Minnesota-Wisconsin Environmental Trade Mission to Vietnam
November 2004
Where we love is home,
Home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.
- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., Homesick in Heaven
A delegation of Minnesota environmental companies recently returned from the Minnesota Trade Office environmental trade mission to Vietnam. During the weeklong trip that concluded Nov. 6, participants met with U.S. trade officials and industry experts, gave presentations to Vietnamese government officials and potential business partners in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
Overall, the environmental trade mission for FlowSense was a huge success. We have initiatives in place to assist both the Vietnam Environmental Protection Agency (VEPA), and Ho Chi Minh City Environmental Protection Agency (HEPA) in the development of a first-in-kind Indoor Air Quality program. FlowSense will provide the technology, products, and training to help Vietnam become a cleaner and healthier place to live, work, and play as it transforms itself into an industrialized nation. [See Hong Kong 2006 and China 2005]
Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City
Minnesota and Wisconsin team in front of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi.
A quiet evening at Lake Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.
Steve Riedel of Minnesota Trade Office made sure FlowSense IAQ seminar in Hanoi was off to a great start.
Paul Smallwood conducted FlowSense Indoor Air Quality seminar in Hanoi.
Minnesota and Wisconsin team in front of the former Presidential Palace, HCMC.
Ho Chi Minh City as seen from our hotel rooftop
Vietnamese tea ceremony is a "must" experience for first time visitor to Ho Chi Minh City.
Paul Smallwood prepared for FlowSense Indoor Air Quality seminar in HCMC.
Attendees from various organizations and private sectors participated in FlowSense IAQ seminar, HCMC.
