MIDC Launches Networking Events Series  The Maryland/Israel Development Center is launching a new series of quarterly networking events featuring guest speakers about Maryland and Israeli economic and business topics. Each event will also spotlight Israeli companies doing business in Maryland.
The first program will feature Yaacov Fisher, a leading Israeli economist who will speak about, "Israel's Economy: Challenges Facing the New Government.î The company spotlights will be with Avi Goldstein of Storewiz in Gaithersburg and Errez Segman of MLOM in College Park. The event will be held from 8:00am ñ 9:15am, Thursday, May 4, 2006, at The Associated, 101 W. Mount Royal Avenue, Baltimore. There is no charge for this program. Please RSVP to ekushner@MarylandIsrael.org or call 410-767-0695. † Please pass the word and let us know of friends and colleagues who would be interested in our programs. Israeli Energy Technology Company Powers Up in Maryland  Energy Technology Solutions LLC (ETS) and its Israeli strategic partner InSyst Ltd. of Jerusalem, recently opened an office in Sparks, MD. The company has seven employees in the U.S., with three in Maryland. It expects to grow to 30 workers in the U.S. in two years, with 20 at its U.S. headquarters in Maryland.
ETS and InSyst supply power plant operators with optimization, process control, early warning fault detection and diagnostics technology. The Smart Early Warnings (SEWô) technology provides an early detection system that minimizes and prevents outage-related damage and improves a plantís reliability. InSystís unique technology has already been successfully installed at the Orat Rabin Power Station in Israel and the University of Iowa Power station in Iowa City, IA. For more information please go to the following websites: www.energytechnologysolutions.com, and www.insyst-ltd.com. Israeli Company in Maryland Launches New Finance Software  MLOM, a 5-year old Israeli venture and a national credit reporting agency located in College Park, Maryland, developed and has begun selling its web-based software for the residential mortgage sales, qualification and funding market.
Offering transaction analysis and loan optimization technology, MLOM uses artificial intelligence and automated technologies to achieve qualification reasoning, communication logic, and transactions management to fully support mortgage originators and lenders. Contact details:
Mr. Errez Segman ñ President
MLOM-Mega Loan Officer Machine, LLP
4920 Niagara Rd., 4th Floor, College Park, MD. 20740
Ph. 1-301-345-6211, Toll Free: 1-800-809-7707, Fax: 1-301-345-7689
E-Mail: errez@mlom.com
ETView Receives FDA Approval for Tracheoscopic Ventilation Tube (TVT)  MIDC MarketReach America participant, ETView of Misgav, Israel, received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to market their innovative Tracheoscopic Ventilation Tube (TVT) in the U.S. in record time. The approval came less than two years from the establishment of the company and only 115 days after the application was submitted.
The easily inserted TVT is equipped with a tiny video camera at its tip for a continuous view of the upper airway and trachea via a portable screen or monitor, assuring correct placement of the device. It is an ideal solution for emergency medical personnel, hospitals, or in any situation where a patient needs continuous airway monitoring. ETView participated in MarketReach America in April 2004 just as the company was being formed. MarketReach America provided the firm consulting, strategic planning, fund raising and U.S. market entry strategies. Israelís Economic Indicators on the Rise  Israelís Ministry of Finance has increased its 2006 growth outlook to 4.1 percent from 3.9 percent. The Israel Discount Bankís recent economic overview, says prospects for the Israeli economy ìremain strong from a long-term perspective.î The inflation rate was 2.7 percent for the twelve months ending in January, with the inflation outlook for 2006 at 2.5 percent.
Regarding employment, the bank states, ìThe past two years of rapid growth have left their imprint on the labor market. During 2005, employment climbed by 5 percent and the unemployment rate fell by a full percentage point to 8.8 percent in Q4. They predict that the unemployment rate will continue to drop in 2006 to 8.5 percent on average. Israel/U.S. Cooperation Detecting Illicit Nuclear Material Shipments  The U.S. and Israel have signed an agreement to begin a joint effort to detect and interdict illicit shipments of nuclear and radioactive materials. Special equipment installed at one of Israelís busiest ports will help thwart terrorist attempts to use seaports to smuggle materials that could be used to build a nuclear device or ìdirty bomb.î This effort is part of a nonproliferation program of the U.S. Department of Energyís National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) established by Congress in 2000.
Follow the links under each listing to find out more
or to register for an event.
IN ISRAEL: May 9-11, 2006
Agritech Israel ñ International Agricultural Meeting and Exhibition
http://www.agritech.org.il/about/index.html May 14-18, 2006
19th Annual Congress on Thrombosis
http://www.kenes.com/thrombosis2006/ May 14-18, 2006
Biomed Israel 2006 ñ 5th National Biotechnology Week
http://www.kenes.com/biomed/ November 6 ñ 9, 2006
Telecom Israel 2006
http://www.telecom-israel.com/about/index.html September 11 ñ 14, 2006
Plasto Ispack 2006
http://www.plasto-ispack.com/2006/about.html May 13 ñ 15, 2007
The 4th International Exhibition for Environmental Technologies
http://www.israel-trade-fairs.com/english/index.html
IN THE MARYLAND REGION: April 11-12, 2006
5th Annual Homeland and Global Security Summit
Washington Convention Center
Washington, D.C.
www.globalsecurity.bz April 11, 2006
US Army Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (JPEO-CBD)
Washington Convention Center
Washington, D.C.
www.ndia.org April 24 ñ 25, 2006
Safe Harbor
Baltimore Convention Center
Baltimore, MD†
http://www.bccenter.org/calendar/Calendar.htm May 4, 2006
MIDC Networking Breakfast
Featuring Yaacov Fisher, leading Israeli economist, and Company Spotlights on Israeli Businesses which have opened offices in Maryland recently, MLOM and Storewiz. 8:00am-9:15am, The Associated, 101 W. Mount Royal Ave., Baltimore. RSVP to ekushner@MarylandIsrael.org or 410-767-0695. May 7-10, 2006
National Association of Educational Procurement
Baltimore Convention Center
Baltimore, MD
http://www.naepnet.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home May 20 ñ 26, 2006
American Geophysical Union
Baltimore Convention Center
Baltimore, MD†
http://www.bccenter.org/calendar/Calendar.htm May 30 ñ June 4, 2006
American Society of Gene Therapy
Baltimore Convention Center
Baltimore, MD†
http://www.ich.org/cache/html/2739-272-1.html
For more information on any of these events,
please contact the Maryland/Israel Development Center.
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