The World Trade Centers Association (also abbreviated as: WTCA) founded in 1970, is a not-for-profit, non-political association dedicated to the establishment and effective operation of WTCs as instruments for trade expansion representing 302 members in 85 countries. The WTCA is an unofficial umbrella trade association that unites corporations and government agencies in international trade. The WTCA's founding principles are:
To promote international business relationships and understanding among nations;
To foster increased participation in world trade by industrializing nations;
To create and encourage mutual assistance and cooperation among members; and
To promote and further the concept of the World Trade Center.
The WTCA is governed by a 24-member international Board of Directors, composed of executives from WTCA members around the world, and elected by the membership. Eight permanent committees have been established to carry on the work of the Association in the following fields:
Committee on Trade Education, Training and Research
Committee on Trade Fairs, Trade Marts and High Tech Parks
Committee on WTC Standards and Quality
Committee on Peace & Stability through trade
World trade center
World trade centers (usually abbreviated WTCs) arose in the United States and Japan in the 1970s. A world trade center puts together all the services associated with global commerce under one roof, a kind of supermarket or shopping mall providing networking access between corporations and governments.
"A world trade center in any city is a business shopping center, complementing and supporting the existing services of private and government agencies", explains WTCA President, Guy F. Tozzoli.
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