WCF
and Quebec Congress are focal points for chambers
 How
individual chambers gained strength by working together was the theme of the
World Chambers Federation session. Speakers agreed that growing awareness of
the advantages of this intensified international cooperat
ion among chambers
led to the success of a relatively new forum - the World Chambers Congress -
to be held for the third time from September 15-17 2003 in Quebec City.
WCF Chairman Avijit Mazumdar
said: "The WCF and the Congress should be a focal point for chambers of
commerce to meet and exchange ideas and experiences, to network with one another."
Yong Sung Park, Chairman
of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, who hosted last year's second
World Chambers Congress in Seoul, said the aim was to make more chambers aware
of the WCF and what it could offer. He said: "We need to let the chambers
of the world know we are here…We are a marketing tool and the key to future
chamber success."
Inviting all participants
to Quebec, Nancy Hughes Anthony, President and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of
Commerce, said the Congress would provide tremendous opportunities for networking,
particularly for chambers from the Americas, who have traditionally not actively
networked with their peers from around the world. It was a valuable opportunity
for them.
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