CALENDAR OF EVENTS LOCAL 2015 Prepared by: Sri Lanka Export Development Board () January, 2015 1
PROGRAMMES IN SRI LANKA Period Event Product/Services Venue Responsible 20th Seminars/Workshops in Printing ESD January January/ Presidential Export Awards All Products BMICH SPD February 6-8 February Footwear Leather Fair 2015 Footwear Leather Products Sirimavo Bandaranaike International Exhibition Centre-BMICH IPD 19-20 February March CBI Training/Workshops for IT Sector ICT / BPO ESD Organize an Inward Delegation from Multi Products Mkt. Dev. Indonesia 1 st Quarter IOT Exhibition in ICT / BPO ESD 1 st Quarter Technology/Knowledge Transfer Programme to increase the Productivity of the Sector (through Local/Foreign Consultancy) 1 st Quarter Workshops and Networking Sessions to encourage Knowledge Electronics and Hightech Exporters Floriculture Sri Lanka - Electronics ESD 16-19 May ICA Congress Gems and IPD Jewellery May/June Training Programme on Weaving Methods Handloom IPD Industry-University Link up Programme Food Beverages Sri Lanka - Conduct Awareness Programmes to Fruits Sri Lanka - enhance the Supply Chain of Quality Vegetable/Fruit Crops Vegetables International Conference on IT Exports ICT / BPO ESD Regional based Export Oriented All Product Galle Entrepreneurship Development Programme Anuradhapura Ratnapura Product Design Development Footwear and Kurunegala Programme on Footwear and Leather Leather Workshop for Ayurveda Stakeholders Professional ESD Technology Transfer Programme on Rice Rice based Production (Contd. from 2014) Services Rice based Products Ampara 2
Period Event Product/Services Venue Responsible Skill Development Programme Service Sector Vavuniya Skill Development Programme Service Sector Mullaitivu Training Program on Fish Processing, Fish Mannar Freezing Method and Handling of Fish Workshop for Printers in Jaffna District Printers Jaffna Awareness Programme for Electronics Electronics ESD Startups and SMEs Training, Link up, Awareness Seminars Workshops Cut Flowers Foliage, Fruits Vegetables, Ornamental Fish Mahiyangana, Welimada, Haputale Bandarawela August 3-6 September Awareness Seminars related to the Export Marketing, Quality Improvement, Export Import Procedure, Packaging, etc. ICT Regional Seminars in Central Province and Southern Province Seminars in Eastern and Southern Provinces 28 th Asian Trade Promotion Forum (ATPF) CEOs Meeting Facets Sri Lanka 2015-International Gem Jewellery Show All product Hambantota ICT / BPO Hambantota ESD Printing Gems and Jewellery Mannar/ Hambantota - Hotel Cinnamon Lakeside, Sirimavo Bandaranaike International Exhibition Centre-BMICH September IFEAT Essential Oils Sri Lanka ESD PSP IPD September Organize an Inward Delegation from Pakistan Workshop on Creative Jewellery Designs and Competitive Products targeting Global Market Supply Development, Awareness Training Programmes for Fruits and Vegetables, Orchid, Spices and Herbs Programme to Facilitate Promote Value Addition for Tea Multi Products Mkt. Dev. Gems and Jewellery Fruits and Vegetables, Orchid, Spices and Herbs Central Province Tea Galle 3
Period Event Product/Services Venue Responsible Promotion of ICT Sector Exports in Local ICT / BPO ESD Exhibitions Seminars/Workshops in Printing ESD CBI Training/Workshops for IT Sector ICT / BPO ESD Awareness Programme on Export Opportunities in ITC/BPO Sector for Export Potential Academic in NWP/NCP Awareness and Link-up Programme for ITC, BPO Sector in Jaffna District Awareness Programme for SMEs in Kilinochchi District Technology Upgrading Workshop for Fruit and Vegetable Pack Houses with assistance of a Foreign Consultant from Thailand Awareness Workshop on Value Added Tea Exports Awareness Seminars/Workshops and Development Programmes for Export Oriented SMEs identified by the Development Officers in NWP NCP ITC/BPO sector Kurunegala Anuradhapura ITC, BPO Jaffna All Product Fruits Vegetables Kilinochchi Sri Lanka - Tea Sri Lanka - All Product North Western Province North Central Province November Seminar on African Market Multi Products Mkt. Dev. Inward Mission from South India for Electronic Sector Exporters Electronics ESD CERTIFICATE COURSES Period Event Venue Responsible Division 31 st January to 136 th Certificate Course on Export/Import Procedure TF TI 14 th March 09 th May to 137 th Certificate Course on Export/Import Procedure TF TI 20 th June 80 th Certificate Course on Operational Aspects of TF TI International Trade 08 th August to 138 th Certificate Course on Export/Import Procedure TF TI 26 th September 24 th October to 5 th December 139 th Certificate Course on Export/Import Procedure TF TI 81 st Certificate Course on Operational Aspects of TF TI International Trade 4
AWARENESS PROGRAMMES ON PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY Period Event Product/ Services January-April Certificate Course in Packaging Training Technology (Theory)-Module 1 Education Venue Skills Development Centre, Royal Collage/ Responsible Division NPC/TFTI March Technical Workshop -01 on Effective Utilization of Corrugated Boxes as the Transport Package in the Supply Chain of Fruits Vegetable Exports Corrugated Packaging DHPL Auditorium/ NPC/TFTI 2015* Advance Certificate Course in Packaging Technology (Practical Knowledge on Package Testing + Factory Visits + Theory at the IIP or TPI) July-December * Dates will be decided later in mutual agreement with the Indian Institute of Packaging/Thai Packaging Centre Technical Workshop -02, on Effective Utilization of Corrugated Boxes as the Transport Package in the Supply Chain of Tea Spice Exports Training Education Corrugated Packaging/ Training Education Skills Development Centre Royal Collage/, Indian Institute of Packaging, India or Thai Packaging Centre, Thailand To be decided based on the request NPC/TFTI NPC/TFTI Two other Technical Seminars on Export Packaging will expect to conduct based on the demand 5
Contact Details Telephone No Trade Facilitation Trade Information (TFTI) (94) 11-2300724 Information Technology Division (IT) (94) 11-2300679 Market Development Division (Mkt. Dev) (94) 11-2300720 Export Agriculture Division () (94) 11-2300731 Industrial Products Division (IPD) (94) 11-2300726 Export Services Division (ESD) (94) 11-2300727 Special Projects Division (SP) (94) 11-2303026 Regional Development Division () (94) 11-2300701 Policy and Strategic Planning Division (PSP) (94) 11-2300729 National Packaging Centre (NPC) (94) 11-2302071 6