U.S.-Mexico Trade Security Symposium
decision/analysis partners organized four one-day bilingual conferences in Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara, and Tijuana, Mexico on behalf of the U.S. Trade and Development
Agency. Each conference had plenary sessions and four breakout sessions. There was a Tech Expo exhibit, of up to 20 U.S. companies in each city, during the lunch hours. It was a bilingual event.
The purpose of this project was to develop a program designed to address specific supply-chain security issues that affect Mexico-U.S. trade by bringing together specialists and
professionals in a one-day symposium. This symposium was held in four cities across Mexico, enabling smaller and medium enterprises to participate, in addition to U.S. companies and participants.
decision/analysis partners designed and developed conference logo, conference signage and web page with electronic registration. The website was developed in both languages English
as well as Spanish. In order to achieve our goal, we sent about 3000 emails to different contacts in Mexico and 2000 to different American companies and were able to meet client requirements.
U.S.-Mexico University Partnership for Prosperity Conference
The Training, Internships, Exchanges and Scholarships (TIES) initiative is a component of the Partnership for Prosperity between Mexico and the United States. USAID/Mexico, in cooperation
with the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, developed the TIES initiative to respond to goals set by Presidents Bush and Fox. The purpose of the U.S.-Mexico University Partnerships for Prosperity three-day conference
was to bring together U.S. and Mexican University participants in the TIES program in Guadalajara, Mexico, to provide one another updates on the status of their initiatives, and to network with one another.
decision/analysis partners organized a three-day bilingual conference with plenary sessions, four simultaneous breakout sessions, two offsite reception/dinners, and optional excursion events. This was a high
profile event where the keynote speaker was the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico. decision/analysis partners also designed and developed
conference logo and all conference signage; developed a web page with electronic registration. We launched email campaigns to the audience using a self-service direct marketing website
Brazil Construction Orientation Visit
The objective of this Orientation Visit (OV) is to help encourage the adoption of standards for the construction industry in Brazil that will facilitate the entry of US sources of
supply of alternative construction technology and materials, focusing on technical standards for construction and on the latest advances in US construction technology and practices.
This OV exposed high-level Brazilian government officials and regulators to: 1) Latest improvements in construction technology, especially for housing applications. 2)
U.S. construction materials, testing methods, and standards. 3) A seminar on best practices in the construction industry.
The OV included visits to the International Builders Show in Atlanta, GA, to the International Code Council in Falls Church, VA, the National Institute of Standards & Technology
in Gaithersburg, MD, the Kentlands community, a seminar on "Best Practices in the U.S. Construction Industry." Organized by decision/analysis partners in collaboration with Kristine Fallon & Associates, a visit
to National Home Builders Association research facility in Upper Marlboro, MD and to representative construction sites. The OV ended with visits to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac offices in Washington.
Romania Rail Orientation Visit
The objective of this Orientation Visit was to introduce or reintroduce key rail decision makers from Romania to relevant, competitive U.S. products and services in order to
encourage the development of relationships and sales to Romania. Because of our own interest in the transportation industry and in the rail sector in particular, we keep abreast of U.S. competitiveness in
these sectors. The orientation visit schedule focused on common areas of interest.
- Freight Motive Power: A focus on technology, financing, maintenance and repair of diesel-electric locomotives and heavy-haul technology.
- Network Management Systems: Signals, electronics and software designed to help manage the rail network.
- Consulting and Engineering: Management consulting, engineering and project management services.
Visits included Amtrak and the Federal Railroad Administration, BNSF's operations center in Fort Worth, a tour of General Motors' Electro-Motive Division (EMD), in LaGrange, IL,
a visit to Caterpillar in Indiana, and a tour of BNSF's Willow Springs intermodal yard.(photo gallery)
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