September
15 British American Business Inc. will host an ambassadorial briefing for International Council members with John Richardson, head of the Delegation of the European Commission to the United Nations from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the BP Executive Center, 535 Madison Avenue, New York. The briefing will be preceded by registration and a continental breakfast. For more information, contact Alice Mount, manager of special events and programs, at 212-983-3734.

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.

22 NEXCO will sponsor a seminar on "Techniques and Strategies for Importing" from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at The Williams Club, 24 East 39th Street in New York. Speakers include attorneys from Meeks & Sheppard and Larry Lewis, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Newark). This "nuts and bolts" presentation will focus on requirements and best practices for importers into U.S. markets. The cost is $295 for members and $395 for non-members. Register online at www.nexco.org, call Betsy Shieh at 1-877-291-4901 or e-mail director@nexco.org

29 The New York chapter of the French American Chamber of Commerce, the Belgian-American Chamber of Commerce and Deloitte will sponsor a "Global Regulatory and Financial Reporting Developments" presentation from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Midtown Executive Club, 40 West 45th Street. The presentation will feature D.J. Gannon, partner, Global Offerings Services and International Financial Accounting Services Leader, Deloitte. For more information, contact Veronique De Bock at vdebock@faccnyc.org or call 212-765-4592.

October
7 The Manhattan International Development Corp and The Weissman Center for International Business will sponsor "Meet Your International Business Partners" networking event from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Weissman Center for International Business, Lexington Avenue and 25th Street, New York. There is no charge to attend. For more information, contact the Manhattan International Development Corp at info@manhattanidc.org or call 212-479-7772.

13 The Brazillian American Chamber of Commerce will host a business networking reception co-sponsored by Morrell and First New York Realty in Manhattan. For more information, contact the Chamber at 212-751-4691.

15 The Asian-American Business Development Center is organizing the "New York in Shanghai" Expo, at the Shanghai Exhibition Center, Shanghai, China. The expo will focus on promoting New York State products and services in the growing China market. For more information contact John Wang, President of the Asian American Business Development Center at 212-966-0100 ext. 23 or visit the group's Web Site at www.aabdc.com