So, I just fedexed 5 original pieces of artwork to Bologna, Italy.  I hope that I will be selected for the illustrators exhibition at Bologna Children's Book Fair. 
http://www.bookfair.bolognafiere.it/en/

If I am selected it will be a unique and wonderful business opportunity. For 48 years, children’s book publishers from all over the world have been meeting every spring in Bologna.

Visiting the Fair could mean making contact with a prestigious international community of industry professionals. Bologna Children's Book Fair presents a unique opportunity to learn about the most diverse aspects of a market on a truly global scale of which Bologna is an important reflection.

Here's keeping my fingers crossed!