The Plimsoll Club cordially invites you to enjoy a romantic
Valentine's Dinner Dance on February 14
Give your sweetheart a Valentine's Day to
remember: dinner and dancing at the Plimsoll Club on Saturday,
February 14. Drink in the sparkling panorama of the Crescent City at
night while dancing to your favorite love songs, compliments of Herb
Tassin and his band.
Dine on our sumptuous buffet, replete with smoked salmon, iced
shrimp, leg of lamb, prime rib of beef, red snapper topped with lump
crabmeat and our fabulous array of sweets for your sweetheart.
A romantic evening wouldn't be complete without the sounds of corks
popping, so we include with your dinner a complimentary bottle of
champagne or wine for each couple.
The cost of the evening is only $35.95 per person! Call 529-1701 to
make reservations for the time you prefer between 7:00 and 9:00 p.m.
Dancing is scheduled from 7:30 p.m. until 11:30 p.m. Complimentary
validated parking is available in the WTC garage.
If you must cancel, please do so by noon on Thursday, February 12
or full billing will apply. Ask for your cancellation number to avoid
discrepancies.
Due to this special event, the a la carte menu will not be offered.
Luncheon Buffet Travels to Asia
Join us for a Taste of Asia and the Pacific Rim luncheon buffet on
Friday, February 27. Explore the wonders of this exotic cuisine
featuring egg flower soup, Szechwan beef and pepper salad, Mandarin
chicken, Singapore shrimp and snow peas, Indonesian baked snapper,
Chinese barbecued pork loin, Indian rice pudding, Pakistani shortbread
and Philippine mango ice cream, to name a few!
The cost of this bountiful buffet is only 14.95! To complement this
feast, we offer you mai tais for only $1.50 each. Make your
reservations by calling Claire Stockton or Marc Garcia at 529-1701.
Cancellations or changes must be received by noon on Thursday,
February 26 or full billing will apply. Remember to ask for your
cancellation number.
Complimentary validated parking for three hours is available in the
WTC garage. Our a la carte menu will not be offered.
Celebrate Carnival at the PC's Luncheon
Buffet Feb. 16-20
Enjoy a piece of king cake and don't worry if you get the baby at
the Plimsoll Club's Mardi Gras luncheon buffet during the week of
February 16-20.
King cake and other carnival treats will highlight a menu that
includes our carved items, soups and flambeed dessert station.
Celebrate the Crescent City's favorite time of year by lunching
with us during this festive week for only $12.95.
Call the Plimsoll Club at 529-1701 for reservations. As always,
complimentary validated parking is available at the WTC garage.
Club Closed Lundi, Mardi Gras
The Plimsoll Club will be closed completely on Monday, February 23
and Tuesday, February 24 for Lundi Gras and Mardi Gras. The Club will
reopen for lunch and dinner on Ash Wednesday, February 25.
"Our attendees thoroughly enjoyed their
time in New Orleans and, especially, at the Plimsoll Club. It
was a real pleasure working with you and your entire staff.
Thank you for everything!" Sincerely,
Vicki Whitney,
Conference & Travel Manager,
National Easter Seals Society |
Check Your Lucky Number!
This month's lucky number is 1277. Congratulations to Michael
Sport! You are the recipient of dinner for two with cocktails
during the months of February or March. Special events are excepted.
Call the Plimsoll Club at 529-1701 for details and reservations.
Watch for your membership number in the next newsletter. You could
be a winner, too!
WTC to Offer Free Introductory
Export-Import Workshop to Members
The WTC will hold a free introductory workshop exclusively for WTC
members to learn how to get started in exporting and importing. The
workshop will be held on Friday, February 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. in the WTC's 29th floor Board Room, followed by an optional
Dutch-treat networking luncheon in the Plimsoll Club for the
participants.
The course will cover the role of freight forwarders, customs
brokers, government agencies, trade associations, banks and attorneys;
market research and agent-distributor selection; methods of payment;
and transportation and documentation, including a clear explanation of
the Incoterms (FOB, CIF, etc.), clearing Customs, and record-keeping
compliance.
The workshop also will include a hands-on demonstration of the
National Trade Data Bank, Internet foreign trade applications
(including the use of the WTC website) and WTCA On-Line, the World
Trade Centers Association's new Internet-based electronic
communications and information service. The workshop will be conducted
by WTC Managing Director Gene Schreiber, Manager of Trade Programs
Alicia Den Beste, Membership Manager Natalie Rideau and George Young,
the WTC's Webmaster and web design engineer with Microsoft Corp.
The workshop participants will receive free parking, a continental
breakfast, a specially prepared workshop notebook and additional
supplementary materials. Advance registration is required to ensure
adequate seating and workspace. For more details and a registration
form, please call the WTC at 529-1601.
Sample Early Menu Before Going Out to the
Parades!
Going to the theatre, the symphony or a Mardi Gras parade? We offer
a delicious Early Evening menu from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays
through Thursdays when a la carte dinner is offered.
Our Early Evening menu begins with starters such as crawfish cake
with tartar sauce, grilled andouille sausage with turnip greens and
black-eyed peas, soup du jour and Caesar and Plimsoll salads.
Our main courses provide a choice of Chicken Lafitte, Tilapia Pecan
or Veal Piccata. Desserts include carrot cake, sherbet du jour,
chocolate mousse or bread pudding with praline sauce.
The cost is $13.95 per person. Two hours of complimentary validated
parking is included in this special price.
Dinner at the Plimsoll Club is the perfect way to begin your
evening. Call 529-1701 for reservations.
WTCA ON-LINE: Get Connected in 1998
WTCA ONLINE, the WTCA's Internet website (http://www.wtca.org), is a
one-stop trade information hub for posting and reviewing trade
opportunities, accessing valuable databases and communicating easily
with newly found business prospects.
The site, which received 600,000 hits just last month, is a trade
catalyst that garners resources from the combined power of over 300
WTC's worldwide and strategic alliances with private sector database
and research vendors.
As a WTC member, you are able to post an unlimited number of trade
opportunities on WTCA On-Line's Bulletin Board -- and read the trade
opportunities posted by other members worldwide -- free of charge.
Other information products include a database of company profiles,
Dun and Bradstreet's Exporters' Encyclopedia, WTCA World Business
Directory, STAT-USA Trade Opportunities, and other useful resources,
many of which are also free of charge.
For further information on WTCA On-Line and how to subscribe,
please call Membership Manager Natalie Rideau at (504) 529-1601.
Welcome New WTC Members!
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Edward C. Abell, Jr.
Lois Anderson
Michael Boyd
Coors/ACI
Alanson T. Chenault
Rice Fowler Law Firm
Ashlye C. Daniel
MediaSync International, Inc.
Capt. Patrick J. Donnelly
Delta Airlines
Charles M. Fife, Jr.
Ereunao Oil & Gas, Inc.
Helen L. Fisher
Jan K. Frankowski
Barkley & Thompson, L.C.
Enrique Herrera
Guate-Mex-U.S.A., Inc.
William H. Hines
Jones, Walker, Waechter,
Poitevant & Denegre |
Walter T. Lanaux
Emco, Inc.
Michael L. Lomax, Ph.D.
Dillard University
Roy Lyons
Restaurant Manchac
Raymond W. Maldo
George H. Massey, Jr.
SRM, Inc.
George Murphy
Westway Trading
Arthur Redpath
LMS Ship Management, Inc.
James H. Roussel
Phelps Dunbar, L.L.P.
William V. Trufant, Jr.
G&M Marine, Inc.
Richard Visser, Ph.D.
Visser Holding, N.V.
Deborah C. Ziegler |
Walker Tucei Elected World Trade Center
President
The Board of Directors of the WTC has elected F. Walker Tucei, Jr.
as President of the WTC for 1998. Tucei is Senior Partner of Arthur
Anderson, L.L.P.
Other elected officers are: President-elect Patricia Denechaud
(President, Crescent City Consultants); Vice Presidents -- Peter
Bordeaux (President, Chairman & CEO, American Craft Brewing
International, Ltd.); Dennis E. Kelly (General Consul, American
MetroComm Corporation); and H. Ivens Robinson (President & Chief
Financial Officer, Robinson Lumber Company); Secretary -- Nolan
Marshall (President, Nolmar Corporation); Treasurer -- Joseph J.
Krebs, Jr. (Chairman & CEO, J.J. Krebs & Sons, Inc.); Chairman
of the Board -- Dr. John L. Ochsner (Chairman Emeritus, Department of
Surgery, Ochsner Clinic); and Richard C. Allen and Eugene Schreiber,
Managing Directors.
New Directors elected to the WTC Board are: Mark L. Amoss
(President, Amoss Trading Services); William S. App, Jr. (President,
J.W. Allen & Co., Inc.); Robert Bevier (General Manager,
Doubletree Hotel); William Deasy (President & CEO, T.L. James
& Co., Inc.); Sandra Rhodes Duncan (President, Rhodes
Enterprises); William H. Hines (Partner, Jones, Walker, Waechter,
Poitevant, Carrere & Denegre); Kathleen Hawk Norman (President,
H.C. Freight Systems, Inc.); Daniel Packer (President, Entergy New
Orleans); Roy J. Rodney, Jr. (Partner, Rodney, Bordenave, Boykin,
Bennette & Boyle); James H. Roussel (Partner, Phelps, Dunbar);
Michael C. Sport (Chairman, Production Management Companies, Inc.);
and Elizabeth Tahir (President, Liz Tahir & Associates).
Entertain on a Higher Level
Living the "high" life takes on a special meaning when
you entertain your guests at the Plimsoll Club.
From our vantage point on the 30th floor
of the World Trade Center, the city of New Orleans serves as a
dramatic backdrop for your business or social events.
We have five different rooms
suited to all sizes and types of events.
We offer an extensive selection of menus and hors d'oeuvres or we
can easily create a custom-designed menu based on your personal
preferences.
We also offer complimentary validated parking for you and your
guests for luncheon and evening events.
Let us cater to your good taste by calling Barbara Montgomery or
Pam Corrigan at 529-1701 for more information.
February Calendar
5-7 -- Basic Negotiating Seminar, WTC
13 -- Free Export-Import Workshop, WTC
14 -- Valentine's Dinner Dance, PC
16 -- Mardi Gras Lunch Buffet through Feb. 20, PC
23 -- Lundi Gras, Club Closed
24 -- Mardi Gras, WTC Offices and Club Closed
25 -- Ask Wednesday
27 -- A Taste of Asia & Pacific Rim Lunch Buffet, PC
