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Economic Development team works with national, regional and municipal governments to build physical and human resource infrastructure that will create more economic opportunity. Our team assists business development managers to publicize new products, services and staff of member companies.

 

February 26, 2010

AmCham HR Committee met on February 26th

AmCham´s HR Committee met on February 26th to discuss further steps and activities. To see minutes from the Committee and the output from the HR Suppliers´ survey, please, open the attachements.

February 04, 2010

Video interviews on Truth and Trust

Watch the video interviews with Radek Janalík of McDonald´s ČR and Kimberli Lewis of Mediatel on Truth & Trust issue.

February 03, 2010

International HR Directors Summit in Prague

April 20th - 21st , 2010

February 03, 2010

HR Know How Conference, 2010 April 7-8

The Czech Society for Human Resources Development is holding its regular HR Know How Conference! Reserve the dates of 7-8 April 2010, be in Prague and join us! AmCham members are offered to use 20 % discount from the regular conference fee.

January 22, 2010

AmCham seminar "CSR and its communication potential"

AmCham organized CSR seminar on "CSR and its communication potential" on January 22. Presentations from the seminar are attached.

January 20, 2010

AmCham HR Committee met on January 15th

AmCham´s HR Committee met on January 15th to discuss further steps and activities. To see minutes from the Committee, please, open the attachement.

January 06, 2010

Next GM Breakfast in Ostrava

AmCham will hold next GM Breakfast in Ostrava - January 27, 2010 (Wednesday).

During these small informal sessions you will have a chance to meet key counterparts from the business community and discuss common issues - your business plans for 2010, the possible co-operation with our organization in the future - as well as learn about what AmCham is doing to improve the business climate, what are our new projects for the year 2010, in which areas AmCham can help, etc.

December 18, 2009

AmCham HR Committee met on December 18th

AmCham´s HR Committee met on December 18th to discuss further steps and activities. To see minutes from the Committee, please, open the attachement.

December 04, 2009

Seminar - The Power of Branding: Building Your Company’s Strongest Asset

AmCham members met to discuss the process of branding and rebranding with speakers Jiwon Shin of Firefly Branding, Rudy Lee of Firefly Branding Seoul with Samsung case study, Dagmar Zweschperová of České Radiokomunikace with Sony Ericsson, Eta and ČRa case studies and Jo Weaver of JWA Prague.

December 02, 2009

AmCham HR Committee met on November 27th

AmCham´s HR Committee met on November 27th to discuss further steps and activities. To see minutes from the Committee, please, open the attachement.

November 19, 2009

December 8, 2009 - Discussion on CEITEC project - BRNO

CEITEC (Central European Institute of TEChnology) is project in final round for EU funding under Frame 7 program for support of research and innovation. It will combine research in life and material sciences.

November 06, 2009

AmCham Members met in Ostrava - November 6, 2009

AmCham has organized  GM Breakfast in Ostrava in member' s hotel  - Park Inn Ostrava. 

August 11, 2009

New coordination system of export promotion for priority countries

MPO has started up system of communication with entrepreneurs and coordination of planning proexport activities for priority country markets. New expert teams for priority countries has been created. These teams are made of public administration representatives and entrepreneur associations representatives.

August 11, 2009

Innovation Voucher - support of cooperation between companies and universities

On April 4th has started collection of applications for innovation vouchers at www.inovacnivouchery.cz. Companies can get up to CZK 150,000 for acquisition of services (knowledge) from Brno universities. Deadline for registration is on September 25th. Companies from the whole Czech Republic can apply for the voucher.

August 10, 2009

KREDO Meeting Day 2009

The Regional Development Agency in cooperation with Amcham will organize 3rd annual meeting of suppliers and their potential customers KREDO Meeting Day on 20 October 2009 in Ostrava, Czech Republic. You will find enclosed the basic information for the participants on the customers´ side. Anyway, you can show your interest in participation as a supplier.

August 03, 2009

FrAMchise Day - October 20, 2009

The American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic has become a partner of the 1st American Franchise Day in Prague which takes place in October 20, 2009 from 9 am.

 

July 24, 2009

Mentor Network Program

The Mentor Network Program aims to foster the development of closer links between the business and academic sector and to provide valuable networking opportunities for participating senior executives of the AmCham member companies.

July 24, 2009

Association of Corporate Travel Executives Global Conference in Prague, 25-27 October 2009

Come and benefit from being able to meet and network with some of the world’s top travel managers with global responsibility!

July 13, 2009

AmCham HR Committee met on June 26th

To see Minutes from the meeting click on the title.

July 08, 2009

The July-August 2009 issue of Commercial News USA is now online

cover of CN USAOfficial Export Promotion Magazine of the U.S. Department of Commerce

Click here to download.

 

 

 

July 01, 2009

GOLDEN GATE QUARTET - September 22

The Golden gate quartet, group of legendary gospel voices presents for the first time in Prague their unique “Jubilee Quartet” style of vocals.
 http://www.svatovaclavske.cz/spirituals.php

 

June 17, 2009

CNB Financial Stability Report 2008/2009

The 2008/2009 Financial Stability Report analyzes the developments of the Czech economy in 2008 and the first months of 2009 from the financial stability point of view and discusses the impacts of the global financial crisis on the Czech financial system...

June 03, 2009

Presentation from discussion with the Mayor of Brno, Roman Onderka

To download the presentation click on the title.

June 01, 2009

2009 Czech Competitiveness Report

The Council on Czech Competitiveness presents the 1st annual Competitiveness Report, a groundbreaking index of the country’s performance within Central Europe and among its fellow EU economies. You can click here to access a Czech or English version.

May 22, 2009

International School of Brno (ISB) to be opened on September 1, 2009

ISB is the result of cooperation between the management of European Elementary School Brno, the City of Brno, American Chamber of Commerce and South Moravian Region. To read the press release click on the title.

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