New Visa Waiver Program Seminar
November 12, 2008 AmCham Offices, Dušní 10, Praha 1
Speaker: Stuart Hatcher, Consul General, US Embassy, Prague. During the seminar will be discussed following topics: What if I already have a valid visa? What does traveling without a visa mean? Who is eligible to travel without a visa? What do I need to do to travel to the U.S. without a visa? What is ESTA? The seminar will be held in English. If you would like to attend, please register at nnagyova@amcham.cz.
Access Roundtable with Rostislav Vondruška, Director of CzechTourism
November 05, 2008 AmCham offices, Dušní 10, Prague 1
At AmCham access roundtable, Mr. Vondruška will: - Introduce Promotion strategy of the Czech Republic and its impact on business sector and business environment - Evaluate current situation in this area - Discuss preparing policy with regard to promote Czech tourism.
Operations management seminar featuring Dr. Dan Heiser, DePaul University
October 30, 2008 AmCham offices, Dušní 10, Prague 1
Special guest speaker Dan Heiser, Associate Dean at DePaul University -- Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, Associate Dean at College of Commerce Dr. Dan Heiser’s Specialties: Supply Chain Management Project Management Quality Improvement & Process Control International Operations
October 16, 2008 AmCham offices, Dušní 10, Praha 1
Second meeting of newly created media committee on content and speakers of first seminar and other media related topics. Minutes from last meeting: Members of the Committee agreed on following steps: 1. To monitor upcoming regulation of media market - copyright, advertising, press regulations, act on cinematography, process of digitalization, electronic regulation 2. Organize series of seminars – first seminar should be general (possible title: How to work with media, 10 steps you need to do if you want to have good relation with media) and should describe media market from media, PR and legal side - Legal and regulation, International perspective, Media content, PR. Seminars on particular topics will follow: Media training, New ways in media, Advertising, Journalist ethics, Innovation and media, Best practices, …
October 15, 2008 PricewaterhouseCoopers Česká republika, s.r.o., Kateřinská 40/466, Praha 2
Four generations sharing today´s workplace & the impact of demographic changes. John Hughes, Principal of Steelcase Applied Research & Consulting, speaks about the increasing competition for skilled labour around the world. For CEOs, HR people, FMCG people.
October 15, 2008 AmCham, Dušní 10, Praha 1
At last meeting Committee members agreed on the following steps: 1. Attached find list of events happening in Prague during the next whole year. Please send me your comments on what events are missing in this calendar or what you think should not be on the list by October 1st. 2. Attached find results of surveys made by PCB sent by Jade Sebek. 3. Cooperation with AmCham members from marketing sector on creation of new slogan of marketing campaign. Jade Sebek will send brief proposal and Sanjiv Suri will contact members with the bid proposal. The deadline for sending it out is October 3rd. 4. Regarding CEDAZ shuttle to Prague Airport, Anica Djokic sent link information on their company: http://www.cedaz.cz/about-transport-services.php. Here is a link with information about public transport: http://www.prg.aero/en/site/sluzby_letiste/doprava_parkovani/doprava_na_letiste/mhd_autobus.htm. 5. Regarding one of the Committee goals – to bring more corporate meetings to Prague – first target will be to create a special package providing special offers from hotels, restaurant and transport pass with discount offers – 6 months deadline. 6. Organize access roundtable with Rostislav Vondruška, Director of CzechTourism – October/November 7. In the beginning of October all associations from tourism sector (Czechtourism, PCB, ACK, Amcham, ČSA, …) will meet and coordinate next steps.
October 10, 2008 AmCham, Dušní 10, Praha 1
Agenda: 1. Discussion about planned HR seminars and panel discussions - topics and speakers 2. www.czechmarketplace.cz - HR&Educations Industry Sector, Job opportunuties 3. H.R Directors Summit 09 in Brussels
Flashpoint on Prague Airport Privatization featuring Miroslav Dvořák, CEO of Prague Airport
October 02, 2008 Radisson SAS Alcron Hotel, Štěpánská 40, Prague 1
A senior management networking event. For lead member representatives only! To register, please do not fill in the registration form on the web, but contact Martina Kopečná at mkopecna@amcham.cz.
Discussion on White Paper on Tertiary Education, NEW DATE!!!
September 19, 2008 AmCham offices, Dušní 10, Praha 1
The White Paper is a governmental strategic document that is to be finalized and submitted to the government by December as a base for the reform. The focus of the document, as the focus of the reform, is financing of universities. If it is passed by the government, the general principles and a paragraphed version of the relevant acts and amendments will be drafted by a joint efforts of Ministry of Education, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. Please find attached the White Paper or go to http://www.msmt.cz/bila-kniha/bila-kniha-terciarniho-vzdelavani-1?lred=1.
Sun Microsystems - Eco Datacenter visit
September 18, 2008 Sun Microsystems Czech s.r.o., The Park, Building 3, V Parku 2308/8, Praha 4
Presentations: 9:00-9:20 - Jaroslav Malina - Sales Manager PASO will introduce Eco Computing - "With the Sun Eco Computing Initiative we offer you a clear and actionable path to cutting your IT environmental impact and using your budgets more efficiently. 9:20-10:00 - Petr Vlasaty - Datacenter Architect will present concept of Modern Data Center - Presentation will briefly summarize the current and forecasted trends in IT, share challenges Sun datacenter team has faced as well as consolidations activities with results. Also latest designs for IT interior space will be presented. 10:00-11:00 - Modern Data Center visit - you have a great opportunity to visit Green Eco Data Center (in Prague we have one of the latest Sun has built over the world)
September 17, 2008 AmCham offices, Dušní 10, Praha 1
Proposed agenda: 1. How can 4+5 star hotels present themselves to possible customers on printed materials/advertisements: Joined logo?, Slogan? 2. Brainstorm on catchphrase on Prague to be official slogan 3. How can we support official bodies to bring more corporate meetings to Prague 4. Agree on Prague weekend to invite 50 UK or GERMAN MICE Agencies to be hosted throughout the city and experience a proper Incentive program. Similar event is yearly organized by MAISON DE LA FRANCE (French Tourism Bureau) 5. Define what Amcham will do to bring more corporate business to Prague. 6. Set the date when Amcham Tourism committee will meet with representatives of Czech Tourism, PIS, ACK and AHR ČR in order to discuss and agree upon a strategy how to deal with current situation and what to do in order to change it 7. How Amcham wants to redefine the image of Prague – maybe the Tour Guide might be one of the instruments to be used
September 16, 2008 AmCham, Dušní 10, Praha 1
Presentation of the business case from the merger of two banks in multicultural environment. *Change context analysis *Get the top management confidence - HR role definition *Change management priorities and strategy *Examples of outcomes *Progress measurement *Lessons learned
September 11, 2008 Park Inn Ostrava, Orchard Hotel a.s., Hornopolni 3313/42, Moravska Ostrava
Committee on Moravia will be composed of business leaders who are located in the region and who have a good contact network in the business, political and academic communities. The role of this committee will be to gather and compare notes on economic developments, and set priorities for building the physical and human resource infrastructure in the region. We will then work on those priorities with local, regional and national governments. Agenda for the meeting: As part of our annual Thanksgiving Ball, members and guests of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic contributes money through a silent auction to benefit worthy causes. We devote these funds to providing elementary schools throughout the country with language laboratories so that schoolchildren are better prepared for the European and global environment in which they will spend their working lives. This project is called One World, Many Voices, The funds are usually spent on purchasing a library of books and electronic equipment including computers and software to facilitate the learning of foreign languages. This year, all donations made during the Silent Auction will help to provide students in Ostrava with the equipment they need to build a solid base for their future. At our meeting, we will discuss which schools from the list we got from the City of Ostrava should get the money.
August 20, 2008 AmCham office, Dušní 10, Praha 1
Second meeting of newly set up Tourism Committee. Results of Tourism Committee meeting which was held on June 11th, 2008: 1. Attendees agreed Committee should be a new platform for sharing ideas and setting goals and achieving them: please send me your ideas and goals till Tuesday 19th, 12:00 p.m. if you have not done so already. 2. Co-operation with Delta Airlines – thanks to Mr. Schenk it will be possible to put AmCham promotional materials on the Delta Air Lines board (starting with the CR 2008 brochure on August 1st, tourist guide with offers from AmCham members could follow) 3. Co-operation with AmChams in EU and USA – to use their membership networks, agreements with them have to be confirmed to start cooperation, ask them for best practices in tourism sector 4. To use contacts AmCham has for finding out planned congresses and events 5. To invite Jade Sebek of Czechtourism or somebody from the City of Prague for next meeting – please send me your ideas who you think would be useful to invite 6. Committee members will meet regularly every third Wednesday of month, 10:00-11:30. Agenda prepared for last meeting which we didn’t have time to go through but can discuss next time: Discussion on how AmCham could help members from tourism sector and plan of activities in this area: 1. Promotion of tourism sector in connection with direct flights of Delta from USA 2. Promotion of Malá Strana – hotels and restaurants at Malá Strana as evening destination 3. Tour guide (4 areas: conferences and congress spaces, accommodation, dining, leisure time), promotion of AmCham members, distribution and advertisement 4. Co-operation with other chambers, associations 5. Potential speakers for roundtables on actual topics
Site visit at Foxconn in Kutná Hora and Chateau Roztez and Casa Serena Golf Course visit
June 25, 2008 Kutná Hora
The visit will start at Chateau Roztez where Jim Chang, Managing Director of FOXCONN CZ s.r.o. and Maureen Chang, founding Managing Director of Casa Serena will brief about the Chateau and company. After Chateau, we will go see Casa Serena Golf Course. That by itself would be a show on how a private investment by Foxconn chairman is working to help preserve Czech heritage, and to help promote sports in this country. After this we will go to the factory (Foxconn´s new second campus) which takes place in Kutna Hora. Although it will still be some construction there, certain part is already in operations. We will have the opportunity to see how a new factory is putting together.
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