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MAGIC SHOW

Las-Vegas

16-18 February 2015

Handbook for FTA's Team

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Contents

The Foreign Trade Administration and Magic ....................................... 3

Work procedures........................................................................................ 4

Administrative Issues ................................................................................ 5

Schedule ..................................................................................................... 6

FTA Contact list ........................................................................................ 7

Traveling in Las Vegas ............................................................................. 8

Las-Vegas Convention Center - Map ..................................................... 10

Hotels and Other Locations - Map ......................................................... 11

Hotel Allocation ....................................................................................... 12

Gala Dinner Invitation ............................................................................ 13

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The Foreign Trade Administration and Magic 2015

Dear Colleagues

I am happy to have all of you to participate in the Magic Show in Las Vegas, for the

first time.

This year, we are attending the event to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the

Qualifying Industrial Zone Protocol (QIZ) between the United States, Egypt, and

Israel, for which several celebratory events will take place.

The parties will jointly operate a QIZ information booth, in order to market and

provide materials regarding the program, its benefits and its requirements. Next to it

there will be 24 leading Egyptian QIZ companies showcasing their products and

marketing their services.

Although the QIZ related Egyptian export has reached $1b per year, it is time to do

more to expand the QIZ program. Doubling the volume of QIZ exports is not a far-

fetched goal. The expansion of the program will not only strengthen the economic

and political relations between Israel and Egypt, but will also help to boost the small

but important textile related industry in Israel, which employs thousands of Israelis

mainly in the periphery parts of the country. Nevertheless, we also hope to expand

the QIZ beyond textile to benefit other industries.

I would like to welcome you and thank you for participating in the event and for

being able to promote the event in such a short notice.

I wish us all good luck and peace,

Gabby Bar

Head of Middle East and North Africa Department

Israeli Co-Chairman of QIZ committee

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Work procedures

Our main exhibition area is located in the Egyptian Pavilion, South Hall, second

floor, Hall S-3, Booth number 90512-90612 (in the Duty Free section) at the Las

Vegas Convention Center. Please see maps on pages 10-11.

At the entrance to the QIZ booth, you will find brochures and leaflets about the QIZ

agreement and about the Foreign Trade Administration.

We encourage you to bring your guests to the ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday,

Feb 17 at 11:30.

While at the exhibition, please let us know when leaving the pavilion so we can

locate you and not miss any important meetings. Make sure your phone is available.

For any problem please contact the Israeli team. There will always be one of us at the

reception desk.

Gabby Bar is the person in charge of the pavilion on behalf of FTA and Yaron

Harel is in charge on behalf on the textile Industry Association. Please consult with

them regarding professional questions. Please note that there is an Egyptian

coordinator, Sherin Hosni, in charge of the pavilion, so you can consult with her as

well regarding logistics and professional matters regarding the Egyptian companies

(all the contact details can be found on page 7).

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Administrative Issues

The Las Vegas Convention Center: The Egyptian Pavilion (and QIZ Booth) is

located in the Sourcing at Magic Show, Las-Vegas Convention Center in 3150

Paradise Rd., Las Vegas (maps on pages 10-11).

Phones: As the pavilion is not an Israeli managed and operated, we do not know

whether there will be a power connection. Therefore, please make sure your phone

and/or laptop is fully charged at the beginning of each day.

Please note that there is a "What's up?" group dedicated to Magic team.

Hotel: please see the allocation of hotels (map on page 11)

Hotel Address & Phone No. Team Members

The Venetian

3355 S Las Vegas Blvd,

Las Vegas

Tel: +1 702-414-1000

Anat Katz

Jack Herron

Hanna Kamionski

Efrat Stamler

Abigail Kirschbaum

Treasure Island

3300 South Las Vegas

Boulevard, Las Vegas

Tel: +1 702-894-7111

Gabby Bar

Four Seasons

3960 Las Vegas Blvd

South, Las Vegas

Tel: +1 702-632-5000

Yaron Harel

Collecting your pass: In order to collect you entry pass, please print the

confirmation sent to you, and present it at the Guest Check-in Desk, South Hall

Upper Level, Las-Vegas Convention Center.

Security: Please be aware of any suspicious objects or persons. If you suspect

anything, report immediately! In addition, watch over your valuables.

Departure date: For those who are leaving directly from the exhibition grounds-

Don't forget to do your check out and pay your full Bill

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As the pavilion is not an Israeli managed and operated, it is best to not bring

and leave your luggage at the pavilion itself. Please use the storage rooms at the

Hotel instead.

Schedule

Dates Times Activity Notes

Monday

February 16th

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2015

12:00 Opening of the show At the Pavilion

16:00 – 19:00 QIZ Joint Committee

(Egypt-Israel-USA).

Action Plan and

discussions

At the South Hall

Meeting Room

19:00-19:30 (or

immediately

after the Joint

Committee)

Briefing to the team

At the Pavilion

Tuesday

February 17th

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2015

09:00 Exhibition opening

At the Pavilion

11:30-12:30 Official Ribbon Cutting

and Reception

13:00-14:30 QIZ panel at "Duty Free

Africa" seminar

20:00-22:00 Gala Dinner celebrating

the 10th

Anniversary of the

QIZ agreement

(See invitation on page 13)

The Four Seasons Hotel

(Palm Lounge and

Room)

3663 Las Vegas Blvd

South, Las Vegas

Tel: +1 702-632-5000

Wednesday

February 18th

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2015

09:00 Exhibition opening

At the Pavilion 12:00 Team Meeting

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FTA Contact list The Israeli team:

Name Tel # Office

Gabby Bar +972-50-6240370 MOE

Anat Katz 202-438-1088 Washington

Jack Heron 678-360-2120 Washington

Hanna Kamionski 347-661-3203 New York

Efrat Stamler 773-750-0756 Chicago

Abigail Kirschbaum 949-412-4801 San Francisco

Yaron Harel +972-54-4422755 Textile Manu' Association

Egyptian Coordinator:

Name Tel #

Sherin Hosni (+202)-01006775554

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Traveling in Las-Vegas

Taxi-Airport to City

Some taxis will not accept credit card payments. Customers should notify the

attendant if they plan to use a credit card for payment.

There is a $2.00 charge on all fares originating at the airport.

Terminal 1

Taxicabs are available on the east side of baggage claim, outside door exits 1 - 4.

Airport personnel are available to help queue the lines and provide assistance as

needed .

Terminal 3

At Terminal 3, taxis are conveniently located outside on Level Zero. There are 20

taxi loading positions on the west end of the building to serve domestic travelers and

10 loading positions on the east side of the building to accommodate international

travelers. Quick exit lanes will allow traffic to leave the airport quickly and airport

personnel are available to assist as needed.

Shuttle- Airport to City

Group shuttles are an economical way to get from the airport to most major

hotel/resorts. While en route, group shuttles make multiple stops at locations along

the way.

Terminal 1

Group shuttles are available on the west side of baggage claim, outside door exits 7 -

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Terminal 3

At Terminal 3, shuttles are conveniently located outside on Level Zero on the west

end of the building to serve domestic travelers and on the east side of the building to

accommodate international travelers.

Public Bus

The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) provides bus

service to and from McCarran International Airport. For route information, please

visit the RTC web site: http://www.rtcsnv.com/transit

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There is a COMPLIMENTARY SHUTTLE SERVICE throughout the show.

Please see schedule below:

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Map of Las-Vegas Convention Center

Egyptian Pavilion and QIZ booth

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Hotels and Other Locations

Airport The Treasure Island Hotel

Las Vegas convention Center The Four Seasons Hotel

The Venetian Hotel

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Fri-Sat Sat-Sun Sun-Mon Mon-Tue Tue-Wed Wed-Thu

Name Tel Office Hotel Feb 13-14 Feb 14-15 Feb 15-16 Feb 16-17 Feb 17-18 Feb 18-19

Anat Katz 202-438-1088 Washington The Venetian √ √

Jack Herron 678-360-2120 Washington The Venetian √ √ √ √ √

Hanna Kamionski 347-661-3203 New York The Venetian √ √ √ √

Efrat Stamler 773-750-0756 Chicago The Venetian √ √

Abigail Kirschbaum 949-412-4801 San Francisco The Venetian √ √

ROOMS NEEDED The Venetian 1 1 2 5 5 1

Gabby Bar +972-50-6240370 MOE Treasure Island √ √ √ √

ROOMS NEEDED Treasure Island 0 0 1 1 1 1

Yaron Harel +972-54-4422755 Textile Manu' Association Four Seasons √ √ √

ROOMS NEEDED Four Seasons 0 0 1 1 1 0

ROOMS NEEDED ALL 1 1 4 7 7 2

Hotel Rooms Allocation

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Gala Dinner Invitation