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Irvine has made its reputation as a global competitor by leveraging its diversity, its international headquarters and its export strength. Building on our strategic location and proximity to customers and resources has contributed to Irvine’s rising exports and ranking as
one of the top ten cities with a
global vibe
As a booth sponsor, the Greater Irvine Chamber supported the annual OC International Summer Mixer and Business Showcase organized by the British American Business Council of Orange County, and held on July 26 at Strawberry Farms Golf Club in Irvine. With more than 25 invited international-American chambers and business associations, the Chamber’s Diana Le, manager of Business and International Development, and Dinh Ta, manager of Business...
July 27, 2017
By invitation from local Mexican Consul Mario Cuevas, the Greater Irvine Chamber’s Vice President of Economic Development & Tourism Linda DiMario spent the Fourth of July weekend on a trade mission to Tijuana, Rosarito, and Ensenada as a prelude to the NAFTA renegotiations. This was the first such trade mission involving Mexican Consuls from the West Coast. Ten Mexican Consuls based on the West Coast invited a...
July 24, 2017
The Greater Irvine Chamber in partnership with the California Manufacturing Technology Consulting (CMTC) on July 14 hosted a small roundtable of manufacturing CEO’s to hear their needs and see how the Chamber may assist. Monthly meetings put on by CMTC are where local manufacturing CEO’s can come together to share their experiences, challenges, and gain insight from their peers. Greater Irvine Chamber Manager of Business and...
July 14, 2017
From experiments conducted in the microgravity space environment to the newest genomics capabilities for the future of precision medicine efforts, the BIO International Convention, held June 19-22 in San Diego, brought together CEOs of multinational pharma companies and startup biotech student groups together in one space to collaborate and share what they’ve been working on in the last year. Attracting more than 16,000 attendees worldwide, the...
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Sarah Kemp, Deputy Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration paid a visit to the Greater Irvine Chamber on June 15 to talk with and thank the Chamber for its World Trade Week event and its export and trade support work. President & CEO Bryan Starr, V.P. Economic Development & Tourism Linda DiMario, and Business & International Development Manager Diana Le welcomed Kemp....
June 19, 2017Join the Women in International Trade – Orange County chapter for a Global Thought Leader’s Breakfast featuring Doug Hartley, Commercial Specialist at the U.S. Embassy in Canberra, Australia. ...
Join us for our Fall Networking Event As the cross-border business community for investment, trade and entrepreneurship opportunities between Southern California and Canada, we hope you can join us for our Summer Networking Event in Orange County. We are delighted to be hosting our event once again at Knobbe Martens Orange County offices. Our Presentations We have two excellent and timely presentations to share with you. CORPORATE RESILIENCE: A...
MAPLE Business Council is leading a business delegation to Toronto, Canada on September 21-22 for '48 Hours in Toronto'. As part of our trip, we are hosting a cross-border networking reception to promote greater awareness of the Southern California region and the mission of MAPLE. We invite you to join our reception to meet our delegates, learn more about MAPLE Business Council and for a panel...
Join us for an export compliance practitioner's course, which walks participants through all aspects of export compliance. This hands on workshop covers the nuts and bolts of exporting, including jurisdiction and classification, obtaining and manag...
Join us for an Import Compliance practitioner's course, which walks participants through all aspects of import compliance. This hands-on workshop covers the nuts and bolts of importing, including HTS classification, demonstrating reasonable care, F...
