Information and Communication Technology Trade Mission to Turkey; November 28, 2016-December 1, 2016, 76670-76671 [2015-31145]
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Exclusions
The mission fee does not include any
personal travel expenses such as
lodging, most meals, local ground
transportation, and air transportation
from the U.S. to the mission sites,
between mission sites, and return to the
United States. Business visas may be
required. Government fees and
processing expenses to obtain such visas
are also not included in the mission
costs. However, the U.S. Department of
Commerce will provide instructions to
each participant on the procedures
required to obtain necessary business
visas.
Timeline for Recruitment and
Applications
Mission recruitment will be
conducted in an open and public
manner, including publication in the
Federal Register, posting on the
Commerce Department trade mission
calendar (https://www.ita.doc.gov/
doctm/tmcal.html) and other Internet
Web sites, press releases to general and
trade media, direct mail, notices by
industry trade associations and other
multiplier groups, and publicity at
industry meetings, symposia,
conferences, and trade shows.
Recruitment for the mission will
conclude no later than April 30, 2016.
All applicants will be vetted by the
Department of Commerce after
September 1, 2016. Applications
received after September 1, 2016 will be
considered only if space and scheduling
constraints permit.
application materials, including
adequate information on the company’s
products and/or services, primary
market objectives, and goals for
participation. If the Department of
Commerce receives an incomplete
application, the Department may reject
the application, request additional
information, or take the lack of
information into account when
evaluating the applications.
Each applicant must also certify that
the products and services it seeks to
export through the mission are either
produced in the United States, or, if not,
marketed under the name of a U.S. firm
and have at least 51 percent U.S.
content of the value of the finished
product or service.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Douglas Wallace, U.S.
Commercial Service, Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia, Tel: +966 11 488–3800, Email:
douglas.wallace@trade.gov.
Ms. Jessica Dulkadir, International
Trade Specialist, Trade Missions, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Washington,
DC 20230, Tel: 202–482–2026, Fax:
202–482–9000, Jessica.Dulkadir@
trade.gov.
Frank Spector,
Acting Director, Trade Missions Program.
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Conditions for Participation
An applicant must submit a
completed and signed mission
application and supplemental
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Information and Communication
Technology Trade Mission to Turkey;
November 28, 2016–December 1, 2016
International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The United States Department
of Commerce, International Trade
Administration (ITA), is organizing an
Information and Communication
Technology Trade Mission to Istanbul,
Turkey and Ankara from November
28th–December 1st, 2016. The trade
mission will focus on Cyber Security
and e-Commerce as a sub sector.
The purpose of the mission is to
introduce U.S. firms and trade
associations to Turkey information and
communication technology (ICT)
security and critical infrastructure
protection markets and to assist U.S.
companies to find business partners and
export their products and services. The
mission will visit Istanbul and Ankara
in Turkey where U.S. firms will have
access to business development
opportunities, participating firms will
gain market insights, make industry
contacts, solidify business strategies,
and advance specific projects, with the
goal of increasing U.S. exports of
products and services to Turkey. The
mission will include customized oneon-one business appointments with prescreened potential buyers, agents,
distributors and joint venture partners;
meetings with state and local
government officials and industry
leaders; and networking events.
SUMMARY:
SCHEDULE
Sunday, November 27 ....................
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Trade Mission Participants Arrive in Istanbul.
Visit the city (Optional).
Mission Welcome Meet-up.
Welcome to Istanbul and Country Briefing (Turkey).
One-on-One business matchmaking appointments.
Networking Lunch.
One-on-One business matchmaking appointments.
Networking Reception (TBC).
One-on-One business matchmaking appointments.
Networking Lunch.
One-on-One business matchmaking appointments.
Travel to Ankara.
Welcome to Ankara.
One-on-One business matchmaking appointments.
Networking Lunch.
Site visits to Cyber Security Centers.
Networking Reception.
Ministry Meetings.
Networking Lunch.
Ministry Meetings.
Trade Mission Ends.
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Web site: Please visit our official
mission Web site for more information:
https://www.export.gov/trademissions/.
Participation Requirements
All parties interested in participating
in the trade mission must complete and
submit an application package for
consideration by the DOC. All
applicants will be evaluated, on a
rolling basis, on their ability to meet
certain conditions and best satisfy the
selection criteria as outlined below. A
minimum of 15 and maximum of 20
firms and/or trade associations will be
selected to participate in the mission
from the applicant pool.
Fees and Expenses
After a firm or trade association has
been selected to participate on the
mission, a payment to the Department of
Commerce in the form of a participation
fee is required. The participation fee for
the Business Development Mission will
be $2970.63 for small or medium-sized
enterprises (SME); and $3937.50 for
large firms or trade associations. The fee
for each additional firm representative
(large firm or SME/trade organization) is
$500. Expenses for travel, lodging,
meals, and incidentals will be the
responsibility of each mission
participant. Interpreter and driver
services can be arranged for additional
cost. Delegation members will be able to
take advantage of U.S. Embassy rates for
hotel rooms.
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Application
All interested firms and associations
may register via the following link:
https://emenuapps.ita.doc.gov/ePublic/
TM/6R0R.
Exclusions
The mission fee does not include any
personal travel expenses such as
lodging, most meals, local ground
transportation, and air transportation
from the U.S. to the mission sites,
between mission sites, and return to the
United States. Business visas may be
required. Government fees and
processing expenses to obtain such visas
are also not included in the mission
costs. However, the U.S. Department of
Commerce will provide instructions to
each participant on the procedures
required to obtain necessary business
visas.
Timeline for Recruitment and
Applications
Mission recruitment will be
conducted in an open and public
manner, including publication in the
Federal Register, posting on the
Commerce Department trade mission
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calendar (https://export.gov/
trademissions) and other Internet Web
sites, press releases to general and trade
media, direct mail, notices by industry
trade associations and other multiplier
groups, and publicity at industry
meetings, symposia, conferences, and
trade shows. Recruitment for the
mission will begin immediately and
conclude no later than September 6,
2016. The U.S. Department of
Commerce will review applications and
make selection decisions on a rolling
basis beginning immediately until the
maximum of 20 participants is selected.
Applications received after September
6, 2016 will be considered only if space
and scheduling constraints permit.
goals and objectives with the stated
scope of the mission.
Referrals from political organizations
and any documents containing
references to partisan political activities
(including political contributions) will
be removed from an applicant’s
submission and not considered during
the selection process.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Gemal Brangman, Project Officer, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Washington,
DC, Tel: 202–482–3773, Fax: 202–482–
9000, Gemal.Brangman@trade.gov.
Conditions for Participation
An applicant must submit a
completed and signed mission
application and supplemental
application materials, including
adequate information on the company’s
products and/or services primary
market objectives, and goals for
participation. If the Department of
Commerce receives an incomplete
application, the Department may reject
the application, request additional
information, or take the lack of
information into account when
evaluating the applications.
Companies must provide certification
of products and/or services being
manufactured or produced in the United
States or if manufactured/produced
outside of the United States, the product
and/or service is marketed under the
name of a U.S. firm and have U.S.
content representing at least 51 percent
of the value of the finished good or
service. In the case of a trade association
or trade organization, the applicant
must certify that, for each company to
be represented by the trade association
or trade organization, the products and
services the represented company seeks
to export are either produced in the
United States or, if not, marketed under
the name of a U.S. firm and have at least
fifty-one percent U.S. content.
The following criteria will be
evaluated in selecting participants:
• Suitability of the company’s (or in
the case of a trade association/
organization, represented companies’)
products or services to the mission goals
and the markets to be visited as part of
this trade mission.
• Company’s (or in the case of a trade
association/organization, represented
companies’) potential for business in
each of the markets to be visited as part
of this trade mission.
• Consistency of the applicant’s (or in
the case of a trade association/
organization, represented companies’)
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Acting Director, Trade Missions Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
U.S. Safety and Security Trade Mission
to the Northern Triangle (Honduras,
Guatemala, and El Salvador)
May 16–20, 2016.
International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The United States Department
of Commerce, International Trade
Administration (ITA), is organizing a
Trade Mission to Honduras, Guatemala,
and El Salvador from May 16 to 20,
2016. The purpose of this mission is to
assist U.S. companies in launching or
increasing exports of U.S. safety and
security goods or services to Guatemala,
El Salvador, and Honduras.
Participating firms will gain market
insights, make industry contacts,
solidify business strategies, and advance
specific projects, with the goal of
increasing U.S. exports of products and
services to the Northern Triangle of
Central America. The mission will
include customized one-on-one
business appointments with prescreened potential buyers, agents,
distributors, and joint venture partners;
meetings with industry leaders, market
briefings, and networking events.
SUMMARY:
Target Sub-Sectors for U.S. Exporters
Include
Burglar and motion alarms, sensors,
intrusion detection systems, CCTV
cameras, metal detectors, access control
equipment, biometrics, electronic
surveillance, remote monitoring,
sensors, perimeter security, fire and
smoke detection systems and alarms,
body armor, uniforms and tactical gear,
commercial personal defense products,
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[FR Doc No: 2015-31145]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Information and Communication Technology Trade Mission to Turkey;
November 28, 2016-December 1, 2016
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade
Administration (ITA), is organizing an Information and Communication
Technology Trade Mission to Istanbul, Turkey and Ankara from November
28th-December 1st, 2016. The trade mission will focus on Cyber Security
and e-Commerce as a sub sector.
The purpose of the mission is to introduce U.S. firms and trade
associations to Turkey information and communication technology (ICT)
security and critical infrastructure protection markets and to assist
U.S. companies to find business partners and export their products and
services. The mission will visit Istanbul and Ankara in Turkey where
U.S. firms will have access to business development opportunities,
participating firms will gain market insights, make industry contacts,
solidify business strategies, and advance specific projects, with the
goal of increasing U.S. exports of products and services to Turkey. The
mission will include customized one-on-one business appointments with
pre-screened potential buyers, agents, distributors and joint venture
partners; meetings with state and local government officials and
industry leaders; and networking events.
Schedule
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Sunday, November 27.......... [ssquf] Trade Mission Participants Arrive
in Istanbul.
[ssquf] Visit the city (Optional).
[ssquf] Mission Welcome Meet-up.
Monday, November 28.......... [ssquf] Welcome to Istanbul and Country
Briefing (Turkey).
[ssquf] One-on-One business matchmaking
appointments.
[ssquf] Networking Lunch.
[ssquf] One-on-One business matchmaking
appointments.
[ssquf] Networking Reception (TBC).
Tuesday, November 29......... [ssquf] One-on-One business matchmaking
appointments.
[ssquf] Networking Lunch.
[ssquf] One-on-One business matchmaking
appointments.
[ssquf] Travel to Ankara.
Wednesday, November 30....... [ssquf] Welcome to Ankara.
[ssquf] One-on-One business matchmaking
appointments.
[ssquf] Networking Lunch.
[ssquf] Site visits to Cyber Security
Centers.
[ssquf] Networking Reception.
Thursday, December 1......... [ssquf] Ministry Meetings.
[ssquf] Networking Lunch.
[ssquf] Ministry Meetings.
[ssquf] Trade Mission Ends.
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Web site: Please visit our official mission Web site for more
information: https://www.export.gov/trademissions/.
Participation Requirements
All parties interested in participating in the trade mission must
complete and submit an application package for consideration by the
DOC. All applicants will be evaluated, on a rolling basis, on their
ability to meet certain conditions and best satisfy the selection
criteria as outlined below. A minimum of 15 and maximum of 20 firms
and/or trade associations will be selected to participate in the
mission from the applicant pool.
Fees and Expenses
After a firm or trade association has been selected to participate
on the mission, a payment to the Department of Commerce in the form of
a participation fee is required. The participation fee for the Business
Development Mission will be $2970.63 for small or medium-sized
enterprises (SME); and $3937.50 for large firms or trade associations.
The fee for each additional firm representative (large firm or SME/
trade organization) is $500. Expenses for travel, lodging, meals, and
incidentals will be the responsibility of each mission participant.
Interpreter and driver services can be arranged for additional cost.
Delegation members will be able to take advantage of U.S. Embassy rates
for hotel rooms.
Application
All interested firms and associations may register via the
following link: https://emenuapps.ita.doc.gov/ePublic/TM/6R0R.
Exclusions
The mission fee does not include any personal travel expenses such
as lodging, most meals, local ground transportation, and air
transportation from the U.S. to the mission sites, between mission
sites, and return to the United States. Business visas may be required.
Government fees and processing expenses to obtain such visas are also
not included in the mission costs. However, the U.S. Department of
Commerce will provide instructions to each participant on the
procedures required to obtain necessary business visas.
Timeline for Recruitment and Applications
Mission recruitment will be conducted in an open and public manner,
including publication in the Federal Register, posting on the Commerce
Department trade mission calendar (https://export.gov/trademissions) and
other Internet Web sites, press releases to general and trade media,
direct mail, notices by industry trade associations and other
multiplier groups, and publicity at industry meetings, symposia,
conferences, and trade shows. Recruitment for the mission will begin
immediately and conclude no later than September 6, 2016. The U.S.
Department of Commerce will review applications and make selection
decisions on a rolling basis beginning immediately until the maximum of
20 participants is selected. Applications received after September 6,
2016 will be considered only if space and scheduling constraints
permit.
Conditions for Participation
An applicant must submit a completed and signed mission application
and supplemental application materials, including adequate information
on the company's products and/or services primary market objectives,
and goals for participation. If the Department of Commerce receives an
incomplete application, the Department may reject the application,
request additional information, or take the lack of information into
account when evaluating the applications.
Companies must provide certification of products and/or services
being manufactured or produced in the United States or if manufactured/
produced outside of the United States, the product and/or service is
marketed under the name of a U.S. firm and have U.S. content
representing at least 51 percent of the value of the finished good or
service. In the case of a trade association or trade organization, the
applicant must certify that, for each company to be represented by the
trade association or trade organization, the products and services the
represented company seeks to export are either produced in the United
States or, if not, marketed under the name of a U.S. firm and have at
least fifty-one percent U.S. content.
The following criteria will be evaluated in selecting participants:
Suitability of the company's (or in the case of a trade
association/organization, represented companies') products or services
to the mission goals and the markets to be visited as part of this
trade mission.
Company's (or in the case of a trade association/
organization, represented companies') potential for business in each of
the markets to be visited as part of this trade mission.
Consistency of the applicant's (or in the case of a trade
association/organization, represented companies') goals and objectives
with the stated scope of the mission.
Referrals from political organizations and any documents containing
references to partisan political activities (including political
contributions) will be removed from an applicant's submission and not
considered during the selection process.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gemal Brangman, Project Officer,
U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC, Tel: 202-482-3773, Fax:
202-482-9000, Gemal.Brangman@trade.gov.
Frank Spector,
Acting Director, Trade Missions Program.
[FR Doc. 2015-31145 Filed 12-9-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DR-P
