Russ Froneberger, President of Global Consulting & Affiliates, will present the popular "Demystifying the European Union " program at the 1st Annual Vercitas Group Economic Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Here are the details: 

"Marketing Your Community - How to Produce Results"

Learn From The Best, You Must Be Ready to Learn Monday, March 24 and Tuesday, March 25, 2008 Embassy Suites in Las Vegas, Nevada

Developed Especially for:

• Leaders of Economic Development Organizations
• Utility Companies with Economic Development Departments
• Telephone Companies involved in Economic Development

The Vercitas Group is the nation’s only site selection and economic development consulting firm specializing in Performance Based Economic Development

We are pleased to announce a new member of our European affiliate network.

Global Expert Consult Ltd., located in Sofia, Bulgaria, will be our partner for all activities in southeastern Europe, including: Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Greece and Turkey.

Global Expert Consult's principal activities are in the preparation and implementation of EU funded projects, but also provides a variety of services for foreign direct investors.

Contact our colleague, Zhivka Nikolova, at mobile: +359 889 722 837 or by e-mail at .

 SPI+ (http://www.liegeonline.com/en/index.php ) is the economic development agency of the Belgian Province of Liege.

SPI+, since 2000, has been working with American companies, both directly and through American regional economic development agencies, to provide free relocation services to American companies interested  in a first European office or facility or others who want to expand or relocate an existing European operation.

Liege's central location and the busy Port of Liege and Liege Airport, make it a particularly good home for companies with an interest in logistics and distribution. And, the University of Liege, as a leader in the life sciences sector, makes Liege an ideal home for companies in this sector.

The Export Consortium (http://www.exportconsortium.com/index.htm ) has retained Global Consulting & Affiliates to develop its activities in Europe relating to Small to Medium-sized enterprises.

The Export Consortium is a Columbia, South Carolina-based NGO that specializes in capacity building for SME’s, particularly in the areas of new market identification and growth, target market development; innovation and product development, and coaching companies through the market implementation process.

The Export Consortium has worked with more than 600 SME’s since it was first created to help South Carolina companies break into new markets. Its affiliation with the University of South Carolina and Clemson University’s international graduate business programs gives it a unique position to serve companies in a cost effective and culturally attuned way.

The Export Consortium has done work for larger multinational companies including Pirelli, Robert Bosch and Fuji Photo.

It also specializes in helping companies to understand regulatory requirements, particularly the North American Free Trade Agreement Certification.