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A publication of The Canadian Council for the Please click on each headline for this week's top stories. Trade Missions, Seminars and Other Events 2. AIESEC National Leadership Development Conference 3. NASCO Conference 2008: Moving North America Forward 4. Canadian Energy Mission to Uruguay, Argentina and Chile 5. The International Economic Forum of the Americas - The Great Transition: Mastering Change 6. Women's Trade Mission to Monterrey, Mexico October 21 - 24, 2008 Regional News 2. 22 Latin American Countries Sign Environmental Declaration in Venezuela 3. Rumble in the Jungle: How Barefaced Capitalism Can Help Save the Amazonian Rainforest 4. Punta Arenas Airport Marks Record Passenger Growth 5. Cuban Software Aids LatAm Unity Trade Missions, Seminars
and Other Events "Democratic Institutions, Free Trade and Regional Security" Formerly editor of El Tiempo, Colombia’s largest newspaper and a Neiman Fellow at Harvard University, Vice President Santos was kidnapped for eight months in 1990 by Pablo Escobar, head of the Medellín drug cartel. He fled Colombia in 2000 under threat from the FARC guerrillas, but returned in 2002 to run successfully as President Alvaro Uribe’s vice presidential candidate. Vice President Santos was re-elected in 2006. In his first public address in Canada, Vice President Santos will discuss Colombia’s challenges and successes in fostering economic growth and strengthening democratic institutions and security in the region. Thursday, May 8, 2008 The Albany Club Click here to download the invitation and registration form. For more information contact: AIESEC National Leadership Development Conference This year, AIESEC York, will host the National Leadership Development Conference from May 7 – 11, 2008. Through a series of workshops, training sessions, and discussions, the goal of the conference is to equip all delegates with the skills and knowledge required for success in their personal and professional endeavours. NASCO
Conference 2008: Moving Guanajuato, Mexico Join more than 400 transportation, logistic and economic development specialists from across Mexico, United State and Canada at this dynamic annual conference in Mexico which will focus on key trade and transportation issues and opportunities for improved cooperation and economic partnership among the three North American countries joined by the International Mid-Continent Trade and Transportation Corridor ( NASCO Corridor) For more complete
information on the conference and/or to register please visit www.nascogto.com Gustavo Zentner CANADIAN ENERGY MISSION TO URUGUAY, ARGENTINA AND CHILE June 8 - 13, 2008 The International Trade Missions Division of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT) is For more information: Contact Karen Sleim an at 613-996-8546 e-mail karen.sleiman@international.gc.ca or Pierre Chalifou at 613-944-1227 e-mail pierre.chalifour@international.gc.ca THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS MAY 16, 2008 The International Economic Forum of
the The International Economic Forum of the Americas/Conference of Montréal has as its principal mission the promotion of wide-ranging and completely open discussion of the major international economic issues. It also aims at facilitating the creation of contacts between representatives of businesses, governments and international agencies as well as members of the academic world and civic society, thereby encouraging international exchanges. The 14th edition will be held under the general theme of The Great Transition: Mastering Change Date: June 9 - 12, 2008 For more information about the conference: http://www.conferencedemontreal.com/2.0.html?&L=1. Organization of Women in International Trade Join Trade Mission to Mexico Deadline: June 30, 2008 (The earlier you register, the better, to ensure maximum time to plan most effective business matching for you.) Click here to view a complete invitation to the event. For information please contact: Gail Morris Regional News
Summary of original article: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and leaders from Bolivia, Cuba and Nicaragua signed a food crisis accord of 100 million dollars ( US) Wednesday to help battle the rising food prices. In addition to the new Food Security Fund, Latin American leaders also promise to create joint programs to help agricultural development. According to the Associated Press, " Venezuela has struggled with sporadic shortages that often make it difficult to find staples such as milk, sugar and beef. Chavez has blamed local businesses, saying they hoard products. But critics blame government-imposed price controls, which they say make it difficult for some businesses to turn a profit." For the full story, click here 22 Latin American Countries Sign Environmental Declaration in Venezuela Representatives from 22 Latin American countries and world ecologists gathered in Caracas Thursday to sign the Final Declaration on Planetary Emergency to demand urgent measures to preserve the environment. Rumble in the Jungle: How Barefaced Capitalism Can Help Save the Amazonian Rainforest Excerpt from original article: "… Peru 's Madre de Dios region has been undergoing an ecotourism boom. More than 70 “eco-lodges” cater to tourists from around the world, eager to experience a few days in the Amazon. Last year more than 60,000 foreigners visited the area, a 20-fold increase over 15 years. Its success stems from two factors. First, the region comprises vast areas of pristine rainforest, including some of the most biodiverse places on earth, much of it protected (at least on paper) in magnificent national parks. It is also easily accessible. Its capital, Puerto Maldonado, is less than an hour's flight from Cuzco, gateway to Machu Picchu, the Incas' ruined city. From Puerto Maldonado, many of the lodges are just an hour or two away by riverboat. …" For the full story, click here
Passenger traffic in Punta Arenas airport, extreme south of Chile, increased 14% during 2007 according to statistics supplied by the head of the air terminal, Juan Carlos Oneto. The significant increase is attributed to the different promotions from air carriers and night flights which has enabled many Chileans to opt for air travel as a means of transport.
The center in Camaguey, Cuba that develops didactic software and games is working on converting two ALBA (Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas) educational programs to Linux for the peoples of America. Sustancia and Campo, two programs from the future collection for pre-university students, develop several subjects in physics while Nature and Man (for secondary students) is devoted to biology, chemistry, physics and geography. The computer center, founded March 16, 1993, produces software for education and post-graduate courses for Cuban and foreign specialists. ALBA is formed by Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia, Nicaragua and Dominica. This newsletter has been brought to you in part by
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