Premier Williams Co-Hosts SEUS//CP Conference in Mississippi

The Honourable Danny Williams, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will join Governor Haley Barbour of Mississippi, as co-host of the Southeastern United States-Canadian Provinces (SEUS//CP) third annual conference in Biloxi, Mississippi. The three-day conference begins Sunday, April 11 and will conclude on Tuesday, April 13.

Delegations, led by State Governors and Provincial Premiers, or designates, are comprised of business and industry leaders from a wide array of business sectors. The conference is expected to attract approximately 300 Canadian and U.S. business and government leaders, presenting a unique opportunity to build important partnerships with key international leaders.

Established in Montreal in 2007, the SEUS//CP Alliance is a strategic trade and investment-focused affiliation between six southeastern American states (Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama) and seven Canadian provinces (Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba). This year's event will explore business investment and trade opportunities between companies and organizations in the sectors of energy, geospatial technologies and advanced manufacturing.

The conference will take place at the Beau Rivage Hotel, 875 Beach Boulevard, Biloxi, Mississippi.

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