Preamble & Mission:
World Trade Council of Wichita, Inc. [WTC] is organized exclusively as a non-profit organization to foster the work and ideals of international trade via export educational seminars, country & agency trade programs, and company specific international trade/export strategy & success case studies as role models.

Specifically, purposes and objectives/goals are designed to:
• Provide a forum for networking and exchanging professional experiences among members and visiting country Ambassadors, Consuls General, Trade Commissioners, trade agencies, trade delegates and trade specialists;
• Present country/agency/company trade programs with best market prospects by organizing monthly trade meetings, international trade seminars & annually-nationally proclaimed World Trade Week events;
• Advocate policy positions on trade issues [e.g., exports, imports, trade barriers] and public policy legislation;
• Assist in updating Kansas International Trade databank, maintained by CIBA, to conduct periodic surveys to accurately portray “Kansas Export Profile, Problems & Prospects”, and nominate member firms for export achievement awards for export of goods/service excellence;
• Identify opportunities for trade and cultural missions and encourage participation from member companies, and report Council’s activates to the media;
• Bring an awareness of International Business [IB] & develop future manpower resources via the annual High School International Trade Essay Prize/Scholarship competition, IB Scholarships and Internships for students enrolled in WSU-IB Majors & IFS-LAS Majors, and offer opportunities for IB students, IBSA/AIESEC to assist in the conduct of WTC country programs;
• Serve as an advisory group to WSU, Barton School’s Center for International Business Advancement [CIBA] & USED/BIE project, and to develop strategies to further internationalization of business education at universities and industry.
• To this end, WTC cooperates with CIBA-WSU, USED/BIE Projects, AIESEC/IBSA-WSU, The Chamber, KsWTC, Ks ITCC, federal/state/city agencies, public officials, embassies, consulates general, trade associations which foster, develop and encourage the same purposes/goals.