CzechInvest

CzechInvest the Czech Investment and Business Development Agency, is an agency of the Ministry of Industry & Trade whose services and development programs contribute to attracting foreign direct investment and developing Czech companies. The agency's mission is to support investment activities to the highest level of competence not only through its information service and consultancy but also by linkage with structural funds of the European Union.

Mrs. Karolína Bocková is Director of U.S.-West Operations for CzechInvest, the Czech governmental agency for investment and business development. In 2003, for the third time in a row, CzechInvest received the prestigious "Best European IPA Award," an international honor recognizing the most innovative and successful investment promotion agencies.

Prior to joining the California office, Mrs. Bocková headed up the Global Services and New Technologies division of CzechInvest. Since 2002 she has specialized in non-manufacturing investments and has contributed to the development of a new investment incentive strategy for furthering the growth of business support services and innovation centers in the Czech Republic.

Mrs. Bocková began her career in the field of international marketing and holds a masters degree in International Trade from Prague University of Economics.

Contact:

Mrs. Karolina Bockova Director, U.S. Operation - West 51 East Campbell Avenue Suite 107 F Campbell, CA 95008

Phone:  +1 408 376 4555 Fax: +1 408 376 4557   california@czechinvest.org   www.czechinvest.org

Karolína Bocková
Director-U.S. Operations West, CzechInvest

Mrs. Karolína Bocková is Director of U.S.-West Operations for CzechInvest, the Czech governmental agency for investment and business development. In 2003, for the third time in a row, CzechInvest received the prestigious “Best European IPA Award,” an international honor recognizing the most innovative and successful investment promotion agencies.

Prior to joining the California office, Mrs. Bocková headed up the Global Services and New Technologies division of CzechInvest. Since 2002 she has specialized in non-manufacturing investments and has contributed to the development of a new investment incentive strategy for furthering the growth of business support services and innovation centers in the Czech Republic.

Mrs. Bocková began her career in the field of international marketing and holds a masters degree in International Trade from Prague University of Economics.

ITD Hungary

ITDH is the Hungarian government's Investment and Trade Development Agency, which is the information and consultation center for foreign investments in Hungary. The Agency assists investors through its extensive network of contacts in both the private sector and in government offices, including Hungarian embassies and trade offices abroad, trade promotion institutions, banks, large companies, investment agents and management consultants. ITDH as a non-profit organization helps foreign companies in the preparatory work of investment decisions in finding the proper site for their operation in Hungary.

For more information please contact:

Odon Kiraly, PhD Trade Commissioner ITDH Representative Hungarian Consulate Commercial Section 11766 Wilshire Blvd., Ste#410 Los Angeles, CA 90025

Tel: 310-479-7878 Fax: 310-479-5119 Email: itdlosangeles@ hungariantrade.org Website: www.itdh.hu

Zsuzsanna Danyi
Deputy Director US Department, ITD Hungary

Zsuzsanna Danyi is deputy director of Overseas Division at ITD Hungary (Investment and Trade Development Agency of the Hungarian Government). Ms. Danyi has been working for ITD Hungary since 2001, debuting as investment advisor for Japanese companies. She has changed to US relations in 2003 and has been promoted to deputy director in December 2003. Ms. Danyi obtained her Master of Science degree at Budapest University of Economic Sciences in 1999 and her Master of Business Studies at University Pierre Mendes France in 2000. She is fluent in English and French. Member of the Hungarian Economists' Society and the English Speaking Union of Hungary, founding member of Hungarian division of Service Civil International - an international volunteer organization.

Contact:

ITD Hungary, Overseas DivisionAndrassy 12 H-1061 Budapest

Phone: +36 (1) 472-8190 E-Mail: danyi@itd.hu

Location:Switzerland+

Location:Switzerland is the name of the Swiss Foreign Investment Agency which serves as the one-stop-shop for information on establishing or expanding a business operation in Switzerland.

Please contact us for information about taxes, labor laws, incentives and any and all other information relevant to "doing business" in our country. LS also serves as your gateway to the economic development authorites in the twenty-six Cantons (states) in our country.

As part of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs in Bern, all our information and other assistance is confidential and free of charge.

Contact:

UK Trade and Investment

UK Trade & Investment is the lead Government organization created to support overseas businesses seeking to set up, expand or partner in the UK.

We work in partnership with the English regional development agencies and national agencies of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Through our unrivalled local access and knowledge we aim to help you make sound investment decisions.

• Practical guidance on establishing an operation in the UK including advice on tax, employment law, work permits and incentives.
  
• Introductions to your sector networks - industry leaders, university research and centers of excellence.
  
• Bespoke information on key location considerations, with thorough analysis of real estate options, local infrastructure and labor availability.
  
• Salarysearch service - to help you identify the right pay and benefits package for UK staff.
  
• Our Global Partnering service provides warm leads for companies looking to form collaborative relationships with UK companies.
  
• A single point of contact in UK Government.
  
  

All our services are free and confidential

Please contact us at the British Consulate-General, San Francisco:

OFI – Belgium’s Office for Foreign Investors
Invest in Wallonia – Southern Belgium

Belgium’s Office for Foreign Investors (OFI) is the Foreign Investment Department of the Walloon Exportation and Foreign Investment Agency.

Our headquarters is located in Namur, capital of the Walloon Region of Belgium. We also have offices in Brussels, Eupen (Wallonia 's German speaking area), Chicago, San Francisco, Shanghai and Tokyo. We are permanently represented in Barcelona, Frankfurt and Stockholm.

As the official interface with foreign investors, OFI acts as a local partner between the various public and private players involved: Federal and Regional Authorities, Local Economic Development Agencies, Chambers of Commerce, Professional Federations, Public Investment Enterprises, Banks, Universities and International Business, Consulting Firms…

OFI is dedicated to assist companies in the quick, efficient, and thourough set-up in Belgium for starting up operations successfully.

Our team of 28 is highly-qualified in each aspect of international business, multilingual, from diverse backgrounds : legal, real estate, scientific, finance, high and new tech, communications…

We are here to assist you from Start to Finish and Beyond.

Our services include:

• Delivery of insight and data on the economic climate and investment conditions in Belgium, more specifically in Wallonia.
• Guidance on available incentives and tax structures
• Personalized, custom-tailored assistance with the needs of company’s project
• Practical, pertinent information about setting up your business in Belgium
• Calculation of cash grants and incentives
• Identification and recommendations of Greenfield sites or buildings to locate your company
• Salary simulations based on the number and qualifications of your future staff
• Coordination of a fact-finding visit to the region for the company’s decision-makers
• Facilitation of contacts with Belgian Authorities at regional, community and federal levels, including tax, immigration, customs, research, intellectual property and labor administrations and institutions
• Regular follow-up of your project after your investment decision has been taken

As a local economic development government agency of Belgium, OFI provides these services free of charge.

Contact:

OFI – Belgium’s Office for Foreign Investors Pierre Leclercq, Director of Business Development Julia Boccard, Assistant to the Director 155 Montgomery Street, Suite 207 San Francisco, CA 94104

T: 415 391 3111 Fx: 415 391 3116 E-mail: pleclercq@ investinwallonia.com

Flanders Foreign Investment Office-USA West

The Flanders Foreign Investment Office (FFIO) provides free confidential advice and assistance to businesses considering a move into Europe or Flanders.

The FFIO's experienced advisors will provide your company with insight and data concerning site availability, local labor supply, recruitment and training, suppliers, technical and R&D support, and logistics strategies in order to help pinpoint the most favorable site for your operations. Visits to potential sites can also be arranged.

The FFIO will introduce potential investors to service suppliers and contacts in regional business networks, as well as to academic partners and private sector consultants. In addition, its staff will provide contact with the necessary government agencies, and other utility providers, and offer details to help ease the way for any expatriate families involved.

And there is a contact near you - the FFIO has four offices in the USA and one each in Japan and Singapore in addition to its headquarters in Brussels.

Please contact us at the British Consulate-General, San Francisco:

Contact:

LEG Thüringen

"LEG" is the acronym for the State Development Corporation of Thüringen. We are not a traditional government agency but rather a service-oriented company.
We use performance measures and continuous improvement to assure the highest quality of service to our business customers.

We specialize in project development services as well as site development for private and government entities:

Industry-focussed consulting teams,
Corporate site development and site management,
Superior access to state policy makers and permit assistance,
Compilation of project financing packages (e.g. incentive package negotiation & optimization),
Labor market/workforce assessment studies,
Employee reruitment and training,
Investment aftercare.

Investors are accompanied by a dedicated consulting team which acts as single point of contact. LEG has established strong relations with a number of
specialists in the field of:

All services rendered are free of charge for the investor

Contact:

Steffen Mittelstaedt

PROEXCA – Sociedad Canaria de Fomento Economico, S.A.

is a publicly-owned company attached to the Ministry of the Economy and the Revenue of the Canary Islands Government has as its fundamental objectives:

• To promote the internationalization and overseas expansion of Canarian companies;
  
• To attract investments in strategic sectors;
  
• To strengthen the business fabric of the Islands;
  
• To manage programs for regional Economic Diversification and Development.
  

These objectives are developed through the areas of Diversification and Promotion of Investment. Favouring productive diversification and the generation of skilled employment by:

• Situating in the Canary Islands projects from sector of interest that are respectful of the environment and the territory.
  
• Fomenting the diversification and growth of the Canarian economy through the route of added value, with skilled jobs and greater remuneration.
  
• Orienting, informing and supporting new investors in the Canary Islands, until the investment is firmly established.
  
• Informing and advising on tax incentives in the Canary Islands as well as on subsidies and lines of funding Internationalization.
  

At the services of Canarian exporters, PROEXCA promotes:

• The establishment of companies overseas,
  
• Gaining markets for service activities,
  
• Technological business projects,
  
• The consolidation of Canarian products in overseas markets, and
  
• Regional Economic Development-Revitalization.
  
• The revitalization and competitiveness of Canarian companies
  
• Business creation and advice to entrepreneurs
  
• The search for joint financing from regional, national and EU programs
  
• Running strategic projects
  
• Generation and growth of business initiatives from research results and innovative ideas
  
• International Cooperation
  
• Promote the Cooperation
  
• Favouring the economic and social development of the countries in our geographical area.
  
• Informing of the realty and the opportunities in developing countries
  
• Exchanging experts in sectorial matters and in the areas of specific interest training programs

You can find us at:

Saxony Economic Development Corporation

Saxony is one of the most innovative and internationally leading regions in microelectronics: Global players like AMD, Infineon, Siltronic and DuPont Photomasks, and around 200 companies with more than 20,000 employees have turned Saxony into the European center of microelectronics.

For more information on microelectronic location Saxony:

Saxony Economic Development Corporation (Wirtschaftsförderung Sachsen GmbH) Bertolt-Brecht-Allee 22, 01309 Dresden, Germany

Phone: +49-351-2138 0 Fax: +49-351-2138 399 Email: info@wfs.saxony.de Website: www.wfs.saxony.de

The Saxony Economic Development Corporation (Wirtschaftsförderung Sachsen GmbH) promotes Saxony as a business location and supports investors from Germany and abroad who are interested in investing in Saxony.
It drafts offers of locations tailor-made to the needs of individual companies, arranges contacts with regional decision-makers, provides assistance with planning applications and details of available development assistance programs.

Furthermore the Saxony Economic Development Corporation offers extensive service to Saxon companies who want to break into new markets or to develop international cooperative partnerships. The activities include the organization of meetings between businessmen either in Saxony or in countries offering good market opportunities, and the arrangement of joint company stands for Saxon firms at mostly international trade fairs.

BioSaxony

Saxony's biotechnology offensive - launched in 2000 with a budget of about 200 million euros - has successfully boosted growth both in the biotech sector in the Free State of Saxony. An internationally significant biotech cluster comprising the scientific and economic centers of Dresden and Leipzig is growing under the label of "biosaxony". The heart of Saxony´s biotechnology sector is made up of over 50 core companies, while a total of 150 companies are working directly and indirectly in the field of biotechnology. They include major pharmaceutical companies, spin-offs from research institutions and universities, start-ups and big players. Most of these companies are involved in medical applications of biotechnology focusing on Regenerative Medicine and Molecular Bioengineering. Biosaxony is one of the leading biotech regions in Germany.

For further information, please visit www.biosaxony.com, or contact:

Biosaxony Dr. Marc W. Hentz, Director

Phone: +49.351.796 51 03 E-mail: hentz@biosaxony.com

Consulate General of the Republic of Poland, Economic & Commercial Division

Organization:
Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Los Angeles
Economic & Commercial Division

Contact:

12400 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 555 Los Angeles, CA 90025 Tel: (310) 442 8500, ext. 111 and 114 Fax: (310) 442 8526 Email: wehla@consulplla.org tradeconsul@earthlink.net Website: www.pan.net/tradeconsul

Staff: Zygmunt Janiec, counselor, Head of Economic and Commercial Division Sylwester Kozak, consul for economic and trade affairs

Geographical area of activities in United States:
15 western and southern states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming.

Institutional affiliations:
Financed and supervised by Ministry of Economy and Labor of the Republic of Poland.

Tasks:
1. Promotion of Polish economy
2. Connecting American and Polish companies
3. Providing Polish and American companies with economic information required
4. Market research
5. Transfer of American technology to Poland

Euro VAT Refund

Euro VAT Refund, Inc. is a Los Angeles based firm, specializing in assisting North American companies in managing Value Added Tax reclaim and registration. Euro VAT Refund, Inc. goes beyond the standard level of common travel VAT reclaim knowledge and can successfully manage all the Value Added Tax categories that can face companies worldwide. Among its valued clients are SONY, NEC, Siemens, BEA Systems, Cadence Design Systems, National Semiconductor, General Mills, DreamWorks and Pentagon.

Euro VAT Refund's staff is highly specialized in providing technical knowledge and excellent customer service to ensure maximized VAT refunds and management in compliance with the local countries' VAT laws. All claims are processed in our Los Angeles office, and therefore our clients are ensured of being serviced by account managers that have "on-hand" knowledge of their actual claims. Euro VAT Refund has established excellent on-going contacts with the various VAT authorities around the world, as well as with the leading VAT experts from the most prestigious accounting firms in Europe.

More information at www.eurovat.com.

German American Chamber of Commerce

The German American Chamber of Commerce in New York (GACC) was founded in 1947. Its original goal was to promote the acceptance of German products in the United States and to attract American investment to Germany. It is linked to the Deutsche Industrie- und Handelskammertag (German Association of Industry and Commerce) which coordinates the national network of Chambers of Industry and Commerce in Germany IHK (Industrie- und Handelskammern) and all international German chambers across the world AHK (Deutsche Auslandshandelskammern). During the over fifty years of enhancing and supporting bilateral business relations between the U.S. and Germany, the Chamber has developed into one of the most innovative providers of services for German American trade.

With nearly a thousand member companies, the German American Chamber of Commerce in New York belongs to the largest international German Chambers of Industry and Trade. Its head office is located in New York City and a new branch has opened up in San Francisco. The new office has been established to better represent interests of German industry and trade and to help foster relationships between German and U.S. Companies on the West Coast, especially in California. The office, headed by René Gurka who was Director of Marketing & Consulting Services for the GACC of the Southern U.S., will also act as a link between German and U.S. companies, universities and institutions. The GACC, California Branch, will also host business and political delegations from Germany to the West Coast in order to introduce German executives and politicians to their U.S. counterparts. The Chamber office will have a special focus on information technology, biotechnology and renewable energies.

Contact:

Rene Gurka 201 California Street, Suite 450, San Francisco, CA

Email: info-ca@gaccny.com Website: wwww.gaccny.com

Pillsbury Winthrop
John R. Wetherell, Ph.D., Partner

Practice Areas

• Intellectual Property
• Life Sciences
• Licensing
• Nanotechnology
• Patents
  

Dr. Wetherell has over 18 years experience in intellectual property law. His counseling experience includes intellectual property acquisition, transactional due diligence, patent infringement and validity analyses, freedom-to-operate opinions, as well as licensing and strategic counseling. Dr. Wetherell’s patent prosecution experience includes obtaining U.S. and foreign protection in biotechnology areas such as molecular biology, immunology, nanotechnology, medical diagnostics, microbiology and pharmacology. He also evaluates intellectual property portfolios for both companies and investors.

Dr. Wetherell received a B.S. degree in Chemistry, and a Ph.D. degree in Microbiology/ Immunology, both from the University of Florida, and a J.D. degree from Seton Hall School of Law. He conducted post-doctoral research, including studies on the humoral and cellular immune responses in periodontal disease, at Forsyth Dental Center in Boston, where he concurrently held an NIH post-doctoral fellowship and a Young Principal Investigator’s award. Before becoming an attorney, he gained extensive experience as a research scientist and manager during his five-year tenure in the biotechnology industry.

Dr. Wetherell is on the faculty of the University of California, San Diego, where he teaches courses in biotechnology patent law, strategy, and related transactional issues. He has written and lectured extensively for many organizations and institutions. In addition, he has lectured to a variety of groups around the world on topics related to patent law.

Education J.D., Seton Hall Law School Ph.D., University of Florida (Microbiology and Immunology) B.S., University of Florida (Chemistry) Affiliations Admitted to practice: State of California, District of Columbia Registered to practice before: U.S. Patent & Trademark Office   Pillsbury Winthrop Publications July 1, 2004 Patent Term Extension for Biotechnology Patents August 6, 2003 Integra's Win May Give Cause For Re-Evaluation Of Future Exploratory Research Activities.

Member of: San Diego Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Association, Licensing Executive Society, Association of University Technology Managers, American Society of Microbiology, American Chemical Society, American Association for Clinical Chemistry, Corporate Directors Forum, Biotechnology Industry Organization, UCSD Athena

Contact details:

Pillsbury Winthrop Office: San Diego-North County Ph 858.509.4022 Fax 858.509.4010

John R. Wetherell, Ph.D., Partner Email jwetherell@ pillsburywinthrop.com Ph 858.509.4022 Fax 858.509.4010

Samuels, Green, Steel and Adams, LLP

Samuels, Green, Steel & Adams, LLP is a full service law firm located in Irvine, one of the major business centers of Southern California. SGSA's attorneys are talented, well-trained, highly credentialed and greatly experienced in their practice areas. SGSA is a cost-conscious, results oriented firm. With this core value, SGSA measures its success based on the results it obtains for its clients. SGSA focuses on International and Domestic Business Transactions and International and Domestic Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation in the areas of Commercial, Corporate, Real Estate, Construction and Employment Law.
SGSA prides itself in its international ties and diverse work-force. SGSA's attorneys and staff come both from the USA and from various countries in Europe and Asia. SGSA's multilingual fluency and cultural familiarity are essential in effectively addressing the legal needs presented in this increasingly interdependent world.

YES Partners

is an international retained Executive Search Firm adding value to companies by finding exceptional executives they otherwise don’t have access to.

Over the years Search Assignments included recruitment for Multinational, National and Regional Organizations. The positions YES Partners is asked to help with is usually from Director-level upwards, i.e. including the entire V-level (VP, SVP, EVP s.o.) and of course the C-level: CEO/Chief Executives, Country Managers, Heads of Functions and as well as ‘Hard to Fill’ Management positions across all sectors.

As international retained Executive Search Firm, YES Partners focuses on passive candidates, i.e. candidate who match the requirement of the company and who do not look at job-boards or send out their resume.

The successes broken down in terms of industry and functions are (see 2x charts).

YES Partners has offices or Affiliates in San Francisco Bay Area, New York, Tokyo, Seoul, Paris, London, Hannover, Beijing, Hongkong and Shanghai,

In the US, the firm focuses primarily on US-companies looking to expand domestically and overseas (mainly into Europe and Asia), and Asian and European companies looking to expand or setup in the US.

Contact:
E.J. Dieterle

YES PARTNERS 325 Sharon Park Drive., Suite 221 Menlo Park, CA 94025-6805 (USA)

Phone: +1 (650)-726-8733 E-mail: ejdieterle@ yespartners.com   www.yespartners.com

Bay Area World Trade Center

The British American Business Council (BABC)

"Fostering friendship, commerce and economic growth between American BABC chaptermembers and the United Kingdom."

The British-American Business Council (BABC) is the world's largest bilateral trade organization with 32 chapters located in the USA, UK, Canada, Puerto Rico and Mexico. Membership includes over 4,000 companies involved in international trade, comprising of well over 10,000 senior executives.
All BABC chapters are independent, regional, British-American business organizations that support and participate in the BABC to provide a broader transatlantic business network for their members.
The BABC-San Diego is a growing Chapter focused on the hospitality, biotechnology, defense and telecommunications industries, and provides supportive events to promote collaboration between companies in the United States and Great Britain. Socially, we also enjoy an annual Day at the Del Mar Races, and a very well-attended lunch in December, complete with Christmas Pudding.
Our members come from all professions, nationalities and backgrounds.

For more information, please call 619-685-2807, or go to our website, www.BABC.org and look under the San Diego chapter.

Churchill Club

The Churchill Club provides an independent forum in Silicon Valley and the Bay Area where leaders who are driving change exchange ideas, opinions and viewpoints. The 5,000-member, nonprofit organization has built a reputation for smart, provocative, in-the-news programs featuring Silicon Valley CEOs, entrepreneurs, up-and-coming executives and national business leaders. The Club features panel discussions on technology, entrepreneurship, life sciences, business leadership and innovation.

The Club has hosted a stellar line-up of top business leaders including Steve Ballmer, Craig Barrett, John Chambers, Michael Dell, Larry Ellison, Carly Fiorina, Bill Gates, Andy Grove, Scott McNealy, Eric Schmidt, Meg Whitman and Ed Zander, to name just a few. The events regularly draw more than 200 attendees and give members the opportunity to network with the best of Silicon Valley.

To learn more about Churchill Club programs, individual and corporate membership, and to order audio transcripts from past programs, go to www.churchillclub.org.

French American Chamber of Commerce

The San Francisco Chapter of the French-American Chamber of Commerce (FACC) is a non-profit, member driven organization dedicated to serving the needs of the French-American business
community throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
Through our numerous Networking programs and Events in San Francisco and in the Silicon Valley, our members benefit from the opportunity to exchange ideas with other high-level professionals in a wide variety of fields with business relations in both France and the United States. Regrouping more than 175 members, the San Francisco Chapter is the principal forum in Northern California for French and American business leaders to meet and discuss common interests. Through their implication in the High Tech, the Life Science or the Entrepreneurship and Capital Management Committees, Members enjoy new ways of Networking.

In addition to networking, Membership in the San Francisco Chapter of
the FACC offers numerous benefits including access to the Trade Services division which assists French companies looking to expand into American markets and the Employment Services division which helps to identify qualified candidates to fill open positions within our members'
companies.

Members also benefit from the FACC Network that includes 19 other FACC Chapters in the United States and Paris and offers over 4,000 business contacts.

For more information:

Carole Granade Executive Director FACCSF

Phone: 415 442 4717 E-mail: carole@faccsf.com

German American Business Association (GABA)

About GABA-CA
Established in 2002, the German-American Business Association of California (GABA-CA) is a not-for-profit, member-driven organization that fosters trans-Atlantic knowledge share and collaboration among German-American businesses, organizations and technology communities. GABA-CA cultivates business and cultural connections for Germans and Americans in California and Germany, with chapters in San Francisco/Silicon Valley, Southern California and Munich, serving each local community as the gateway for small- and medium-sized U.S. enterprises seeking to expand their business to Germany, as well as to German businesses that are planning to reach the U.S. market. GABA is sponsored by large corporations such as SAP, Lufthansa, Boeing, Cooley Godward LLP, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, m+w zander, and degussa, with thousands of small and medium-sized international businesses, executives and individuals throughout its networks. GABA addresses critical business, technical and leadership issues, with specific Industry Groups in life sciences, semiconductor-IT, and telecommunications, with focus on venture capital, legal corporate governance, design, automotive, film/entertainment, and aerospace industries.

Additional information is available at www.gaba-ca.org.

San Diego Regional Technology Alliance

The San Diego Regional Technology Alliance is a private non-profit corporation that promotes sustainable technology growth in the region by providing direct business assistance and networking opportunities to entrepreneurs and high tech and biotech companies, programs to bridge the digital divide, and research and education to help shape public policy and forge effective collaborations.

Contact: www.sdrta.org.

San Diego World Trade Center

SDWTC provides global competitive advantage for Southern California regional businesses pursuing global expansion, by facilitating match-making opportunities with pre-qualified international partners, providing educational programs, company-specific research and trade leads.

For more information on SDWTC contact
Beth Abbott at 619-615-0868 x109.

SEMI

Representing more than 2,500 member companies, Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) is the trade association serving the global semiconductor equipment, materials and flat panel display industries. Since its inception in 1970, SEMI has played an increasingly vital role in industry expansion, visibility and representation.

SEMI strives to foster growth and development of both member corporations and the professionals within them through business and technical education; workforce development; public policy initiatives; and most importantly, through its international trade shows. Through these efforts, SEMI continues to promote and nurture its members and their $100 billion global market share, which represents a significant contribution to the world economy.

SEMI is headquartered in San Jose, California, USA with offices in Austin, Beijing, Brussels, Hsinchu, Moscow, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C. For more about SEMI, visit www.semi.org.