.com
    Oct 31st-
    Nov5th    		 Inbound Trade Mission:  Peru/Chile Miami, FL Florida Foreign Trade Association Rafael Puga 305-471-0737 info@ffta.com
    Nov 6th-7th Wings Over Homestead Airshow Homestead Air Reserve Base        
    Dec 15th Trade Connections Miami, FL WorldCity Tak Takasu 305-441-2244 ttakasu@world
    cityweb.com
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