The hot ticket at a global banquet in September 2008 seems to be a seat by representatives of Belgium or the Netherlands. As the year's major fund-raiser for the Pittsburgh Council for International Visitors, the International Bridge Awards dinner attracts regional businesses with an interest in global trade. Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato also will help the council launch the UPMC World-Link Pittsburgh Envoy Program, which taps UPMC officials abroad as contacts for other kinds of business opportunities here. David Guo can be reached at dguo@post-gazette.com or 412-263-1413.