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»  December 2010 - IBAglobal Hosts Vietnamese Delegation

On December 8^th and 9^th 2010, IBAglobal was proud to host business delegates from the Ho Chi Minh Union Business Association (HUBA) and Vietnam Distribution Association (VDA).

On December 8^th in cooperation with the US Department of Commerce, the Consulate General of Vietnam (San Francisco), and the City of Murrieta in California, the delegation met at Murrieta City Hall Council Chambers with area businesses to discuss international business opportunities  and listened to presentations by local California companies on a variety of topics including municipal waste water technology by Nepsus , alternative energy solutions  by Viresco Energy, reverse osmosis and ultra filtration technologies by Nimbus Water and police and industrial safety products by Paulson Mfg.

The delegates were welcomed by Uwe Janssen Chairman of IBAglobal, Mr. Fred Latuperissa, Director Inland Empire U.S. Export Assistance Center   U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service   U.S. Department of Commerce, Murrieta City Mayor Randon Lane and City of Murrieta Economic Development Director, Mr.Bruce Coleman.  The delegation followed with welcome remarks by the Consulate General of Vietnam (San Francisco), and the head of the delegation and Chairman of HUBA and VDA Mr. Minh. The delegation provided a wonderful lunch for the group hosted at Nimbus Water and after business was concluded went on to a wonderful winery tour at Oak Mountain Winery in Temecula, California, whey they were able to sample and purchase local wines and talk about importing California wines to Vietnam.

 On December 9^th, the delegation was escorted to the Coachella Valley region of Southern California to learn about new farming techniques and look for farming equipment.

The delegation began the day with a scenic tour of the valley and then went to the offices of Federated Insurance where they were welcomed by Uwe Janssen, Chairman of IBAglobal, Mark Stanley of Microcool, Sean Runnels and Eddie Schiller of Innovative Land Concepts, Pat Cooper-Former Senator Ducheny’s District Chief, and Diana Hernandez, Coachella Valley Mexican American Chamber of Commerce.

Local famers including George and Greg Kirkjian (Desert Valley Date), Rick Bradford (Richard Bagdasarian), Emerson Kono, Ken Vong, Jeff Percy and Adrian Zendejas (Ocean Mist Farms), Al Alaal (Kubota Tractor), Ted Johnson (CM&S Farms) and John Powell Jr. Anthony Bianco, Mike and Nick Bozick, Duane Young and Howard Marguleas attended the round table discussion. A wonderful lunch consisting of Beef Brisket, Tri Tip, Pulled Pork, Ribs, Creamed Corn, Baked Beans, Potato Salad, Cole Slaw and Roles provided by Innovative Land Concepts was thoroughly enjoyed by the delegation. After lunch, the discussion continued and the delegation was then able to watch a film and presentation on the GPS land leveling tractor and system. The delegation then returned to the Los Angeles area to prepare for a tour of the Port of Los Angeles on December 10^th.

To View the U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service, U.S. Department of Commerce Doing Business in Vietnam: 2010 Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies: Click Here>>

»  November 2010 IBAglobal attends Indonesia Young Entrepreneurs Event

»  June 2010 - IBAglobal postpones Indonesian Business Mission

After careful consideration and consulting with members of the Indonesian government and business mission attendees, IBAglobal has determined that to best serve the interests of the business mission attendees the Indonesian Business Mission will be rescheduled to take place in October of 2011. IBAglobal feels that this additional time will allow all parties to better prepare for the mission helping to ensure the mission's success. Rescheduling will also allow for additional interested U.S. companies to apply and prepare for the mission.

»  May 5th 2010 - 17th Annual World Trade Conference

Thank you to all of our sponsors, exhibitors, presenters, speakers and attendees. A special thank you to our Master of Ceremonies Mr. Noel Massie Southeast California Vice President UPS, Inc.

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»  May 5th 2010 - IBAglobal signs MOU with HoChi Minh City Union Business Association  

»  May 5th 2010 - IBAglobal signs MOU with Consul CC  

»  May 20th 2009 - 16th Annual World Trade Conference

On May 20th 2009, IBA Global hosted its’ first event since the re-branding to commemorate the presidentially proclaimed “world trade week.”  The event was put together in partnership with the International Business Association (IBA Global), U.S. Commercial Service (Ontario, CA), California Inland Empire District Export Council (CIEDEC), Green Institute for Village Empowerment (GIVE) and our sponsors Rauch International, Paulson Manufacturing, Equinox Carbon Equities, and the Al Jananbi Group.

We would like to thank all our partners and sponsors for all their support and efforts in making this event one of the most informative and innovative conferences to date.

A special thanks to our Master of Ceremony Mr. Roy Paulson – President of Paulson Mfg., Plenary Speaker Mr. Ali Sahabi – Chairman of Green Valley Initiative, Keynote Speaker Mr. Greg T. Watkins – Principal of Equinox Carbon Equities, LLC, and panel moderators Mr. Craig Keys - Executive Director of the Green Valley Initiative, Mr. Fred Latuperissa – Director of U.S. Dept. of Commerce and panel members Mr. Clayton Hawranik – President of SRS, Mr. David Byers – Int’l Manager for Asia & Pacific for ESRI, Mr. Jeff Romo – Airport Manager at LA/Ontario International Airport, Mr. Byron Bliss – VP of Marketing for Phoenix Motorcars, Ms. Carolina Zaragoza Flores – Council General for Mexico (San Bernardino, CA), Mr. Mario Juarez – Investment and Trade Commissioner for Mexico (San Bernardino, CA), and Mr. Subijaksono Sujono – Council General for Indonesia (Los Angeles, CA) for sharing a wealth of knowledge about each of their specific industries and countries.

»  April 2009 - Indonesia Business Mission Pre-Mission Trip

In April of 2009, Uwe Janssen, Chairman of IBAglobal with the assistance of the Indonesian Consul in Los Angeles made a trip to Jakarta and Bali as part of the due-dillegence phase of the proposed IBAgobal business mission to Indonesia. Mr. Janssen met with members of the Indonesian goverment, the U.S. Embassy, U.S. Commercial Service, Indonesian Chamber of Commerce, Garuda Airlines, Mayor of Bali and several private companies. The focus of the trip was to collect direct information on the opportunities and challanges for U.S. based business wanting to expand into the Indonesian market. Mr. Janssen concluded that while thier are a variety of opportunities for U.S. companies to provide products and services in several industry sectors including energy, architecture/construction/engineering, water, as is true with any international market expansion, companies need to be prepared to spend 12 to 36 months supporting an expansion effort in order to properly prepare for market entry. Efforts include local partner search, rebranding and proper marketing to the market.