Calendar.Readers are invited to submit information on relevant activities, at least 45 days prior to date of your activity. Mail to: Caribbean UPDATE, 116 Myrtle Ave., Millburn NJ 07041. U.S.A. Email: mexcarib@cs.com. Some dates are tentative, all are subject to change; readers are urged to reconfirm re·con·firmtr.v. re·con·firmed, re·con·firm·ing, re·con·firms To confirm again, especially to establish or support more firmly: reconfirmed the reservations. prior to making travel plans. June 25-July 4: Dominica Dive Fest 2004. June 28--July 2: Dominican Republic. WPGC WPGC Where People Get Cash WPGC We're Prince Georges County Punta Cana Beach Bash June 29--Jul. 2: CubaExpobuceo 2004. Varadero, Matanzas, Cuba. Ministerio de Turismo de Cuba, Sra. Rebeca Jara. Tel: 537 33 0545. Fax: 537 33 4086. Email: rjara@mintur.tur.cu. Web: http://www.cubatravel.cu/ June 30-July 5: 17th annual Aruba Hi-Winds Amateur Windsurfing Challenge. More than 30 countries take part. Details: Email: ata.newjersey@aruba.com. Web: www.aruba.com July 1-3: 28th Annual Conference of the Society for Caribbean Studies--Lancaster, United Kingdom July 2-6: Jamaica CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computer) Pronounced "sisk." The traditional architecture of a computer which uses microcode to execute very comprehensive instructions. 2004: XV Caribbean Islands Swimming Championships. July 4: Bonaire Dia di Arte--12th Annual Bonaire Art Day 2004. July 4-20: Saint Lucia Carnival 2004. July 6-10: Turks & Caicos Islands Billfish billfish Any of several long-jawed fishes, especially those in the family Istiophoridae, including marlins, spearfishes, and sailfishes. The name is also applied to the gar, needlefish, and sauries (family Scomberesocidae), as well as to the swordfish (family Xiphiidae). Tournament. July 7-17: 3rd Annual Latin American Cinema Festival of New York--U.S.A. July 13-15: The Latin American ICT (1) (Information and Communications Technology) An umbrella term for the information technology field. See IT. (2) (International Computers and Tabulators) See ICL. 1. (testing) ICT - In Circuit Test. Summit on Digital Opportunities in Telecommunications, Florida. July 15: With the goal of promoting the untamed natural wonders of Costa Rica's Southern Zone, the Osa Chamber of Tourism (CATUOSA) will hold its 8th annual EXPO-OSA Tourism Exchange at the Radisson Hotel in San Jose. EXPO-OSA is one of the country's largest regional tourism fairs. The event aims to give the Osa Peninsula's tourism providers an opportunity to meet with Costa Rican travel agencies and foreign tourism wholesalers--agencies that create package tours--and promote the region as a destination. The chamber is expecting between 80 and 100 travel agents and wholesalers to visit EXPO-OSA. Details: Osa Chamber of Tourism at 789-7825. website: www.osacostarica.com July 16-18: Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Saint Thomas is an island in the Caribbean Sea, a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of Music Festival 2004. July 18-21: Central America Full Package Summit, El Salvador. A follow-up to last year's event. Organizers hoped for 250 people and got nearly twice that, including 100 from the U.S. All of the nations in Central America and the Caribbean are invited to send their industry executives. Details: Mike Todaro, Managing Director, AAPNetwork--American Apparel Producers??? Network. Tel:404.843.3171. Fax: 413.702.3226/ Email: miketodaro@mindspring.com. Website:www.aapnetwork.net July 18-24: Jamaica Red Stripe Reggae Sunfest 2004. July 22--Aug. 3: Nevis Culturama 2004. Jul. 23--Aug. 8: Antigua & Barbuda Carnival 2004. July 25-Aug. 2: Grenada Carriacou Regatta Festival 2004. July 27-31: Puerto Rico Salsa Congress, 2004. July 28-Aug. 2: Trinidad & Tobago Trans-Atlantic Expo, 6th Annual International Market & Trade Exposition. July 29-31: 3rd US/Cuba Legal Conference, Cancun, Mexico. US$400. Details: Mabel Jimenez, Exec. Dir., US/Cuba Legal Forum, 235 SW LeJeune Rd, 2nd fl, Miami FL 33134. Tel: 305-303-0660. Fax: 305-445-8884. Email: uscubalegalforum@yahoo.com Aug. 1-4: Bahamas WOCCU WOCCU World Council of Credit Unions, Inc. 7th International Leadership Institute and Annual General Meeting. Aug. 5-7: Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy, 14th annual meeting. Wyndham Grand Bay Hotel, Coconut Grove, Miami. Theme: "Cuba: Ten Years After The Announcement of Economic Reform." Details: ASCE ASCE abbr. American Society of Civil Engineers , PO Box 567, McLean VA 22101-0567. Email: asce@ascecuba.org. Web: http://lanic.utexas.edu/project/asce. Aug. 9-10: The annual celebration of Grenada's Carnival culminates in a two-day festival. The event will include calypso Calypso, in Greek mythology Calypso (kəlĭp`sō), nymph, daughter of Atlas, in Homer's Odyssey. She lived on the island of Ogygia and there entertained Odysseus for seven years. and steel band competitions, along with colorful costume parades, street "jump-ups" and a traditional "Carnival Queen" beauty pageant. Details: Grenada Board of Tourism at 1-800-927-9554 or visit www.spicemas.com or www.grenadagrenadines.com. And: Melissa Lukis/Inez Freund. RFC&P. (973) 627-8180. Email: lukis@rfcp.com/freund@rfcp.com Aug. 14-18: Aruba International Pro-Am Golf Tournament. Golfers from more than 10 countries take part. Email: ata.newjersey@aruba.com. Aug. 15-22: 51st Edition of San Juan International Billfish Tournament, Puerto Rico. Aug. 24--26: Antigua & Barbuda. The First Annual Caribbean Tourism Convention and International Travel Show 2004. Aug. 25-27: XVIII Congreso Centroamericano y del Caribe de Avicultura, San Pedro Sula San Pedro Sula (säm pā`thrō s  `lä), city (1997 est. pop. 417,000), capital of Cortés dept., NW Honduras. It is the second largest city in the country. , Honduras.
Aug. 25-29: The Caribbean Poker Classic, the World Poker Tour For the PBS network with the same abbreviation, see . The World Poker Tour (Abbreviated WPT) is a series of international poker tournaments featuring most of the world's professional players. Satellite Tournament, sanctioned by the World Poker Tour, at the Royal Oasis Golf Resort and Casino on Grand Bahama Island. The minimum first place prize money is US$250,000 (based on 200 players) plus a guaranteed seat and paid entry for the US$2.5 Million World Poker Tour Final at the Bellagio in Las Vegas valued at US$25,000. Details: Grand Bahama Vacations, Ft Lauderdale. Dana Klein, Tel: 954-923-4343. Tel: 1-800-432-2294. Aug. 26-28: 6th Annual Caribbean Commercial Law Workshop, Jamaica. Aug. 26-30: USVI USVI United States Virgin Islands USVI US Vision, Inc. (stock symbol) USVI United States Vegetation Index Open Atlantic Blue Marlin The Atlantic blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) is a species of marlin. Physical description The Atlantic blue marlin's body is blue-black above, with a silvery white underside. It has two dorsal fins and two anal fins. Tournament, St. Thomas. Sept. 2-3: II Cumbre de Ministros de Turismo y de Medio Ambiente de Iberoamerica y el Caribe. Iquitos, Rio Amazonas, Peru. Details: Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo, Calle Uno Oeste No. 50, Urb. Corpac-San Isidro, Lima, Peru. Tel: 511 224 3117. Fax: 511 224 3236. Email: vmt@mincetur.gob.pe. Web: http://www.mincetur.gob.pe. Sept. 5: 12th Annual Caribbean American Family Day Festival, Business Expo & Job Fair 2004--New York, USA. Sept. 5--12: Jamaica. The 4th Annual Jamaica Blues Jam. Sept. 15-17: 18th Annual Convention and Hospitality Expo del Caribe 2004, San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan (IPA: [saŋ hwaŋ]) (from the Spanish San Juan Bautista, "Saint John the Baptist") is the capital and largest municipality on Puerto Rico. . Sept. 19-25: 44th Montego Bay International Marlin Fishing Tournament, Jamaica. Sept. 23-25: EMT See Efficient markets theory. , Expo Mundial de Turismo 2004. Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico. Tel: 52-55-85039727. Fax: 52-55-85039717. Email: info@mexico.messefrankfurt.com and info@expoemt.com Sept. 26-30: International Meeting on Optics, Life & Heritage, Cuba. Sept. 28-30: IV Encuentro de Turismo de Naturaleza de Cuba-Turnat 2004. Sancti Spiritus Spiritus (Latin for "breathing"), may refer to:
Sept. 26-30: 93rd annual convention of the American Association of Port Authorities, Long Beach, California Long Beach is a city located in southern Los Angeles County, California, USA, on the Pacific coast. It borders Orange County on its southeast edge. It is about 20 miles (30 km) south of downtown Los Angeles. . Details: web: www.aapa2004.com Sept. 30-Oct. 3: Building & Interiors Trade Show (BITS 2004), Trinidad & Tobago. October: Parliamentary elections in Grenada Elections in Grenada gives information on election and election results in Grenada. Grenada elects on national level a legislature. Parliament has two chambers. . Oct. 3-5: First Centroamerica Travel Market. Guatemala. Details: Instituto Guatemalteco de Turismo (INGUAT INGUAT Instituto Guatemalteco de Turismo (Guatemala) ). Tel: 502-331-3004. Email: comunicacion@inguat.gob.gt. Web: http://www.mayspirit.com.gt/ Oct. 6-8: Infocom 2004, a specialized trade show focusing on information technology sponsored by the American Chamber of Commerce of Panama and other organizations including the U.S. Commercial Service Panama, will be held in Panama. The trade event is aimed at promoting e-business and information technology in Panama and the Latin American Region. InfoCom 2004, will include exhibitions, conferences and seminars specially directed to those who have the responsibility to assure the competitiveness of their companies in this new environment. Details: Internet site: www.infocomexpo.com. Or: Patricia Peterson. Congrexpo INFOCOM 2004. Tel: 507-269-5655. Fax: 507-269-5680. E-mail: patp@congrexpo.com Oct. 7-10: Caribbean Gift & Craft Show Trade Fair 2004, Barbados. Oct. 9-10: Third Annual Aruba Musical Festival, featuring world famous rock legends. Email: ata.newjersey@aruba.com Oct. 13-15: Cancun Travel Mart 2004, Cancun, Mexico. Oct. 17-20: 27th Annual Tourism Conference (CTC-27). Aruba. "Tourism: Driving Business in the Global Economy." Details: Johnson JohnRose, Communications Officer. Caribbean Tourism Organization The Caribbean Tourism Organization's main objective is the development of sustainable tourism for the economic and social benefit of Caribbean people. The CTO provides to and through its public and private sector members, the services and information to accomplish this goal. . Tel. (246) 427-5242. Fax (246) 429-3065. Email: jjohnrose@caribtourism.com. Web: www.onecaribbean.org. www.doitcaribbean.com Oct. 24-27: AAPG AAPG American Association of Petroleum Geologists International Conference and Exhibition: Petroleum Industry in the 21st Century, Cancun, Mexico. November: Parliamentary elections, Cayman Islands. November: The Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica (IMAJ IMAJ Israeli Medical Association Journal ) is planning a Construction Exposition for Nov. 2004. Participation will be open to all operatives in construction and allied industries both in Jamaica and overseas. This would include suppliers of equipment, building systems, construction materials and other related items. An opportunity exists for exporters of building and construction equipment and materials to participate in this expo. Details: E.A. Finlay, U.S. Commercial Service. U.S. Embassy--Kingston. 2 Oxford Road, Kingston 5, Jamaica. Tel: (876) 926-8115. Fax: (876) 920-2580. Email Nov. 2: Elections in Puerto Rico Elections in Puerto Rico gives information on election and election results in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico elects on state level a governor and a legislature. The governor is elected for a four year term by the people. and the U.S. Virgin Islands for Governor and Legislative Branch. Nov. 4-7: 30th Annual Fall Charteryacht Show, St. Thomas, USVI. Nov. 5-13: Aruba International Catamaran catamaran (kăt'əmərăn`), watercraft made up of two connected hulls or a single hull with two parallel keels. Originally used by the natives of Polynesia, the catamaran design was adopted by Western boat builders in the 19th cent. Regatta. Brings together competitors from Europe, North and South America. Email: ata.newjersey@aruba.com. Web: www.aruba.com June 2004. Nov. 17-22: 2nd Annual Bahamas One World Film Festival 2004. Dec. 1- 8: Anguilla. The Fourth Biennial Art Festival and Competition 2004. Dec. 6-8: 28th Annual Miami Conference on the Caribbean. Miami, FL. Dec. 13-17: Havana International Jazz Festival 2004. Cuba. 2005 Jan. 18-22: 4th Annual Caribbean Dermatology Symposium, 2005. Cayman Islands. Feb. 4-6: Hardware Expo 2005, Puerto Rico. Feb. 5: Jamaica Pineapple Cup Montego Bay Race 2005. March 4-6: 25th Sint Maarten Heineken Regatta 2005. St. Maarten. March 11-15: International Tourism Exchange, ITB ITB Invitation To Bid ITB In The Beginning ITB Internationale Tourismusbörse (German) ITB In The Business (aka in the business service industry) ITB Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy Berlin, Germany. Details: Messe Berlin GmbH. Messedamm 22. D-14055 Berlin. Tel: 49-30-30380. Fax: 49 30 3038 2325. Email: itb@messe-berlin.de. Web: http://www.itb-berlin.com. April 18--24: II Festival Internacional de Cine Pobre, Cuba. May 15-19: 19th Biennial International Oil Spill Conference--Miami Beach, Florida. July 17--21: Puerto Rico. 17th Caribbean Geological Conference 2005. |
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