GTO NEWS
NEW GTO WEBSITE
// HOUSTON ( Texas, USA )
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The design of the new GTO website is nearly completed and is almost ready to be introduced to the membership of GTO. Our initial target date was 28 August, 2020.

However, we decided to made some very positive changes in the final stages of design to better serve the membership of GTO. The new “ target date ” for opening of the new GTO website is the end of September, 2020, if not sooner.

Over the coming days and weeks, each GTO Member company will be receiving an email request from GTO HQ Operations. The email request
is going to provide temporary access to a portal in the new GTO website.

The portal is going to contain the corporate and individual GTO Member profiles. GTO HQ and the site designer are presently uploading GTO Member profile details but we know each of them needs to be examined for errors and changes as to contact details, staff, etc. In addition, we have added a number of entirely new categories such as alternate email addresses, mobile phone numbers and other useful information.

Following the simple instructions that will be provided in the email request will allow GTO to assign a permanent “ Member ID Number “ and shall also allow the GTO Member, in each case, to create a new unique and individual password. The GTO Member, in each case, shall be asked to visit their company and individual profiles and initiate any and all corrections of the information appearing in the profiles
and to add information where it may be appropriate.

There shall also be an itemized list of services which each GTO Member shall be asked to review and to note which of those are available in each case. There shall also be places to
add corporate and personal social media contacts ( if desired ). The system is also designed to add branch offices where applicable with full profiles.

When we soon activate the new GTO website, the two existing GTO websites ( www.gtoglobal.com & www.gtonet.org ) will be merged into one ( www.gtonet.org ). GTO Member information shall no longer be available to the general public and that shall eliminate or substantially reduce spam / junk mail.

Thank you for your patience. We are almost there.

Darrell Summers, Sr.
Chairman - GTO
Houston, Texas USA
Email: dgs@gtonet.org
UPCOMING NATIONAL HOLIDAY
// United States
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Virtually all GTO Members in the United States will be closed on the following holiday:

07 September, 2020 ( Monday )

It is likely most U.S. GTO Members shall be checking their emails for urgent messages. But if any urgent situations presently exist, we suggest contact be established over the next two days.
GTO FAVORITE QUOTE
// Patience and Fortitude
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UPCOMING HOLIDAY
// DURBAN ( South Africa ) __________________________
Ms. Ayesha Khan
Email: Ayesha@adbmcgregor.co.za
Ms. Ayesha Khan in DURBAN ( ADB McGregor & Co (Pty) Ltd ) has advised of upcoming holiday for all of their offices throughout South Africa.

24 September, 2020
Thursday
GTO HQ COMMENTS - GTO NEWS
// Houston, Texas USA
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Over recent months, GTO HQ has not been as diligent and timely with
regard to regularly broadcasting GTO NEWS as we have in the past.

We offer our apologies along with our assurances we are now moving toward restoring our schedule of more frequent GTO NEWS broadcasts as we have for so many years.

We are certain everyone will agree with our declaration that to this point, 2020 has been an extremely unusual year in all regards. Virtually the entire world has been turned upside down with the covid-19 pandemic crisis.

Many GTO Members have informed GTO HQ recently of the fact they still have staff working from home or other remote locations. We have been exposed to more member-to-member communications problems than ever before as some companies and some individuals experienced technical problems with their communications.

GTO HQ is aware of that particular problem as we had the experience at one point.

Many airlines have cancelled flights and ocean carriers have altered their services. Importers and exporters worldwide have had major negative impacts on their supply chains due to
major changes in economic conditions in various parts of the world.

Within GTO HQ, it has been very frustrating at times as we maintain communications with GTO Members
and receive updates as to their status during the pandemic. However, along the way, we have been very, very
encouraged as company after company has informed us they are
100 % determined to survive this worldwide pandemic.

Within GTO HQ, we made a decision to fully dedicate ourselves to moving forward to create and build the new GTO website. It has taken longer than anticipated as it is a bit unusual. We chose not to use a " package " type of software. The website has been built form scratch. One of several unique features is an internal search engine we designed to locate members of the GTO Network.

We are looking forward to gradually
coming out on the other side of this pandemic with GTO stronger than ever and we want the same for our dear GTO Members throughout the world.

Meanwhile, GTO NEWS is now back.

Best to all !
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