March
16 The World Affairs Forum of Stamford will sponsor a breakfast with Mary Farrell, managing director and senior investment strategist for UBS PaineWebber. Her topic will be "International Investing: The Good and the Bad." It will take place at 7:30 a.m. at the Stamford Yacht Club, 97 Ocean Drive West. For more information, visit www.worldaffairsforum.org/events.htm

21-23 The Connecticut Maritime Association will host Shipping 2005, the 20th annual Shipping Conference and Exhibition, at the Westin Hotel, One Stamford Place, Stamford. For more information, visit www.shipping2005.com or e-mail Lorraine Parsons at conferences@cmaconnect.com

April
6-8 The Coalition of New England Companies for Trade (CONECT) will hold its annual Northeast Trade & Transportation Conference at the Providence Biltmore Hotel. The event will feature three days of forums, panels, and seminars. CONECT will also hold a cocktail reception and dinner as well as present its Person of the Year Award Thursday evening. For more information, contact Carol Turner at 508-481-0424 or visit www.conect.org

13 The World Affairs Forum of Stamford will sponsor a breakfast with Julia Preston, New York Times Mexico correspondent and author of Opening Mexico. Her topic will be "Mexico- Our 'New' Southern Neighbor?" It will take place at 7:30 a.m. at the Stamford Yacht Club, 97 Ocean Drive West. For more information, visit www.worldaffairsforum.org/events.htm

26-29 The U.S. Commercial Service is promoting a "Meet the Buyers" Trade mission to help U.S. companies find Canadian partners in the hardware, home improvement, building products, and lawn & garden industries. The mission will include meetings in Toronto and Montreal. It will connect U.S. firms with pre-screened agents and distributors. For more information, call the Middletown Export Assistance Center, 860-638-6950.

May
10-14 The U.S. Commercial Service will sponsor a booth at SVIAZ/ExpoComm Moscow 2005. This presentation is Russia's largest international exhibition and conference for telecommunications, information technology, and wireless/broadband technology. It will be held in conjunction with ITAB 2005, a high-level forum covering computer hardware, software, and data security at the same location. For information, contact Karen Owens-Leon at expocomm@ejkrause.com or visit the expo Web site at www.expocomm.com

11 The World Affairs Forum of Stamford will sponsor a dinner with Charles W. Maynes, president, The Eurasia Foundation. His topic will be "U.S. Security Interests in the Old Silk Road." Registration will take place at 6:15 p.m. with dinner to follow at 7:00 at the Stamford Yacht Club, 97 Ocean Drive West. For further information, visit www.worldaffairsforum.org/events.htm

18-21 The U.S. Commercial Service is promoting ExpoComm Wireless Korea 2005 in Seoul. This is the 10th presentation of Korea's only international telecommunications, networking, Internet and wireless technology exhibition and conference. For information, contact Karen Owens-Leon at expocomm@ejkrause.com or visit the expo Web site at www.expocomm.com

25-27 The U.S. Commercial Service is promoting Broadcast Networking and ExpoComm China South 2005 in Ghangzhou. This is the fifth presentation of the leading event for telecommunications, networking, IT, enterprise networking, and wireless technology in the Southern Provinces of China. For information, contact Karen Owens-Leon at expocomm@ejkrause.com or visit or visit the expo Web site at www.expocomm.com