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Annual Entrepreneur Assembly

To confirm your attendance to this event please email extranjeros@marbella.es

Marbella's Mayor Muñoz Closes NASDAQ on Wednesday 24 March

WIBS Member, Laura Stanbridge, is currently in New York City with Marbella Mayor, Angeles Muñoz, and Councillor of Tourism, Jose Luis Hernandez, to meet with US media and business leaders to promote our city as an ideal travel destination and as a place to do business.
We are very pleased to announce that Mayor Munoz will be closing the NASDAQ market session tomorrow, Wednesday, March 24th at 4pm (EST), which will be 9pm in Spain.

If you would like to see the event you can view it live and on video by going to: http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx

CNNMoney.com reports, “ Angeles Munoz, Mayor of Marbella, Spain and a member of the Andalucian Parliament, will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York City's Times Square to discuss tourism and business opportunities in Marbella, one of Europe's favorite Mediterranean beach playgrounds. In honor of the occasion, the Honorable Mayor Munoz will preside over the NASDAQ Closing Bell.”

Mayor Muñoz is one of the few Spaniards to close NASDAQ and this is a special occasion for our city.

Expatica looking for life coaches and counsellors

Expatica is launching a new project - Expat Aunt / Expat Uncle (think Agony Aunt) – to help our readers better cope with the challenges of living abroad.

The Expat Aunt / Expat Uncle will give advice to readers who write in about their problems they faced as internationals; language barriers, feelings of being alienated and lack of family support.

For example, a reader may write: Dear Expat Aunt, I moved to Spain two years ago and have never felt more isolated. I don’t have a lot of friends here and I really miss my friends and family back home. What should I do?

All these questions and answers will be featured in our Ask the Expert section.

Questions from readers will be sent to the Expat Aunt / Expat Uncle via expaticaservice's email account and will be checked by the Expatica team to avoid potential spammers. Confidentiality will be respected.

Remuneration will come in the form of publicity on the site and links.

For more details, please contact suzanne@expatica.com

AIA Group’s Art Day Málaga, Tuesday 23 March 2010

The Andalusian International Artists group, AIA-Group, has organised ‘ArtDayMálaga’ on Tuesday 23 March 2001. This ‘walking visit’ to chosen visual art exhibitions, is a great opportunity to see the latest exhibitions in Málaga City. People attend as individuals and a voluntary get together. Non members and friends are welcome. The day’s itinerary is:

• 10:15 Meet at CAC (Directions, map) Eric Fischl, Gilbert & George, Pasión.
• 11:00 Museo Archivo, Adv. Principal. Coleción Ramiriz Navarro, siglo xx.
• 11.45 Picasso Foundation, Plaza de la Merced. Dali y las revistas. (EUR 1:00)*
• 12:30 Museo Picasso (František Kupka) and book/souvenir shop. (Combined entrance EUR 8:00)*
• 14:00 Menu del dia en cafe California. (EUR 8:50)
• 15:00 Palacio Episcopal – Ars Delineandi o el arte de dibujar.
• 16:00 Visit Antigua Casa Guardia, Vinos de Málaga. Fundada en 1840.

Over 65 concessions, bring passport/ID. Times can vary. People attend as individuals. This is a voluntary get together. Non members and friends are welcome. No money will be charged or collected by the AIA-Group and no responsibility is accepted by the AIA-Group or any individual for injuries, accidents or losses.

Event organiser Roger Cummiskey email: artroger@gmail.com

About AIA-Group, Andalusian International Artists, Original Art in Spain

The Andalusian International Artists group was founded in November 2004 by professional and dedicated visual Artists from around Europe and South America, who are all living and working in southern Spain. AIA-Group objectives:

• Encourage the members to promote their artwork.
• Enhance the knowledge and skills that will assist them in their careers as Artists.
• Promote best standards as Artists between people from diverse backgrounds.
• Provide a central marketing platform for media, public relations and promotion activities to suit each individual artist member’s requirements.

The AIA-Group is self governing and has adopted a strict member selection procedure to justify and maintain their objectives combined with their demanding quality ethics. Each selected artist has an established reputation, produces work to the highest marketable quality, to agreeable aesthetic standards, in a distinct style and at affordable prices. All this to ensure the art collectors complete guarantee of satisfaction.

Visit their website for more information and details on how to join www.aia-group.net