
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, February 2, 1991                   TAG: 9102020151
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: A5   EDITION: STATE 
SOURCE: New River Valley bureau
DATELINE: DUBLIN                                LENGTH: Short

INTERNATIONAL FINANCE FOCUS OF MEETING

International financing will be the focus at the next meeting of the Blue Ridge World Trade Association of the Center for Economic Development at Wytheville Community College.

Dewey Chester, Sovran Bank's Richmond vice president for international matters, will be guest speaker. The meeting will center on international financing and understanding of letters of credit for foreign trade, as well as procedures and experiences companies encounter when operating in a foreign environment.

The meeting will be held at the Johnny Appleseed Restaurant in Dublin from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., followed by lunch.

The association also is planning an all-day world trade seminar for April 25. Memberships are $35 for a company, $20 for an individual and $5 for a student. For further information call association Chairman Jill Burcham, director of marketing at Darco Southern in Independence, at 773-2711; or Rick Williamson, continuing education director of Wytheville Community College at 228-5541.

by CNB