June
3 The Massachusetts Export Center is sponsoring a seminar on Advanced Export Letters of Credit and Risk Management from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the State Transportation Building in Boston. The seminar will review the entire spectrum of credit and payment terms used for export transactions. Participants will include Walter "Buddy" Baker, director and global head, Trade Advisory Group, ABN AMRO Bank; Jonathan Marcus, vice president and director of foreign exchange, Eastern Bank; and Rosemary Russell, vice president, international trade banking group, Eastern Bank. Cost is $75. To register or for more information, call 617-973-8664.

9 The Massachusetts Export Center is sponsoring a program entitled "Making the Law Work for You", from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Clark University Graduate Mgmt Center, Framingham. Legal issues related to exporting represent significant hurdles for companies selling into foreign markets. This program will address two of the most daunting issues in the legal arena: protection of intellectual property and international sales and distribution contracts. To register or for more information, call 617-973-8664.

9 "The World After the Recent World Economic Forum Held in Davos," a conversation with Professor John Quelch, senior associate dean, Harvard Business School and chairman of Massport. The program will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at The British-Consulate-General, Cambridge. Cost: $35 members; $45 non-members. For more information, e-mail babcne@comcast.net or call 617-720-3622.

17 The Coalition of New England Companies for Trade (CONECT) is sponsoring a Gala Dinner and Dance on board The Odyssey in Boston Harbor. For more information call 508-481-0424 or visit www.conect.org

July
22 The Coalition of New England Companies for Trade is sponsoring a tour of U.S. Customs at International Cargo Port, Massport's Conley Container Terminal and Logan International Airport Cargo Complex. An opportunity to see the cargo operation in action. For more information call 508-481-0424 or visit www.conect.org

23 The American Electronics Association (AeA) is sponsoring Practical Insights on Doing Business in China, a program on the the do's and don'ts of our new trading relationships with China. The seminar will include lessons from companies who have successfully penetrated this market and from AeA's on the ground staff in Beijing and Washington, D.C. The event will be held at BTU International Inc. in North Billerica. Call or e-mail for program times and registration details. Anne Dugan, anne_dugan@aeanet.org, 781-938-1925.

September
19-22 On September 19-22, the U.S. Commercial Service will lead an Automotive Supply Chain Trade Mission to Monterrey and Saltillo, Mexico. The Monterrey and Saltillo metropolitan regions have become major automotive parts manufacturing hubs. Component manufacturers located in the area supply major automotive assembly plants nationwide. For more information contact: William J, Davis II, U.S. Export Assistance Center, Boston, call 617-424-5959 or email him at William.Davis@mail.doc.gov

23 The Coalition of New England Companies for Trade is holding a networking event at Fenway Park before and during the Red Sox-Orioles baseball game. The event will include dinner in The Diamond Room and will feature a guest speaker to be announced. For more information call 508-481-0424 or visit www.conect.org