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Events
| Date | Event | Venue | Find Out More | |
| 2009 | ||||
| 16 October | Transit Donor Coordination Meeting | Nairobi, Kenya | ||
| 18 – 23 October | COMPETE / Southern Africa Trade Hub Meeting on RADDex Implementation | Blantyre, Malawi | ||
| 19 – 22 October | Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program Annual Meeting | Lilongwe, Malawi | www.ssatp.org | |
| 22 – 23 October | COMPETE / Kenya Shippers’ Council Strategic Planning Retreat | Mombasa, Kenya | ||
| 23 October | EAFCA Price Risk Management Training Course Graduation | Kampala, Uganda | ||
| 23 – 25 October | International Textile Manufacturers Federation Annual Conference | Shanghai, China | www.itmf.org | |
| 24 – 27 October | COMESA Meeting of Infrastructure Ministers | Djibouti | www.comesa.int | |
| 29 – 30 October | COMPETE / Kenya Transporters Association (KTA) Strategic Planning Retreat | Mombasa, Kenya | ||
| 29 -31 October | EAC Customs Meeting | Arusha, Tanzania | www.eac.int | |
| 2 – 3 November | U.S. – COMESA TIFA Meeting | Lusaka, Zambia | www.comesa.int | |
| 2 – 4 November (TBC) |
AGOA Competitiveness Strategy Update | Kampala, Uganda | ||
| 5 – 6 November | 3rd African Grain Trade Summit | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | www.graintradesummit.com | |
| 18 – 19 November | COMPETE/ACTIF East African Textile and Apparel Stakeholders Capacity Building Workshop | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | ||
| 24 November | COMPETE/Southern Africa Trade Hub Strategic Planning Meeting on Transit | Pretoria, South Africa | ||
| 25 – 26 November | NEPAD Transport Summit | Midrand, South Africa | www.nepadtransportsummit.org | |
| 1 – 2 December | 1st Africa Public Private Partnership Conference on Infrastructure | Tunis, Tunisia | www.ipfa.org | |
2009
| Date | Event | Venue | Find Out More | |
| 2009 | ||||
| 19 – 23 April | Business to Business From April 19 – 23, Barry Fisher, COMPETE Cotton/Textile/Apparel lead, attended the “Business-to-Business” sourcing event for textiles and apparel organized by the Southern African Global Competitiveness Hub in Johannesburg, South Africa. This event provided the opportunity to create additional regional and international linkages, identify sourcing requirements and demand across the value chain as well as identify potential joint venture opportunities. |
Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| 24 April | USAID and COMPETE Meeting with East African Community
On April 24, the COMPETE team, Chief of Party Stephen Walls, Senior Trade Advisor, Bernard Kagira and RADDEX advisor, Michael Smith, along with USAID Regional Trade Advisor, Stephanie Wilcock, briefed travelled to East African Community headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania to formally brief members of the EAC Community Secretariat about the COMPETE program. The team also sought input from the EAC in developing COMPETE’s work plan in areas where it is partnering with the EAC. |
Arusha, Tanzania | ||
| 4 – 8 May | Revenue Authorities Workshop Mike Smith, advisor for Revenue Authorities Digital Data Exchange (RADDEx), participated in a workshop for the revenue authorities of Tanzania and Malawi organized by the Southern African Global Competitiveness Hub from May 4 -8. |
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | ||
| 8 May | AGCI-AGOA Workshop Members of the COMPETE Team, Shemmy Simuyemba, Barry Fisher, Steve Humphreys, Finn Holm Olsen and Susan Ellison-McGee attended USAID Africa Bureau’s AGCI-AGOA Day at the Windsor Hotel. Messrs. Simuyemba and Fisher participated in a panel discussion on regional trade hub best practices. They gave a presentation about COMPETE and how this program integrates trade hub activities with the development of value chains and corresponding trade infrastructure. |
Nairobi, Kenya | ||
| 14 May | AGRA-ILRI Markets Conference Steven Humphreys, COMPETE team lead for staple foods, participated in a panel discussion, "Towards priority actions for market development for African farmers" at the AGRA-ILRI Markets conference |
Nairobi, Kenya | http://www.agmarketsafrica.org | |
| 30 May – 6 June | COMESA: Annual Meetings | Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | http://events.comesa.int/ | |
| 7-8 June | COMESA: 13th Summit of the Heads of State and Government | Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | http://events.comesa.int/ | |
| 9-12 June | AGOA: Super Floral Show African Pavilion |
Atlanta, GA USA | www.superfloral.com | |
| 14 – 16 July | Technical Work Planning Meeting : Accelerated Transit Efficiency Improvements on East African Corridors | Mombasa, Kenya |  Read more... |
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| 21 July | COMPETE - EAC Work Planning Meeting | Arusha, Tanzania | ||
| 29 – 31 July | EAC Investment Conference | Nairobi, Kenya |
www.eacinvestmentconference.com/ | |
| 4 – 6 August | AGOA Forum | Nairobi, Kenya | www.agoa.gov/agoa_forum/agoa_forum8.html | |
| 18 – 19 August | COMPETE – COMESA Work Planning Meeting | Lusaka, Zambia | ||
| 24 – 28 August | Joint COMESA Ministers of Agriculture and Environment Meeting | Victoria Falls Town, Zimbabwe | ||
| 31 August – 2 September | Magic Trade Show / Africa Pavilion | Las Vegas, NV USA | www.magiconline.com | |
| 10 – 11 September | Eastern African Fine Coffee Association (EAFCA) Board Meeting | Mombasa, Kenya | www.eafca.org | |
| 29 September – 1 October | Corporate Council on Africa U.S. Africa Business ~Summit |
Washington, DC | www.africacncl.org | |
| 30 September – 1 October | Regional Conference on Northern Corridor Transport and Trade Facilitation | Mombasa, Kenya | www.ttcanc.org | |
| 30 September – 2 October | Harmonization and Standardization of Warehouse Receipt Systems Conference | Lusaka, Zambia | ||
