To Whom It May Concern:

I have the pleasure to announce you about the upcoming Romanian business delegation representing the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture from Timis County to the US and the business event which the Romanian Consulate General (Economic Office) will organize on Wednesday, June 4th, 2008, starting 11am. Refreshments will be served.

Please find below the information about the Romanian companies that are already registered with this trade mission, and learn about their interest in doing business to US companies located here, in Southern California and not only.

Having in view the above mentioned, I hereby encourage you to directly contact the companies’ representatives, as listed in the presentations annexed, in order to get a first touch base with them, to let them know about your interest in doing business together, and to have therefore a more fruitful meeting over here, during their stay in Southern California.

The Romanian Consulate General is proposing to host a business event at its location on 11766 Wilshire Blvd, #560, Los Angeles, CA 90025, on June 4th, starting 11am, but any other ideas from your side regarding the form of the meeting with the Romanian counterparts are more than welcome.

Looking forward to seeing you at the business meeting,

Yours sincerely,

Razvan Dumitrescu
Economic Consul
Consulate General of Romania
www.consulateromania.net
11766 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 560
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Tel. (310) 477-0197
Fax (310) 445-0043
E-mail: consul.economic@consulateromania.net
            razvandumitrescu1969@yahoo.com

PS: If confirming your participation at this meeting, please let me know which company's representative would like to talk in order to make the proper arrangements on the site.

Wikipedia facts:

Timiş (IPA: ['ti.miʃ], Hungarian: Temes, Serbian: Tamiš/Тамиш, Banat Bulgarian: Timiš) is a county (judet) of Romania, in the historical region Banat, with the county seat at Timişoara. It is the largest county in Romania.
The name of the county comes from the river Timiş, known in Roman antiquity as river Tibisis or Tibiscus.
The county is also part of the Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisa euroregion.

Demographics
In 2000, it had a population of 684,506 and the population density was 79/km².
In 2006, it had a population of 685,901 and the population density was 79.8/km².

• Romanians - 83%
• Hungarians - 7.5%
• Roma (Gypsies) - 2%
• Germans - 2%
• Serbs - 2%
• Banat Bulgarians, Ukrainians, others - under 1%

Geography

This county has a total area of 8,697 km² (3,6% of Romania). It is the largest county in Romania.

In the eastern extremity are the Poiana Ruscăi Mountains from the Southern Carpathians group. Elevations decrease to the west, passing through the Lipova Hills to the Western Romanian Plain, the eastern part of the Pannonian Plain.

The county is crossed by many rivers, the most important being the Bega River and the Timiş River.

Hunedoara County to the east.
Hungary to the northwest - Csongrád County.
Arad County to the north.
Caraş-Severin County to the south.
Serbia to the southwest - Vojvodina Autonomous Province - North Banat District and Central Banat District.

Economy

Timiş County has one of the most dynamic economies in Romania, being a region with among the highest ratings of foreign investment due to its tradition and its position.

The predominant industries in the county are:

• Mechanical manufacturing
• Food
• Chemicals
• Textiles
• Electronic components
• Wood

Tourism

• The city of Timişoara.
• Buziaş Resort.
• Castles at Banloc and Carani.
• The area around Făget.

There are also a lot of places for hunting and fishing.