Saturday, April 24, 2010

FAC1932 Annual Meeting took place on April 20th in Helsinki

The venue for our Annual Meeting 2010 was the Hotel Helka in Helsinki. The foundation for improving the activities of the Club were laid down.  A new board of directors got elected: Chairman Mr. Markku Keinonen, Vice-Chairman Mr. Antti Erävaara, and other members of the board: Mr. Nicholas Kuchova from the US Embassy, Mr. Timo Vilmunen, Mr. Ville Ilves, Ms. Eeva Pinomaa, and Ms. Carita Toikka.

The annual fee was set at only 50,- Euros!

We had a very nice dinner with a presentation about content production and IPR issues by Mr. Myhrberg from Lexia. Thank you a lot! We are going to publish the presentation on these pages soon.

Please, stay tuned and join our high class and low cost events!

Best regards,

Vesa Vihavainen, Past Chairman

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Saturday, February 20, 2010

Annual Awards Dinner in NYC with Martti Ahtisaari

Please view the attached invitation and reservation form
or use this link  http://www.finlandiafoundationny.org/Events.html
You are cordially invited to
Finlandia Foundation NY Metropolitan Chapter’s

Annual Awards Dinner Dance

Honoring President Martti Ahtisaari
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

Friday, March 12th, 2010

Helmsley Park Lane Hotel, Ball room
36 Central Park South
New York City, NY 10019

Cocktail Reception at Six O’Clock

Dinner, Dancing and Entertainment at Seven O’Clock

Presentation
Arts and Letters Award

President Martti Ahtisaari will be present to accept the award

Special Entertainment from Finland

Soprano Sirkka Lampimäki
accompanied by renowned Pianist Juho Pohjonen

Raffle

Dance Music Provided by Kenny i Orchestra

Black tie

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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

AmCham invites for Future Money in February!

Welcome to the inaugural event of AmCham FutureMoney on February 18th, 2010, 8:00 AM at Finnvera, Eteläesplanadi 8, Helsinki.
The program views and discusses previously unpublished U.S. and European venture capital data of 2009 with the companies and thought leaders spearheading investment into the next decade.
FutureMoney is a quarterly event highlighting the venture capital industry for the entire business community. It aims to strengthen trade and investment ties and encourage business ventures between Finland and the United States.
FutureMoney is organized by AmCham Finland in cooperation with member companies PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Dow Jones and in partnership with Finnvera.
This event is free-of-charge for AmCham members. For non-members tickets are 100 euros. A list of member companies is available at http://www.amcham.fi/membership
To learn more and to join the conversation go to: http://www.futuremoney.fi/
To register please visit our website and use your personal code  9ENE9ALT  or the general code FM0210.
We look forward seeing you!
The AmCham Team
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Breakfast-meeting on results on Copenhagen on Feb. 15th in Helsinki – in Finnish

Tervetuloa aamukahville kuulemaan alustusta aiheesta “Kööpenhaminan kokouksen vaikutukset yrityksiin” maanantaina 15.2. klo 9.00 lähtien. Tilaisuus järjestetään Radisson SAS -hotellissa (Runeberginkatu 2, Helsinki).

KÖÖPENHAMINAN KOKOUKSEN VAIKUTUKSET YRITYKSIIN

9.00 Ilmoittautuminen ja aamukahvi

9.30 Tilaisuuden avaus, Projektijohtaja Taru Halla, ECOBIO

9.45 Alustus: Kööpenhaminan kokouksen vaikutukset yrityksiin, Kansanedustaja, tekniikan tohtori Sanna Perkiö,

10.15 Keskustelua

10.45 Tilaisuuden päättäminen

Ilmoittautumiset 5.2. mennessä: taru.halla@ecobio.fi, puh 0207569450. Tilaisuus on maksuton.

Tervetuloa!

Insinööritoimisto ECOBIO Oy

Taru Halla

Projektijohtaja

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Saturday, October 31, 2009

Our annual Thanksgiving Dinner takes place on November 30th at 18:00 hours at Restaurant Loft in Helsinki! Come to hear a beautiful song performed by Mrs. Janna Ilen, greeting of HE Mr. Oreck and the speech by Mr. Timo Ritakallio (CEO with Ilmarinen) about “the Era after Lehman Brothers”.  Please, send your registration to vavihavainen@gmail.com until November 10th and pay 75,- € per person to FAC1932 at Sampo Bank account # 800011-103143. More details will follow soon.

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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

AmCham & FACC invite for a lunch on November 2nd in Helsinki

Join FACC and AmCham Finland as we welcome our new U.S. Ambassador to Finland, H.E., Bruce J. Oreck. Ambassador Oreck will be sharing his views on ‘How the Shifting Business Paradigm Can Ramp Up Cooperation Between Finland and the United States,’ and will then join us for a delicious buffet lunch.

When: November 2nd, 2009
Time: 12.00 – 1.30 PM
Where: Crowne Plaza, Mannerheimintie 50, Helsinki

To register go to the event website and login with general code ORECK1109.

Also visit the event website to learn more about the program and Ambassador Oreck.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Best regards,
The AmCham and FACC teams

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Thanksgiving Dinner on November 30th in Helsinki

Please, note your calendar for the main event of the year – Thanksgiving dinner will take place on November 30th at 18:00 hours at restaurant Loft in Helsinki. H.E. Mr. Bruce Oreck and Deputy Mr. Michael Butler will be present. More details will get supplied asap. Please, stay tuned!

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Tatum’s survey on economic conditions call for caution

Tatum’s survey is unique in the ability to capture opinions of CFOs, Controllers and CIOs in a broad base of industries across the country, offering a read on the pulse of the US economy. The results from recent months consistently show that Tatum’s nearly 1,000 executives across the nation see the recovery as underway, but moving at a slow pace.

A major indicator from the survey, Tatum’s Index of Business Conditions, combines elements of the past 30 days and the next 60 days into one number, summarizing our view of the current overall trend. The October 1 Index moved downward as the effect of the cautious outlook exceeded the effect of the positive past 30 days. This may prove to be just a temporary blip in an otherwise positive trend, as occurred in July. Further, despite the drop, the Index remains at the second highest level in the past two years.

A look back at the past 30 days suggests some continued progress in the recovery, while the look ahead for the next 60 days indicates a cloud of caution. The good news this month is in the outlook for employment (fewer reductions) and capital expenditures (higher commitments). The bad news is in the outlook for backlogs (lower) and financial capital markets (more challenging).

More on Tatum’s web page.


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Thursday, October 1, 2009

Position open in MI, USA: Retinal Surgeon for Ophthalmology

I am the President of an Executive Recruiting firm and I am currently looking for a Retinal Surgeon for a Ophthalmology practice in MI. They have asked me to find a Board Certified Surgeon with 3-5 years experience in Retinal Surgery. The base salary is 250K plus, plus relocation to MI with the potential to become a partner for the selected individual. The Client is in great need for this highly skilled individual and is prepared to hire in the next 90 days. Please advise if you know someone that would be a fit. Thanks and I wish you great career success.

Warmest Regards, 616-281-2861
Norbert Dishinger
President FPC of Grand Rapids, MI

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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Texas Instruments ramping up manufacturing in Texas!

Texas Instruments has decided to begin equipping their LEED certified vacant semiconductor factory in Richardson with 300 millimeter analog production equipment.  The company invested over $300
 million in building the Richardson plant that was completed in 2006, and the equipment was purchased for slightly over $170 million from a bankrupt wafer fab plant in Virginia.  TI will immediately begin hiring for 250 positions as they begin to ramp up production, and expects to begin initial chip shipments by the end of next year.
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