March
3 British American Business Inc. and Ernst & Young will co-sponsor a CEO Roundtable with Martin Broughton, Chairman, British Airways entitled "Liberating Transatlantic Business: Freeing Up Trade/Removing Current Constraints" at the Sky Club, 56th floor of the MetLife Building, 200 Park Avenue, New York from 8 to 9:30 a.m. For more information, visit www.babinc.org/events/

8 British American Business Inc. and Ernst & Young will co-sponsor a Ambassadorial Briefing with Sir Philip Thomas, Director General of British Trade & Investment, USA and British Consul-General, New York entitled "Political/Business Outlook in the U.K." at The Private Residence of HM British Consul-General, 351 East 51st Street, PH1 (at 1st Avenue) from 8 to 9:30 a.m. This event is part of their Ambassadorial Briefing Series offered exclusively to their Transatlantic Council Members only. For more information, visit www.babinc.org/events/

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
2-14 The Manhattan International Development Corporation will sponsor a trade mission to Vietnam in order to promote and sell U.S. products to potential Vietnamese buyers, outsource and buy quality and competitively-priced products in Vietnam, meet with manufacturers and producers of various products, and identify and evaluate numerous business opportunities in Vietnam. The registration deadline is March 15. For more information, call 202-271-8200 or visit www.manhattanidc.org

May
10-14 The U.S. Commercial Service will sponsor a trade pavilion at SVIAZ/ExpoComm Moscow 2005, Russia's largest international exhibition and conference for telecommunications, information technology, and wireless/broadband technology. The show 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

22-24 The American Association of Exporters and Importers will hold its 84th annual conference and exhibition at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers. For more information, contact Lynn Goldberg, manager, meetings and administration, at 202-857-8009, x106, or visit the association's Web site at www.aaei.org

June
12-17 The U.S. Commercial Service will lead a safety and security trade mission to Caracas, Venezuela, and Bogotá, Colombia. Following the mission, for an extra fee, participating firms may elect to take an optional visit to Panama City, Panama, for additional business meetings under the U.S. Commercial Service's Gold Key Service. For more information, contact Lisa C. Huot at Lisa_Huot@ita.doc.gov or visit www.export.gov and click on the Trade Events link.