TRADE EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES SEMINAR MISSION TO COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce's OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES EXPORTS. The U.S. Department of Commerce and Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Anne Alonzo will host an Environmental Technologies Technical Seminar Mission to Bogota, Colombia and Caracas, Venezuela from December 2 - December 6, 1996. The mission will allow a select group of U.S. envirotech firms to interact directly with their best potential buyers, partners, and decision makers in Venezuela and Colombia. During the mission, participants will conduct a technical presentation to audiences in Caracas and Bogota. These will be followed by pre-screened business meetings with seminar attendees and a reception with key players in the environmental market. Further, firms are invited to join DAS Alonzo in bi-lateral meetings with key ministries and industry executives. The market for environmental technologies in Colombia and Venezuela, already worth an estimated $600 million in 1994, is developing rapidly and is poised for explosive growth. These countries have recognized the externalities and direct costs of pollution and environmental threats and are constructing an environmental infrastructure and a legislative framework aimed at achieving sustainable development. This mission is the perfect vehicle for U.S. environmental firms interested in expanding or promoting their business in Colombia and Venezuela. Participation costs $3100 and is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. Delegation members should sign-up no later than September 30, 1996. For additional information, contact: Kristine Brett, Tel: (202) 482-3889. Office of Environmental Technologies Exports, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 1004, Washington, D.C. 20230.

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