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BUSINESS Thursday 2/26 The Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce will honor two businesses for their growth and support of the community over the years. Eight Miami Beach businesses will compete for the new award. To be eligible, businesses must have headquarters or branch offices on the Beach. 11:30 a.m. (2/26) at the Wyndham Miami Beach. Tickets are $35. Details: (305) 674-1300, Ext. 316 or www.miamibeachchamber.com.
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS LECTURE Tuesday 3/2 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS BRIEFINGThe British American Chamber of Commerce will host Michael Bates, consul general of the British government in Atlanta, who will speak on "Homeland Security Initiatives and Their Impact on UK-US Trade Relations." Noon at Miami City Club, Wachovia Financial Center, 55th Floor, 200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Miami. Prepaid reservations are required due to limited seating. $70 for members, $80 for non-members. Details: Gaynor Evans, (305) 377-0992. Monday 3/8 INTERNATIONAL ADVERTISING ASSOCIATIONRoundtable presentation and cocktail reception featuring guest speaker Sir Martin Sorrell, Group Chief Executive of WPP. Sir Martin Sorrell founded WPP in 1986 and since then it has become one of the world's leading communications service companies. Tickets for members are $50 and $75 for non-members. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Details: Muriel Sommers (305)529-5006 or msommassoc@aol.com. Tuesday 3/9 CHAMBER OF COMMERCEDr. Harry Brautigam, President of the Central American Bank of Economic Integration, will speak at the Central America-US Chamber of Commerce luncheon presentation. 12 noon-3 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Coral Gables, 30 Alhambra Circle, Coral Gables. Cost is $35 for Members; $45 for Non-Members. Details: (305) 569-9113 or meet@causacc.com. Thursday 3/11 STRATEGIC ECONOMICS LECTURELouis E. V. Nevaer, author of "Nafta's Second Decade" and "The Rise of the Hispanic Market in the United States," conducts the seminar "Miami and the FTAA: Successful Strategies for Emerging Opportunities Throughout Latin America." Mr. Nevaer, an authority on the integration of the Mexican economy into the former US-Canada Free Trade Agreement and the emerging continental Hispanic consumer market, will discuss how Miami and the South Florida business communities can best pursue strategies as hemispheric integration unfolds. 6 p.m. at Radisson Hotel Miami, 1601 Biscayne Blvd. $25. Details: www.hispaniceconomics.com or (917) 880-8587. TRADE IN AFGHANISTAN Dr. Kevin Stephens will discuss how to establish links to commercial opportunities, internships, humanitarian assistance programs and future investments in the developing Afghani state. Trade and foreign business ties will play a vital role in Afghanistan's efforts to rebuild itself . 4-6 p.m. at the Radisson Miami, 1601 Biscayne Blvd. RSVP recommended. Details: info@HispanicEconomics.com HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE The ninth annual Bankers Luncheon at 12 noon. Keynote speaker will be Raul Martinez, mayor of Hialeah. Adrienne Arsht, chariman of TotalBank, and Joseph Guerra, president of Unibank, will be honored. Bongo's Cuban CafÈ, 601 Biscayne Blvd. $40 for members and $45 for non-members. Reservations available. Details: (305) 534-1903
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