2008 WTC Day Dinner honorees:
James T. McDermott Jr. & Joseph A. Balzano

On May 21, 2008, the Who’s Who of the Greater Philadelphia international business and maritime communities will attend the World Trade Centers Day Dinner at the Union League in Philadelphia. Following a cocktail hour, attendees will gather in the Lincoln Hall to recognize Joseph A. Balzano, executive director and CEO of South Jersey Port Corporation, and James T. McDermott Jr., executive director of Philadelphia Regional Port Authority, as World Trade Centers Day Honorees. In addition, the WTCGP Business Member of the Year Awards will be presented to two WTCGP members representing both states of our region: Burt, Hill in Pennsylvania and Wheaton Industries, Inc. in New Jersey.

Join Pennoni Associates Inc. (Gold sponsor); Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (Gold sponsor); South Jersey Port Corporation (Gold sponsor); Urban Engineers (Silver sponsor); White and Williams LLP (Silver sponsor); as well as Table sponsors - Burt Hill; Blank Rome LLP; Camden Iron & Metal, Inc.; Delaware River Port Authority; Devon International Group; LeBow College of Business - Drexel University; Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP; VideoRay; Wachovia Bank; Wheaton Industries; WolfBlock LLP and representatives of other regional companies and organizations at this event.

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Whether you are a U.S. company interested in selling your products or services internationally, or a foreign company searching for potential business partners in the U.S., the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia offers a wide range of services that help you succeed in your international market endeavors. In subsequent WorldLinks Issues, we will explore in detail various services provided by the WTCGP to its members & clients. In this issue, we focus on: commercial exchange services.

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Ousama Ghannoum

With unimaginable growth potential for many industry sectors, the Gulf States region was the focus of the last WTCGP breakfast briefing. The event was hosted by the law offices of Dilworth Paxson on April 30, 2008. Ousama Ghannoum, the WTCA Board member, WTCA regional coordinator for the Middle East and North America, general manager of World Trade Center Abu Dhabi, and marketing and communications director at ALDAR, and Anton Germishuizen, AIA, principal and member of the Board of Directors, Burt, Hill, kept the participants attention with their discussion of projects currently underway - unprecedented in their complexity.

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“For the first time in the last few years, Russian trade balance with the U.S. has turned negative,” reported the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation on May 8, 2008. According to the data released by the Russian Federal Customs Service, the U.S. trade surplus with Russia reached $1.29 billion in 2007 - the much-awaited comeback into the positive territory, following a $3.43 billion trade deficit peak in 2004. Even though, the U.S. statistical sources still report a trade deficit, both countries agree that the U.S. exports grew by impressive 17.1% to $17.26 billion in 2007. To build on this trend, the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia, in cooperation with the PA DCED, U.S. Commercial Services, WTC Moscow and the Mid-Atlantic - Russia Business Council, is taking local companies on a trade mission to Russia from June 22-26, 2008.

If your Pennsylvania company is interested in exploring business opportunities in Russia, please contact Andrea Townrow, coordinator of the WTCGP Eastern European Emerging Market program, at 215-586-4240 x123.

Source: Vzgljad (View). Russian Online Business Newspaper. May 8, 2008.

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May has brought some changes to the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia’s internship program. We reluctantly bid farewell to our two interns, Ayla Brooks and Janie Eng, both of Rowan University. At the same time, we are pleased to welcome Jake Massincaud of Philadelphia Biblical University as a new research intern who will be assisting us with projects throughout the summer.

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May 19, 2008 - Visit of PA ATRs for Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and Singapore.

May 21, 2008 - WTC Day Dinner

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June 24, 2008 - Trade Tactics Mentoring Breakfast "Export Shipping and Documentation."

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