Greetings from your local U.S Commercial Service!

The staff of the Pacific South Network, located in offices throughout Southern California, Hawaii and Nevada, are committed to assisting local companies in realizing their export potential. We assist companies to reach their international objectives by providing:

• Customized counseling
• Information on markets abroad
• International contacts
• Advocacy services

A snapshot of upcoming featured, international, and domestic events we are supporting and "Hot Topics" are listed below.

FEATURED EVENTS

• Webinar: Selling to the Manufacturing Sectors in Tijuana & Matamoros, Mexico
  March 12, 2008, No pre-registration is required, but RSVP to elennype@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov
• How to Keep Your Cash Flow - Flowing: Discover ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution)
  March 19, 2008, More...
• Asia Pacific Business Outlook Conference
  April 7-8, 2008, Use Registration Code: DOC2008, More...

EVENTS IN THE PACIFIC SOUTH

• Doing Business in India
  March 19, 2008, More info contact: dwinters@valleyofthestars.org
• ComDef West 2008
  San Diego, CA, March31 - April 1, 2008, More...
• Expanding Export Markets for Medical Devices
• Newport Beach, CA, April 3, 2008, More...
• China Rountable
  Newport Beach, CA, April 10, 2008, More info contact: maryavis.bokal@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov
• LA Int'l Textile Show
  Los Angeles, CA, April 14-16, 2008, More...
• Indonesia Roundtable and One on One Meetings
  Newport Beach, CA, April 17, 2008, More info contact: paul.tambakis@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov
• Asian Development Bank
  Downtown Los Angeles, CA, April 24, 2008, More info contact: bobby.hines@mail.doc.gov 
• 82nd Annual World Trade Week Kickoff Breakfast
  Los Angeles, CA, May 7, 2008, More...

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

• Istanbul, Turkey
  Trade Winds Europe - Pan European Business Development Conference
  April 14-16, More...
• Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  Secretarial Trade Mission to Vietnam
  June 16-20, 2008, More...

HOT TOPICS

• Market of the Month - Sub-Saharan Africa (featuring Ghana, Nigeria & S. Africa), More... 
• The Case for Colombia - Undersecretary Chris Padilla, More...
• Is your foreign customer after you for better terms?  Are payment terms limiting your international sales? Don't carry that foreign risk alone.  Contact Export-Import Bank of the U.S.- Terry Bobko, 949-660-1341, Ext 404