The 2007 WEPZA Conference and Annual Meeting was held April 18-21 in Antalya, Turkey. For full Conference details, please visit the Conference web site, http://www.wepza-antalya.com
The WEPZA Conference and Annual Meeting that was planned for October 17-20, 2006 in Tucson, Arizona, USA, was canceled. For conference fee refunds or additional information, please contact Robert Haywood at haywood@wepza.org or Tel: + 1 303-679-0980, Fax: + 1 303 679-0985
 WEPZA held its 2004 annual meeting in conjunction with the World Free Zone Convention (WFZC) in Cape Town, South Africa on Sunday, October 31, 2004.
The WEPZA conference included a review and discussion of the WFZC meetings, speeches by several specially invited guests who are not speaking at the WFZC, and a review of WEPZA's activities for the year. |
 WEPZA Director Robert Haywood congratulates State Minister Tuzmen and presents him with an award from the General Directorate of Free Zones for recognition of his Outstanding contributions to the Turkish Free Zones.
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 Left to right: Eric Smeulders (CM*-Curacao), Robert Haywood (Director WEPZA-US), Kursad Tuzmen (President WEPZA-Turkey), Oussama El Omari (CM-UAE), Jung-Kiu Yoon (CM-Korea) at a press conference before the opening of the XXI International Conference hosted by the General Directorate of Free Zone in Turkey.*CM = WEPZA Council Member |
 A scene from the pre-opening press conference at the Conrad Hotel in Istanbul.
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 Distinguished members and guests enjoy the opening ceremonies at the XXI Annual International Conference of WEPZA hosted by the General Directorate of Free Zone in Turkey.
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 WEPZA Director Richard Bolin giving a talk in which he announces that he is stepping down from his position as Co-Director of WEPZA at the end of 2003.
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 Richard Bolin is recognized by WEPZA President and State Minister Tuzmen for his 25 years of contributions to WEPZA.
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 WEPZA Council Members Oussama El Omari and Eric Smeulders discuss WEPZA business over lunch.
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 WEPZA Administrator and Conference Organizer Ann Glossa enjoys her lunch with WEPZA President Kursad Tuzmen.
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 Bob Walpole gives a talk on using EPZs to create a global company.
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 Daniel Oliver, Former Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission of the United States speaks on the importance of EPZs in bringing economic freedom and prosperity to the less developed countries in the world.
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 Mr. Li and Mr. Rahim from Egypt share experiences after a formal session.
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 The Conference Hotel (left of picture) as seen from the beautiful Bosphorus.The first Bosphorus Bridge linking Europe to Asia is seen on the right. |
 Irina Men, WEPZA Representative in Central Asia enjoys a moment of shopping the Spice Market of Istanbul.
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Photos by Ann Glossa and Robert Haywood