MFM Group, Inc. Selected to Support Two Initiatives of U.S. Trade and Development Agency

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFM Trade Meetings, a division of Miami-headquartered MFM Group Inc., has been selected to help implement two important initiatives of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, based in Arlington, VA.

MFM will manage United States and Mexico: Building Partnerships in Infrastructure, a conference to be held in Mexico City in February, 2008, focusing on Mexican President Calderon’s “National Infrastructure Plan”. This 300-person event will attract U.S. and Mexican Government and private sector officials to present and discuss projects relating to transportation, energy and environmental infrastructure. MFM will manage all aspects of logistics, marketing and technical content. MFM has chosen Millennium Science and Engineering, Inc. of Dulles, VA as its technical partner to conduct field project research and prepare a project briefing book for the conference.

Also, in partnership with Management Options, Inc. (MOI), a Washington, DC-based international business consulting firm, MOI, MFM Trade Meetings and KUPS International have been selected by the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) to implement the first phase of its new Global Customs Initiative (GCI), a worldwide, $4 million program to facilitate economic growth in developing and middle-income countries. In its partnership with USTDA, the MOI/MFM/KUPS Team will initially develop and execute two orientation visits to the US and three foreign training sessions during 2008 on a wide array of customs issues for delegates from Mexico, Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam. MFM will provide event logistics and marketing management.

Since 1996, MFM has organized over 40 trade events around the World for the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, as well as providing similar services for other U.S. Government Agencies including the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, the Export-Import Bank of the United States and the U.S. Department of State. MFM’s client list also includes trade associations and Fortune 500 companies. MFM Trade Meetings has offices in Miami, FL and Springfield, VA.

“As a company with broad expertise in international event marketing, management, and logistics, we are pleased to be again assisting USTDA with such important programs," said MFM Executive Vice President Dan Lamey. “These programs present tremendous opportunities, both for the countries involved and for U.S. companies in a broad-range of sectors.”

MFM Group, Inc. produces international and domestic conferences for government agencies and corporations, and provides conference management, site selection, registration and housing services to associations and corporations.

For more information about MFM, contact Dan Lamey at telephone 800-814-6548 or 305-667-4705.

For more information on the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, visit www.ustda.gov.