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Member Benefits Diverse
Chamber Council mobilizes broad business efforts
on international trade.
The United States Council for International
Business’s (USCIB) outreach to chambers of commerce
has begun to gain traction, with potentially
major implications for business at all levels.
Aiming to engage broader segments of the
export community, USCIB last year launched
the USCIB Associates Program, which seeks to
marry the resources of chambers at the state,
regional and municipal level with USCIB’s
global business network.
A core group of state and metro chambers
have coalesced into a “leadership cabinet” to help
develop, direct and market the Associates Program.
Through the efforts of chairman Robert Recker
(Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce) and
founding member Floyd Warner (Pennsylvania
Chamber of Business & Industry), a number of
top-tier chamber leaders have been recruited.
A cornerstone of the program is the World
Chambers Federation (WCF), a specialized division
of ICC that serves as a forum for chambers of
commerce worldwide. ICC’s most recent World
Chambers Congress, last September in Quebec City,
attracted a respectable number of U.S. participants.
“Among chambers, USCIB is a well-kept secret,”
said Recker, who serves on WCF’s steering committee.
“We aim to change that by giving chambers
and their members access to a broad range of USCIB
services, and by leveraging the critical role chambers
play in promoting international business at the
state and local level.”
The leadership cabinet, which plans to hold
quarterly meetings, will provide input and direction
to WCF, participate in high-level briefings, craft
future World Chambers Congresses and help in the
development of new services for chambers and their
export-oriented members.
The program’s benefits are diverse. USCIB
Associates gain access to exclusive information on
strategy and the economy, along with valuable services
from USCIB and its global network of business
organizations. Chambers of commerce get direct
membership in the World Chambers Federation.
The World Congress met in Quebec City in September 2003.
Cananveral Port Authority ..........7
www.ibdatabase.ucf.edu
Florida Hospital ............................20, 21
www.flhosp.org
K.D.R. Photo Systems ..................35
E-mail: kdrphoto@netscape.net
Road Runner Business Class ........15
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Central City Market......................19
www.centralcitymarketorlando.com
Central Florida News 13 ..............12
www.cfnews13.com
Coca-Cola ....................................8
www.coca-cola.com
Crystal Springs ............................9
www.water.com
FAIRWINDS Credit Union..............17
www.fairwinds.org
Funai Classic ................................31
www.orlando.org
Hue ..............................................19
www.huerestaurant.com
Hue Catering................................19
www.huecatering.com
Images Auto Spa..........................27
Kres ..............................................19
www.kreschophouse.com
Menopause the Musical ..............10
www.menopausethemusical.com
Orlando Sentinel..........................2
www.orlandosentinel.com/careerbuilder
The Plaza......................................40
www.plazaorlando.com
Transeastern Homes ....................39
www.transeasternhomes.com
Westin Grand Bohemian..............23
www.grandbohemianhotel.com
Williams Company ......................25
www.williamsco.com
UCF Football ................................11
www.ucfathletics.com
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