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President
Tony Livoti
MBITA
Vice President
Shay Adams
AIM Medical Sales
Members
Dr. Edward Valeau
Hartnell College
Salinas
Marcelo Siero
IdeasSiero
Jim Faith
TradePort.org
Staff
Cristina Polesel
General Manager
Emi Hirano
Marketing Assistant
Akiko Tsukahara
Marketing Analyst
This newsletter has been created by MBITA's editor
Cristina Polesel
cristina@mbita.org
MBITA welcomes new corporate sponsor, Copious Systems and its affiliate partner, J Leddy Inc. (JLI), whom together bring MBITA members, clients and associates the equipment and processes that enable enterprise continuity and information management to be ‘On the Net, Off the Grid, Safe and Secure’. Their combined forces are environmentally focused bringing power quality products, green based generation and portable, traditional, electric ‘gensets’ to markets throughout the world.
Clean and continuous energy is paramount for sound, net-based enterprises and virtual corporations across the net. The supply of electricity should be uninterrupted and should be conditioned for equipment longevity and energy conservation. Physical-security and information-security are important elements to the continuity of business operations. Sensors for physical-security require a continuous supply of clean electricity while information-security requires the same for CPU based computation involving cryptography for on-demand information transactions. The supply of electricity should come from a reliable source, which is not always the public grid.
Copious Systems faces the challenge of providing the foundation for energy continuity in a world with a changing environment. As global enterprises become more virtual and remote, energy is still delivered traditionally to densely populated regions everywhere. As populations grow and the various components of scattered enterprises become more remote, energy delivery becomes less reliable through traditional power grids…failed energy continuity challenges business continuity.
Distributed energy production will grow in economic importance. Green based technology should be part of the foundation for a sound, continuous flow of clean energy along with modern energy storage providing better continuity than existing power grids in present day situations.
J Leddy Inc. (JLI) provides environmental technology and consulting services in addition to electrical and electronic components both locally and globally. As a manufacturer representative JLI markets and coordinates distribution of water purification and renewable energy systems, electronic hardware and grounding, lightning and surge protection systems. JLI is at the forefront of power quality and energy efficiency systems. JLI with support from Copious- Systems and their team of representatives and distributors provide services to California, Nevada, Mexico, South America, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, India and China. Their water and sustainable energy clients include local, state and federal government agencies, the United Nations and private sector companies.
JLI and Copious Systems are now focused on expanding its marketing efforts to China and other parts of the world while continuing its domestic consulting for water resource and energy efficient systems. Copious Systems and J Leddy Inc., seek synergistic relationships throughout the world.
Contact
John Leddy
Tel. 310- 822-9177
Web www.jleddyinc.com
In this modern world of globalization and outsourcing, having a good interpreter at your international meeting or a good translator working on your business proposal may be just as important as having a good lawyer or accountant. But how do you know whether your interpreter or translator is qualified to do the job?First, it is important to determine what type of language service your company needs.
Simultaneous Interpretation, also known as Conference Interpreting
Simultaneous interpretation is the preferred mode of interpretation at relatively large international meetings and is very similar to the way interpretation is done at the United Nations. A simultaneous interpreter normally uses special equipment and renders the message into the other language at the same time as the speaker is talking while the audience listens to the interpretation through headphones. Simultaneous interpretation requires a very high level of concentration and it is therefore typical to have 2 or more interpreters working in shifts. This type of interpretation usually requires professional training or extensive experience and can be more costly but will save a lot of your time at a seminar or conference.
Translation
Translation is the process of rendering the content of your document in another language in written form. Most translators prefer to translate into their native language only, even though some truly bilingual translators can effectively work in both of their languages. Some translators team up with editors to ensure high quality of the final product. Subject matter experts make great editors, provided that their language skills are high enough.
Always Hire a Professional!
It is a common misconception that any person who speaks two languages fluently can be an interpreter or translator. A person who has no experience constantly switching from one language to another would typically have problems finding the appropriate equivalents quickly even with a perfect understanding of the meaning.
It is also commonly believed that a subject matter expert would be preferable to a language specialist since the expert is more familiar with the topic. Experience shows that subject matter experts frequently lack the necessary interpretation and translation skills and have difficulty refraining from expressing their own opinion during the discussion.
The bottom line is, always hire a professional interpreter or translator with years of experience and reliable references. Search the web for translation companies; ask your friends who have worked with translators, and don't go for the cheapest offer out there - you always get what you pay for!
Contact:
Polina Mashnik
Free-Lance Russian Interpreter and Translator
1331 Nicholson St.
Houston, TX 77008
Tel. 281-253-3576
Email: polinam@yahoo.com
Past clients include: MBITA, Stanford Hospital & Clinics, Los Alamos
National Laboratory, NASA, Eli Lilly, Pratt & Whitney, among many others.
In response to increased demands by employers and recruiters for highly qualified job candidates with international skills and experiences, MBITA has established an enhanced interactive job board which is also linked to job boards of similar associations throughout the United States.
By visiting http://www.mbita.org/career.php employers and recruiters can use the Global Jobs Center to reach a large qualified audience of professionals throughout the country seeking global trade related jobs. Currently there are over 1500 professionals registered in the network.
MBITA’s Global Jobs Center is an excellent opportunity for any employer trying to fill a professional position from an array of highly qualified candidates,” said Tony Livoti, President of MBITA.
MBITA is a non-profit international trade center dedicated to provide trade promotion services to the California, U.S. and foreign country business communities.
For more information contact the MBITA office at 831-334-2218.
MBITA, managers of TradePort.org has received a grant from the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) at Thunderbird, the Garvin School of International Management. This grant will help develop a California statewide online community comprised of economic development and trade promotion organizations located throughout California.
This grant initiative supports a recent Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the U.S. Commercial Service office in Sacramento and numerous public and private sector trade and investment organizations in California called the California Trade Partners (CTP). The MOU’s objective is to better coordinate communications and interaction between these agencies for more productive and efficient services to the 60,000 California businesses they support in the Global Marketplace.
This statewide intranet will be accessed through TradePort.org and is called the TradePort Collaborator. "I believe that new collaborative technologies such as online communities will be as common as picking up the telephone in your office in the next few years. The dynamic business economy of California will now benefit through the new TradePort Collaborator online community resulting in more efficient and effective global trade and investment services”, says Tony Livoti of MBITA.
The TradePort Collaborator service is powered by GroveSite, which provides secure online workspaces for distributed project teams, committees, businesses and other organizations, enabling users to manage projects and share information, documents and discussions.
GlobalCalifornia.org
MBITA is pleased to announce its partnership in a regional trade program entitled Global California.org
For the first time in trade promotion history in the Silicon Valley and Monterey Bay region, seven trade promotion agencies collaborate in their efforts to provide local companies with the most comprehensive set of services to assist, guide and help them enter international markets. Through a single access point, this initiative leverages private sector support and integrates key partners into a single platform:
Start-ups, small and mid-sized businesses will have access to free or low cost services that include:
- Free personal assistance from a trade manager
- One-on-one counseling
- Consulting for business development and marketing
- Export and import training
- Market research
- Access to our referral network
- Matchmaking services
- Trade Missions
- Introduction to potential partners
- Assistance with Legal and Customs issues
- Connection to the City of San Jose’s Foreign Trade Zone
Please take a moment to register, free of charge, at www.globalcalifornia.org. After completing your registration you will have the option to contact one of our regional trade managers for immediate assistance. Our trade managers will assess your business’ needs, connect you with Global California partners and accompany you through the entire trade cycle.
MBITA joins the Silicon Valley Center for International Trade Development, the U.S. Export Assistance Centers in the Silicon Valley and Monterey Bay, the Silicon Valley and Central Coast Small Business Development Centers and the City of San Jose, Office of Economic Development in this program which provides collaborative trade service delivery for the Silicon Valley, Santa Cruz and Monterey County region.
MBITA Annual Luncheon with Congressman Sam Farr
Monterey, October 24, 2005
Farr says trade pacts can hurt farmers
By Marie Vasari
Herald staff Writer
People generally don't think of Monterey as a center of global trade.
But the history of the Monterey Bay is rooted in it.
"This is where Pacific Rim trading began for the United States of America," Rep. Sam Farr, D-Carmel, told members of the Monterey Bay International Trade Association at a luncheon meeting called "Think Local and Act Global," this week in Monterey.
MBITA Luncheon: Worldwide Advances in Nanotechnology
Santa Cruz , November 17, 2005
MBITA, the Osaka Prefectural Government, CA Office, the San Francisco Bay Area Nanotechnology Council and the Monterey Export Assistance Center (EAC) of the U.S. Department of Commerce (USDOC) cordially invite you to attend the Santa Cruz Chapter luncheon meeting on Thursday, November 17, in Santa Cruz.
Nanotechnology Worldwide
There has been a lot of worldwide publicity as it relates to Nanotechnology with a variety of top class educational institutions, government research labs, non-profits, startups, and divisions of established companies participating over the last 10 years.
This Santa Cruz Chapter luncheon will address the kinds of global opportunities that will evolve in the marketplace as Nano Technology begins to transform the very basics of traditional manufacturing.
The presentations will inform the audience on the various activities under these many organizations and how they might bring the next wave of opportunity in nanotechnology with huge commercial potential. The luncheon will also touch on the funding by various governments and what might be needed to accelerate the establishment of Nanotechnology related industry. The potential environmental fears (well and ill founded) that need to be managed to help this new industry flourish over the coming years will also be discussed.
Guest Speakers
Dhaval J. Brahmbhatt, Chairman, IEEE San Francisco Bay Area Nanotechnology Council
Charles V. Fishel, President Chief Operating Officer, Interface Sciences Corporation
Click here for speaker bios.
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