March
10-16 The Massachusetts Trade Office, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Export Center, has developed a program to help companies sell at the CeBIT 2005 World Business Fair in Hannover, Germany. CeBIT is expected to attract an estimated 750,000 - 800,000 visitors from around the world. Almost 8,000 exhibitors from over 60 countries will be presenting the state-of-the-art in a wide range of information and communications technology. Complete information in English is available online at www.cebit.de. For more information, contact Diana LaMuraglia at diana.lamuraglia@state.ma.us

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 CONECT will sponsor the 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 further details, contact Carol Turner at 508-481-0424 or visit www.conect.org

18-19 Unz & Co. will present an Export Operations Seminar at the Holiday Inn Select, 5 Blossom Street, Boston. Unz & Co.'s Export Seminar is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of what is involved in selling and transporting goods to foreign buyers. This seminar will focus on a wide range of topics for conducting international business. For more information, visit www.unzco.com/services/export_ops.htm

26-29 The Commerce Department's International Trade Administration Aerospace & Defense Technologies Team and the U.S. Commercial Service Brazil will lead an Aerospace Executive Service trade mission to Latin America Aero & Defense 2005 and Helitech Latin America, both to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. For more information contact Julia Rauner-Guerrero, Julia.rauner.guerrero@mail.doc.gov or visit www.export.gov and click on the Trade Events link.

May
3, 10, 17, 24 The Mass Export Center will present a program entitled the International Letter of Credit Certificate Series at the Clark University Graduate Management Center in Framingham from 9:00 - 11:15 a.m. Each day will highlight a different aspect of letters of credit used in international business. The speakers will be Joseph Mooney and David Pennybaker; both are vice presidents and managers of International Banking with the Trade Services Group of Citizens Bank. Cost is $150 for the entire series or $50 per session which includes all seminar materials and a continental breakfast. For further information, visit www.mass.gov/export/events.htm

5 "Keeping Your Company Trade Compliant," the sixth annual Update on Export Controls and Customs Regulations Seminar will be held at Agilent Technologies, 40 Shattuck Road, Andover, Mass. This is designed for executives and managers from small to medium-size companies involved in international trade, and will equip attendees with information about the latest changes in U.S. laws and regulations governing imports and exports of technology and high-tech products. It will also provide an update on current discussions in Washington on customs and export controls. For further information, visit www.aeanet.org/events