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SUMMARY:Airpark Forum-Arizona and Canada/Building Business Bridges
DESCRIPTION:Arizona and Canada \nBuilding Business Bridges\nWhen:  Wednesday\, October 30\, 2013\n 11:30am - 1:00pm\nWhere:  Maggiano's Little Italy\n 16405 N. Scottsdale Rd. \n Scottsdale\, 85254Cost:  $25 Members\; $45 Guests\n (Additional $5 for at-door registration)According to Canada Arizona Business Council bilateral trade between Arizona and Canada has evolved to $3.9 billion in annual partnerships\, excluding tourism. Come learn how you can increase your business through cross-border relationships. You won’t want to miss this opportunity!\nFeatured Guests\n \nGlenn Williamson\nCEO and Founder\, Canada Arizona Business Council\nThe Canada Arizona Business Council (CABC) is a private sector group sanctioned by the Canadian Government and the State of Arizona to work on fostering bilateral trade and foreign investment between both parties. Williamson has over 30-years of executive experience as a serial entrepreneur in finance and operations of high-level companies with his strengths extending to advanced capital formation\, marketing\, and positioning. His innate ability has been demonstrated in his record of taking companies from inception to maturity by assembling and managing teams of highly qualified individuals who provide the innovation\, experience and expertise needed to build a successful company.\n\nEric Nielsen\nDirector\, U.S. Commercial Service/ Arizona\nNielsen was appointed Director of the Arizona U.S. Export Assistance Center\, responsible for operations in Phoenix\, Scottsdale and Tucson. In Arizona\, Nielsen manages a team of five international trade specialists and coordinates partnerships with a wide variety of economic development organizations.  He also serves as the Arizona District Export Council’s Executive Secretary. In the early 1990s\, Eric spent four years with the Canadian Consulate General in Los Angeles\, counseling Southern California and Arizona companies about investing in Canada through joint ventures and alliances.\n\nSponsorship opportunities available! Contact Nikki Hoffman at 480-355-2712.\nRegister today at scottsdalechamber.com. Presenting Sponsor:Supporting Sponsor:
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><IMG style="WIDTH: 290px\; HEIGHT: 87px" border=0 alt="" src="http://members.scottsdalechamber.com/sbaweb/images/IMGS/airparkforumlogoprint.jpg"></DIV><BR><DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center\; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\; FONT-SIZE: 16pt\; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Arizona and Canada <BR><BIG>Building Business Bridges</BIG></DIV><P></P><DIV></DIV><TABLE style="TEXT-ALIGN: left\; WIDTH: 471px\; MARGIN-LEFT: auto\; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto" border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(206\,110\,25)\; HEIGHT: 3px\; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top"></TD></TR><TR><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(253\,236\,146)\; WIDTH: 471px\; HEIGHT: 126px"><TABLE style="TEXT-ALIGN: left\; WIDTH: 508px\; HEIGHT: 163px" border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="WIDTH: 239px\; HEIGHT: 5px\; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" colSpan=3></TD></TR><TR><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: center\; WIDTH: 195px\; HEIGHT: 39px" rowSpan=3><BR><IMG style="WIDTH: 171px\; HEIGHT: 35px" alt="" src="http://members.scottsdalechamber.com/sbaweb/images/IMGS/Maggianos_small.gif"></TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right\; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(253\,236\,146)\; WIDTH: 66px\; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica\,Arial\,sans-serif\; HEIGHT: 45px\; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top"><SPAN style="COLOR: black\; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SMALL><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">When:</SPAN></SMALL> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></SPAN></TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(253\,236\,146)\; WIDTH: 239px\; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica\,Arial\,sans-serif\; HEIGHT: 45px\; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top"><SMALL><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">&nbsp\;Wednesday\, October 30\, 2013</SPAN><BR style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">&nbsp\;11:30am - 1:00pm</SPAN></SMALL><BR></TD></TR><TR><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right\; WIDTH: 66px\; HEIGHT: 63px\; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top"><SMALL><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\; COLOR: black\; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Where:</SPAN></SMALL> <SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></TD><TD style="WIDTH: 239px\; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\; HEIGHT: 63px\; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top"><SMALL>&nbsp\;Maggiano's Little Italy<BR>&nbsp\;16405 N. Scottsdale Rd. <BR>&nbsp\;Scottsdale\, 85254</SMALL></TD></TR><TR><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right\; WIDTH: 66px\; HEIGHT: 39px\; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica\,Arial\,sans-serif"><SMALL><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Cost:</SPAN></SMALL>&nbsp\;</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></TD><TD style="WIDTH: 239px\; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\; HEIGHT: 39px\; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top"><SMALL>&nbsp\;$25 Members\; $45 Guests<BR><SMALL>&nbsp\;(Additional $5 for at-door registration)</SMALL></SMALL></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(253\,236\,146)\; WIDTH: 471px\; HEIGHT: 100px\; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top"><SMALL><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica\,Arial\,sans-serif"></SPAN></SMALL><TABLE style="TEXT-ALIGN: left\; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent\; WIDTH: 503px\; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana\; MARGIN-LEFT: auto\; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto" border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=11><TBODY><TR><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify\; WIDTH: 471px\; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top"><SPAN style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify\; LINE-HEIGHT: 17px\; FONT-SIZE: 12px">According to Canada Arizona Business Council bilateral trade between Arizona and Canada has evolved to $3.9 billion in annual partnerships\, excluding tourism. Come learn how you can increase your business through cross-border relationships. You won’t want to miss this opportunity!</SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><TD style="WIDTH: 471px"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><BR>Featured Guests<BR>&nbsp\;<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"></SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD style="WIDTH: 471px"><TABLE style="TEXT-ALIGN: left\; WIDTH: 100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><IMG style="FLOAT: left\; HEIGHT: 149px" alt="" src="http://members.scottsdalechamber.com/sbaweb/images/IMGS/glennwilliamson.gif"><IMG style="WIDTH: 10px\; FLOAT: left\; HEIGHT: 149px" alt="" src="http://members.scottsdalechamber.com/sbaweb/images/IMGS/Pixel.gif"><B style="TEXT-ALIGN: left\; LINE-HEIGHT: 17px\; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none\; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255\,255\,255)\; FONT-VARIANT: normal\; FONT-STYLE: normal\; MARGIN-TOP: 0px\; TEXT-INDENT: 0px\; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri\,sans-serif\; WHITE-SPACE: normal\; LETTER-SPACING: normal\; COLOR: rgb(0\,0\,0)\; FONT-SIZE: 15px\; WORD-SPACING: 0px" mce_style="margin-top:0">Glenn Williamson<BR></B><EM><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17px\; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri\,sans-serif\; FONT-SIZE: 15px">CEO and Founder\, Canada Arizona Business Council</SPAN><BR></EM><DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SMALL><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The Canada Arizona Business Council (CABC) is a private sector group sanctioned by the Canadian Government and the State of Arizona to work on fostering bilateral trade and foreign investment between both parties. Williamson has over 30-years of executive experience as a serial entrepreneur in finance and operations of high-level companies with his strengths extending to advanced capital formation\, marketing\, and positioning. His innate ability has been demonstrated in his record of taking companies from inception to maturity by assembling and managing teams of highly qualified individuals who provide the innovation\, experience and expertise needed to build a successful company.<BR><BR></SPAN></SMALL></DIV></TD></TR><TR align=left><TD><IMG style="WIDTH: 112px\; FLOAT: left\; HEIGHT: 149px" alt="" src="http://members.scottsdalechamber.com/sbaweb/images/IMGS/eric_nielsen.gif"><IMG style="WIDTH: 10px\; FLOAT: left\; HEIGHT: 149px" alt="" src="http://members.scottsdalechamber.com/sbaweb/images/IMGS/Pixel.gif"><B style="TEXT-ALIGN: left\; LINE-HEIGHT: 17px\; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none\; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255\,255\,255)\; FONT-VARIANT: normal\; FONT-STYLE: normal\; MARGIN-TOP: 0px\; TEXT-INDENT: 0px\; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri\,sans-serif\; WHITE-SPACE: normal\; LETTER-SPACING: normal\; COLOR: rgb(0\,0\,0)\; FONT-SIZE: 15px\; WORD-SPACING: 0px" mce_style="margin-top:0">Eric Nielsen</B><BR style="TEXT-ALIGN: left\; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none\; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255\,255\,255)\; TEXT-INDENT: 0px\; FONT: 15px/17px Calibri\,sans-serif\; WHITE-SPACE: normal\; LETTER-SPACING: normal\; COLOR: rgb(0\,0\,0)\; WORD-SPACING: 0px"><SPAN style="TEXT-ALIGN: left\; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none\; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255\,255\,255)\; TEXT-INDENT: 0px\; DISPLAY: inline !important\; FONT: 15px/17px Calibri\,sans-serif\; WHITE-SPACE: normal\; FLOAT: none\; LETTER-SPACING: normal\; COLOR: rgb(0\,0\,0)\; WORD-SPACING: 0px"><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Director\, U.S. Commercial Service/ Arizona</SPAN><BR></SPAN><DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SMALL><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Nielsen was appointed Director of the Arizona U.S. Export Assistance Center\, responsible for operations in Phoenix\, Scottsdale and Tucson. In Arizona\, Nielsen manages a team of five international trade specialists and coordinates partnerships with a wide variety of economic development organizations.&nbsp\; He also serves as the Arizona District Export Council’s Executive Secretary. In the early 1990s\, Eric spent four years with the Canadian Consulate General in Los Angeles\, counseling Southern California and Arizona companies about investing in Canada through joint ventures and alliances.<BR><BR></SPAN></SMALL></DIV></TD></TR><TR align=middle><TD><TABLE style="TEXT-ALIGN: left\; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(206\,110\,25)\; WIDTH: 100%\; HEIGHT: 3px" border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(206\,110\,25)\; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle"></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><DIV style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: none\; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255\,255\,255)\; TEXT-INDENT: 0px\; MARGIN: 0px 0px 13px\; FONT: 11pt/17px Calibri\,sans-serif\; WHITE-SPACE: normal\; LETTER-SPACING: normal\; COLOR: rgb(0\,0\,0)\; WORD-SPACING: 0px" mce_style="font-family:Calibri\,sans-serif\;font-size:11pt\;line-height:115%\;margin:0\;margin-bottom:13px">Sponsorship opportunities available! Contact Nikki Hoffman at 480-355-2712.<BR>Register today at<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space>&nbsp\;</SPAN><A style="COLOR: rgb(0\,0\,255)\; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://scottsdalechamber.com/" target=_blank>scottsdalechamber.com</A>. </DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P align=center></SMALL><FONT size=2 face=Verdana><STRONG>Presenting Sponsor:</STRONG></FONT></P><P align=center><FONT size=2 face=Verdana><STRONG><IMG style="HEIGHT: 101px" border=0 alt="" src="http://members.scottsdalechamber.com/sbaweb/images/IMGS/bestwesternSundial.gif"></STRONG></FONT></P><P align=center><FONT size=2 face=Verdana><STRONG>Supporting Sponsor:&nbsp\;</STRONG></FONT></P><P align=center><FONT size=2 face=Verdana><STRONG><IMG style="HEIGHT: 65px" border=0 alt="" src="http://members.scottsdalechamber.com/sbaweb/images/IMGS/thesurgicalhospitalofphoenix.jpg"></STRONG></FONT></P><P align=center>&nbsp\;</P>
LOCATION:Maggianos Little Italy
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