Trade Events
Canada

Symposium on Business Culture

The Gateway to the World's Largest Economy
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)

November 21, 2006
IPSCO Place (formerly Regina Exhibition Park), Salon 3
Regina, Saskatchewan

Dear Attendees:

Are you familiar with the lucrative Central and Eastern European Markets and their cultures? Are you aware of the opportunities currently available to Canadian Companies in these countries? In 2005 alone, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine and Russia imported CDN $44.8 billion in agriculture and agri-food products. Would you like to find out more? If your answer is yes, we suggest you add this opportunity to your agenda!

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and its partners are proud to invite you to attend an outreach session as well as other key activities, all of which will be held November 21, 2006 as part of Agribition in Regina, Saskatchewan.

This event will feature a speaker from the Canadian Management Center, a partner of Harvard Business School Publishing, who will share her market strategy expertise with participants.

We would be thankful if you could provide us with your company profile, as it will allow us to address your needs and expectations. This information will help us in the planning and promotion of this event. Attendees will include: Buyers from Central and Eastern Europe, Canadian industry (SME’s, Associations); partners such as the Export Development Corporation (EDC) and financial institutions, as well as Embassies.

If you would like to attend, please check the appropriate statements from the menu below and return your reply by October 13, 2006 to: sidarouscote@agr.gc.ca

PLEASE CHECK THE APPROPRIATE STATEMENT:

	Yes, I will attend the Outreach Session, Attendee's name and Company: _________________________ and e-mail: __________________________
	No, I will not attend the Outreach Session
	I am interested to meet with the Trade Commissioners *
	I am interested to meet with EDC or Canadian Financial * Institutions
	Other meetings *

*For those who would like to participate in one-on-one meetings, we will be offering this option on November 21 in the late afternoon and evening as well as November 22 in the morning.

Please find attached, the **registration form for the Symposium.

**PDF format, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader

"FOR SUCCESSFUL EXPORTERS"