Economic Forecast 2012: Global Change and Shifting Dynamics in Latin America

University of Miami Center for Hemispheric Policy

Economic Forecast 2012:

Global Change and Shifting Dynamics in Latin America

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

 Four Seasons Hotel Miami

1435 Brickell Avenue

                               The Global Economic Outlook and its Impact on Latin America

Economic Prospects in Latin America in 2012

The Political Risk Climate in the Region

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Confirmed Speakers

(as of November 21)

•      Alberto Bernal Head of Research and Partner, Bulltick Capital Markets, LP, Miami

•      Gabriel Casillas Executive Director and Chief Mexico Economist, JP Morgan Chase & Co., Mexico, D.F.

•      Antoni Estevadeordal Manager, Integration and Trade Sector, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, D.C.

•      Jeffry Frieden Stanfield Professor of International Peace, Department of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

•      Joydeep Mukherji Senior Director, Sovereign Ratings Group, Standard and Poor’s, New York

•      Riordan Roett Sarita and Don Johnston Professor; Director, Western Hemisphere Studies and Latin American Studies Program, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C.

•      Paulo Vieira da Cunha Partner and Head of Emerging Markets Research, Tandem Global Partners, New York

Supporting Organizations:  Argentine-Florida Chamber of Commerce, CAMACOL, Enterprise Florida, Georgetown University Club of Miami, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, Miami Council for International Visitors,

Office of Economic Development and International Trade of Miami-Dade County, Oxford University Society,

U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce and Venezuelan-American Chamber of Commerce of the United States

For more information, please call Isabel Artime at (305) 284-9918, or visit our website at www.miami.edu/chp

Mexico-U.S. Relations: Trends, Issues and Implications - Dec. 2nd

Mexico-U.S. Relations:

Trends, Issues and Implications

Agustín Barrios Gómez

Partner, Estrategias Creativas, Mexico, D.F.

Isabel Studer

Director, Center for Dialogue and Analysis on North America (CEDAN), 

Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico

 Gustavo Vega

Director, Centro de Estudios Internacionales, El Colegio de México, Mexico, D.F.

 

The Center for Hemispheric Policy receives financial support from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State.

Supporting Organizations:

Argentine-Florida Chamber of Commerce, CAMACOL, Enlace México, Enterprise Florida,

Florida International Bankers Association, Georgetown University Club of Miami, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, Miami Council for International Visitors, Office of Economic Development and International Trade of Miami Dade, Oxford University Society and U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce

Friday, December 2, 2011

 

Location:	Hyatt Regency Coral Gables	Time:	8:00 – 8:15 a.m. - Registration and Continental Breakfast
	Venetian Room 50 Alhambra Plaza		8:15 – 9:45 a.m. - Presentations and Discussion

Program Fee:  $30; Academics and students – free admission with valid ID

For more information, please call Isabel Artime at (305) 284-9918, or visit our website at :

www.miami.edu/chp

November Newsletter : Florida Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association

Thumbs UP for the Air Cargo & Sea Cargo Americas!   FCBF would like to thank everyone who stopped by our booth during the show.  What a success, our hats off to WTC-Miami for the great job on the show.  We look forward to seeing you at the next Air Cargo & Sea Cargo Americas in 2013.  FCBF Booth FCBF Seminar Series Part 2  November 16 9:00 AM Question: How Can I Really Be Sure All My EEI/SED Filings and Export Paperwork Are Correct? Answer: Come to Our November 16th Seminar to Learn the Tips from Census and Leading Industry Officials to Find Out!       Click Here for Full Details and Registration November GMM   November 16 12:00 PM  Port Everglades 20 Year Master Plan Updates Includes plans for new berth space and possible ferry service to Cuba. Highlights include: Adding a 16.5-acre area to create four new cargo berths,  refining Engineers' programs to dredge port channels to 50 feet from the current depth of 42 feet,  and ferry service to Cuba   Click Here To Register 12th Annual Golf Tournament  Wednesday, Jamuary 18 2012     Get your clubs ready for the 12th Annual Golf Tournament! The tournament will be held at a New Location and has already received raves for hosting the event at Melresse Golf Course. Be sure to sign up your team early and have a fun filled day with food and raffle prizes. Sponsorship opportunities still available. For Full Details Click Here

Enterprise Florida : 8th Annual Florida-Japan Summit -Nov 15, 2011-

8th Annual Florida-Japan Summit

Florida State University Turnbull Conference Center

November 15^th, 2011

The Florida Delegation, Southeast U.S./Japan Association is pleased to invite you to its 8th Annual Florida-Japan Summit at the Florida State University Turnbull Conference Center this coming November 15th. This program will feature welcoming remarks by The Hon. Gray Swoope, Secretary of Commerce, and The Hon. Yoshinobu Nisaka, Florida’s Japanese sister state (Wakayama Prefecture) visiting governor, along with informational panel sessions on Florida-Japan bilateral relations in the areas of business, education, culture and tourism.

To pre-register, please complete the attached form and email to info@fl-seusjapan.org or FAX to (786) 235-8290. For more information, please contact SEUS/Japan, at (786) 235-8289, or by e-mail at info@fl-seusjapan.org.

IMPORTANT: All participants must pay a registration fee. The registration fee includes admission to the networking reception from 5:30- 6:30pm immediately following the Summit.

Complimentary Japanese food and beverage samplings from Wakayama will be provided, and additional beverages will be available from a cash bar.

How to do Business in Brazil : November 15, 2011 - Breakfast and Seminar

University of Miami:Luncheon Program - 11/17/2011

Luncheon program

Francisco J. Sánchez

Under Secretary of International Trade 

U.S. Department of Commerce

From Colombia to Korea:

Opening New Doors of Opportunity in Global Trade

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Location:   Four Seasons Hotel Miami 

Time:               12:15-12:30 p.m. – Registration 

Miami Room      12:30-2:00 p.m.  – Luncheon and Presentation 

1435 Brickell Avenue

Supporting Organizations:

Argentine-American Chamber of Commerce, Beacon Council, Bolivian-American Chamber of Commerce, 

Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce, British-American Chamber of Commerce of Broward, 

CAMACOL, Chile-U.S. Chamber Of Commerce, Enterprise Florida, 

Florida International Bankers Association, Gateway Florida, Georgetown Club of Miami, 

Miami Council for International Visitors, Nicaraguan American Chamber of Commerce, 

Office of Economic Development and International Trade of Miami Dade, Port of Miami 

and Oxford University Society

Media Partners:  

AméricaEconomía, Hispanic Target Magazine, Latin Business Chronicle and LATIN TRADE 

For more info: Please, go to:  www.miami.edu/chp 

DHSMV Community Update / Informe Comunitario - November 2011

Community Update

FLORIDIANS BUCKLE UP IN RECORD NUMBERS:  The Department teamed up with the Florida Department of Trans­portation to announce that a record number of Floridians are wearing their safety belts. Statewide safety belt use reached 88.1 percent this year following the 2011 Click It or Ticket safety belt campaign.

Following the Click It or Ticket cam­paign, an observational survey of Florida vehicles was conducted in June 2011. The survey’s results show an all-time high safety belt usage rate. Only four of the 12 survey counties went down. Increases in the other counties surveyed led Florida to an overall use rate of 88.1 percent compared to 87.4 percent in 2010. Pickup truck drivers and their pas­sengers continue to be among the lowest users. The full 2011 safety belt usage final report is available on the FDOT website at http://www.dot.state.fl.us/safety/.

WHITE OUT TEEN CRASHES:  Traffic crashes are the #1 killer of teens in Florida and in the United States. To keep more teens safe in the driver and passenger seats, the Department encouraged all Floridians to participate in a statewide White Out on Oct. 18. Teens joined the Department by wearing a white shirt to school to help symbolize the white out of teen crashes. The Department observed National Teen Driver Safety Week Oct. 16 – 22, and used the opportunity to educate teens and their par­ents about staying safe behind the wheel.

Teens (ages 15 – 19) have the highest crash rate of any age group in Florida. Below are statistics from the Florida Traffic Crash Statistics Report 2010 that provide some ad­ditional insight.

·         737,645 teens are licensed to drive in the Sunshine State.

·         26,848 crashes involved teens last year.

o    144 teens died.

o    18,543 teens were injured.

·         Florida’s teen drivers are twice as likely to crash as their parents and three times as likely to crash as their grandparents.

The Department created www.TakeTheWheel.net, an interactive website by teens for teens, as well as Drive with CARE (Courtesy, Attention, Responsibility, Experi­ence) to educate teens and their parents about Florida’s graduated licensing law and the importance of parental involvement in teaching teens to drive.

GET AN APPOINTMENT!: When visiting one of our offices to renew, replace or file a change of address to their driver license or identification card, we urge all customers to secure an appointment prior to their visit.  Connect via Internet at www.flhsmv.gov/oasis for an appointment to visit one of our offices.

Then link to the on-line pre-application and complete it before coming to one of our offices.

 BRING THE RIGHT DOCUMENTS: Florida residents seeking a new driver license or identification card, legally change their name prior to their renewal date, or to immediately replace a lost or stolen license or ID card, must prepare to show proper documentation.  Your ability to complete your transaction in one visit is directly related to coming prepared with proper documentation.  The complete list of acceptable documents is available online at www.GatherGoGet.com.  The three basic primary requirements are:

1) Identification (Bring one) – A certified U.S. birth certificate; a valid U.S. passport; a certificate of Naturalization; a consular Report of Birth Abroad; an alien registration card.  Name Change (if applicable) – Original or certified copy of all marriage certificates or court orders that show your name change(s). (Uncertified photocopies are not valid.

2) Social Security Number (Bring one) – Social Security Card, W-2 form, any 1099 form or paycheck showing number.

3) Residential Address (not post office box) – Bring two (2) items mailed to you that contain your current address.  Acceptable is a deed, mortgage statement, voter ID card, a recent utility bill, a car insurance policy, a statement from a person you live with along with two documents addressed in that person’s name.   

U.S. citizens, permanent residents, immigrants and non-immigrants can secure a complete list of documents to bring to one of our offices by visiting www.GatherGoGet.com, www.ReunaVengaObtenga.com in Spanish, or www.RasanbleAlePran.com in Creole.