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SACRAMENTO - 01/13/06 - The Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Northern California World Trade Center are organizing their first-ever international business study mission to Ireland.

The mission - scheduled for April 7-15 - will give Northern California business executives and economic development officials "the opportunity to visit one of the world's fastest growing economies," according to Michele Gault, program director for the Northern California World Trade Center.

The intensive program, she said, "has been prepared that will allow trip participants to focus on regional economic, industrial, and educational partnerships."

While in Dublin, mission participants will explore several key issues, including economic development, technology transfer, transportation and infrastructure, financial services, tourism, and international trade, said Gault.

Specifically, she said, participants will have ample opportunities to meet with their Irish counterparts to discuss potential partnerships in such areas as transportation and logistics, high-tech research and development, joint ventures, venture capital, agri-business trade promotion for California-produced wine and packaged specialty goods, food safety and security issues, and regional economic development.

For more details on the Ireland Business Mission, visit www.metrochamber.org/ or contact Michele Gault at (916) 447-9827 ext. 133, or by e-mail at [email protected]

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