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Webinars and Local Seminars
Join in on webinars and local seminars on international trade topics of interest to U.S. exporting businesses.

Webinars and Local Seminars

About

ITA regularly organizes webinars and local seminars on topics of interest to U.S. businesses and local exporting communities. Topics range from export education to opportunities and market conditions abroad. Many events are organized alongside public- and private-sector partners and are an excellent way to network with experts, other businesses, and export services providers. ITA maintains a schedule of all upcoming webinars and local seminars.    

Webinars

Without leaving your office, join live briefings with global trade professionals and industry experts, including the opportunity to raise your own questions and to hear what is on the minds of other businesses. Participants learn how to start or increase international sales and get valuable information on countries and industries of interest. Many webinars focus on practical topics such as export planning and strategy and required documentation and regulations.

Local Events

The U.S. Commercial Service, along with our local international trade partners, conducts ongoing conferences, seminars, and events to educate our clients and promote international trade. Whether it’s an executive briefing with a Commercial Service Officer from Australia or a networking reception with the local District Export Council, these events are designed to help U.S. exporters market locally and sell globally.

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Global Business Navigator Chatbot Beta

Welcome to the Global Business Navigator, an artificial intelligence (AI) Chatbot from the International Trade Administration (ITA). This tool, currently in beta version testing, is designed to provide general information on the exporting process and the resources available to assist new and experienced U.S. exporters. The Chatbot, developed using Microsoft’s Azure AI services, is trained on ITA’s export-related content and aims to quickly get users the information they need. The Chatbot is intended to make the benefits of exporting more accessible by understanding non-expert language, idiomatic expressions, and foreign languages.

Limitations

As a beta product, the Chatbot is currently being tested and its responses may occasionally produce inaccurate or incomplete information. The Chatbot is trained to decline out of scope or inappropriate requests. The Chatbot’s knowledge is limited to the public information on the Export Solutions web pages of Trade.gov, which covers a wide range of topics on exporting. While it cannot provide responses specific to a company’s product or a specific foreign market, its reference pages will guide you to other relevant government resources and market research. Always double-check the Chatbot’s responses using the provided references or by visiting the Export Solutions web pages on Trade.gov. Do not use its responses as legal or professional advice. Inaccurate advice from the Chatbot would not be a defense to violating any export rules or regulations.

Privacy

The Chatbot does not collect information about users and does not use the contents of users’ chat history to learn new information. All feedback is anonymous. Please do not enter personally identifiable information (PII), sensitive, or proprietary information into the Chatbot. Your conversations will not be connected to other interactions or accounts with ITA. Conversations with the Chatbot may be reviewed to help ITA improve the tool and address harmful, illegal, or otherwise inappropriate questions.

Translation

The Chatbot supports a wide range of languages. Because the Chatbot is trained in English and responses are translated, you should verify the translation. For example, the Chatbot may have difficulty with acronyms, abbreviations, and nuances in a language other than English.

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