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G8 Global Marketplace for SMEs Seminar
Infomart, 16 April 1999, Dallas, Texas
At the G8 Global Marketplace Seminar on 16 April in Dallas, Texas, the G8 Pilot will take stock of achievements and engage in a critical discussion about the global marketplace for SMEs. This is the opportunity to contribute to defining the future of electronic commerce for SMEs. Invited to the meeting are experts in industry, in industry associations, and in public policy bodies for SMEs and for electronic commerce. Also participating are the members of the G8 Policy Group, who are the national and international electronic commerce policy makers in electronic commerce for SMEs. The meeting is expected to result in recommendations for future work at international and national level in public and private bodies to promote the participation of SMEs in the global marketplace through electronic commerce.
Draft Final Agenda
| 8h30 | Welcome, Overview of project achievements: Judi Moline* - USA – chair of the meeting, Rosalie Zobel – European Commission, Yoshitaka Toui, Japan, co-leaders of the G8 Global Marketplace for SMEs Project. |
| 9h00 | Presentation of the draft final report of the project – Rosalie Zobel, European Commission |
| 09h15-12h00 | Electronic commerce for SMEs – national experiences : |
| Canada – Barbara Motzney**, Industry Canada | |
| France – Pierre Bouchara, Min. of Industry and Finance | |
| Germany – Rolf Hochreiter, Min. of Industry / Rene Scheer – IHK | |
| Italy – Antonello Busetto, Min. of Industry/ Stefano Gazziano, ENEA | |
| 10h45-11h00 | Break |
| Japan – Yoshitaka Toui, MITI | |
| UK – Gordon Manning, DTI / Bill Murray, Small World Connections | |
| Australia – Tom Dale, National Office for the Information Economy | |
| 12h00 | Lunch |
| 13h30 | APEC SME Electronic Commerce Survey – Dan Friesen, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Canada |
| Trust and Confidence: SMEs on the Web – Alistair Tempest, Federation of European Direct Marketing. | |
| Business Information for SMEs – Georges Fischer, Worldchambers and Paris Chamber of Commerce, F | |
| Legal issues when SMEs use electronic commerce in practice – Laura Edgar, Queen Mary and Westfield College, UK | |
| 15h00 | Break |
| 15h30 | Round table – the future
of electronic commerce for SMEs – challenges and plans for action
– Chaired by Rosalie Zobel, European Commission
Yoshikazu Kobayashi, Telecom Services Association of Japan Ian Culpin, KITE Randall Whiting*, CommerceNet (or Mark Resch, CommerceNet) Larry Forgy, Worldbank |
| 16h30 | Concluding the Pilot Phase of G8 Global Marketplace for SMEs.– Rosalie Zobel, Judi Moline*, Yoshitaka Toui. |
| 17h00 | Cocktail |
* to be confirmed
** chair in case of absence of Judi Moline
Please note that participation to the seminar is free of charge. There is a charge for the lunch organised at InfoMart at 20 USD per person.
Information on Infomart (the location of the G8 seminars) can be found at
http://www.infomartusa.com/domino/www.nsf
Also:
http://www.infomartusa.com/domino/vsc/vscnews.nsf/webpages/splash.htm
Also find attached a map of its location.
http://www.ispo.cec.be/ecommerce/dallasworkshops.htm#9
Crowne Plaza, 7050 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX 75007$109, per night single tax & breakfast excluded.
Bookings may be made in three ways. First by phone to the reservations department on +1 214 630 8500 ; by fax to +1 214 630 9486 fax and marked for the attention of Dusti; third by email to jschultzel@bristolhotels.com
The Crowne Plaza is the preferred hotel and you must make your reservation by Monday, March 29, to take advantage of the special rate. You will need to provide the hotel with an arrival and departure date, smoking preference and a credit card number to guarantee the reservation.
http://www2.basshotels.com/crowneplaza
When you reserve, identify yourself as being with EUROTEX and you will receive these special discounted Hotel rates.
Bookings should be made by 23rd March to ensure availability.
Transport Facilities From The Crown Plaza
There is no courtesy shuttle between the hotel and Dallas/Ft Worth Airport.
You may use Discount Shuttle to get here, the cost is $11 per person one
way and $8 round trip. You may make those arrangements in advance by
calling 817-267-5150. The Crowne Plaza does offer complimentary transportation
to and from Love Field airport based on availability. To take advantage
of that simply call the hotel upon arrival at the airport. It also offers
complimentary transportation within a five mile radius of the hotel, also
based on
availability.
Melrose $189, per night single tax & breakfast excluded.
214/ 521-5151 phone, 214/521-2470 fax, no e-mail address
Sheraton Suites, $119, per night single tax & breakfast excluded.
+1 214/747-3000 phone, +1 214/ 742-3502 fax, e-mail mark_thomason@sheraton.com
http://www.travelnow.com/usa/texas/hotel/dallas_124521.html
Sheraton Suites is closer to Infomart being only 1/2 mile away. Crowne Plaza is about 2 miles and Melrose is the most elegant being 5 miles away.
Buses are running to/from all 3 hotels.
Breakfast and lunch will be available on both days at Infomart centre.
Entry is by pre-paid ticket only.
It is assumed that all participants on Friday will attend Lunch, if you also wish to participate in the Friday breakfast, or Thursday meals you must inform us by March 30th.
Thursday 15th
Breakfast which is from 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. with Governor Bush speaking and Sir Leon Brittan.
Breakfast menu:
Baked Croissant filled with Smoked Ham, Cheddar Cheese, and Scrambled Eggs, Country Fried Potatoes, Blueberry Muffins, Orange Juice and Coffee.
Lunch menu:
Caesar Salad, Grilled Breast of Chicken with Penne Pasta, Vegetable Medley and Chocolate Mousse plus iced tea and coffee.
Friday 16th
Breakfast from 8 - 9 with Hugo Paemen speaking.
Breakfast menu:
Scrambled Eggs with Chorizo Sausage and Cheddar Cheese in Tortilla with Cilantro Salsa, Potatoes, Poppyseed Muffins, Orange Juice and Coffee.
Lunch speaker to be announced.
Lunch menu:
Tossed Green Salad, Beef Stroganoff over Pasta, Vegetables, White Chocolate Mousse Cake with Raspberry Filling, coffee and iced tea
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