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In the wake of positive feedback and many inquiries following the LED Lighting Safety Standards seminar last May, the Commercial Section of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) is working with UL Taiwan to organize a seminar focusing on LED Lighting Certification Series.

With the information gathered from customers, UL specifically designed a four-day course highlighting a series of LED lighting certifications tailored for LED lighting manufacturers' current level of awareness.  The course covers...
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Representatives of the American Citizen Services Unit of the American Institute in Taiwan will be in Taichung on Wednesday, September 17, 2008, to provide Consular services. American citizens applying for U.S. passports, and anyone requiring the services of a notary public for U.S. purposes, may come to the American Corner located in the National Taichung Library at 291-3, Jingwu Road, Taichung City, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Only passport renewal and notary services will be available at this time. Payment for services must be made in cash in either NT dollars or U.S. dollars only. Please bring the exact amount as change will not be available. [Complete Text]

The Commercial Section of the American Institute in Taiwan is recruiting importers and dentists to join the International Buyer Program for the 84th Annual Session of The Greater New York Dental Meeting to be held in New York City from November 28 to December 3, 2008.

The Greater New York Dental Meeting is the largest dental congress and exposition in the United States, attracting more than 50,000 professionals from over one hundred countries each year. It is highly regarded as... [Complete Text]

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Taiwan, the Commercial Section of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and UL Taiwan are organizing a seminar about the U.S. National Electrical Code (NEC) on September 8, 2008. The seminar is offered free of charge to local manufacturers to express UL's gratitude for their long-term support and patronage of UL's testing and certification services. UL Taiwan has invited an American standards expert to lead the seminar. ... [Complete Text]

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