2003 Trade Shows 



Specialty Food Industry 



22-24 Aug Billings Market Associaaon 



Food Service & the Hospitality Industry 



22-24 Jun Southwest Foodservice Expo 



Grocery & Convenience Store Industry 



7-9 Jun Good Food Show 



9-10 Jun SnackEx2003 



29-3 Aug/Sep Fme Food Australia 

 31-3 Aug/Sep Supermarket Australia 



Baiings, NIT 



DaUas, TX 



406-652-6132 Gift & specialty- food items. 



South Melbourne, AUS 

 Barcelona, Spain 

 Sydney, AUS 

 Sydney, AUS 



Gift Industry 



17-20 May Int'ljewelr}- Fair/Gen. Merch. New Orleans, L.\ 



Industry-Specific Trade Shows 



7-10 May National Craft Brewers 



15-18 May Mobile Industnal Caterers 



Financial Deadlines 



New Orleans, LA 

 New Orleans, LA 



800-295-2872 



61-3-9261-4500 

 020 76114660 

 +613 92614500 

 +613 92614500 



630-241-9865 



303-447-0816 

 714-632-6800 



Food service mdustrv. 



Food industry. 

 Snack mdustry. 

 Food and beverage. 

 Supermarket and C-store exb. 



Jewelry and general merchandise. 



Brewing industry. 

 Catering industry. 



lulv 31 GTA Investment App. DeadHne 



luly 31 Trade Show Assistance App. Deadline 



MT Dept. Agriculture 406-444-2402 

 MT Dept. Agnculture 406-44-2402 



Value-added fmancial assistance. 

 Financial assistance to attend shows. 



♦Please contact the Montana Department of Agricuhure for more information. 



+For international calls, please contact your local telephone company for dialing information. 



+For website information about each trade show, please refer to the Dcptment's website at www.agr.state.mt.us. 



Grants Available for Renewable Energy Projects 



USDA has $23 million available for renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements for agricultural producers or 

 rural small businesses. Grant funds are available for up to 25 percent of project costs, and amounts range from $10,000 to 

 $250,000 for energy efficiency improvements. The following link wiU lead to more details: 

 http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rd/nofas/2003/rep040803.pdf 



Through the Biomass Research and Development Initiative, $21 million in grants are available to eligible entities to carr)' out 

 research, development and demonstrations on biobased products, bioenergy, biofuels, biopower and related processes. 



The USDA Natural Resources Conservauon Service, on behalf of USDA and Department of Energy, is requesdng proposals 

 for biomass research, development and demonstration projects. The sohcitation package (USDA-GRANTS-03 1803-001) is 

 posted on the federal funding opportunities website at http://www.fedgrants.gov and in more detail at 

 http://www.nrcs.usda.gov and http://www.bioproducts-bioenergy.gov/. 



Now on the WTO Website 



WORLD TRADE POINT FEDEIL\TION WEBSITE 



The new World Trade Point Federauon website offers trade contacts and information, which will be of particular interest to small 



and medium size companies wanting to develop export opportunities. Find out more at 



http://www.wtpfed.org/newsite/indexl.php. 



NEW ISSUE OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE FORUM MAGAZINE 



A new issue of International Trade Forum - the quarterly magazine of the International Trade Center - is available at 



http://www.tradeforum.org. 



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