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Dear NAFTA Institute/Supplier Meet the Buyer Participant:

Please let me take this opportunity on behalf of our organizing staff to thank you for taking the time out of your busy workday to join us for our conference.  The 2011 NAFTA Institute/Supplier Meet the Buyer was the biggest event of its type on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Estimado Participante del NAFTA Institute/Supplier Meet the Buyer:

De parte de todo el equipo quiero aprovechar esta oportunidad para agradecer su asistencia a nuestra conferencia y dejar sus ocupaciones a un lado. Este año el evento fue el más grande de este tipo en la región.

Here are copies of the presentations that were given at the conference. Note that not all speakers had a presentation.

• Trade and Border Security:
  Jose Contreras, Border Security Consultants
  Dr. Ricardo Aguilar, Border Security Consultants

• International Trade Resources:
  Bob Queen, US Department of Commerce
  Brent Eastwood, International Trade Office – State of New Mexico

Greetings from the International Business Accelerator.

We would like to take this opportunity to invite you to the “2011 NAFTA Institute/Supplier Meet the Buyer Conference,” which will take place on June 16, 2011 at the Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino in Sunland Park, New Mexico. This event is the largest international trade conference of its type on the entire U.S.-Mexico border.  As in the past, it will combine the activities of the “NAFTA Institute Conference” and the “Supplier Meet the Buyer Trade Mission.”

The Conference is designed for the following people:

• Businesspeople interested in selling their products to Mexican buyers, importing products from Mexico, and/or becoming a supplier to Mexico’s maquiladora industry. The organizers of the conference will match potential Mexican buyers/sellers with participants in private business-to-business sessions.
• Anybody interested in learning the mechanics of doing business with Mexico, Canada, or the U.S.  During the event, topical experts will be discussing the various aspects of conducting cross-border business.
• Businesspeople wishing to network with counterparts from Mexico, Canada, and the U.S.

This year’s conference topics include:

• Business-to-business sessions: Meet purchasing managers from Mexico’s maquiladora industry and from local production firms.
• Union Pacific’s $400 million Santa Teresa diesel refueling and intermodal yard project – the biggest project of its kind on the U.S.-Mexico border. Meet and interact with Union Pacific officials.
• The Foxconn project in San Jeronimo (across from the Santa Teresa Port of Entry) – the largest maquiladora in Mexico and the producer of Dell computers.
• Overview of New Mexico and Chihuahua’s cross-border strategies.
• Border security and trade.
• Financing transactions in tough economic times.
• International trade resources for businesses.
• The economic future of the maquiladora industry.

We are still in the planning stage for the conference. When we have confirmed our speakers we will post the agenda. In years past, our attendance has exceeded 700 people and we have had to turn people away. Therefore, please let us know if you are planning on attending so that we can put you on the information email list. We will periodically send you details on the agenda and the business-to-business sessions as they are developed.

We hope that you can attend – please call us at (575) -589-2200 or email us at jessica@nafta-institute.com or magaly@nafta-institute.com if you have any questions.

Conference: $99

Corporate Sponsorship: $1,000
Includes an exhibition table, space for your banner to be displayed, and admission for five people to the conference.

Sponsorship: $500
Includes an exhibition table and admission for two to the conference.

Banner Sponsorship: $130
Have your banner displayed at the conference.