September
9 "The Connecticut Economy: Change in the Wind" will be the subject of a program sponsored by The Connecticut Business and Industry Association from 8:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Rocky Hill Marriott in Rocky Hill. For more information or to register, contact Lisa Cliche at clichel@cbia.com or call her at 860-244-1900.

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. The cost to participate is $1995 per company (plus $200 for each additional person from the same company) and does not include transportation, hotel and some meals. For more information, e-mail William J. Davis II, Export Assistance Center in Boston, at William.Davis@mail.doc.gov or 617-424-5959.

20-22 The International SHOPA Show is an annual event held in the U.S. for the school and office product industry. More than 10,000 visitors are expected to attend this show in Orlando. The show is one of the 200 largest trade shows in the U.S. The International SHOPA Show is also the largest trade fair for the school and office products industry in the Americas. For more information, e-mail Helen.Simpson-Davis@mail.doc.gov or visit www.shopa.org

21 The U.S. Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center in Middletown will sponsor an "Export Documentation" seminar from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the 2nd Floor Conference Room of the Middletown Export Assistance Building at 213 Court Street. The seminar features Robert J. Gresham, sales manager at BAX Global in East Granby and is designed to teach small and medium-sized Connecticut companies how to prepare and process export documentation. The cost is approximately $50. For more information or for a registration brochure, contact the EAC office at 860-638-6950. The seminar will be repeated on October 26 at the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce in Shelton.

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

24-26 The annual Golf Show organized by the Golf Distributors Association of the Philippines features the latest products and services being offered by its member establishments, which represent most of the major golf-and other sports-related suppliers and service providers. For more information, contact Edu Niala, Edu.Niala@mail.doc.gov

October
4-8 The Eastern Trade Council, the Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment and the Massachusetts Export Center will sponsor a trade mission to Warsaw and Krakow, Poland. Key industry sectors include information technology, defense- and infrastructure-related industries, and pollution control. The mission includes such services as reviewing products and services to determine their marketability, evaluating the readiness of the company to enter the market, providing trade counseling through the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, assisting in the identification of trade partners, distributors and agents and trade leads. For more information, contact the U.S. Export Assistance Center in Middletown at 860-638-6950.