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The Bilateral US-Arab Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce our annual Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup trade mission to Doha, taking place May 26 - May 30, 2013 in partnership with the US-Qatar Business Council.

To date, Qatar has allocated more than $130 billion to enhance the country’s infrastructure, transportation, hospitality, surveillance & security, communications, media, health care and housing sectors. This trade mission is designed to identify opportunities in those sectors in preparation for and leading up to the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup.

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Deadline to register is May 20, 2013. For detailed information on pricing and how to apply for registration, please contact Matthew Kocian at 713-568-8473 or matthew@bilateralchamber.org

Saudi Aramco Global Reliability Forum 2013
June 19-20, 2013 | Houston, Texas

The Bilateral US-Arab Chamber of Commerce is proud to promote the third annual Saudi Aramco Global Reliability Forum (SAGRF 2013) – hosted by U.S.-subsidiary Aramco Services Company – is set to be bigger and better than ever with an all-star lineup of keynote speakers, expanded technical tracks and vendor expo; and evening networking reception.

Keynote speakers include a former deputy assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Energy, former executive assistant director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, current chancellor and president of a tier one research university, and current NASA scientist with multiple U.S. patents in robotic technologies.

The cost of registration is $50, which covers full participation on both days. This includes access to all general sessions, track presentations, vendor expo, breakfast, lunch and the evening networking reception. We encourage you to invite other industry colleagues and partners who are focused on operational reliability and asset management to register as well.

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For additional information, contact Amanda Dramberger at amanda@bilateralchamber.org, 713-568-8516.

Tunisia Investment Forum
June 13-14, 2013 | Tunis, Tunisia

The Bilateral US-Arab Chamber of Commerce is proud to promote the 3rd international economic event in Tunisia “Tunisia Investment Forum” (TIF), on June 13th and 14th, 2013, at the El Mouradi Gammarth Hotel, in Tunis.

TIF 2013 takes place in this exceptional year in the Tunisian history, strongly dominated by the political milestones, about topics largely inspired by the current context and particularly focused on the perspectives the country is moving to: "New Tunisia: towards a new investment sustainable strategy ".

During this TIF edition, specific Workshops will present the major reforms Tunisia implemented in its investment policy and highlight the country’s attractiveness in terms of sustainability. Based upon this, two workshops will debate about the following topics: the new Investment Code, the new investment governance process – high added value investment opportunities.

The new Code provisions dedicated to entrepreneurial freedom, equality of treatment, investment guarantees and transparency, and the simplification of procedures, as stated by experts, will not fail to identify new investment opportunities sought by high added value leading industries and sectors, which should constitute the heart of the industrial dynamics for years to come. This is how the second workshop in the morning of June 14th will discuss the Tunisian offer for a number of sectors expected to experience a considerable momentum with the new Code including: aerospace, offshoring, biotechnology, renewable energy, etc.

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For additional information, contact Amanda Dramberger, amanda@bilateralchamber.org, 713-568-8516.

5th Annual TEACH 2013

June 1 - 7, 2013 | Bahrain & Qatar

The Bilateral US-Arab Chamber of Commerce is in the final stages of preparation for the 5th Annual Teachers Educating Across Cultures in Harmony (TEACH) Fellowship. From June 1-7, TEACH participants will meet with their counterparts in Bahrain and Qatar to share best practices, teaching methodologies, and classroom experiences in order to generate insights and enhance cultural understanding that is taken back to the represented schools and communities.

This year, the program will focus more specifically on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education. With this in mind, we will be covering some new topics including:

• Maximizing human capacity development with declining education budgets;
• Aligning educational initiatives to careers in the fields of STEM; and
• Cultural and gender cooperation, awareness and equality in the educational environment and the workplace.

For more information, contact Matthew Kocian at matthew@bilateralchamber.org, or 713-568-8473.

Please click here to visit the TEACH webpage.