October
6 The World Affairs Council will hold a Caribbean Expo from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Central Connecticut State University Student Center in New Britain. For more information, visit, www.ctwac.org

18 WestConn International Trade Assn. will present a tour of the Port of New York and New Jersey's container terminal facilities. See the progress that the port has made in modernizing its marine terminals. Bus leaves New Haven at 7 a.m. and Darien at 9 a.m., departing New York at 4 p.m. Cost for WestConn members is $45, non-members, $55. For more information, visit www.westconn.org

19 EXIM Associates, Inc. and Middleton and Shrull will present "Import Compliance" at Bryant University, Smithfield, RI, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Learn the requirements of "reasonable care" and "informed compliance" for importing into the U. S. The newly created Customs and Border Patrol is more enforcement minded than ever, so take steps to ensure that your company is in compliance with the law. Fee: $95 per person. For more information, contact Barb Secor at EXIM Associates at 781-784-0296 or bsecor@eximassociates.com or visit www.eximassociates.com

20 The Coalition of New England Companies for Trade will host a CBP Informational Seminar in Rhode Island. For more information, visit www.conect.org/calendar.html

20 The World Affairs Forum will host "Reform in the Arab World-Dream or Reality?" at a breakfast beginning at 7:30 a.m. as part of its Ambassadors Roundtable Series. The featured speaker will be Dr. Michael Hudson, director of contemporary Arab studies, Georgetown University. It will take place at the Stamford Yacht Club, 97 Ocean Drive West. For further information, visit www.worldaffairsforum.org

November
9 The World Affairs Council will host an International Economic Summit from noon to 8 p.m. at a site TBA as part of its Executive Forum Series 2005/2006. The agenda includes lunch with a talk on the topic "Global Corporate Responsibility (Plenary)" by Georg Kell, the executive head of The Global Compact Office. He was one of the chief architects of The Global Compact initiative, launched by Secretary-General Kofi Annan in July 2000 to promote good corporate citizenship and responsible globalization. Also, there are afternoon sessions on South East Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Russia and the Central Asian Republics; a panel discussion on outsourcing; and an evening cocktail reception with Jim Rogers, the maverick financier. For more information, visit www.ctwac.org

15-16 The Middletown Export Assistance Center of the U.S. Commercial Services is hosting the Bureau of Industry and Security for a two day seminar on complying with U.S. Export Controls. It will take place at the Inn at Middletown, 70 Main Street in Middletown. Export controls remains a critical, yet often misunderstood, component of a company's export strategy. For more information, please contact the Middletown Export Assistance Center at 860-638-6950.

16-19 Medica 2005 in Duesseldorf, Germany, will attract an anticipated 135,000+ trade visitors from around the world, making it the largest and internationally most representative medical technology trade fair worldwide. More than 3,600 exhibitors from over 65 countries will be presenting the state-of-the-art in a wide range of innovation in medical technology. For further information, visit www.medica.de