Date: July 6th 2010

Contact: DeVere Kutscher
dkutscher@ushcc.com


UNITED STATES HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNOUNCES INTERNATIONAL OPENING CEREMONY & RECEPTION AT DALLAS COWBOYS STADIUM for 31st ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION & BUSINESS EXPO IN DALLAS METROPLEX

The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) announces the International Opening Ceremony and Reception of their 31st Annual National Convention and Business Expo on September 23, 2010 at 7pm in the Dallas Cowboys Stadium, 900 E Randol Mill Rd. Arlington, TX 76011. The convention is the largest gathering of Hispanic business leaders and owners in America. Join ambassadors, diplomats, corporate executives and community leaders at the largest gathering of Hispanic business leaders in America. To purchase advance tickets online for the opening ceremony for $90, go to http://www.ushcc.com/convention/rates-discount.html

The USHCC Convention and Business Expo will take place between September 23 and September 25, 2010 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel, 2201 Stemmons Freeway in Dallas, TX. The event includes a variety of workshops as well as training and business sessions focused on building business relationships and creating procurement opportunities for participants from all industries. Convention Chairs are Nina Vaca, CEO of Pinnacle Technical Resources, and Darren Rebelez, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of 7-Eleven, Inc. Locally, Andres Ruzo, CEO of Link America serves as Texas Entrepreneurial Chair while Jorge Calderon, Senior Vice President of Capital One, is Texas Corporate Chair for the convention.

“The Convention will bring together thousands of Hispanic entrepreneurs, high-level executives from Corporate America, procurement and supplier-diversity professionals, as well as Latina leaders, key officials from President Obama’s Administration and Hispanic Chamber leaders from throughout the nation” said USHCC President & CEO Javier Palomarez. “A new and unique aspect of this convention is the large international element” explained Gabriel Pascual, President of Iberica International Corp. and USHCC Member of the Board “the Convention will host foreign diplomats and trade representatives from Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean, highlighting the global caliber of participating businesses and the international connections, opportunities and options which are key to this event.”

“We’re bringing the largest number of entrepreneurs from across the Americas to Dallas,” stated Andres Ruzo, “The convention provides a venue to engage successful Latino entrepreneurs with Fortune 1,000 Corporations that want to expand their diversity connections through the scheduled events and networking activities. It emphasizes strong business to business and business-to-community opportunities that connect, inspire, and unite the fastest growing businesses across the Americas,” said Ruzo.

Founded in 1979, the USHCC actively promotes the economic growth and development of Hispanic entrepreneurs and represents the interests of nearly 3 million Hispanic-owned businesses in the United States that generate nearly $400 billion annually. It also serves as the umbrella organization for more than 200 local Hispanic chambers in the United States and Puerto Rico. The organization implements national programs, promotes business relationships and trade, monitors policies related to Hispanic businesses, and provides technical assistance to Hispanic entrepreneurs. For more details about the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, visit the website at www.ushcc.com. More information about the National Convention is provided on the website at www.ushcc.com/convention.