“Exquisite finest gems & jewelry”
International Gem & Jewellery Show Chantilly is America’s longest running jewellery shows which use the direct to consumer approach. It is the perfect platform for visitors, exhibitors and professionals to experience latest technologies and developments in the field of jewellery and gems. In this event, the visitors can directly purchase products at an economic rate directly from the manufacturers. The event provides a perfect platform for buyers and businesses to establish contacts and network their market among professionals and top most brands and industries. The event attracts well reputed local and overseas buyers thereby making the event a hub for merchandising. This show is considered one amongst the most expensive shows worldwide.
“GARTEX- Complete Garment Manufacturing Solutions Show”
Gartex is a comprehensive tradeshow on garment & textile machinery. The show is targeted to address the interests of those who wish to reach out to the textile and garment machinery & accessories market in India. Acting as the definitive gateway to provide excellent quality and one-stop selling and sourcing platform, the event will showcase products, services and technologies related to the complete production chain. Gartex 2018 is designed to be the trendsetter for the industry player to showcase new technology, state-of-the-art equipment, materials and services. The Show hopes to accelerate technological advances in the Indian textile & garments industry through the showcase of high-quality, high-speed and competitively-priced products.
Highlights
Having created a value-added and coveted platform for garment and textile manufacturing technologies
Spread across 65,000 sq. ft., the 2 edition offered an extensive product range with 150 brands
Facilitating buyer-seller meets, deal closures, product launches and brand promotions
This dinner is a fundraiser for PRIDE (Partners for Rural Improvement and Development in Ethiopia), a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the living conditions and quality of life in the rural highlands of Ethiopia. All proceeds from tickets as well as beer and wine sales will go directly to PRIDE.
The Wife’s Tale is an intimate memoir, both of a life and of a country. In prose steeped in Yetemegnu’s distinctive voice and point of view, Aida Edemariam retells her grandmother’s stories of a childhood surrounded by proud priests and soldiers, of her husband’s imprisonment, of her fight for justice all of it played out against an ancient cycle of festivals and the rhythms of the seasons. She introduces us to a rich cast of characters emperors and empresses, scholars and nuns, Marxist revolutionaries and wartime double agents. And through these encounters she takes us deep into the landscape and culture of this many-layered, often mis-characterised country and the heart of one indomitable woman. Aida will be in conversation with poet & AES trustee Chris Beckett. She will also read extracts from the book and answer questions from the floor. Free admission!!!
“Largest fishery expo in southern China”
China International (Guangzhou) Fishery and Seafood Expo is for exploring comprehensive utilisation of seafood technology & equipments and products like fresh, frozen and dried seafood, deep processing seafood, fishery handicraft, preservation technology & equipment, aquaculture technology & equipment, ocean-going fishing, recreational fishery equipment, seafood processing equipment, packaging equipment, freezing equipment, cold chain & logistics equipment, aquatic product testing instrument.
Highlights
500 seafood supplier exhibitors from over 10 countries
Discover the latest line intelligence in the seafood industry.
A chance to mater the most advanced technical skill in the industry
Amharic singer and traditional krar player Haymanot Tesfa is emerging as a rising star on the world music scene with music inspired by her Ethiopian roots. Her voice is fearless and experimental.
Mudibu is a self-taught guitarist from Burundi with a poweful voice and an intensity to his melodies.
Free Admission
“The handicrafts industry exhibition”
Each year, more than 2,500 exhibitors participate in CanGift fairs across Canada displaying hundreds of thousands of products from international name brands to unique, local and handmade goods. As trade-only events, our fairs admit only qualified buyers who make purchasing decisions for their stores and come ready to buy. Many spend the bulk of their year’s budget at our fairs and do not attend any other wholesale gift show.
In the talk show, the objectives are to encourage participants especially those with college degrees and well-established careers to use their experience and skills to do the following:
1. Help the fight against racism and bringing all Ethiopians together and support property or social relief programs through their
knowledge, money, and time.
2. Creating social media platforms that appreciates unity of multiple ethnicity groups (including marriage) most of time we tend to marry the same ethnic groups because of our mindset.
Partychaser.com and 4K NightLife come together on Sunday, September 2nd to bring you a Labor Day Special “One Nation” event in celebration of Ethiopian Day in Dallas, TX.
With 2 masters of music mixology:
DJ Kiru (Cali) + DJ Wondem (Dallas)
WE WILL COME TOGETHER AS ONE AND PARTY UNDER ONE ROOF AT EMPIRE HOOKAH LOUNGE.
The International Trade & Investment Forum is a leading conference in commerce, industries, and investment and is one of the most distinguished conferences and exhibitions in the world and connects the top FDI investors, experts, policymakers, and practitioners regionally and internationally. The focus is on discussing the current opportunities and challenges on investment and to explore opportunities in developing trading relations, create economic development and build bilateral relationships within Africa and the globe.
Ethiopia’s scribes have been making manuscripts since Late Antiquity, and the practice is still alive, though rarer, today. Dr Sean Winslow (Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz) will introduce the Ethiopian scribal tradition, its history and current practice, illustrated with photographs and video from his fieldwork, interviewing scribes and others involved in book production and trade.
A number of contemporary Ethiopian manuscripts, along with tools used in making the books, will be on display and available for inspection.
The first Ethiopia Railway Summit will be held at Sheraton Addis with a focus on railway transportation infrastructure development, operation & financing. This high-level event will provide a unique platform for international railway technology companies, investors & financial institutions to engage with Ethiopian decision-makers on short-term & long-term cooperation possibilities.
Back by popular demand, the Schomburg Center is proud to present our fourth annual First Fridays: Labor Day “Carnival” Edition, Celebrating 70+ years of Caribbean Culture and History with the West Indian American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA).
A crowd favorite and authentic celebration of the people of African descent in the Caribbean, First Fridays: Labor Day “Carnival” Edition returns with steel pan drummers, moko jumbie, mass camp, and a curated selection of vendors ready to celebrate the culture and special traditions of the West Indies. Dhalimu from Dhali’s Closet, our host for the night, along with DJ Don, DJ Hard Hittin Harry and DJ JP, and live performers will be there to bring down the house in this community celebration of Carnival. Come dressed and ready with flags to proudly represent your country!
First Fridays guests are invited to check out our pop-up display, “Caribean History,” featuring items from the Schomburg Center collections, sign up for a Schomburg Society membership, and visit the Schomburg Shop—while networking and dancing the night away! With our extended hours, guests are also invited to check out our three exhibitions Black Power!, Syncretic Vibrations and InHarlem Firelei Báez: Joy out of Fire.
Celebrating the Birthday Of The Special Events Manger Aisha aka Glitteratie Ent !!!!
Donations are welcome and go towards presenting Schomburg Center programming and preserving our collections.
Dress Code: The best representing your country and West Indian culture!
@SchomburgCenter | #FirstFridays | #LarryLevan
21+ Event
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Event Partners
FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED
For free events, we generally overbook to ensure a full house. All registered tickets are released 15 to 30 minutes before start time, so we recommend that you arrive early.
GUESTS
Please note that holding seats in the Langston Hughes Auditorium is strictly prohibited and there is no food or drinks allowed anywhere in the Schomburg Center, unless instructed otherwise.
PRESS
Please send all press inquiries (photo, video, interviews, audio-recording, etc) at least 24-hours before the day of the program to Ayofemi Kirby at ayofemikirby@nypl.org.
Please note that professional photography and video recordings are prohibited without expressed consent.
Please come and join us to celebrate the Ethiopian New Years at the Gala Event Hall on September 8th, 2018. Please ware black tie or Ethiopian traditional outfit.
Admission: $55 Advance and $60 at the door.
“CIFF Shanghai 2018 the edition with the most ever”
The 42nd edition of CIFF Shanghai, which will be held at the national exhibition & Convention Center (Shanghai), the “NECC” Hongqiao, from 10th to 13th September 2018, is now just around the corner and will be conducted jointly by CFTE (China Foreign Trade Guangzhou Exhibition. As one of the leading furniture and furnishing exhibition in China, CIFF is a favorite and essential trading and showcasing platform for global furniture industry! Covering the entire furniture sector of home furnishing, home decor, home textile, outdoor furniture, Office furniture, commercial furniture, hotel furniture, furniture machinery and raw material, CIFF Shanghai will see an upgraded presentation of fascinating design lifestyle.
Highlights
This year’s edition will tackle the topic of “an Example of Global Home Life”
Concurrent Themed Activities like “East design show” and many more happening
1000+ Exhibitor participating at the show
“The Automobiles, Spare Parts and Accessories Industry trade fair.”
Automechanika Frankfurt is the worlds leading trade fair for the automotive industry. Many exhibitors participate in this event from across the world and provide them an opportunity to showcase wide variety of products from the fields of automotive parts, car washing, workshop and filling-station equipment, IT products and services, accessories and tuning. Automechanika Frankfurt 2018 will highlight new innovations and solutions in the fields of parts, systems, tuning, workshop equipment, bodywork & paintwork, car wash, IT & Management and the latest automobile services. It is an unparalleled event to know about the most recent development and trends in automotive industry. Around 50 percent of trade visitors and 80 percent of exhibitors at the last event (year 2010) came from outside Germany.
Despite Ethiopia’s complex business environment, the Ethiopian government has made further strides towards strengthening the private sector, by opening up certain parts of the economy to privatization. This should act as a further boost to the country’s economic growth. The decision is the latest in a series of reforms announced by the Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
Moderator
– James Carter, Partner, DLA Piper
Speakers include:
– Manish Rungta, Managing Director, Duet Private Equity
“International Ayurvedic & Herbal Products Industry trade fair.”
Natural Products Expo East as a flagship event continues to connect healthy lifestyle industry. NPEE offers extensive educational conferences, entertainment and a host of exciting social events to foster personal and professional growth in the Agriculture & Forestry, Ayurvedic & Herbal, Food & Beverage, Medical & Pharmaceutical industries. Both large and small brands continue to launch innovative products that further missions centered on health, wellness, community building and sustainability.
“International Home Show”
A new brand, a synthesis of style, business and excellence: in a word, HOMI. It’s an original concept for trade fairs with an international flare. Many home dimensions, only one journey leading to ideas and solutions: ALL AT HOMI, WHOSE NAME SAYS IT ALL.
The Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago (ECAC), Auxiliary Board presents Ethiopia Fest Chicago, as part of its annual Enqutatash (Ethiopian New Year) celebration. Join us in September for our 5 year anniversary! We have SO much in store for you. Please stay tuned for further information!