The U.S. Commercial Service in The Hague and Brussels will host an Aerospace Trade Mission from November 13-16, 2006. The trade mission will consist of two-day programs in Amsterdam and Brussels. The mission is a catalyst to stimulate business in host nations and the rest of Europe. Its main objective is to promote and support U.S. defense exports to The Netherlands and Belgium. This will be achieved by increasing U.S. company awareness of upcoming foreign opportunities through a number of short market briefings. The mission's goal will also be realized by identifying potential business clients or partners for U.S. companies, particularly SME's, in an attempt to help them capture part of the multi-billion dollar Dutch and Belgian defense markets. Strategic alliances with host nation partners may also be a means of opening a business channel to other parts of Europe. Both foreign industry and governments will be targeted for these purposes. Trade mission participants will spend November 13-14 in Amsterdam and November 15-16 in Brussels. At both locations, the program will commence with a morning briefing that covers the local defense market structure and business opportunities. The remainder of the days will consist of one-on-one appointments pre-scheduled for U.S. participants with prospective business clients or partners. The day will close with a reception at a special location to stimulate networking activities in an informal setting. The precise schedule will depend on the availability of local government and business officials and the specific goals of the mission participants. The target number of participants is 15 U.S. defense companies. Recruitment of U.S. defense companies will commence immediately and will close on September 18, 2006, eight weeks prior to the start of the event. For more information, please contact: U.S. Commercial Service The Hague, the Netherlands August Maffry, Counselor for Commercial Affairs Natasha C. Keylard, Commercial Specialist American Embassy / US&FCS Lange Voorhout 102 2514 EJ The Hague The Netherlands Ph: 011-31-70-3109417 Fx: 011-31-70-3632985 E-mail: August.Maffry@mail.doc.gov E-mail: Natasha.Keylard@mail.doc.gov or U.S. Commercial Service Brussels, Belgium Camille Sailer, Counselor for Commercial Affairs Stein Cleemput, Commercial Specialist American Embassy / US&FCS 27, Bd. du Regent 1000 Brussels Belgium Ph: 011-32-2-5052425 Fx: 011-32-2-512-6653/3644 E-mail: Camille.Sailer@mail.doc.gov Email: Stein.Cleemput@mail.doc.gov