World Trade Center Miami President Becomes First Woman to be Named 2001 Florida International Business Person of the Year.Business Editors MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2001 World Trade Center Miami President Charlotte Gallogly will be the first woman in 26 years to receive the Florida Council of International Development's (FCID FCID Functional Configuration Identification FCID Fibre Channel Id ) 2001 Florida International Business Person of the Year Award on Friday, November 16 at 7:00pm at The Biltmore Hotel Biltmore Hotel is the name of a hotel chain created by hotel magnate John McEntee Bowman. The name evokes the Vanderbilt family's Biltmore Estate, whose buildings and gardens within are privately owned historical landmarks and tourist attractions in Asheville, North . Ms. Gallogly will be honored hon·or n. 1. High respect, as that shown for special merit; esteem: the honor shown to a Nobel laureate. 2. a. Good name; reputation. b. at the FCID's 23rd Annual International Awards Dinner for her outstanding achievement and long-term contributions to promote international trade in the State of Florida. Under her leadership of 14 years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time World Trade Center Miami has helped foster more than $1 billion in trade transactions and established a number of innovative programs, such as The Air Cargo air cargo: see aviation. Security Training Institute; The Business Anti-Smuggling and Cargo Security Coalition; floridaproducts.org; and The Trade Maker Alliance Program. Ms. Gallogly serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the World Trade Centers Association. The board directs the activities of 323 World Trade Centers in 95 countries with more than 2 million members. In Miami, the World Trade Center Miami fosters and enhances international business opportunities for its member companies by providing trade introductions overseas; more than 10,000 trade leads annually; assistance in analyzing data to determine the best export markets for members' products and services; market research reports; and assistance in analyzing competition, among numerous other services. Through its commitment to Miami-Dade County's "One Community-One Goal" Initiative, the Center is developing seven hemispheric trade shows to increase and facilitate buying and selling opportunities for international companies in this hemisphere hemisphere /hemi·sphere/ (hem´i-sfer) half of a spherical or roughly spherical structure or organ. cerebellar hemisphere either of two lobes of the cerebellum lateral to the vermis. . Air Cargo Americas has become the largest air cargo show in the world. The Americas Food and Beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. Trade Show, the largest exhibition of its kind in the Western Hemisphere Western Hemisphere Part of Earth comprising North and South America and the surrounding waters. Longitudes 20° W and 160° E are often considered its boundaries. , experienced an increase of 57 percent in foreign exhibitors at the 2000 show. Two new shows, Sea Cargo Americas and the Americas Property Market and Investment Show will be launched in 2002. Founded in 1973, FCID is a statewide, private, non-profit leadership group of Florida executives and professionals engaged in international business. FCID is dedicated to advocating the interests of Florida's international business community and to promoting increased foreign trade and investment in the state. For more information on the Awards Dinner, please contact the FCID at 813-288-9784. |
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