Newsletter and Member Voice - International Trade Council

January 2017

Newsletter and Member Voice

www.tradecouncil.org

Welcome to all new Council

members and hello to existing

members! Enclosed is some key

information, news and updates you

may find useful…..

Contents

News & Views PR 101: What is Public Relations and Why Does Your Business Need it? Page 2

Trade Opportunities with India Page 4

Providing Relief and Support via Satellite Communications Page 6

Important News for US Importers Page 24

Q&A with ESI President: Why More Aerospace Manufacturers Are Investing in Automation

Page 39

Lessons From Sports Coach Phil Jackson: "Obsessing About Winning Is A Loser's Game”

Page 41

Getting to the Heart of How Consumers Shop is Now a Reality Page 45

Regulation and the Supply of Telecommunications Equipment to India Page 51

Member Corner New Members Page 7

Interviews Page 26

Press Releases Page 30

Notices / Offers Page 48

Events Upcoming (free) Educational Webinars Page 35

Recordings of Recently Held Webinars Page 37

Hosted Industry Specific Trade Shows (free entry, airfares and/or accommodation for qualified buyers)

Page 43

Regional Trade and Export Events (discounted and/or free entry for qualifying ITC members)

Page 44

Energen / Power Industry Events (discounted entry for qualifying ITC members)

Page 53

Special (free) Member Benefits Online Certificate Courses Page 32

Magazine Subscriptions Page 38

Free Pay-Per-Click Advertising Coupons Worth Up To $570USD Page 45

Member Discounts Pages 5&7

Trade Law Corner

US Trade Law Update – 15th January 2017

Courtesy of Council member, the Law Offices of Nithya Nagarajan

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Article Courtesy of Eva Dilmanian, Buzzword PR.

As a public relations practitioner of 17 years, I'm

amazed at how often I meet small business owners

who have no understanding of my field and, more

importantly, how it might benefit them. For many

people who don't have a background in marketing,

public relations is shrouded in mystery. I regularly

hand my business card to people at networking

events only to be met with questions like "What

exactly is PR?," "How is PR different from

advertising?," and "What does a publicist do?"

But this shouldn't be the case. Every small business

owner and entrepreneur ought to have a thorough

understanding of public relations. With that goal

in mind, I'm partnering with the International Trade

Council to offer its members a series of articles

answering basic questions about public relations.

We encourage you to contact us if you have any

specific questions so we can address them in future

articles. For now, here's everything you ever

wanted to know about public relations, but were

afraid to ask:

What is public relations? Public relations (PR, for short) is the practice of

disseminating truthful, factual information about a

business, company, non-profit organization, or

individual through the mass media. The mass

media includes television news programs, radio

shows, daily and weekly newspapers, weekly and

monthly magazines, news websites, blogs, and

social media. People who practice PR are called

publicists. (They can also be called press agents,

communications directors, press secretaries, or PR

directors/managers). A publicist's work is to gain

public awareness, exposure, and attention for his

or her clients. More specifically, a publicist wants

to garner positive attention for clients, but this is

impossible to guarantee, since a publicist has no

direct control over what a journalist is going to say

or write. Publicists can only do their best to

provide accurate information and make a good

impression on behalf of a client.

Who uses public relations? All kinds of people and entities work with

publicists. Artists, movie stars, rock bands, small

businesses, restaurants, multinational

corporations, politicians, governments, and

charities, to name a few examples, all employ

public relations staff. Any entity that wishes to

promote a product or service (or even a cause or

an ideology) to the general public benefits from

working with professional public relations

practitioners. An unsigned garage band might

have a single publicist working part-time to

promote them, whereas a multinational company

might have an entire in-house department with

dozens of communications professionals working

full time to maintain and grow its reputation.

How is public relations different

from advertising? When you advertise, you are paying a media outlet

to print or broadcast your exact messaging. You

control the wording, the images, and the graphic

design of the advertisement and the sentiment

that it conveys to the public.

With media relations, no money exchanges hands

between the publicist and a media outlet. The

journalists at any media outlet are free to interpret

your messaging as they wish. If they are unhappy

with your product or service, they are free to say

so. If they have information and data countering

the information that you've provided them, they

are free to publish and broadcast it to give their

audience more perspective.

So why would you pay a publicist to garner

editorial coverage instead of placing

advertisements? It comes down to trust. When a

TV viewer sees a commercial, he or she is well

aware that the advertiser has a special interest: to

sell their product, whether or not the product is of

quality. (I don't know about you, but I hate the

PR 101: What is Public

Relations and Why

Does Your Business

Need it?





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feeling of knowing that somebody's trying to sell

me something). When a TV viewer watches a film

critic review a new film, he knows he's getting an

honest, unbiased, unpaid-for opinion. It's like

getting a recommendation from a trusted friend

who knows a lot about a specific topic.

What does a publicist do on a day-

to-day basis? On a day-to-day basis, a publicist is spending his

or her time doing a lot of writing, brainstorming

about which media outlets would be interested in

covering a client, brainstorming ways to make a

client sound interesting and unique to journalists

(and to their audiences), and contacting journalists

with specific story ideas.

A publicist is typically responsible for writing press

releases, pitch letters to journalists, bios on

company executives and individuals, company

mission statements (or "backgrounders"), and

website copy.

Professional publicists have access to databases

that help them create lists of target journalists and

media outlets. Journalists can be targeted based

on their interests, location, and their medium

(broadcast, print or online). For example, a

publicist can create a list of journalists who write

about travel in the United States and Canada; TV

reporters who cover politics in the state of Arizona;

or bloggers who review food in New York City.

With this valuable information at hand, a publicist

spends a good portion of the work day emailing

and calling journalists and trying to interest them

in covering their clients.

More and more, publicists and PR firms are also

tasked with maintaining a company's social media

presence. Nowadays, publicists are often

responsible for producing engaging content--

words, images, memes, and videos--for Facebook,

Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr,

Google+, and LinkedIn.

What qualities should you look for

in a publicist? You want to hire a publicist with strong written and

verbal communications skills. When you talk to

him over the phone or in-person, make sure he

expresses his thoughts clearly and concisely. The

best publicists are articulate and eloquent. If you

email back and forth with a publicist, make sure he

is a strong writer and he does not make too many

spelling and grammatical errors. The more

professional a publicist is when he reaches out to

journalists on your behalf, the better it reflects on

your business or brand.

You also want a PR professional who has a good

deal of experience. The longer a publicist has been

practicing, the more relationships he'll have with

the press and the stronger those relationships are

likely to be. Journalists are more likely to work with

publicists they already know and trust.

How long do you have to work with

a publicist? Publicists and PR firms typically get paid on

monthly retainer. Depending on the scope of your

campaign, your PR goals, and your budget, you can

hire a publicist for as little as 1 month or have them

on retainer year-round. Large businesses will

usually opt to have a PR firm engaged all year

round, as they have new products or services to

announce regularly. Small businesses with tight

budgets will typically engage a firm for a short

term 1-3 month campaign for a particular product

launch.

How do you know when a public

relations campaign is successful? This part is tricky. It's very difficult to quantify the

success of a PR campaign. Publicists will report to

you about how much press coverage you received

each month (and the circulation or audience reach

of each media outlet that covered your brand). But

it's currently not possible to accurately gauge how

earned media coverage is translating to 1) general

awareness of your brand or 2) sales. While running

a PR campaign, I always recommend that you ask

new customers where they heard or read about

your business. It's also useful to keep an eye on

your website's analytics. There, you can track how

much of your site's traffic comes directly from the

media outlets that have mentioned you.

Don't forget: if you have any questions about PR

and how it can benefit you, send them our way!

Eva Dilmanian is a New York City-based public relations consultant and founder of Buzzword PR.

Connect with her on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/BuzzwordEva.





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Tech and engineering businesses looking to engage with India should seriously consider attending the IESS International

Engineering Sourcing Show, to be held in Chennai, India in March 2017. UK’s Tech Link Group has partnered with IESS

2017 to offer non-Indian organisations easy access to the show and its benefits, including JV, investment and partnering

opportunities.

IESS 2017 is the sixth such show organised by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, with

Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC India) as the lead agency.

IESS 2017 will play host to around 400 exhibiting companies, 10,000 visitors from India and overseas and circa 500

overseas delegates. Sectors showcased will include Industrial Supply and Sub-Contracting, Metal & Shop Floor,

Industrial and Electrical Machinery, Automotive Components, Investments and Engineering Project Exports and

Innovation and Technology Manufacture.

Tech Link Group Ltd is organising a program of IT and tech seminars at IESS. The seminars allow companies a platform

from which to present and promote their wares and expertise and engage and network with delegates, key stakeholders,

decision makers, business leaders and world-class solution-providers.

Tech Link has partnered with IESS 2017 to run IT Seminars on 16th, and 17th March and attendance enables delegates

to access the show’s exhibitions and events throughout the three days.

IESS 2017 organising body, EEPC India, has appointed Tech Link to oversee the applications for the Overseas Delegates

Incentive Package and to deal with any queries that arise from companies looking to attend. 2017 will be the sixth show

and in previous years non- Indian delegations were accompanied and supported by members of the Tech Link team

who liaised directly with organisers to ensure a seamless and effective experience.

The Incentive Package for British delegates via Tech Link approval is:

B2B Meetings with profile-matched Indian exhibitors for business partnership

Opportunity to network with circa 10,000 business visitors and 500 delegates.

Wide circulation of the delegate profile throughout EEPC Network (around 13,000 engineering members) &

non-members’ database (100,000).

Air fare reimbursement up to Europe $500 or US $800 on production of copies of passport, the air ticket showing

the price or invoice or payment evidence & B2B meetings’ confirmation

Complimentary 3 nights hotel stay (nights – 15, 16 and 17 March). Hotel check in/out timing is usually 12 noon

and delegates should arrange tickets accordingly. Any additional night will be charged at US$150.00 per night.

Invitations to Indian Culture program & Gala Dinner

Complimentary airport pick-up & drop shuttle service

Complimentary Exhibition centre drop & pick up

Complimentary lunch at the exhibition centre

Trade Opportunities With

India

March 2017, Chennai






Trade Opportunities with India – Subsidized Costs

This generous subsidised package is subject to approval of applications by the approval committee Ministry of

Commerce and Industry and subject to attendance of exhibition on all three days. A registration charge on selection of:

US$200 will be payable by delegates and this is non-refundable to ensure attendance and commitment from selected

companies.

Tech Link will submit applications on behalf of overseas delegates and advise them on how to obtain approval for

subsidised costs.

INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING SOURCING SHOWING VI 2017

DATES 16-18 March 2017

TIMINGS 10:00am -6:00pm

VENUE Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai, India

EXHIBITORS Over 400 exhibitors

VISITORS Around 10,000 visitors from India and overseas

PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES USA, Canada, Europe, Middle East, ASEAN, SAARC, Africa, CIS and LAC

FOCUS SECTORS Industrial Supply

Metal & Shop Floor

Industrial & Electrical Machinery

Automotive Components

Innovation and Technology Manufacturing Investments & Engineering Project

Exports

Anyone wishing to know more about IESS 2017 should visit https://www.iesshow.in/ while businesses interested in

benefiting from attending the show and enjoying subsidised costs should visit http://iess.myteklinks.com

For further information:

Ms. Bhilvinder Rai. Tech Link Group Ltd. E:[email protected]

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Providing Relief and Support via Satellite

Communications Disaster Tech Lab is a volunteer-based organisation which uses Wi-Fi to reconnect disconnected communities in disaster

zones across the globe.

DTL was established in 2010 following the Haiti earthquake. Now the organisation has over 175 volunteers working

across 11 countries. The not-for-profit organisation has deployed teams to Haiti, the USA, Vanuatu, the Philippines,

Nepal, Fiji, Ecuador, Greece and Italy, among others. DTL also supports other NGOs in their humanitarian efforts by

providing IP-based communication services.

The ability to communicate via satellite is essential wherever land-based communications infrastructure has been

destroyed, or in remote regions where telecoms networks were limited or non-existent in the first place. Globalstar

provides DTL teams with satellite phones, satellite hotspots and satellite-enabled tracking and safety devices which

enables them to deliver vital support to fellow NGOs and disaster-affected, displaced people.

2016 was a busy year for DTL. Italy was hit by a major earthquake

at the end of August. Critical infrastructure was destroyed and in

one village alone, 246 people perished. A DTL team was dispatched

to the central Italian region to help reconnect communities and

enable first responders to more effectively deliver critical support.

DTL equipped the Italian Red Cross with satellite communications

tools, and worked closely with Italian civil protection authorities

and the local mayor’s office, providing them with Globalstar

devices. Satellite technology is also playing an important role in

rebuilding the region.

Also in 2016, DTL came to the rescue of communities, NGOs and

local authorities across the east coast of Ecuador which was

devastated by an earthquake and multiple after-shocks. In particular, DTL provided satellite communications equipment

to Israeli organisation Israaid, which is delivering medical support to the injured.

And when floods devastated Louisiana earlier this year, for the second time in its history DTL was on hand to help install

communications networks including giving satellite communications support to individuals, communities and NGOs.

Since 2015, however, Disaster Tech Lab has been facing its biggest challenge ever. DTL is providing critical

communications support to NGOs as they strive to deliver aid and relief to many thousands of displaced people in

today’s migrant and refugee crisis in the Middle East and Europe.

DTL began providing support as

refugees began to arrive on

dangerously crowded boats on the

shores of Lesbos in Greece.

“We arrived on Lesbos in September

with an initial plan to provide Internet

access and communications to several

sites for the refugees as well as for the

other NGOs working there,” explains

says Evert Bopp, Founder of Disaster

Tech Lab.

“We were seeing people travelling for

weeks sometimes even months

crossing dangerous seas and taking

unimaginable personal risks in order

to try to find a better, safer life.”






DTL was soon contacted by the UNHCR shortly after arrival with a request to provide internet connectivity and

communication services for the main camp where the refugees fleeing Syria were being held. About 15 miles away,

another camp is located where refugees from other nations are housed. Between the two camps there were some 7,000-

9,000 displaced people. In addition to this, there were a dozen NGOs with camps and operations centres set up all over

Greece, all of which needed connectivity.

Prior to the arrival of DTL, the region where the major camps were located had virtually no infrastructure, no electricity,

and no telecommunications capability. Moreover, there had been no sharing and planning of resources among the aid

agencies - and so the Globalstar satellite phones and hotspots provided by DTL made an immediate impact. The devices

were swiftly put to work helping NGOs to coordinate and manage resources.

One thing that has really made a difference to the

refugees as individuals is simply enabling them to

contact family. Many carry smartphones when they

arrive, but lack of GSM infrastructure in the Greek

region means that these are of little use. DTL deployed

teams right on the beaches where the refugee boats

were arriving, offering these distressed people the use

of Globalstar satellite phones.

“We gave them satphones to use so they could notify

their families back home that they had arrived safely.

The response we got to this was amazing; some people

were in floods of tears at the simple opportunity to

make a one minute call. From a humanitarian point of

view, this had the biggest impact for these people

personally in such extraordinary circumstances,” says

Bopp.

Since then, the needs at the camps have evolved. For example the UN has set up small schools for children and adults

and DTL is providing them with Internet access.

Now the remaining 14 refugee camps, the biggest of which houses some 3,500 people, now have Wi-Fi and connectivity.

This greatly eases the process of asylum registration and of relocation.

Among the refugees are well educated professional people often with a good command of English. Using these

communications networks, they are now engaged in positive activities and meanwhile they are improving their skills. “In

fact we are training some refugees with IT experience in network installation and maintenance so they can help us in our

work as well as improve their own employment prospects” said Bopp.

During these extraordinary circumatances people have been so desperate to speak to their families to let them know

that they’re okay that they would even delay receiving their own medical treatment in order to make a one minute phone

call on a satphone.

Simply hearing the voices of family members is huge.

“Globalstar’s satellite phones, hotspots and SPOT tracking devices have proven invaluable. They have enabled first

responders and NGOs to do their jobs more effectively and they have helped administrators rebuild communities. And

at the same time they have helped us ensure that our own crews stay safe,” Bopp shares.

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Accounting, Bookkeeping & Audit

Kamlesh Jain and Associates Contact: Kamlesh Jain 2nd Floor, Ganesham Plaza, Next to Ayush Hospital, Main Roae,

Nehrynagar, Pimpri

Pune Maharashtra 411018

India

Tel: +91 99210 27100

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.kamleshjain.net

A leading chartered accountancy firm rendering comprehensive professional services which include audit, management consultancy, tax consultancy, accounting services, manpower management, secretarial and related services. The company is also able to provide special hands on management advisory for finance and business turnaround plans.

Agricultural Consulting Beijing KWS Agriculture Technology Co Ltd Contact: Haiquan Zhang Room 3A03A, Building D, Roman GardenNo. 18 HuiXin Xijie,

Chaoyang District

Beijing 100029

China

Tel: +86 1064957523 Fax: +86 1064957622


Twitter: @KWS_group

Website: www.kws.com

KWS has been breeding crops for the moderate climatic zone for more than 150 years. The company is now one of the world’s leading seed producers. In fiscal 2015/16, the KWS Group and its approximately 60 subsidiaries and associated companies generated net sales of € 1,036.8 million. It has around 4,800 employees and a footprint touching more than 70 countries.

Architectural Services

Luke Interiors Pty Ltd Contact: Elizabeth Luke 'Curra' Roseholm Road

Peak Hill New South Wales 2869

Australia

Tel: +61 414 360 452


Twitter: @ealuke

Website: www.lukeinteriors.com.au

Innovation, functionality and originality – meticulously blending these features, Luke Interiors offer exclusive and individual residential designs just for you. From initial concept, design development and working drawings to overseeing installation we can help you every step of your design journey on your new home or renovation. For over 20 years Luke Interiors, under the guidance of principal award-winning interior designer Elizabeth Luke, has been delighting homeowners throughout Sydney and Central West NSW with interior design solutions that stand the test of time. Turning insight and inspiration into reality.

Automotive Parts & Equipment

Selwel Inc Contact: Shashank Shetiya Karwar Industries, 13-A, Tiwari Industrial Estate, Ram Mandir Road,

Goregaon (West)

Mumbai Maharashtra 400104

India

Tel: +91 986 942 8456


Twitter: @selwelinc

Website: www.selwelinc.com

We take an immense pride in introducing ourselves as one of the fastest growing organization for manufacturing, exporting and supplying a range of automotive parts and products including rivets, washers, hydraulic and pneumatic fittings, brake and sump parts, piston rods and other components. Our entire product range is manufactured using high grade raw material and using expertise in the manufacturing field , so that international quality standards are met. All our products can be customized to meet client specifications and needs.

Warco Products, Inc Contact: Barry Bahmanyar 12505 SW Herman Rd

Tualatin Oregon 97062

United States

Tel: +1 503 783 250 Fax: +1 503 692 4343


Website: www.warcopro.com

In production since 1935, Warco Products, Inc. is proud of its long history of manufacturing a full range of quality automotive lubricants at competitive prices. Since its founding, the Warco name has been synonymous with quality and value. All Warco products, from Type-A ATF to Full Synthetic Oils, are manufactured to exacting technical standards, delivering maximum performance in their designed application. Through the combination of the latest in lubricant technology and state of the art manufacturing facilities in the United States, Warco delivers superior products. Quality products and value pricing are only part of the Warco advantage. The other portion is our commitment to customer service. Warco’s dedicated staff of quality assurance representatives are committed to making sure your custom orders are manufactured to spec and delivered on time.

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Certification, Testing & Quality Control

Testing and Inspection Services Arabia

(TISA) Contact: Kumar Chelladurairai 202, Mohammadia Tower, King Fahd Bin Abdulaziz Street

Al-Khobar-31952 70272

Saudi Arabia

Tel: +966 50065 5456


Website: www.tisa-inspection.com

Testing and Inspection Services Arabia (TISA) is an ISO 9001:2008 certified inspection agency, providing Project QC Inspections for Mechanical, HSE,Welding, Painting, API Plant, HVAC, Scaffolding, Electrical & Instrumentation disciplines and Vendor Inspection services for commodities such as Pressure Vessels, Heat Exchangers, Prefabricated Piping, Pipe Fittings, Structural Fabrications, Cables, Cable Trays and FAT for MMS/DCS/SCADA etc.) worldwide. TISA provide services of qualified and suitably experienced inspectors/engineers approved by your representative at your vendor’s or contractors premises worldwide in accordance with International Codes or client’s specifications etc.

Chemical & Related Manufacturing

Chemovate Contact: Vinay Maidargi 3753, 2B Cross, 2C Main, Girinagar, 1 Phase

Bangalore Karnataka 560085

India

Tel: +91 9844537714


Website: www.chemovate.in

Chemovate™® is a Bangalore based Indian company engaged in manufacturing and supplying of resins, polymers and specialty chemicals. We are the manufacturer of Phenol Formaldehyde resin or phenolic resins like Novolac and Resol,Refractory Grade Resin, Foundry Resins like Furan Resin, Cold Box Resin, Shell Resin, Filter Paper Impregnation Grade Resin, Epoxy Resin, Cardanol. We supply modified and un-modified novolac and resol phenolic resin products and other resins as pastilles, powders, flakes, lumps, and solvent- or water-based liquids.

Chemtan Co. Inc Contact: David Powell 17 Noble Farms Drive

Exeter New Hampshire 03861

United States

Tel: +1 603 772 3741 Fax: +1 603 772 0796


Website: www.chemtan.com

Chemtan, headquartered in New Hampshire, USA, is an international leader in developing, producing and marketing chemicals for the leather tanning industry. Chemtan supplies tanning customers throughout North America, the Caribbean Basin, Central & South Americas, Asia and Europe. Our products are used in all steps of wet-end leather manufacturer: curing, unhairing, tanning, retanning, coloring, fat-liquoring, oiling-off, and surface treatments for oil and water resistance. hemtan offers a large line of specialty and commodity chemicals to the leather industry, and in recent year’s food grade extracts for wine clarification.

Sodis Pour Le Commerce Contact: Nicolas Hajjar Central Square - SFEIR Bldg. - 3rd. Floor - P.O.BOX : 98

Jouneih Kesrouwan 98

Lebanon

Tel: +961 3 22 0485 Fax: +961 9 93 0136


Website: www.sodis-plc.com

Suppliers of raw materials for the detergent & soap, paper & board and ceramic industries. We also supply new machines and equipments for these industries as well as sulphonation plants with full study, erection, commissioning and start-up services available.

Construction

Al Kharafi Construction Contact: Mohamed Al Kholy Block 72, Street 12, Area 2, Shouwaikh Industrial Area, PO Box 886

Safat 13009

Kuwait

Tel: +965 2496 7500 ext. 1020 Fax: +965 2481 1861


Website: www.makharafi.net

A Grade ‘A’ General Contractor experience of executing major construction and infrastructure projects throughout Kuwait. We own our own asphalt plant and have full access to both a ready-mix concrete plant (Group owned KBRC) and a pre-cast concrete plant (Group owned Alamiah Building Co.), and we service and maintain our own light and heavy construction equipment. We can also call on an extensive database of technical personnel from architects, surveyors, programmers, analysts to engineers of all disciplines. As testimony to the company’s commitment and appreciation we are now certified to International Quality Standards ISO9001:2008, with its principal activities being ‘General Contracting & Civil Construction’, we also follow strict safety and security policies.

Belnor Engineering Inc Contact: Pramod Verma 1 Royal Gate Blvd., Unit J

Vaughan Ontario L4L 8Z7

Canada

Tel: +1 905 264 6372 Fax: +1 905 264 6432


Twitter: @BelnorEngInc

Website: www.belnor.com

For 30+ years, Belnor Engineering is the North American leader in HVAC, lab & building automation, and renewable energy solutions. We provide innovative green solutions in critical environment airflow control, such as research laboratories & hospitals, and construction materials & services to all kinds of facilities, from universities to industrial buildings to government institutions. With decades of experience in supplying, commissioning, and servicing the world’s most complex laboratories and facilities, like the world’s first digital Humber River Hospital, and Toronto’s MaRS Discovery District, we make institutions energy-efficient AND cost-efficient, reducing operational costs. With novel renewable energy products exclusively available through Belnor, we assist with product selection, payback calculations, and provide all necessary support for ALL facilities, turning your project into a national sustainability benchmark!






Burgos Group, LLC Contact: Mario Burgos 320 Ranchitos Rd NW, Suite B

Albuquerque New Mexico 87114

United States

Tel: +1 888 256 7953 x101 Fax: +1 866 394 2321


Twitter: @burgosgroup

Website: www.burgosgroup.com

Burgos Group is an SBA certified 8(a) and Small Disadvantaged Business. We offer general and electrical construction, facilities operations, logistics and professional technical services to federal, state, and municipal agencies as well as many private industry clients. Since our firm’s inception, twelve different federal agencies have awarded Burgos Group more 60 prime contracts with our largest single award to date being a $160M IDIQ construction contract. We have developed an impeccable reputation for performance, integrity, and full compliance with contract provisions. Our company has always achieved high marks in the relevant performance factors of quality of service, cost control, schedule (timeliness of performance), business relationships, customer satisfaction, and key personnel.

CHEMIE Tech Contact: Sameer Singh Bawa Al Majaz

Sharjah 29781

United Arab Emirates

Tel: +971 6 5530 776 Fax: +971 6 5538 466


Website: www.chemietech.com

Fuelled by the passion and expertise of our amazing workforce, we specialize in providing a wide range of EPC solutions & services to a broad spectrum of industries. Be it a tank farm or a bulk oil storage terminal, we have the necessary capabilities to conceptualize, engineer, construct, operate and maintain the same. Our assets, both in terms of people and equipment, allow our customers to leverage an end to end solution and have all necessary services under one umbrella making our projects easier to manage and quick to deliver, maintaining the highest standards of quality, health and safety.

Mahogany Incorporated Contact: Rian Hargrave 910 W. Pratt St

Baltimore Maryland 21223

United States

Tel: +1 410 727 0334 Fax: +1 410 727 0588


Twitter: @MahoganyIncorp

Website: www.mahoganyinc.com

Providing premier construction services since 1991 in the mid-Atlantic region. We specialize in General Contracting, Healthcare Facilities, Millwork and Commissioning Services. The heart of our philosophy focuses on optimal customer satisfaction and our employees are the strength of our business. From your initial contact to the completion of your project, we at Mahogany strive to ensure excellence.

Tat Wai Enterprise Pte Ltd Contact: Alfred Kin Siong Tan 2 Woodlands Sector 1, Woodlands Spectrum 1 #03-18

738068 Singapore

Tel: +65 6362 9222 Fax: +65 6367 0020


Website: www.tatwai.com.sg

Tat Wai is a boutique interior furnishing company that has been providing bespoke outfitting services across various industries since 1982. Through the years, we have grown from strength to strength, from furnishing hotels and offices, to decking out retail establishments, banks, and apartments. We also fit out cruise ships and ferries, as well as jack-up rigs and special purpose vessels. Indeed, our fluid business model makes us truly versatile and unique.

Construction Materials

Globus Cork Inc Contact: Jennifer Biscoe 741 East 136 Street

Bronx New York 10454

United States

Tel: + 1 718 742 7264 Fax: +1 718 742 7265


Twitter: @corkfloor

Website: www.CorkFloor.com

Globus Cork manufactures 100% cork tiles for flooring, wall and ceiling use. We offer over 2800 variations of cork tiles in a wide range of colors, shapes, textures and sizes. Cork flooring is soft, warm, beautiful, insulative, anti-microbial, anti-allergenic, and water-resistant. Our cork products are made from post-industrial waste cork of wine stoppers and we use only water-based materials making it a very green building material. Cork trees are never cut down to produce cork products, only the bark is harvested.

Nice and Natural Group Contact: Sushil Choudhary Ajmer Road

Jaipur 302021

India

Tel: +91 141 302 6600


Twitter: @NiceandNatural2

Website: www.nnstones.com

N&N offers Indian heritagesandstone products across the world. We are proudly and actively engaged across the value chain for transformation of stone ready-to-use products for users worldwide. We offer solutions for elevations, flooring, driveway, swimming pool, outdoor landscaping, outdoor furniture, signage and designer tiles. We are fully equipped with all modern machines and equipment to deliver as per the customized requirements of our customers.






Consulting

Affordable Care Act Compliance & Services

Inc Contact: Curtis Otto 250 N. Patrick Blvd., Suite 100

Brookfield Wisconsin 53045

United States

Tel: +1 800 236 7633 Fax: +1 262 207 1920


Website: www.thebenefitcompanies.com

ACACS, Inc. is a Third Party Administrator for the Affordable Care Act, with the goal of helping employers navigate the complex administration and compliance requirements associated with ACA regulations. We eliminate the challenges of complying with the ACA by providing employee tracking, monitoring, and IRS reporting. Our mission is to help employers address ACA compliance, documentation, IRS reporting, and service issues that arise with the Affordable Care Act Regulation.

Cornsilk Company Contact: Janice Patton 15598 E Winding Creek Dr

Collinsville Oklahoma 74021

United States

Tel: +1 918 6717862 Fax: +1 918 371 9659


Website: www.cornsilkco.com

Cornsilk Company is a Native/Woman Owned small business offering over 35 years of expertise in the following areas: Project Controls, Schedule, Budget, Accounting, Pay Applications, Quality Management and Inspections, Safety Management, Labor Compliance and Program/Project Management Services.

JKH Group of Companies Contact: Achmad Nur Sulaiman 35 NBSH, New Broad Street

London EC2M 1NH

United Kingdom

Tel: +44 7436108282 Fax: +44 2071947501


Website: www.jkhgroups.org

The JHK Group of Companies provides advice and coaching services related to the strategic and operational financial issues and questions; and works with the client on new fields of activity and additional sources of revenue. We are also able to provide a range of depository, wealth management, project management and letter of credit services on demand. We pride ourselves in helping businesses - large or small, that simply need to know how to proceed in today's economy.

Tectonics, Inc. Contact: Robert Armando 5962 Bartlett Road

Rome New York 13440

United States

Tel: +1 631 220 1098


Website: www.tectonicsystems.com

Construction claims dispute and litigation support consultant providing services relating to: claims analysis and support, graphical analysis, scheduling and planning, dispute resoluton, claims avoidance, risk management, construction management services, owner's representation and surety consulting and support.

Data Centers

Expedient Contact: Bryan Smith 5700 Innovation Dr

Dublin Ohio 43016

United States

Tel: +1 216 650 6582


Twitter: @expedient

Website: www.expedient.com

In addition to traditional data center colocation services, Expedient is known for offering a wide range of managed services such as virtualization, cloud computing, remote backups, management of equipment, storage area networks and more. The company was built through series of acquisitions in the early to mid-2000 time frame, with all of its markets offering experienced Data Center Colocation Services for 10 years or more. Expedient’s legal name is Continental Broadband LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Landmark Media Enterprises, LLC, a firm with over one hundred years (100) years of experience operating media and technology interests.

Education

Edu International Contact: Rachid Denane 4506 rue Goya

Montréal Québec H1R3L3

Canada

Tel: +1 438 933 1010


Website: www.edu-international.ca

Edu international, a Canadian based company, offers it services in three areas: - we represent Canadian Institutes and Colleges and offer

their programs worldwide; programs are designed for young learners as well as for the industry.

- we, and our partners, offer services for Canadian schools setup at preschool, primary and secondary levels.

- we are a recognized Agent for Education offering a batch of educational services to new students, generally ranged from high school to seniors, looking for a unique learning experience abroad.

We are all delighted to serve our clients and candidates in English, French and Arabic.






Electronics

Astrum Holdings Limited Contact: Manoj Kumar Pansari 1812, 18th Floor, Beverley Comm Centre

Tsim Sha Thui Kowloon

Hong Kong

Tel: +852 2736 1500 Fax: +852 2736 0500


Twitter: @astrumworld

Website: www.astrumltd.com

Whether it is for mobile accessories, audio devices, IT or LED lights, we have put all our efforts to break the trade-off between innovation, quality and cost. As a result, we have been able to provide robust, reliable – yet affordable – high-tech devices all around the globe. Staying on the cusp of technology has allowed us to do what we love best: using technology in countless ways to ease people’s life.

Ceronix Inc Contact: Don Whitaker 13350 New Airport Road

Auburn California 95602

United States

Tel: +1 530 886 6401 Fax: +1 530 888 1065


Website: www.ceronix.com

CERONIX, Inc. manufactures and repairs color video touch display monitors and printed circuit boards. It offers LCD and CRT monitor assemblies, printed circuit board assemblies, and spare parts. The company provides its products to original equipment manufacturers, casinos, gaming and amusement establishments, and individuals. Its products are used in lotteries, automated score keeping for bowling, and point-of-sale. CERONIX, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is based in Auburn, California.

Fulane Electronic Contact: Peter Chen 3699 Yale Way

Fremont California 94538

United States

Tel: +1 408 616 9687


Energy ,Gas & Oil

Emma Sado Multipurpose Company Ltd Contact: Sado Emmanuel Osarabo 10, Odigie Sado Street

Asaba Delta

Nigeria

Tel: +234 803 645 5654


Website: www.emmasado.com

A leading Nigerian engineering and technical services provider in the oil and gas industries; supporting clients through the life cycle of their projects.

Energy Conservation Equipment

Chisung Agencies Nigeria Limited Menu Contact: Maduakor David 299 Ikorodu Road

Maryland Lagos

Nigeria

Tel: +234 8183494703


Website: www.chisungag.com.ng

International trading; importers, wholesalers/retailers and installers of solar street lights, inverters both hybrid and stand alone, solar refigerators, panels, LEDs (lamps), solar batteries, garden lights etc

The Energy Group. Contact: Dr. George Molteni Postal Suite 337

Little Falls New Jersey 07424-0337

United States

Tel: +1 973 942 8628


Website: www.energy-group.com

The Energy Group offers a unique emissions and fuel solutions device that reduces usage without any loss of performance. Probably the only pre-combustion fuel technology that has ever passed FAA's stringent testing protocol. FAA tested and approved to have been installed on Purdue Univ. Aeronautical Schools training aircrafts, with verified performances, which makes our technology far more superior than anything else on the market.

World Excel Co. Ltd Contact: Nicole Suen Suite 26B Capital Trade Centre, 62 Tsun Yip Street

Kwun Tong Hong Kong

Tel: +852 230 40993 Ext.826 Fax: +852 230 40881


Website: www.worldexcel.com

World Excel Co. Ltd was established in Hong Kong in 1993, we have developed into becoming one of the leading global suppliers of energy-saving controllers. We design, manufacture and distribute a wide range of electronic controllers which are ideal for in-home and business use. Besides developing our own brand WEXCEL, we offer sophisticated OEM and ODM solutions to enterprises that are looking for cost-effective quality support.

Engineering Services

STAT TECH, Inc Contact: Carolyn Carroll PO Box 1340

Alexandria Virginia 22313

United States


Website: www.stattech.com

We provide services in several key areas: survey sampling and survey research, information systems architecture and design, and engineering. Our senior staff members have 10 or more years of experience in these areas and have consulted with clients in the US and Europe in the government and the private sector.






Environmental Consultants

Enviroseer Contact: James Milson 54 Wiare Circuit

Orange New South Wales 2800

Australia

Tel: +61 4 2861 9282


Website: www.enviroseer.com.au

One stop regional environmental consultancy specializing in a) personal air quality assessment with a toxicology and biochemical mode of action emphasis; 2) Contaminated site investigation, remediation and site management mainly hydrocarbons/LNAPL - service/gas stations with soil gas and monitoring well installation and assessment. Also metals & organics sites; 3) Groundwater geochemistry and surface water characterization with >20 years experience: compliance monitoring, agri-industrial and landfill; 4) Geotechnical AS2870 (2011)and Effluent ASNZS 1547(2012) for domestic and commercial development, Australian Class 4 non-artesian Drillers Licence, laboratory analysis and reporting(16 months and 30 months experience; 5) Research and Development & Reporting; 6)Biodegradable cleaning agent preparation, batching and pilot studies 7) Workplace mentoring & cultural change agency(developing)

Equipment Rental

Classic Photo Booth LLC Contact: Maxim Sverdlov 4450 Bordentown Ave #C

Old Bridge New Jersey 08857

United States

Tel: +1 800 671 8815 Fax: +1 888 546 9667


Twitter: @photoboothsideas

Website: www.classicphotobooth.net

Classic and digital photo booth for rental. The owners and operators of Classic Photo Booth, LLC. have over 20 years of experience in the photo booth industry and happily provide service all over the east and west coasts, including, but not limited to New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Connecticut, Los Angeles. We provide nationwide service for multiple events or multiple days.

Ergonomics

Ergonomic Accessories Inc Contact: Dave Marshall 1166 Gorham St. Unit #2

Newmarket Ontario L3Y 8W4

Canada

Tel: +1 905-830-4441 Fax: +1 905 830 9005


Website: www.eaergo.com

Ergonomic Accessories Inc. (EA) has been a leader in the field of ergonomic products since 1989 and has always been focused exclusively on products that make performing work tasks safer and more comfortable. The vast majority of our products are offered with some form of quick ship since we recognize the urgency involved when dealing with people’s health and safety. Orders are processed within 24 hours to further support our high priority approach. We have enjoyed a remarkable rate of customer loyalty due to our corporate philosophy to “go above and beyond” and “earn our stripes”

as a top-notch creative solutions provider. This “find a way” attitude has led us to develop many new cutting edge products for a myriad of different tasks and industries, as a result we shine when presented with seemingly difficult situations and have become known as an outside the box, creative supplier by our extensive customer base.

Export Assistance

Athena Marketing International LLC Contact: Peter Guyer 5506 Sixth Avenue So., Suite 206

Seattle Washington

United States

Tel: +1 206 462 4886 Fax: +1 206 624 8826


Website: www.athenaintnl.com

Helping U.S. manufacturers which are already exporting to professionalize their global sales platform and enhance their distributor network. We also provide the following professional services to new-to-export companies: - International market entry - Export sales management - International strategic planning / budgeting - Global market research & consumer trends - International customer identification, recruitment and

assessment - In-country marketing & promotion - Trade show management - Foreign language packaging - Ingredients review & compliance

Facilities Management

EMCOR Government Services Contact: Alexandra Witt 2800 Crystal Drive, Suite 600

Arlington Virginia 22202

United States

Tel: +1 571 384 0401 Fax: +1 571 403 8904


Website: www.emcorgovservices.com

Offering an experienced single-source solution for meeting the routine and mission-critical needs of federal, state, local, and other government organizations. By combining our expert professional technicians, commercial best practices, extensive facilities knowledge, and strong commitment to reliable responsive service, we enable our government clients to achieve consistently high-performance facilities and long-term value. We are structured to provide a unique alternative to traditional government building contracts and contractors. We offer:

Experience serving a blend of commercial and government businesses, servicing more than 75% of the Fortune 500® - which provides diversity, flexibility, innovation, and commercial best practices.

A corporate infrastructure that includes a knowledge center in energy management, engineering, work management, construction services, and quality and safety, providing technical depth and contingency resources.

At EGS, we are known for our commercial and government building maintenance and operations experience and we are chosen for our total facilities management expertise in HVAC, mechanical, electrical, and energy services.






Fasteners

Engineering Specialties, Inc. Contact: Ronald Delfini 452 Twin Lakes Road

North Branford Connecticut 06471

United States

Tel: +1 203 488 2266 Fax: +1 203 483 6211


Twitter: @ESI_Engineering

Website: www.esict.com

ISO/TS-16949 Certified custom manufacturer of metal stampings, CNC machined parts, mechanical assembles, and precision fasteners. Up to 150 Ton high speed stamping with a complete tool room. Automated assembly and high speed inspection utilizing the latest machine vision technology.

Foodstuffs & Ingredients

Arcadian Organic & Natural Meat Co. Contact: Alister Ferguson 7/161 James St

Toowoomba Queensland 4350

Australia

Tel: +61 745 480 610


Twitter: @ArcadianOrganic

Website: www.arcadianorganic.com.au

Arcadian Organic and Natural Meat Co. is Australia's largest supplier of certified organic beef and lamb. Arcadian exports to numerous markets but primarily the USA. Our beef and lamb are sourced from a select number of certified organic Australian family-owned farms, and raised and produced the way nature intended. Arcadian works closely with producers and processors to ensure that the organic beef and lamb supplied are safe, consistent in quality, with enhanced flavour, juiciness and tenderness for unparalleled eating quality.

Black Bag Coffee Roasters Contact: Lance Brown 16 River St Richmond Victoria

Richmond Victoria 3121

Australia

Tel: +61 438 84 8977


Website: www.blackbagroasters.com.au

We are a large commercial and specialty coffee roaster based in Melbourne, Australia that provides freshly roasted coffee, tea and associated lines to both the domestic and international marketplace, we are the exclusive supplier to some of Australia's largest businesses and are looking for further growth internationally . We roast using both a 280kg and a 140 kg Diedrich Roaster and in addition to our existing 40 tonne per week of Roasted Coffee, we have capacity for an additional 30-40 tonne per week in either 1kg, 500 gm or 250 gm Bean or Ground. We operate an 'Open Book' costing model for all Green Coffee packaging and other costs and Ex Works delivery applies.

AlfaFrost Contact: Abouemira Ezzeldin Elnahda Industrial Zone

Elkarnak Village Block 94 Elamria Alexandria

Egypt

Tel: +20 1227443481 Fax: +20 34690563


Website: www.alfafrost.com

AlfaFrost is specialized in the production and exporting of frozen fruits and vegetables, as well as brine vegetables. As a result of being located in Egypt, AlfaFrost has the ability to provide its customers with year-round quality products, because of the extremely fertile Egyptian soil and 12 months of good weather. AlfaFrost exports to almost all parts of the world, with a day-by-day growing market around the world. The company is BRC, ISO22000,ISO18001, FDA and KOSHER certified.

Ramona Farms Contact: Karen Button PO Box 2195

Sacaton Arizona 85147

United States

Tel: +1 860 344 1692 Fax: +1 860 344 8192


Twitter: @ramonafarms

Website: www.ramonafarms.com

Try the wholesome, delicious and nutritious NON-GMO foods, grown without pesticides and herbicides, that have been the cornerstone of the diet in our communities for thousands of years. Our community farmers have grown these crops and shared them with their families, neighbors and friends for centuries and our local trading posts carried these products to feed our people. Products on offer: - Tepary Beans (Our Heirloom BAVI) - Garbanzos - Kalvash - Pinole -Traditional Snack Foods - Wheat Berries - Our Ancient Grains - Heritage Wheat Flours - PILKAN CHU'I - Heritage Corn Products - HUUN - Corn Meals And Polentas

Freight, Transport & Logistics

Aargus Global Logistics Pvt. Ltd. Contact: Mahesh Trikha 150-Kapashera,

New Delhi 110037

India

Tel: +91 9810036509 Fax: +91 11 2506 9630


Website: www.aargusglobal.com

We, at Aargus Global Logistics Pvt Ltd., aim to provide global excellence for your logistics needs. Our existing capacity and facilities allows us to offer a Total Logistics Solutions with a blend of cost, efficiency and service levels to your mark.






Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway Contact: Jennifer Harrell 967 NC Hwy 211 E

Candor North Carolina 27229

United States

Tel: +1 910 974 4219 Fax: +1 910 974 4282


Twitter: @acwrailway

Website: www.acwr.com

The Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway is the largest privately held shortline or regional freight railroad in North Carolina that connects with both CSX and Norfolk Southern national rail networks. Our lines run from Charlotte towards Raleigh, and extends south towards Pinehurst. Logistically, our railroad is centrally located between all major metropolitan areas in NC. We actively market greenfield industrial sites along our corridor to attract new industry. We offer personal service to all of our customers, both big and small. We are one of the few shortline or regional railroads that has the industrial sites, facilities, equipment, and manpower to provide rail services for any type of industry. We have over 100 years of combined management experience, and we would be delighted to be your railroad partner.

Air-Go Consultants Limited Contact: Jairus Musyoka Freight Terminal Building JKIA PO Box 10598

Nairobi 00400

Kenya

Tel: +254 268 27057 Fax: +254 268 27077


Twitter: @AirGoConsult

Website: www.airgoconsultants.co.ke

Right from inception Air-Go Consultants was created to integrate imports and exports logistics solutions, providing services to both importers and exporters. The motivation behind it was to understand needs and preferences of these clients and give the best logistic services required effectively. The services include: • General Sale Agent (GSA) • Freight Forwarding Marketing • Distribution and Warehousing • Consolidation of Cargo at major gateway Seaport • Customs consultancy • International Sea Forwarding • Trucking • multimodal • Containerized and general cargo • Ports and customs clearance • Inland transportation transshipment • Planning of cargo movement • Booking of space • Rapid and efficient customs clearance • Load plan • Execution of Airway bill • Pre-alerts • Destination follow-up • Global door collection and door delivery-seaport • Documentation • Contractual transport for inter and intra city cargoes • Handling hazardous cargo • Online cargo tracking • Specialized in DDP/DDU shipment • Insurance • Door-To-Door delivery

NB: We create ideas, identify opportunities and marshal our resources for profit gain.

Camrett Logistics Contact: Cameron Peel 2460 N 4th Street

Wytheville Virginia 24382

United States

Tel: +1 276 724 0663 Fax: +1 276 625 8125


Website: www.camrett.com

Camrett Logistics was designed to offer material solutions to growth oriented manufactures and product distribution companies. Offering the services of having a private fleet, logistics and warehousing services without the concerns and liabilities of managing your own. Through Camrett Logistics our customers will enhance their production capabilities and ultimately their profitability.

Empire Group Co. Ltd Contact: Peter Chew No 261-263, Phan Xich Long Street, 3rd Floor, Ward 2

Phu Nhuan District. Ho Chi Minh City 70000

Vietnam

Tel: +84 8 8272681 Fax: +84 8 8228575


Website: www.empire-vietnam.com

Empire Group Co., Ltd with it’s full license having offices in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi City, Haiphong City, Phnom Penh City, Yangon City offer a full range of services including : • International Ocean and Air Transportation • Sea-air and Air-sea arrangement • NVOCC Operator • Buyer’s Consolidation Services • 3rd Party Logistics and Inventory Control Management • Shipping Agency and or Representative • Project Cargo Logistics and Clearance • General and or Bonded Warehousing and Distribution

Management • Personal Effects Packing and Removal Services • Exhibition Logistics and Clearance • Container Logistics and Management • Transportation and Supply of Heavy Equipment • Customs Documentation

UPS Gulf LLC Contact: Chantelle Marsh Al Moosa Tower 2, Floor 25th, Sheikh Zayed Rd

Dubai 26026


Tel: +971 4 339 1939


Website: www.ups.com/ae

UPS has been operating in the United Arab Emirates since 1995, offering a wide range of express, freight and logistics services to customers. The UPS Gateway facility at Dubai airport supports regional trade with weekly flights between US, Europe and China. Dubai is also home to the new district headquarters managing the Indian Subcontinent, Middle East and Africa operations from Jebel Ali Free Zone.






Furniture & Furnishings

Decor Cabinet Company Contact: Stan Pauls 200 route 100

Morden Manitoba R6M 1B8

Canada

Tel: +1 204 822 6151 Fax: +1 204 822 6856


Twitter: @decorcabinetco

Website: www.decorcabinets.com

Decor operates two modern production facilities and a showroom with the latest innovations in cabinetry based in Morden and its expanding dealer network is spreading throughout Canada and the USA. Modern facilities, quality materials, excellent equipment, and comprehensive employee training have created a highly-skilled workforce that is able to produce a superior product. We believe our success lies in developing and maintaining good relationships - with our customers, our dealers, our staff, our suppliers and our local and global community. Decor is dedicated to support various organizations that give help to the needy, lend a hand to those in trouble, and teach values that remind us to show compassion to our neighbor. That is just a part of what makes Decor undeniably different.

Dr. Sofa Contact: Shlomi Gal-On 220 E 134th St

Bronx New York 10451

United States

Tel: +1 718 292 6300 Fax: +1 212 937 2262


Twitter: @dr_sofa1

Website: www.drsofa.com

Dr.Sofa® is able to design almost any piece of furniture, whether it’s upholstery or wood finished cabinetry. Thanks to our expanded work shop, we now have the ability to custom make anything you have in mind. In the past year , Dr.Sofa and his team have created the unbelievable by furnishing hotels in NYC and Washington DC,restaurants, building lobbies and multiple custom residential projects .

Health & Safety

Enable Wellness Inc Contact: Rick Watters 229 Meadowvale Road, Unit 30

Scarbrough Ontario M1C 5B2

Canada

Tel: +1 289 200 9573


Twitter: @wattersedge

Website: www.enablewellness.com

We promote active living and quality of life for people living with a disability. Our expertise includes: Accessibility consulting and training; Accessibility audits with detailed reports; Development of Adaptive products and services; Development of inclusive programs and activities. Our inclusive approach allows us to provide barrier-free solution that promote universal accessibility for maximum participation for people with all levels of ability.

Your Safety Company Contact: Christopher Myers 111 Quarry Road

Chambersburg Pennsylvania 17202

United States

Tel: +1 717 267 2363 Fax: +1 717 267 2369


Twitter: @YourSafetyCo

Website: www.yoursafetycompany.com

We provide quality first aid & safety products and service that will help your working and living environments stay safe. We have been in business since 1979 over 30 years, serving customers across the United States. Today businesses constantly search for greater value while striving to reduce cost. Companies often spend more than they should on first aid supplies and safety equipment. When it comes to supplying first aid and safety products for the work place, Your Safety Company is the best choice.

Heating Equipment

Deltech, Inc. (Deltech Furnaces) Contact: Mary Stevenson 1007 E. 75th Avenue, Ste E

Denver Colorado 80229

United States

Tel: +1 303 645 3936 Fax: +1 303 433 2809


Website: www.deltechfurnaces.com

Manufacturer of standard and custom laboratory and production scale resistance heated furnaces for temperatures up to 2000 degrees centigrade in air and inert atmospheres. We serve the international materials science research and industrial ceramics manufacturing communities. Models include bottom load, front load, top hat, tube, rotary and oscillating motion, positive pressure, atmosphere envelope, tunnel kiln, and glass melt furnaces.

Hotels, Motels & Resorts

Airport Hotel Sydney Contact: Thomas Berrigan 185 Princes Highway Arncliffe

Sydney New Souh Wales 2205

Australia

Tel: +61 0401 277 382 Fax: +61 95 678 901


Website: www.airporthotelsydney.com.au

Airport Hotel Sydney is a completely refurbished 60 room hotel offering comfortable, 3 1/2 star, and affordable restaurant facilities in Arncliffe, just 1.4km from the International Airport and 2.4km to the Domestic Airport. Airport Hotel Sydney provides a convenient base to discover nearby Sydney Harbour and Kings Cross, as well as everything the local area has to offer. The hotel is within a 20-minute stroll of Wolli Creek Railway Station, which allows for easy access in and around Sydney.






Mona Farm and Historic Home Contact: Suzanne Gearing PO Box 337

Braidwood New South Wales 2622

Australia

Tel: +61 411 805 175


Website: www.monafarm.com.au

Mona Farm and Historic Home is a luxury country retreat and event venue, ideal for corporate events, charity events and weddings. Just three hours from Sydney, it is ideal for strategy or planning workshops, top-level negotiations and client-supplier retreats. As well as providing superior accommodation, the property has a large function/ meeting room with break-out areas and a commercial kitchen, exquisite lakes with bridge based on the famous Monet water lillies paintings, award winning gardens, tennis court and spacious grounds ideal for outdoor events.

Human Resources

N&D Associates Contact: Nicolas Deflaux 2203, Swiss Towers, JLT

Dubai


Tel: +971 4 450 4190


Website: www.nd-associates.com

ND & Associates is an executive search firm that offers consolidated Headhunting services across the Middle Eastern marketplaces, with a predominant focus on local market leaders as well as emerging companies and SMEs. With a passion towards what they do, our Headhunters are fully committed to delivering Executive Search Excellence to companies who are seeking assistance with their leadership requirements. Our Execution strategies coupled with our in-depth industry and market knowledge, all allow our clients to join an immediate high ROI, by delivering high-caliber Human Capital solutions tailored in accordance with cultural, behavioral and technical requirements. Our team has been carefully assembled to include Recruitment Specialists as well as Industry Experts. Our success is primarily rooted in our core values which drive us to engage with our clients in a strategic manner.

Import, Export & Trading

Global Comercio International (Private) Ltd Contact: Dexter Ferdinand No 35 , Temple Road , Colombo -10

Colombo

Sri Lanka

Tel: +94 112 681 01116 Fax: +94 112 681 017


Website: www.globalcommerciont.com/

A world-class processor and exporter of a variety of spices to the discerning customers from the various foods, spices and seasoning industries all over the world. We are able to provide with whole, ground and organic spices along with a wide range of oil seeds, bird feed, curry powders, rice, herbs, sesame seeds, dehydrated onions and garlic and many more spices; packaged per your specifications or in bulk.

Mati-K-Jahangir Pvt Ltd Contact: Dr Muhammad Jahangir Business Suite No 4-A, Zakia Aziz Plaza, Under Hamdard University

F-6, Blue Area

Islamabad 44000

Pakistan

Tel: +92 51 2604323


Twitter: @mkjpvt

Website: www.mkjpk.com

A leading import and export, trade, project investment, real estate, IT, events management and logistics company in Pakistan.

Information Technology

CMCI Contact: Pulak Chakrabarti 10300 Eaton Pl., Suite 120

Fairfax Virginia 22030

United States

Tel: +1 703 278 0100 Fax: +1 703 278 0700


Twitter: @CMCI2

Website: www.c-mci.com

Located in Northern Virginia, CMCI is SDB that provides IT and project management solutions to Federal government and corporate clients. The CMCI approach differs from that of similar companies because its foundation is built on forming lasting relationships with clients and partners alike. Because of this, the CMCI name is synonymous with trust and integrity - we exceed expectations to provide quality solutions on time and within budget.

IndustrySuite, LLC. bda Real-Time

Technology Group Contact: Erin Moloney 23 Royal Road, Suite 204

Flemington New Jersey 08822

United States

Tel: +1 908 782 6010 Fax: +1 888 908 8328


Twitter: @RealTimeTechGrp

Website: www.realtimetg.com

Secure Hosted Identity Management Service Real-Time Verification (RTV) is a trusted, proven technology that powers an array of identity assurance and information management services. It enables public agencies, businesses and organizations of all kinds to reduce risk through personnel assurance. RTV bridges the gap between security, human resources and operations to establish highly effective, collaborative programs that enhance safety, while ensuring maximum privacy protection. RTV is verification you can trust.






Magtech Solutions Contact: Livingstone Magiri P.O BOX 103235-00101

Nairobi 00400

Kenya

Tel: +254 722 437000


Twitter: @MagtechS

Website: www.magtech.co.ke

We provide world class Information Communication Technology (ICT) Solutions. We have strategically positioned ourselves as a all-under-one roof solutions provider. We are desirous of ensuring that we meet the expectations of our clients by offering seamless technology solutions, increased flexibility, and greater value, thus optimizing system functionality and improving operational efficiency.

Switzer Enterprises Contact: Lowell Switzer 630 Davis Street

Vacaville California 95688

United States

Tel: +1 707 451 1600


Twitter: @SecureConnectHQ

Website: www.switzerenterprises.com

Network and cyber security firm specializing in network solutions, computer repair, diagnostics, 24/7 support, upgrades and more... In shop or mobile service. Visit our Mini Apple Store with iMac repairs and upgrades and accessories for iPhones/iPods/iPads.

Insurance

Careington International Corporation Contact: Bruce Bernstein 7400 Gaylord Parkway

Frisco Texas 75034

United States

Tel: +1 972 335 6970 Fax: +1 469 252 5940


Website: www.careington.com

Dedicated to improving the health and well-being of individuals, Careington International Corporation's health and wellness solutions are designed to complement traditional health insurance and provide significant savings for under-insured or uninsured individuals. Careington combines its flagship non-insurance discount plans with insurance plans administered through its affiliate, Careington Benefit Solutions, to create cost-effective solutions that improve the affordability and accessibility of quality health care.

Legal

Hamdan Al Kaabi Advocates and Legal

Consultancy Contact: Mohamed Hassan Fawzi Othman Addax Tower, 39th Floor Office 3909, Reem Island

Abu Dhabi 35165 United Arab Emirates

Tel: +971 2 6426320 Fax: +971 2 6426325


Twitter: @HK_Advocates

Website: www.hkadvocates.com

Our expertise extends to representing clients before Courts of all instances in all Emirates, various Arbitrations Centers, Rent Committee & other nominated committees in cases including, but not limited to, Disputes in Arbitration, Labour & Employment, Medical Liability, Civil & Commercial Compensation, Construction, Insurances, Aviation & Maritime, Cargo & Forwarding, Rental (all kind), Real Estate, Banking & Finance, Shareholder and Stock Market disputes, Criminal Cases & Bounced cheques, Trademark & Copyright Law, Intellectual Property Law and Islamic Sharia & Inheritance.

Kochhar & Co Contact: Anjuli Sivaramakrishnan Suite 1406 to 1410, Citadel Tower, Business Bay, P.O.Box 113297

Dubai United Arab Emirates

Tel: +971 4 277 6075 Fax: +971 4 299 9559


Website: www.kochhar.com

Kochhar & Co. is one of the leading and largest corporate law firms in India. Kochhar & Co. enjoys the distinction of being the only Indian law firm with a full service presence in the seven prominent Indian cities of New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Gurgaon, Hyderabad and Agra and five overseas offices – Dubai, Atlanta, Singapore, Tokyo and Jeddah. Ranked highly for its client satisfaction ethos, the Firm takes great pride in its client servicing approach focused on clarity, accessibility, high responsiveness and business oriented legal advice. Kochhar & Co. offers a wide range of legal services in the areas of corporate and commercial laws and specializes in representing major foreign and domestic corporations with diverse business interests in India. The Firm acts as Indian counsel for some of the largest multinational corporations from North America, Europe, South-East Asia and Japan (including several Fortune 500 companies).

Medical Equipment

Nasiff Associates Inc Contact: Roger Nasiff 841-1 County Rte 37

Central Square New York 13036

United States

Tel: +1 315 676 2346 Fax: +1 315 676 4711


Twitter: @Nasiff_Inc

Website: www.nasiff.com

Established in 1989 to develop the world's first PC ECG/PC EKG, Nasiff Associates, a Medical Technology Company, is committed to providing innovative Medical PC Solutions to Health Care Professionals by developing Medical Diagnostic and Administrative products, which integrate into any Personal Computer (PC).






Roche Diagnostics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd Contact: Jozica Habijanic 8 Kallang Avenue #10-01/09 Aperia Tower 1

339509 Singapore

Tel: +65 6371 7408 Fax: +65 6371 6600


Twitter: @roche

Website:

At Roche, our primary objective is to provide healthcare solutions that deliver superior options for diagnosis and treatment to clinicians and patients. As one of the world's leading healthcare companies with combined strengths in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, no company is better suited for this task. Roche's personalised healthcare approach uses new molecular insights and molecular diagnostic tests to better tailor medicines and better manage diseases.

Misc Manufacturing & Distribution

Caster Technology Corporation Contact: David Elles 11552 Markon Drive

Garden Grove California 92841

United States

Tel: +1 714-230-3282 Fax: +1 714 373 6120


Twitter: @castertech

Website: www.castertech.com

Caster Technology understands that you and your business rely on wheels and casters to keep your business operating safely and productively every day. For over 25 years, we have helped businesses find the right wheel for the right job at the right price. By offering the widest, most extensive line of wheels and casters available, we guarantee you will have your business rolling better and more profitably than before. Providing the right wheel for the right job at the right price for your business is our priority. Our dedicated staff is standing by to surpass your expectations today!

Non-profits, Foundations & Philanthropists

Canadian Association of Occupational

Therapists Contact: Diane Wessman 34 Colonnade Road

Ottawa Ontario K2E 7J6

Canada

Tel: +1 613 523 2268 Ext 242 Fax: +1 613 523 2552


Twitter: @CAOT_ACE

Website: www.caot.ca

The Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT) is a national member-based association representing occupational therapists in Canada. With over 15,000 practicing occupational therapists in Canada, CAOT provides leadership to develop and promote the client-centered profession of occupational therapy in Canada and internationally.

Packaging Products

Abdulla International (Pvt) Ltd Contact: Abdulla Nilamdeen 72, Mahavidyalaya Mawatha

Colombo-13 Western Province 001300

Sri Lanka

Tel: +94 112433952 Fax: +94 112422995


Twitter: @abdulla_group

Website: www.abdullagroup.lk

We at ABDULLA INTERNATIONAL are committed to delight our customers by providing world class paper sacks for food and non food packaging. Our packaging ensures minimization of risk to the food chain by controlling food risk throughout or procurement, storage, production and delivery processes. Our processes and products are in line with world’s best practiced principles with regard to ISO international standards Quality, Food safety requirements and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements of the Government of Sri Lanka coming under food packaging.

Covertech Flexible Packaging Contact: John Starr 279 Humberline Dr

Etobicoke Ontario M9W 5T6

Canada

Tel: +1 416 798 1340 Fax: +1 416 798 1342


Website: www.covertechflex.com

Covertech is an industry leader and manufacturer of creative flexible packaging products for the food, beverage, health, horticultural and retail sector. Our capabilities include film extrusion, narrow and wide web flexo-printing, laminating and bag/pouch manufacturing. Our versatility allows us to custom tailor vibrant, high-impact printing and packaging solutions to meet the most demanding product specifications.

Pharmaceutical Products

BAIT AL SHIFA Pharmacy LLC Contact: Dr. Manar Nabil PO Box 7832

Dubai 7832


Tel: +97 150 776 9290 Fax: +97 142 651 376


Twitter: @NMCHealthcare

Website: www.nmc.ae

NMC Pharmacy stocks over 3000 drugs of leading national, multinational and generic pharmaceutical companies. NMC Pharmacy offers nonprescription products for dental care, pain relief, diabetes management, skin and personal care products, baby care solutions, multivitamins, Orthopaedic support and medical devices. In order to offer efficient services, NMC Pharmacy is affiliated with all major international insurance companies and third party administrators (TPA).






Neon Laboratories Limited Contact: Ashok Jain 140, Damji Samji Industrial Complex, Mahakali Caves Rd.,

Andheri(East), Mumbai-93.


India

Tel: +91 22 30077000 Fax: +91 22 2687 3502


Website: www.neongroup.com

Involved in the development and production of active pharmaceutical ingredients and parenteral formulations in the the form of solution and lyophilized injection, in specialized areas of anaesthetic and oncology.

Parth Overseas Contact: Vipul Doshi 107,New Sonal Link Indl.Estate, Bldg No.2, Link Road, Malad (W)


India

Tel: +91 022 28802773 Fax: +91 022 28832175


Website: www.parthoverseas.in

Manufacturer and exporter of raw pharma materials, formulations and diagnostic products. Our plant is wholely WHO GMP certified and we have full-fledged R & D Division, where our scientists are continuously engaged in producing new molecules. We can also provide speciality chemicals, herbal/biological products and custom synthesis.

Pharmaceutical Research

Concept2Clinic Inc Contact: Ernest Wong 3600 Steeles Ave East, Suite C1-C100

Markham Ontario L3R 9Z7

Canada

Tel: +1 416 642 7054


Website: www.concept2clinic.com

Concept2Clinic Incorporated is an executive R&D management company specialized in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. We work with our clients, the regulators, and network of consultants and preferred service providers to make clinical investigation of your intellectual property a reality. What we bring to the table is a fully integrated drug development team with an aggregate 198 years of pharmaceutical development experience. When C2C signs a contract, we take full accountability for your drug development program and will act as your entire R&D division, removing the need for you to develop this infrastructure on a full time basis.

Printing

Minuteman Press El Cajon Contact: Julian Rosado 1654 Pioneer Way

El Cajon California 92020

United States

Tel: +1 619 588 2206 Fax: +1 619 588 6410


Twitter: @minutemanintl

Website: www.printingelcajon.com

Whatever you need, Minuteman Press is ready to exceed your expectations. We'll get your project done right the first time, on budget and on schedule. Our professional staff has years of experience and unparalleled expertise in the print industry, and will see your projects through from the beginning to the finished product. Count on us for reliable service and affordable prices, no matter what the job is. If you don't see what you need in our products section, call us. We'll do everything we can to fulfill your request and deliver what you're looking for.

Professional Associations

Institute of Strategic Customer Service &

Trade Management of Nigeria Contact: Babatunde Akinsanya Plot 368 Lagos Abeokuta Express Way, Opposite Sweet Sensation

Abule-Egba Lagos 1011001

Nigeria

Tel: +234 8058823760


Website: www.icstm-ng.org

The Institute of Strategic Customer Service and Trade Management of Nigeria is a Professional Association that regulates the profession in Nigeria, particularly Trade Management.

Project Management

Exitech Corporation Contact: Rob Johnson 102 E. Broadway

Maryville Tennessee 37738

United States

Tel: +1 865 983 9101 Fax: +1 865 983 9336


Website: www.exitech.com

Exitech is an engineering, software and training services company serving the nuclear power plant industry. Exitech is committed to offering premier services in the areas of training, training devices, simulator procurement, maintenance and modification, engineering services, management consulting and cyber security services.






Promotional Products

Everything Corporate Contact: Martin Seymour The Old Stables

Cheam Surrey SM3 8PT

United Kingdom

Tel: +44 208 7220246 Fax: +44 208 287 2606


Twitter: @EverythingCorp

Website: www.everythingcorporate.com

Supplier of Promotional merchandise & corporate clothing. We offer a exciting range of products,a first class sourcing team and worldwide distribution service. Provide experienced management & fulfilment of Corporate merchandise stores for companies looking to create their own merchandise range.

Real Estate

Maycumber Real Estate Contact: Allyn Maycumber 9836 Sweetleaf St

Orlando Florida 32827

United States

Tel: +1 407 467 3862


Website: www.WeKnowOrlando.com

Luxury real estate company focusing on the development of residential and commercial projects located in the higher rent districts of Orlando and surrounding areas

Sealy Trinbago Contact: Albert Sealy 1031 Ives Dairy Rd. Suite 228

Miami Florida 33179

United States

Tel: +1 305 259 9989


Website: www.sealytreoservices.com

Sealy Trinbago, Inc. is an industry leading firm that specializes in foreclosure repairs and demolitions. We offer comprehensive property preservation services for vacant, pre-foreclosure, post-foreclosure and REO properties.

Strategic Development Group Contact: Cameron Williams 1201 Hampton Street, Suite 2A

Columbia South Carolina 29201

United States

Tel: +1 803 318 2264


Website: www.strategicdev.com

Strategic Development Group, Inc. (SDG) is one of the nation’s leading site location consultants providing site selection and incentive negotiation services for large manufacturing and headquarters facilities. We have been consistently retained by successful U.S. and global companies to conduct manufacturing and headquarters site selection and negotiation projects over the past 15 years. Long term relationships are a testament to the constant value provided.

Retail Sales

ETS Wassel S.A.R.L Contact: Ets Wassel 48, Rue de Rome

Djibouti City

Djibouti

Tel: +253 2135 3240 Fax: +253 2135 6174


Website: www.wassel-group.com

One of the leading importers, distributors and manufacturer agents of most famous electronics and furniture manufacturers in Djibouti. Products include electronics, furnishings, CCTV, construction materials, food and textiles for both retail and wholesale markets.

Scientific Instruments

Campbell Scientific Canada Contact: Mike Burton 14532 131 Ave nw

Edmonton Alberta T5L 4X4

Canada

Tel: +1 780 454 2505 Fax: +1 780 454 2655


Twitter: @Campbellsci_CA

Website: www.campbellsci.ca

We manufacture dataloggers, data acquisition systems, and measurement and control products used worldwide in research and industry. Our instruments are known for their flexibility, precision measurements, and dependability—even in harsh, remote environments.

Security Equipment

FIREFOX Fire Solutions Inc. Contact: Wayne Wald 4336 - 97 Street NW

Edmonton Alberta T6E 5R9

Canada

Tel: +1 780 619 4040 Fax: +1 780 439 5363


Website: www.firefoxfiresolutions.com

We are a full service provider/supplier of fire fighting products, services and solutions. We also manufacture a line of wildland fire fighting equipment that is innovative and unique designed to be used in a wildfire urban interface situation.

Manifest Marketing Limited Contact: Dorothy Cheng 9/F Shun Feng Int'l Centre, 182 Queen's Road East

Wanchai NIL NIL

Hong Kong

Tel: +852 2869 5065 Fax: +852 2657 0312


Website: www.manifest-hk.com

Mainfest marketing offers a wide range of tools to aid law enforcement and security professionals in the performance of their important missions. Manifest has grown to become one of the largest resellers of security and security related equipment in Hong Kong and Macau. Offering an extensive range of products, Manifest strives to offer only the best available in each product area.






Supply Chain Management

Axima Pty Ltd Contact: Natalie Wallace 38 Britton Street

Smithfield New South Wales 2164

Australia

Tel: +61 2 9765 8500 Fax: +61 2 9765 8555


Website: www.axima.com.au

AXIMA is an Australian owned, fully integrated supply chain management company with its own footprint in Hong Kong and in China. The services portfolio available to AXIMA clients includes: freight forwarding and customs brokerage; warehousing and distribution across the Eastern seaboard; specialised split case scan packing; high performance inventory management solutions; a web-enabled supply chain management communications platform; and in-house, modern transport capabilities. AXIMA draws on over 40 years of combined ASA Logistics and ICF experience. It brings to its clients a broader, deeper set of logistics capabilities in Australia and a trans-global footprint.

Telecommunications Equipment

Kristal Electronics Contact: Filippo Ingegneri Unit 2/22 Hills Street Garbutt

Townsville Queensland 4814

Australia

Tel: +61 747 287 704 Fax: +61 747 287 759


Website: www.kristalelectronics.com

With over 30 years’ industry experience, Kristal Electronics is the leading name for professional and domestic satellite television and terrestrial digital antenna receiving systems. Based in Queensland Australia, we’re proud to supply and deliver our satellite and digital television products in Australia and worldwide.

Telecoms

Monther Haddad Dubai



Working as a Director of Mobile Access Network with the Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC-du) with a sixteen year background and successful track record in the telecom sector, I bring with me extensive expertise in radio access technologies, innovation and best practice. Working in complex management environments, I believe in investing in my staff and use strong leadership to build high performing teams and to develop them in order to enable them to fulfill their potential. My desire now is to advance in my career with strong focus on monetizing mobile data services and identifying new revenue streams for mobile data services. I have great passion for innovation and strategic planning.

Tools

Malco Products Contact: David Clark 14080 State Hwy 55 NW

Annandale Minnesota 55302

United States

Tel: +1 320 274 7335 Fax: +1 320 274 2269


Twitter: @malcoproducts

Website: www.malcoproducts.com/

Malco Products, Inc. was founded in 1950 and was a market pioneer with its unique line of specialty hand tools for the HVAC Trade (Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning). Today, Malco continues the tradition of quality and innovation, and distributes thousands of products from its Annandale, MN headquarters to trade professionals in the U.S. and around the globe.

Translation Services

Agnew Multilingual Contact: Irene Agnew 741 Lakefield Road, Suite C

Westlake Village California 91361

United States

Tel: +1 805 494 3999 Fax: +1 805 494 1749


Website: www.agnew.com www.agnewgov.com

Agnew is a leading provider of foreign-language translation, interpretation and multicultural communication services. Founded in 1986 by Irene Agnew, the company provides culturally sensitive and highly effective language solutions to Fortune 500 companies and small business alike, including those expanding into the emerging markets of the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Latin America. Distinguishing us from industry competitors is the fact that we are not burdened with layers of bureaucracy. Our team can respond immediately to our clients’ needs. We keep our administrative staff lean, but expandable at a moment’s notice. We have carefully assembled a large, varied talent pool composed of linguists, programmers, narrators,designers, web developers, and video editors to create accurate, on-time and on-budget deliverables for print and digital projects. Our language solutions help clients achieve measurable results by reaching out to non-English speaking communities and consumer markets both domestic and international.






Travel Agencies

Afri Unique Tours (Pty) Ltd Contact: Thomas van der Westhuizen 16 Lady Anne Avenue, Newlands

Cape Town Western Cape 7700

South Africa

Tel: +27 836311430 Fax: +27 21 6744430


Twitter: @afriuniquetours

Website: www.afriuniquetours.com

The owners of this family business have many years of experience in the travel business. We also have unique familial links with one of the largest and oldest safari operators in the Botswana – Zambian region and work very closely together. Besides the owners being personally involved in tour planning on a day to day basis, we have also employed staff who have lived and worked in the travel and safari environment for a long time. Afri-Unique Tours can thus offer expert, in-depth knowledge of the greatest attractions and infrastructure in the respective regions and constantly stress-test all the links in the satisfaction supply chain. This enables us to design unique, private luxury experiences that avoid the jaded overburdened destinations and tourist sites, but in its stead, go beyond the expectations of our discerning guests to reveal the splendours of southern Africa. Afri-Unique Tours offer a complete solution that is brain stormed before becoming the final choice by the traveller and once contracted, constantly monitor the well-being and satisfaction levels of our clients during and after services. We commit to a fast response and give meticulous attention to every fine detail.

I R Travel Consultants Contact: Irina Tsokolati 792 N Mayfair Ave

Daly City California 94015

United States

Tel: +1 415 531 1768 Fax: +1 650 352 5127


Website: www.irtcsolutions.com

Travel Related Documents Processing: Visas, Passports, Notarization, Authentication Documents, Birth Certificates and Translation Services.

Attended by more than 13,700 delegates from around the globe, the conference programme brings a global

appeal with international speakers covering a broad spectrum of medical specialities and disciplines. It is the

largest gathering of healthcare and trade professionals in the MENA region, with 4,400 of the world’s leading

companies exhibiting from 70 countries. There are 38 dedicated country pavilions allowing you to see the best

that each nation has to offer. For the first time at Arab Health we will be exhibiting a purpose built sluice room

featuring a range of DDC Dolphin stainless steel furniture, pulp macerators and bedpan washer disinfectors

endorsing our ability to supply all your sluice room requirements and demonstrating how our products can greatly

reduce the risk of cross contamination within medical facilities.

Come and visit us in Zabeel Hall 1, stand Z1D59, we look forward to seeing you there.


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Significant changes to the Reconciliation Entry Program are scheduled to soon take effect. Included among

these changes are the elimination of blanket entry flagging, a simplification of the application process and

changes to the reconciliation transmission procedures. It is imperative that importers and their customs

brokers utilizing the reconciliation program understand the impact of these changes in advance of their

implementation.

As part of its transition from the Automated Commercial System (“ACS”) to the Automated Commercial

Environment (“ACE”), U.S. Customs & Border Protection (“CBP”) has announced changes to the way in which

importers will file reconciliations and CBP will process them. CBP’s current target date for the modifications

to become effective is January 1, 2017.

As discussed below, the most immediate change for current reconciliation participants relates to the way CBP

entries will be identified, or “flagged,” for reconciliation. CBP will no longer automatically “blanket flag” entries

for reconciliation. Instead, importers will be responsible for flagging their own entries. Therefore, it is

critical that reconciliation participants coordinate with their customs brokers to ensure that any entry

subject to reconciliation reporting will be appropriately flagged by the broker. Brokers (and self-filers)

will need to either manually flag each entry summary or program their own software to perform blanket

flagging.

Additional modifications announced by CBP include changes to the way new participants will join the

reconciliation program and the manner in which reconciliation entries will be filed.

Background

Now in its eighteenth year, CBP’s reconciliation program is used by importers to report financial adjustments,

including year-end transfer price adjustments, assists, and dutiable royalties (as well as other information

relevant to the valuation of merchandise) to CBP after the entry summary has been processed. Prior to

reconciliation, importers were required to provide this information via prior disclosure or similar ad hoc

reporting.

Under the reconciliation program, the “flag” (notice of intent) identifies that there are issues to be reconciled

later, which are separated from the entry summary so that the entry may otherwise be finalized and liquidated.

The flag indicates to CBP that a specific data element on the entry summary (e.g., entered value) is not final

at time of entry and is subject to future adjustment. Importers have up to 21 months to file a reconciled entry

summary (12 months for certain FTA claims). The reconciliation is itself an entry and after CBP review, the

reconciliation entry itself will liquidate, with the reconciliation resulting in a single refund or payment of duties,

taxes and fees, as appropriate.

Importers may use reconciliation to seek post-entry section 520(d) refunds under the North American Free

Trade Agreement (and certain other FTAs), to report changes relating to merchandise imported under

Heading 9802, and to report valuation issues, including but not limited to upward and downward transfer

price adjustments.1 With respect to tariff classification, an importer may use reconciliation if it has separately

established the classification issue by means of a protest, pending administrative ruling, or pending court

action.

Modifications to the Program Announced by CBP

Starting on or about January 1, 2017, CBP will implement the following modifications relating to the filing of

reconciliation entries designed to further automate the process and remedy existing problems with the

program.

Important News for US Importers Changes to the Reconciliation Entry Program Set for January 2017.





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Those changes include:

Application Process – New participants will no longer need to apply to CBP Headquarters to join the

program. Instead, interested importers will simply need to (1) have a continuous bond on file (single

transaction bonds are not allowed); (2) file a reconciliation bond rider; and (3) begin flagging entries for

reconciliation.

Entry Flagging – As noted above, CBP will no longer blanket flag entries. Instead, importers will be

responsible for flagging their own entries. Customs brokers (and self-filers) will need to either manually

flag each entry summary or program software to perform blanket flagging.

Reconciliation Transmission – Reconciliation entries will be submitted electronically only in ACE and will

not be accepted in ACS. Further, a hardcopy of the line item spreadsheet on disc will no longer be

required.

Reconciliation Reporting – In what CBP expects to be an improvement over the old system, ACE will

automatically populate the original value, duties, taxes, and fees relating to the underling entries covered

by the reconciliation. Importers will be responsible for reporting the reconciled amounts, as the original

entry data will be pulled automatically from the associated underlying entries covered by the

reconciliation. CBP has also added a number of program indicators to the reconciliation transmission,

requiring importers to provide certain additional information when transmitting a Type 9 Reconciliation

Entry (for example, CBP has added fields to indicate whether a prior disclosure has been filed against one

or more of the flagged entries covered by the reconciliation and to indicate the relevant protest number,

administrative ruling number, or court action number, when the reconciliation relates to a classification

issue, etc.).

ITRAC Reports – CBP will no longer issue Importer Trade Activity (“ITRAC”) reports detailing an importer’s

entry activity on an entry line-by-line basis. Instead, ITRAC reports will be replaced by ACE reports.

Certain elements of ACS Reconciliation will remain the same once CBP transitions to ACE

Reconciliation, including:

the types of issues subject to reconciliation (e.g., value, certain classification issues, 9802, and FTA issues);

the deadlines for filing (12 months for entries flagged for FTA issues, 21 months for entries flagged for

other reconciliation issues such as value, classification, and 9802); and

the types of reconciliation filings (entry-by-entry and aggregate).

If you have any questions regarding this development, please contact Kevin Leonard at [email protected],

Erik Smithweiss at [email protected], or any other attorney at the firm.

1 Not all transfer price adjustments are eligible for reporting through reconciliation. Downward adjustments must meet the criteria set forth in Notice

of Revocation of a Ruling Letter HQ 547654 Relating to Post-Importation Adjustments; Transfer Pricing; Related Party Transactions; Reconciliation, 46

Cust. B. & Dec. 23 (May 30, 2012)






Every month the Council interviews new and existing members about their

organizations. Below are the interviews for December – 16th January 2017

. Click on the links below to read the interviews with the relevant member.

Toh Yeap Teoh

TY Teoh International

click Service Provider

ACCOUNTING

Diane Douglas

Hopewiser


ADDRESSING SYSTEMS

Suresh Chitlangya GSR Marketing

click Exporter

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

Margit Whitlock

Architectural Concepts


ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES

Shashank Shetiya

Selwel Inc

click Manufacturer

AUTOMOTIVE PARTS

Jean-Pierre Lacroix

Shikatani Lacroix Design


BRANDING & DESIGN

Paul J Pearce

Nova Biologicals


CERTIFICATION & TESTING

Vinay Maidargi

Chemovate

click Exporter

CHEMICALS

James Stameson

Plasma Ruggedized Solutions

click Manufacturer

COATINGS & ENGINEERING

Member Interviews

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Are you looking to source a certain product or service?

Send an email to mailto:[email protected] and our staff will assist!





http://tradecouncil.org/interview-with-toh-yeap-teoh-of-ty-teoh-international/

http://tradecouncil.org/interview-with-diane-douglas-at-hopewiser-limited/

http://tradecouncil.org/interview-with-suresh-chitlangya-at-gsr-marketing/

http://tradecouncil.org/interview-with-margit-whitlock-of-architectural-concepts/

http://tradecouncil.org/interview-with-shashank-shetiya-of-selwel-inc/

http://tradecouncil.org/interview-with-jean-pierre-lacroix-of-shikatani-lacroix-design/

http://tradecouncil.org/interview-with-paul-j-pearce-of-nova-biologicals/

http://tradecouncil.org/interview-with-vinay-maidargi-of-chemovate/

http://tradecouncil.org/interview-with-james-stameson-at-plasma-ruggedized-solutions/



Shabnam Olga Nasimi

The House of Porcelain Dolls

click Retailer

COLLECTABLES

Mario Burgos

Burgos Group


CONSTRUCTION

Martin Seymour

Everything Corporate

click Manufacturer

CORPORATE GIFTS

Caroline Wood

Blazing Saddles Trail Rides


CORPORATE RETREATS

Dominique Tinkler Mitchell Group

click Manufacturer

COSMETICS

Carolyne M. Chatel

WIGUP Corp


EDUCATION

Kayleen Thompson

Pakton Technologies

click Manufacturer

ELECTRIC FENCES

Loh Albert

PTS Technologies

click Manufacturer

ELECTRONICS

Mrs. Shree Kelkar

Span Filtration Systems

click Manufacturer

FILTERS

Andrew Small

North of 49 Naturals

click Manufacturer

FOODSTUFFS

Andres Gallegos

Z-Coil

click Manufacturer

FOOTWEAR

Mahesh Trikha

Aargus Global Logistics


FREIGHT & LOGISTICS








http://tradecouncil.org/interview-with-shabnam-olga-nasimi-at-the-house-of-porcelain-dolls/

http://tradecouncil.org/interview-with-mario-burgos-from-the-burgos-group/

http://tradecouncil.org/interview-with-martin-seymour-of-everything-corporate/

http://tradecouncil.org/interview-with-caroline-wood-at-blazing-saddles-trail-rides/

http://tradecouncil.org/interview-with-dominique-tinkler-at-mitchell-group/

http://tradecouncil.org/interview-with-carolyne-m-chatel-co-founder-of-wigup-corp/

http://tradecouncil.org/interview-with-kayleen-thompson-of-pakton-technologies/

http://tradecouncil.org/interview-with-loh-albert-at-pts-technologies-pte-ltd/

http://tradecouncil.org/interview-with-mrs-shree-kelkar-of-span-filtration-systems-pvt-ltd/

http://tradecouncil.org/interview-with-andrew-small-of-north-of-49-naturals/

http://tradecouncil.org/interview-with-andres-gallegos-at-z-coil/

http://tradecouncil.org/interview-with-mahesh-trikha-of-aargus-global-logistics/



Mary Stevenson

Deltech Furnaces

click Manufacturer

FURNACES

Vijay Paliwal

Midmark (India)

click Manufacturer

HEALTHCARE

Joe Coker

ALC Healthcare


HEALTHCARE

Jacqueline Bullen

Smart IT


INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Alan Weinberger The ASCII Group

click Professional Associations

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Ann Rolfe

Mentoring Works


MENTORING

Vikki Brennan

Proudly Made in Africa


NON-PROFIT

Vikram Joshi

Rangotri

click Manufacturer

PRINTED TEXTILES

Deb Warner

Graphic Label Solutions

click Manufacturer

PRINTING & PACKAGING

Bern Chen

Strata Consulting Group


REAL ESTATE

Philip Ingegneri

Kristal Electronics

click Manufacturer

SATELLITE & DIGITAL TV

Captain Satinder Singh

Reliable Guards and Allied

Services


SECURITY








http://tradecouncil.org/interview-with-mary-stevenson-of-deltech-inc-deltech-furnaces/

http://tradecouncil.org/interview-with-vijay-paliwal-at-midmark-india-private-limited/

http://tradecouncil.org/interview-with-joe-coker-of-alc-healthcare/

http://tradecouncil.org/interview-with-jacqueline-bullen-of-smart-it/

http://tradecouncil.org/interview-with-alan-weinberger-at-the-ascii-group/

http://tradecouncil.org/interview-with-ann-rolfe-at-mentoring-works/

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Financial Literacy

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Human Resources

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Management for a Competitive Edge

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Introduction to Business in Asia

This course will give you some beginning ideas on how to understand and negotiate business in Asia. The emphasis is

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Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. After completing this course, you should have some understanding of how to work

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Innovation for Powerful Outcomes

Innovation involves transformative thinking and the genuine ability to cultivate and pick the lucrative fruits of our

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Leadership: Identity, Influence and Power

Leadership; Identity, Influence and Power, examine the recent research in social psychology and business to provide

you with the practical guidelines and actions that will help you develop and sustain your leadership. We conclude with

the key skills and practices of leadership – skills and practices that you can learn and perfect. To help you with this, you

will work on your own leadership development plan.


Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

Whether you realise it or not, you negotiate and resolve conflict every day. This course introduces you to a way of

thinking about Negotiation and Conflict Resolution that will give you renewed confidence. This course provides you

with an introduction to negotiation and conflict resolution from both an academic perspective and also from a

practical or ‘skills’ based perspective. There are discussion boards which give you an opportunity to delve deeper into

the issues with other people taking the course and also assessment items for you to undertake to help you recall key

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Public Private Procurement

CPPP provides the learners with an opportunity to enhance domain knowledge benefit from peer review submissions

and get a certificate on successful completion of the course. The course, a blend of e-learning, self-study and social

learning is offered completely online. CPPP will have eight units in three main modules of:

Introduction to Procurement and Public procurement (including Management Concepts and Techniques)

Public Procurement Operations

Public Procurement and Good Governance.


Strategic Management

In this course, you’ll learn about the role of strategic management in running a business, the difference between

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Providing your employees with free online training can improve business performance, profit and staff morale. Advantages to your business include:

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Avoiding the Contractor Trap: How to Hire the

Best Candidates Quickly and Legally 19th January 2017 Presented by: Jane Booth - Globalization Partners & Steve Wilson –

Osborne Clark

The presentation will:

Explore motivations for expanding business overseas and discuss the

options for hiring quickly

Define “independent contractor” and examine the risks of mis-

classification

Discuss the use of sales agents in Europe

Explain the Global PEO and the legal implications of using one

Clarify legal requirements for direct employee relationships

Walk through the decision process for setting up a subsidiary, using

a Global PEO, or hiring a contractor

Reveal how to transition to a long term solution

Identify common problems

Share strategies for risk mitigation

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Communicating Across Cultures 25th January 2017 Presented by: Lynn Cole - BRDGES Academy

Fast travel, international media, and the Internet have made it easy for us to communicate with people all over the world. The process of economic globalisation means that we cannot function in isolation but must interact with the rest of the world for survival. At the same time, lack of knowledge of another culture can lead, at the best, to embarrassing or amusing mistakes in communication. At the worst, such mistakes may confuse or even offend the people we wish to communicate with, making the conclusion of business deals or international agreements difficult or impossible. This webinar looks at the specific steps which can be taken to improve intercultural communication skills that will help to break down cultural barriers and enhance personal marketability. Some of the topics covered include:

The skills needed to effectively communicate between cultures

How to deal with and manage emotions in a multi-cultured dispute

What are some of the cultural differences which can impact communications

How does one deal with cultural differences in negotiations or disputes


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8 Dangerous Myths about

Trademark Registration

9 Biggest Mistakes Construction

Companies Make on Proposals

A Manager's Guide to Training That

Gets Results

Are you making use of the world’s

strongest patent while you still can?

Commercial Collections: The

Litigation Option

Competitiveness and Innovation on

the 21st Century

Creating a Culture of Engagement

with Health and Communications

Strategies

Designing Immersive At-Purchase

Moments

Doing Business in India

How to Anticipate Industry

Disruptions: Five Proven

Methodologies

International and inter-cultural

mediation as a way to resolve

conflict

International Trade - Major Changes

on the Horizon

Patent Portfolio Development for

Licensing and Monetization

Supplemental Unemployment

Benefits - the Evolution of Severance

The Importance of Office

Ergonomics

The Seven Secrets of Successful

Networking

Using the Solicitor's Regulation

Authority Competency-based

approach to design and implement

performance reviews





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Canadian Business Immigration Presented by: Nikole Read - Immigration Advice Bureau

27th January 2017

As the Canadian immigration rules become more complex, we have

made it our business to ensure that our advice covers more than an

outline of options. We use our global experience, knowledge, and

contacts to solve our clients’ problems. Business immigration to Canada

comprises of the Quebec Investor program, Quebec Entrepreneur

program, several Provincial Entrepreneur programs, the Federal and

Quebec Self-Employed programs, the Federal Start-Up Visa program and

Immigrant Investor Venture Capital Pilot Program. While the various

entrepreneur and self-employed programs are aimed at individuals with

a mid-range personal net worth who intend to establish and operate a

business in Canada, the investor program is ideal for high net worth

individuals who wish to make a passive investment with no obligation to

establish a business.

Learn About:

Business Immigration to Canada

Overview of Canadian Federal and Provincial Programs

Options of setting up business in Canada

What to consider when starting up business in Canada

How to maximize your funds potential


Solving The Plastic Litter Problem Presented by: Robert Bobroff, Symphony Environmental

16th February 2017

Plastic litter is a big problem affecting almost all countries in the world,

which has led to demands from politicians and environmentalists to ban

or tax plastic bags. It is a fact that every year, approximately 280 million

tons of plastic is produced globally, but much of it ends up as litter

polluting land and sea. Plastic pollution of the open environment is a

worldwide problem, and that is why campaigners around the world are

trying to ban plastic bags.

In an ideal world all plastic waste would be collected, but we don’t live in

an ideal world. So here we have a dilemma – what do we do with the

thousands of tons of plastic which cannot realistically be collected for

recycling or other forms of responsible disposal, and escapes into the

open environment, endangering wildlife and clogging up waterways? We

have to make sure that it does not remain as a plastic in the open

environment for decades.

This webinar will provide information about oxo-biodegradable

(controlled-life) plastics: a technology which allows the life of the product

(e.g. lightweight plastic bags and packaging) to be controlled at

manufacture.


Call for Webinar

Presenters

Throughout the year the Council

conducts a range of free business

online workshops and seminars

(Webinars) covering a broad range of

topics including: sales, finance, human

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barriers, intellectual property and more.

Presenting a webinar is a great

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and strategic partner for the future.

The Trade Council has access to more

than 2.3 million CEO’s in virtually every

industry and is always looking for hot

topics to provide the most relevant and

timely education for our members and

those of our affiliated Chambers of

Commerce and business associations.

Why do CEO’s and managers attend

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Hot and applicable topics

Reputable and experienced

presenters

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Foreign Businesses Opening a US Office, and the L1 visa Presented by: Charlet Herr, Naveed Ahmed Esq & Sean Hanover Esq of Hanover Law.

This webinar will teach you about establishing a branch (or headquarters) for your international business to the USA.

This webinar focuses primarily on the hiring of local nationals, or bringing foreign managers to run the business is the

final stage of opening a business in the United States.

What you will learn from this webinar:

The differences in types of business visas; including H, E, EB, and L.

What documents are needed to prove your business has been operational prior to entering the United States

market.

Investment visas, and what is involved in EB5 and E2 investments.

Pending legislation aimed at making L visas harder to acquire.

Starting an office in the US – the paperwork and how to get setup.

Proving viability – how to show you have sufficient funds to operate in the American market place.

Whether to seek a green card (LPR status) or non-immigrant business status.

How to bring your employee families over to the United States.


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USA Immigration Law Landscape Under a New President Presented by: Bennet Savitz, Savitz Law Offices, P.C.

This presentation will discuss the USA Immigration Law landscape under a new president. You will get concrete advice

for attracting, managing, and most importantly, keeping foreign national employees happy and committed to your

company. We will review the basics of employment-based immigration and touch on some of the key strategies for

dealing with foreign national employees. We will discuss methods that your company can utilize immediately in order

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2017 is looking promising for the aerospace industry, driven by increasing military investments and a growing commercial/regional aircraft market. This forecast is increasing jobs and manufacturing work throughout the country, forcing aerospace manufacturers to rely more heavily on automation to complete high-volume projects. Manufacturers serving this industry are also increasingly investing in automated inspection equipment to maintain high quality while keeping up with mass production — and many are custom manufacturing their automated equipment. With a 57,000-square-foot plant filled with metal stamping, machining,

assembly, and inspection equipment, Connecticut-based Engineering Specialties, Inc. (ESI) is always on the lookout for the latest technology to better serve its aerospace customers. We sat down with ESI President Ron Delfini to learn more about the automation engineering equipment they have custom-built and implemented in their facility. Q: What types of parts does ESI manufacture for the aerospace industry? Ron Delfini: At ESI, we offer a number of high-precision metal stamping, machining, and assembly services for aerospace projects. We’ve manufactured parts like air restrictors, tail landing gear, blade clamp assemblies, and many critical stamped and machined components. Tolerances repeatability is imperative for these types of projects, so we use advanced vision inspection technology that’s been custom-adapted by our in-house team of engineers. The systems they’ve made can simultaneously check dozens of pre-specified tolerance criteria in milliseconds. Q: Why is automated inspection so critical for this industry? Ron: A single aircraft requires thousands of metal parts, so aerospace component orders come in at very high quantities. We might have to manufacture 50,000 parts per week just for one company. It would take months to inspect all of those parts manually — and companies just can’t wait for that kind of turnaround time. That’s why we rely on automated technology.

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Q: So how do these automated inspection machines work? Ron: One of our machines — we call it the Green Seal Machine — has an automated rotary table with seven different stations to assemble and inspect parts at the same time. Once the parts pass through the first six stations defect-free, they’re deposited at the last station to be processed for shipment. We also have a proprietary vision inspection machine where parts are dropped through a small window, triggering a laser sensor camera that checks for defects as they fall. These machines allow us to inspect over 500,000 parts per week. Q: How accurate are the automated inspection machines? Ron: These machines aren’t just faster than manual human inspection — they’re also more accurate. We can measure feature tolerances down to hundredths of a millimeter. With our automated inspection equipment, we’re able to quickly deliver millions of parts with zero defects. Q: How often is new automated technology required? Ron: We’re always looking for new ways to increase efficiency. If we’re working on a project and think we can increase product quality while decreasing turnaround time, we’ll custom-build a machine specific to that part. Q: Have you invested in any other technologies that have improved your aerospace manufacturing processes? Ron: We use 3D printing to prototype new parts for clients quickly and cost efficiently. This allows us to perfect a design before taking on a full production run. 3D printing also helps us custom-build solutions for our production and inspection processes. We make our own workholding fixtures, which hold our metal parts during the stamping process, as well as inspection fixtures to eliminate the need for clamps. Being able to quickly make these fixtures in-house has saved us both time and money while increasing production efficiency. See for Yourself — Visit ESI ESI is always happy to show visitors around our 30,000-square-foot North Branford, Conn., facility, or our brand-new 27,000-square-foot facility located just down the street. Contact ESI today to schedule a visit and learn more about our industrial automation equipment.





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Courtesy of Alan Weinberger, CEO, The ASCII Group

How do you lead a community … be it a business

association, a sports team, or even a country? I

founded The ASCII Group over 30 years ago and

it has remained the oldest and largest

community of computer integrators, MSPs and

solutions providers in the world. While we are a

respected and long-established community, I

am constantly looking at how I can be the best

leader possible, both to my staff and our

solution provider community.

My advice to those looking to become a better

leader is to look to others who have successfully

led “voluntary communities” and their

fundamental beliefs on how to lead such a

community. Phil Jackson, the longtime coach of winning NBA basketball teams, comes to mind as a first

order. His recent autobiography, Eleven Rings is an excellent synopsis of his value system and why he was so

successful in leading a team.

Of course as a coach, Jackson is supposed to do all he can to allow his team to “win”; but if “winning” is the

only focus, it can quickly become counterproductive. In the business world, some might characterize

“winning” as having the highest margins in a sector, lowest employee costs to run an organization, highest

salaries for only the top executives, etc. Jackson has this to say: “I hate losing … when I was a kid, I was so

competitive I frequently burst into tears … as a coach, I know that being fixated or winning is

counterproductive, especially when it causes you to lose control of your emotions. Obsessing about winning

is a loser’s game. To create the best possible conditions for success, let go of the outcome. Develop the

individuals on the team so they can be all they can become as human beings first. The ride is a lot more fun

that way.”

In the similar way, as a leader or manager in a business setting (although I see business also as a team game),

we must set up the rules, articulate the vision, and the mission and suggest or actually articulate specific

methods to enable a successful result and on a timely basis.

I firmly believe in Jackson’s approach that you need to run the risk of a short-term loss for a long-term gain.

Find out what skills your employees have, then support their ideas and forced them to get out of their comfort

zone when situations arise where you can capitalize on those skills. Even if you have a few setbacks, long term

you will get loyal employees who are personally growing while helping you to grow your business.

Jackson, of course, would not have been so successful without another key ingredient of a successful leader:

passion. My passion is founding ASCII was to help smaller computer IT businesses become more successful

for they truly are the expert core of our industry in making technology work for millions of business, homes

and now the growing IoT. I wanted them to be able to succeed in their personal and business lives against

the larger forces aligned against them, such as some vendors themselves, the major franchisor at the time

and larger company owned retailers.

Of course, this is before the “community” of Facebook users existed, or Zuckerberg was even born, and all

the virtual communities now exploding on the scene. Today, ASCII Group is an independent, vendor agnostic,

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face-to-face and virtual community with many sub-circles within our master community. Our members

support our single vision and mission we established in 1984 which is to enable the independent IT businesses

in the channel to do better as a group in buying power, networking, sharing leads and expertise and learning

more together than each of us could do independently.

I fully subscribe to the observation of Phil Jackson when he says: “I discovered that the more I tried to exert power directly, the less powerful I became. I learned to dial back my ego and distribute power as widely as possible without surrendering final authority. Paradoxically, this approach strengthened my effectiveness because it freed me to focus on my job as keeper of the team’s vision … I’ve always been interested in getting players to think for themselves so that the can make difficult decisions in the heat of battle.” Any successful community or company must execute on its passion and vision and it requires a top notch

group of committed people. ASCII has just that, some of our senior employees have been with us for over 15

years with institutional knowledge that can just not be purchased at any price.

Finally, a successful leader sometimes needs to just step back from the business. As Jackson notes, basketball

is an action sport for high energy individuals who, “love to do something –anything-to solve problems. However, there are occasions when the best solution is to do absolutely nothing … on a deeper level, I believe that focusing on something other than the business at hand can be the most effective way to solve complex problems.” Stepping back can lead to great things. Jackson said that psychologist have found that people do

their best thinking when they are not concentrating on work at all.

As a classic example of this, I recently read that Einstein came up with this theory of relativity not by sitting in

a lab all day, but rather when he relaxed in a country setting and saw how simple objects interrelate together.

I took a step back in the early 1980s at the start of the IT revolution and was able to reflect on the specialized,

educated individuals implementing the final solution comprised of new software and services, rather than just

the computer retail giants or a few large vendors. 30 years later I still think it is imperative to step back from

the business from time to time to see the big picture and be more effective; sports has taught me this … and

Jackson’s coaching style has reaffirmed it for me.

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International Mediterranean Tourism Market - 7-8 February 2017

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Global Beauty & Wellness Exchange - 19-22 February 2017

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Incentive Travel Exchange - 24-27 April 2017

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By Jean-Pierre Lacroix President of Shikatani Lacroix Design

What if there were no barriers to your brand design?

What if you could experiment freely with no risk?

What if?

These are some of the questions we asked ourselves when we approached neuromarketing research firm True Impact

to collaborate on a first-of-its-kind approach combining neuroscience with augmented reality and virtual reality (AR and

VR) that will revolutionize retail and packaging design.

Our intention was to merge these technologies to produce consistent and reliable data that we can translate into

actionable strategies for our clients. With the advancements in Mixed Realities experience, we have at our disposal new

visualization tools that can combine to allow for better insights that have never before been possible.”

We design realistic retail environments using 3D

technology that are visualized on AR and VR devices

to allow clients to experience the retail concepts

before physical prototypes are built.

To validate the effectiveness of these concepts,

we partnered with True Impact to accurately measure

a consumer’s emotional response to the AR and VR

environments using neuroscience technology.

The result is a groundbreaking approach that marries

Microsoft HoloLens and Samsung VR headgear with

Electroencephalogram (EEG) neuroscience equipment

to decipher consumer preference through emotion. The ability to measure the true emotional response to how a retail

environment or package makes a consumer feel correlates to the effectiveness of the retail or package design –

potentially saving companies millions of dollars on unproven prototypes.

“Our innovative approach presents new possibilities for understanding people’s emotions and preferences in retail

environments,” said Diana Lucaci, Founder and CEO of True Impact. “What’s really exciting for me about these two

technologies is the possibilities that they open up – the ability to create spaces and create shopping experiences and

environments that are human-friendly, they’re designed with people’s welfare in mind, and ultimately add value to

people’s lives.”

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cognitive effort, short-term engagement and heart rate, it was observed that the heart rate correlated well with

movement in VR as if the test subject was actually walking around the retail space. This indicates that the brain adopted

the experience as reality.

In our AR findings it was discovered that a clean line of sight is key to helping a customer achieve their objectives, and

discontinuity in a space should be bridged by a repeating design. In our VR test environment, we observed that feature

design elements spike interest and engagement, environments with many design elements increase cognitive effort, and

engagement length increases in high contrast areas. The tests also measured positive reactions to various architectural

and décor elements, which indicated that the space was engaging.

At Shikatani Lacroix, we are constantly focusing on innovative ways to create immersive experiences that help brands

emotionally connect with consumers. This research has determined that our new VR and AR application using

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Today rapid economic development is fueling India's rise on the world stage. The economy has posted an average

growth rate of more than 7% in the decade since 1997, reducing poverty by about 10 percentage points. India

achieved 9.6% GDP growth in 2006, 9.0% in 2007, and 6.6% in 2008, significantly expanding its manufacturing base

through late 2008 onwards. The regulatory environment in India is complex and fluid and any manufacturer

intending to launch a new product in India has to undergo the process of testing its product(s) with designated

laboratories in the country. Necessary clearances from laboratories and further approval of BIS is also required to

be obtained by the manufacturer prior to utilization of the product.

The National Standard Body of India

BIS is the National Standard Body of India, established under the BIS Act 1986 for the harmonious development of

the activities of standardization, marking and quality certification of goods and for matters connected therewith

or incidental thereto.

BIS provides tangible benefits to the Indian economy in a number of ways: providing safe reliable quality goods,

minimizing health hazards to consumers, promoting exports and imports substitute and control over the

proliferation of varieties.

A summary of BIS activities is as follows:

Standards Formulation

Product Certification Scheme

Compulsory Registration Scheme

Foreign Manufacturers Certification Scheme

Hall Marking Scheme

Laboratory Services

Laboratory Recognition Scheme

Sale of Indian Standards

Consumer Affairs Activities

Promotional Activities

Training Services, National & International level Information Services

The WPC

WPC is the WIRELESS PLANNING & COORDINATION (WPC) Wing of the Ministry of Communications and

Information Technology established in 1952. The WPC regulates frequency spectrums, including licensing across

the country and also caters to the needs of wireless users (Government and Private). It exercises the statutory

functions of the Central Government of India and issues licenses to establish, maintain and operate wireless

stations.

WPC is divided into three major sections:

Licensing and Regulation (LR)

New Technology Group (NTG)

Standing Advisory Committee on Radio Frequency Allocation (SACFA)

Functions of the WPC SACFA

Recommendations on major frequency allocation issues.

Formulation of frequency allocation plan.

Recommendations on various issues related to International Telecom Union (ITU).

Sort out problems referred to the committee by various wireless users.

Regulation and the Supply of

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Siting clearance of all wireless installations in the country etc.

Companies Required to Register with the WPC

Manufacturers

Telecoms, wireless and satellite equipment service providers

Establishing a Research and Development Unit in India

In order to conduct R&D in India necessary licenses must be obtained. There are multiple third-party organisations

which can also sub contract R&D development through their own existing government licensing arrangements,

thereby making the establishing of a local R&D unit much easier. One such company is M/s ZN Synergies Pvt Ltd

(ZNS), a Class ‘A’ registered logistics service provider & FTP consultant.

Apart from being in the business of logistics, ZNS maintains “a mother license” i.e. DPL (dealer possession license) enabling it to provide a range of consultancy services with respect to wireless equipment being imported in India.

The following is the list of services offered by ZNS for all wireless equipment:

Equipment Type Approval / Certification

Experimental Licenses

Demo Licenses

Aeromobile Station Licenses

Ship Station Licenses

Non-dealer Possession License

Dealer Possession License

Managing Repair and Maintenance of Goods Sold in India

In a typical scenario failed wireless telecommunications equipment imported to India is typically re-exported back

to the place of origin and then later re-imported back to India for further use.

Section 74 of the Customs Act, 1962 provides for grant of Drawback @98% of the Customs duties leviable at the

time of importation, if the goods are re-exported by the importer, subject to certain conditions. The re-export is

to be made within a maximum period of two years from the date of import (which period can be extended on

sufficient grounds being shown) and goods have to be identified with the earlier import documents and duty

payment to the satisfaction of the Assistant/Deputy Commissioner of Customs at the time of export. If such goods

are used after importation, Drawback is granted on a proportionate basis but if such goods are re-exported after

more than 18 months of import ‘nil’ Drawback is admissible. Further, no Drawback of the import duty paid is

permissible for specific categories of goods such as wearing apparel, tea chests, exposed cinematographic films

passed by Film Censor Board, unexposed photographic films, paper and plates and x-ray films. Also, in respect of

motor vehicles imported for personal and private use the Drawback is calculated by reducing the import duty paid

according to the laid down percentage for use for each quarter or part thereof, but upto maximum of four years.

Under Section 12 of the Custom Act, 1962 import duties of Customs are leviable on all import goods, and no

distinction is made whether the goods being imported had discharged duties earlier are being re-imported after

exportation for particular purposes. This process involves a complex series of tax transactions which are often

expensive to manage, particularly where small quantities of goods are involved. In order to simply these types of

situations an exporter to India may prefer to arrange a DPL license holder, such as ZNS, to manage local repair and

maintenance within country. This also has the additional benefit of providing faster turn-around times and a

potential for better customer service.

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POWER-GEN events can put you in touch with an engaged audience of high-level dignitaries, officials

and executive management from government, utilities and private enterprises. We can provide your

company with the platform to build long lasting business connections in these exciting markets. Our

2017 POWER-GEN Events include:

17-19 May 2017 | New Delhi, India

POWER-GEN India & Central Asia has been bringing together the Indian and

international power community for over 16 years. Industry experts will share

expertise and showcase the latest power generation technology developments,

alongside Renewable Energy World India.

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27-29 June 2017 | Cologne, Germany

POWER-GEN & Renewable Energy World Europe, the region's largest event

dedicated to electric power generation features top international power industry

companies across all sectors demonstrating state of the art services and

technologies.

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18-20 July 2017 | Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa

POWER-GEN & DistribuTECH Africa focuses on the rapidly increasing power needs

of the growing economies of sub-Saharan Africa. This event brings together

leading decision makers affecting the development of not only power but the

quality of life of this dynamic region.

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15-17 August 2017 | Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Power Engineering and the Oil & Gas Journal present POWER-GEN Natural Gas,

the third annual conference and exhibition targeting gas-fired generation related

to the development of natural gas reserves in the Marcellus and Utica shales of

the Appalachian Basin.

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19 - 21 September 2017 | Bangkok, Thailand

Asia Power Week incorporating POWER-GEN Asia and, Renewable Energy World

Asia has been serving the world’s fastest growing energy market for over 24

years. Focusing on the strategic and technical challenges specific to this dynamic

and highly diverse region.

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12-14 December 2017 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

As the World's Largest Power Generation Event,

POWER-GEN International is the industry leader in providing comprehensive

coverage of the trends, technologies and issues facing the generation sector.

More than 1,400 companies exhibit each year to more than 20,000 attendees.

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