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Pakistani IT companies coming to the US!

Posted in SW Industry by techlahore on October 4, 2007

The PSEB is arranging a series of “Mini  Events”, aka travelling sales pitches, involving several of its members. After the Mini Events focused on the UK last year, this series is going to involve symposiums in Texas, California (they don’t yet say which cities in either of these states) and Chicago. Read on for the dates and other details!

From the PSEB circular:

PSEB has taken the initiative of organizing mini events in USA in collaboration with the Texas Trade Council (TTC), Organization of Pakistani Entrepreneurs in North America (OPEN), Embassy of Pakistan in USA and various other local partners. These mini events will comprise of receptions and business networking meetings with the leading business professionals, Chambers of Commerce and the top IT companies in USA. These mini events are directed towards fostering trade collaboration with the US IT Industry.

TEXAS (16-18 January, 2008)
Wednesday, 16th January, 2008 – Networking mini event

Thursday, 17th January, 2008 – Industry meetings & networking sessions

Friday, 18th September, 2008 – Meetings with individual businesses

Saturday, 19th September, 2008 – Meetings with individual businesses

CALIFORNIA (21-22 January, 2008)
Monday, 21st January, 2008 – Networking mini event

Tuesday, 22nd January, 2008 – Industry meetings and networking sessions

CHICAGO (24-25 January, 2008)
Thursday, 24th January, 2008 – Networking mini event

Friday, 25th January, 2008 – Industry meetings and networking sessions

Do any of our readers have experience of how successful these mini events were in the UK? Any hard contracts/deals done?

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