Friday, August 19: GABA-Hamburg Stammtisch

Location: Hamburg Business Club, Oberstr. 14, Hamburg, www.hhbc.de

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Thursday, August 18: GABA-Berlin Stammtisch

Free to attend, for more information and RSVP, please contact ulli-kohl@questico.de.

Location: Habel Weinkultur, Luisenstrasse 19, Berlin (www.wein-habel.de)

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Thursday, August 18: The High-Growth IP Market

Agenda:
6:00 - 7:00 pm Registration/Networking
7:00 - 8:00 pm Program
8:00 - 9:00 pm Networking Reception

Panel:
Grant Pierce, President and CEO, Sonics, www.sonicsinc.com
Chris Rowen, Founder, President,CEO, Tensilica, www.tensilica.com
Mark Templeton, General Manager, Physical IP, ARM, www.arm.com
Joachim Kunkel, VP Engineering, Synopsys, www.synopsys.com
TBD - IP User

Moderator:
Jordan Selburn, principal analyst at iSuppli, www.isuppli.com

Why you should attend:
The importance IP (Intellectual Property) to the $227 billion semiconductor industry is demonstrated by its continuous strong growth in 2004.

Who are the players in this exciting market?
What does it take for IP companies and users to be successful? Is there room for new players?
What does the future of the IP market look like?

This panel will consist of IP vendors, EDA companies and a semiconductor company and will shed light on how they see the IP business evolver over the next few years.

Please join us for this exciting event presented by GABA’s Semiconductor Industry Group. It will not only be an excellent source to gain a deeper understanding of the importance of Intellectual Property. It is also a great platform to rub elbows with industry leaders and potential business partners and suppliers.

Complimentary appetizers, soft drinks, beer and wine will be served.

Cost: Members $20, Non-Members $30, At the door $40

RSVP: Please RSVP to events@gaba-ca.org.

Location: SAP Labs, Building D, 3410 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304
Via HWY 101: http://www.sap.com/company/saplabs/northamerica/location/via101_3410hillview.asp
Via HWY 280: http://www.sap.com/company/saplabs/northamerica/location/via280_3410hillview.asp

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Wednesday, August 17: GABA Bay Area Stammtisch

No RSVP needed; free to attend. For directions, call (650) 326-1020.

Location: Teskes-Germania Restaurant, 255 N. First Street, San Jose

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Friday, August 5: GABA/GACC After-work event

The German American Chamber of Commerce and the German American Business Association invite you to meet and mingle with fellow professionals for a nice summer "After Hours" Networking Reception.

Please join us for a reception on our outdoor patio with complimentary hors d'oeuvres and beverages. We encourage you to bring your colleagues and socialize with fellow businesspeople, specifically those involved in the German/American business community.

RSVP: For further information and to rsvp, please send a message to dkrausse@gaccny.com or call 415 248-1245.

Location: The German American Chamber of Commerce, California Street, 2nd Floor Outdoor Patio, San Francisco

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Thursday, August 4: East Bay Stammtisch

Location: Speisekammer, 2424 Lincoln Ave, Alameda, CA 94501

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Thursday, July 28: GABA-CA Summer Mixer

The Event:
GABA-CA Summer Mixer at Cooley Godward's Palo Alto Hanover Street Campus. Join us in the beautiful Cooley Courtyard to mix with other high-profile Silicon Valley professionals.

Keynote Speaker:
Daniel Zimmermann of Cooley Godward will give a brief overview of recent venture capital financings trends in Silicon Valley. In 1959, Cooley Godward formed the first institutional venture capital limited partnership in the United States. Since then Cooley has been at the vanguard of private company financings by participating in the organization of hundreds of venture capital and private equity partnerships and as counsel to companies and entrepreneurs raising money from the venture capital community. Cooley has also consistently ranked in the top #4 nationally as issuer counsel in IPOs from 1999 to present.

Agenda:
6:00 – 6:30pm Registration and pre-meeting networking
6:30 – 7:00pm Keynote from Daniel Zimmermann (Cooley Godward) “Summer 2005 Venture Capital Update -- Recent Trends in Silicon Valley Venture Financings”
7:00 – 9:00pm Networking Opportunities

Complimentary hors d'ouvres and refreshments will be served

Cost: $20 Members; $30 Non-Members; $40 at the door

RSVP: Please RSVP to events@gaba-ca.org.

Location: Cooley Godward LLP, 3175 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA 94304-1130, Cooley Courtyard

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Thursday, July 21: GABA-Berlin Stammtisch

Free to attend, for more information and RSVP, please contact ulli-kohl@questico.de.

Location: Habel Weinkultur, Luisenstrasse 19, Berlin (www.wein-habel.de)

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Wednesday, July 20: World Tasting Event

GABA Southern California invites you to an extraordinary ‘World Tasting Event’ at the Luxe Hotel Sunset Boulevard. Let your palate travel around the world in just one evening. Come and taste international foods complemented by wine, beer and champagne from all around the world.

Some of the participating countries include UK, Spain, Italy, France, Sweden, Germany, Chile, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, China, Argentina, Romania, California.

Why you need to attend:
This is an excellent opportunity to satisfy our taste buds, have fun, meet and network with our friends from the British-American Business Council and many others from all around the world, talk about the EU, the US, world events and international business.

Complimentary international food samples and drinks

Cost: $20 Members and pre-paid (please RSVP), $30 at the door

*Includes:
Networking Opportunities
Complimentary international food samples and drinks

Payment:
Click here to pay using PayPal or credit card
For payments by check, please make your checks payable to GABA and mail them to 1048 Irvine Ave., Suite 251, Newport Beach, CA 92660. Checks must be received by July 18th.

RSVP: socal@gaba-ca.org or call (949) 266-5829 by July 18th, noon.

If you have specific questions about this event, please write socal@gaba-ca.org.

Location: Luxe Hotel Sunset Boulevard, 11461 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90049, www.luxehotels.com
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Wednesday, July 20: GABA Bay Area Stammtisch

Joerg Sperling and Gunther Hofmann host this monthly meeting for casual conversation and the chance to expand your network. No RSVP needed; free to attend. For directions, call (650) 326-1020.

Location: Blue Chalk, Palo Alto

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Friday, July 15: GABA-Hamburg Stammtisch

Location: Hamburg Business Club, Oberstr. 14, Hamburg, www.hhbc.de

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Thursday, July 7: East Bay Stammtisch

Location: Speisekammer, 2424 Lincoln Ave, Alameda, CA 94501

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Tuesday, June 21: European Power Networking Event

Are you interested in finding new clients or business partners?
Do you want to get in touch with local people who have interest in business with Europe?
Are you looking for a service provider (e.g. immigration lawyer, German-speaking doctor etc)?
Or do you just want to meet some interesting people?

Please mark your calendar for the next GABA-CA event presented by GABA in cooperation with the French American Chamber of Commerce and British American Business Council.

Keynote speaker is Konstantin Guericke, German Co-founder of LinkedIn, who will give an introduction note on how to network effectively. He will cover “best practices” learned from over 800,000 introductions facilitated on LinkedIn and also demonstrate how to get the most out of the GABA group on LinkedIn.

Followed by Power Networking sessions where you will have the chance to give a short introduction to a group of professionals and announce a specific request (such as: “I’m looking for an immigration lawyer” or “Our company is seeking to get in touch with companies in IT security currently expanding into Europe”…). Groups will be mixed differently and you have the opportunity to get to know more people in the short time frame than ever.

Agenda:
6:00 – 6:30pm Registration and pre-meeting networking
6:30 – 7:00pm Keynote from Konstantin Guericke “How to network effectively”
7:00 – 9:00pm Power Networking groups

Complimentary appetizers, soft drinks, beer and wine will be served.

Cost: $20 Members; $30 Non-Members; $40 at the door

RSVP: Please RSVP to events@gaba-ca.org.

Location: SAP Labs, Building D, 3410 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304
Via HWY 101: http://www.sap.com/company/saplabs/northamerica/location/via101_3410hillview.asp
Via HWY 280: http://www.sap.com/company/saplabs/northamerica/location/via280_3410hillview.asp

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Friday, June 17: Market Entry into US: Kultur - Erfolgreiche Kommunikation in den USA

Location: Hamburger Business Club, Oberstraße 14c, 20144 Hamburg

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Thursday, June 16: Brauhaus Pub Night

GABA Southern California and the Los Angeles British-American Business Council invite you to "Brauhaus Pub Night", an evening of food, fun and international business networking at the DoubleTree Hotel Westwood.

Why you need to attend:
This is an excellent opportunity to meet and network with our British-American Business Council friends, talk about the EU and other subjects of European and American interest.

Complimentary hors d’oeuvres.

Cost*: $10 Members (please RSVP); $20 Non-Members (please RSVP); $20 at the door

*Includes:
Networking Opportunities
Complimentary hors d'ouvres

Payment:
Paypal or check. Please make your checks payable to GABA and mail them to 1048 Irvine Ave., Suite 375, Newport Beach, CA 92660.
Checks must be received by June14th.

RSVP: socal@gaba-ca.org or call (949) 266-5829 by June 14th, noon.

Location: DoubleTree Hotel Westwood, 10740 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90024, map

Wednesday, June 15: GABA Bay Area Stammtisch

Gunther Hofmann hosts this monthly meeting for casual conversation and the chance to expand your network. No RSVP needed; free to attend. For directions, call (650) 326-1020.

Location: Teskes-Germania Restaurant, 255 N. First Street, San Jose

Monday, June 13: Jump Start Your European Expansion - How to do a low-risk-low-cost Market Entry to Germany

GABA-CA, Hamburg@work & IBDNetworks, with the support of Red Herring, invite you to this evening:

The Event:
Adobe’s Senior Director of Engineering and General Manager of the Hamburg Engineering Site for Europe - Thomas Mührke - will reveal in his keynote speech, how Adobe built up their market presence in Europe.

Some US companies don’t take advantage of the large opportunities of the European market, because they want to avoid high costs and associated risks. Others fail, because of the lack of preparation and necessary operational infrastructure. But there are success stories of companies, which gained growth and strength with their expansion into Europe.

Chris Lynch, Executive Vice President of The Chamber of Commerce of Santa Rosa and former ambassador of the US Embassy of Hamburg will moderate the panel of experts regarding

• VC funding
• Legal and tax issues
• Support from the public-private institution Hamburg@work and
• How to start a low-risk-low-cost market entry with a virtual operation.

Keynote Speaker:
Thomas Mührke, Adobe Senior Director of Engineering and General Manager of the Hamburg Engineering Site

Moderator:
Chris Lynch, Executive Vice President of The Chamber of Commerce of Santa Rosa

Panel:
Uwe Jens Neumann, President Hamburg@work and Managing Director Hamburg Business Development Corporation
Philip Wickham, COPAN – Venture Capital for a Global World
Christian Schüler – Executive Partner CREON law firm
Sandra Lohmann – West Cost Representative of Hamburg@work

Cost: $15 Members of GABA, Hamburg@work, IBD Network; $25 Non-Members

The whole entry fee will be donated to the San Jose Children’s Help Fond. Hamburg@work will match the donation.

Beverages and food will be catered and sponsored by Adobe.

Payment:
Paypal or check. Please make your checks payable to GABA and mail them to German American Business Association of California, Inc., 727 Industrial Road, Suite 107, San Carlos, CA 94070, USA.
Checks must be received by June 10th.

RSVP: Please RSVP by June 10 to events@gaba-ca.org

Location: Adobe Systems Incorporated, 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110-2704, http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pdfs/sjmap.pdf

Thursday, June 9: Life Science Breakfast

The French-American Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco with the support of Swissnex cordially invites you to join us for a Life Science Breakfast:

"Drug Safety: Is the role of FDA and consumer safety agencies going to change? What will this mean for the industry? How do we restore consumer confidence and overall industry image?"

For more information please visit http://faccsf.com/LifeScienceBr.htm.

Location: Swissnex, 730 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

Friday, May 27: Market Entry into US: Tax&Accouting, HR

Location: Hamburger Business Club, Oberstraße 14c, 20144 Hamburg

Wednesday, May 25: Celebrating Venture Capital Investment in Women-led Companies

The Women’s Technology Cluster, SDForum, Springboard Enterprises and VC Taskforce Women’s VC SIG are proud to present: Celebrating Venture Capital Investment in Women-led Companies, an awards ceremony to recognize the women who are leading venture-funded companies and the venture capital firms that are funding them. The Awards, hosted on May 25th, are based on a recent Growthink report entitled "Venture Funding for Women Entrepreneurs: A Gender-Based Analysis of VC Investments". Esteemed awards recipients include: Mobius Venture Capital, New Enterprise Associates (NEA) Vanguard Ventures, and Versant Ventures.

For more information and to register please visit www.wtc-sf.org/cvc.html.

Cost: $85; $100 at the door

Location: The Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro Street Mountain View, CA

Tuesday, May 24: Markteintritt in die USA - Strategien von der Expansion bis zur Firmengründung

Haeckl & Partner veranstaltet in Zusammenarbeit mit GABA und Munich Network einen Workshop zum Thema „Markteintritt in die USA“.

Der Markt der Vereinigten Staaten ist von den meisten mittelständischen deutschen Unternehmen nur zu einem kleinen Teil erschlossen. Wie Sie eine solche Expansion und Markterschließung angehen, bis hin zu den rechtlichen und steuerrechtlichen Besonderheiten einer Firmengründung, erfahren Sie in unserem Workshop. Rechts und Steuerspezialisten sowie Praktiker aus den unterschiedlichsten Bereichen helfen Ihnen, die Chancen der Geschäftserweiterung zu erkennen und die häufigsten Fehler zu vermeiden.

Teilnahmegebühren: 55,00 EUR inkl. MwSt. (Munich Network Mitglieder 35,00 EUR) Zahlbar in bar oder mit EC-Card, VISA, Euro-Mastercard an der Veranstaltungskasse

Anmeldeschluss: 20. Mai 2005

Anmeldung unter info@munichnetwork.com

Ort: Munich Network, Rosenheimer Str. 145c, 81671 München

Tuesday, May 24: GABA-California Telecommunications Industry Group presents: Mobile Enterprise - Has the real value shown up yet...?

Agenda:
6:00 - 7:00 pm Registration/Networking
7:00 - 8:00 pm Program
8:00 - 9:00 pm Networking Reception

Speaker:
Jennifer Lundberg, Regional Vice President, SAP
Tom Allen, COO, @Road
Gregg Cooper, Director Wireless Data, Nextel Communication
Dan Turchin, CEO, Aeroprise
NN, Representative of DHL (TBD)

Moderator:
Holger Spielberg, Vice President at Detecon, Inc.

Why you should attend:
This panel discussion will address a number of issues and challenges arising from "mobilizing" enterprise organizations. For several years now mobile devices, services and architectures are being adopted by enterprise organizations with varying effect and degree of success. While cutting edge 3-5 years ago, mobile solutions are becoming main stream within enterprises. This trend is being accelerated as IP-based protocols allow telecommunication and enterprise networks as well as wireless and wireline networks to converge.

We would like to address and debate real-life issues such as:

• Enterprise Mobility - Real business need or technology push?
• How can value and success be measured?
• ROI vs. organizational impact
• Is real-time necessary?
• What's the value of location or presence information?
• Quo vadis End-to-End Security?
• Service Level Agreements along the value chain - can everybody deliver?

Please join us for this exciting event. It will not only be an excellent source to gain a deeper understanding of the true value and challenges when it comes to mobile enterprises. It is also a great platform to rub elbows with industry leaders and potential business partners and suppliers.

RSVP: events@gaba-ca.org

Cost: $25 Members; $35 Non-Members

Location: SAP Labs, Building D, 3410 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304
Via HWY 101: http://www.sap.com/company/saplabs/northamerica/location/via101_3410hillview.asp
Via HWY 280: http://www.sap.com/company/saplabs/northamerica/location/via280_3410hillview.asp

Wednesday, May 18: Empowerment Through Successful Presentation Skills In An American-German Business Setting

Join us for an informative session and exotic hors d'ouvres!

The Event:
This important GABA event, at the prestigious Jonathan Club in Los Angeles, gives you a chance to network among your peers and to gain great insight into global presentations from our guest speaker, Stefan Matthies. Plenty of time for networking will be provided before and after the speaker, along with a complimentary offering of Spanish Tapas hors d'ouvres and an open, no-host bar.

Speaker:
Stefan Matthies, President Matthies International

About The Speaker:
Stefan Matthies is an executive coach and cross-cultural consultant both in the US and in Germany. He trains and coaches American and German executives from Fortune Global 500 companies for more than 11 years. His focus is on effective communication, executive presence and cross-cultural leadership competence at American-German business settings. Matthies has coached executives and management teams of numerous multinational corporations, including: Allianz, Avery Dennison, Bertelsmann, CSC, DaimlerChrysler, Philips, SAP, and others. For more information see www.mitcc.com

Cost*: $20 Members (please RSVP); $30 Non-Members (please RSVP); $40 at the door

*Includes:
Networking Opportunities Stefan Matthies' Empowerment presentation
Complimentary hors d'ouvres from the Jonathan Club's famous Tapas Bar (Port Wine Melon Balls, Assorted Spanish Olives, Hummus with Toasted Pita Chips Stuffed Grapes Leaves with Rice & Pine Nuts, Taboulleh Salad, Flaming Lemon Feta, Spanakopita)

Payment:
Paypal or check. Please make your checks payable to GABA and mail them to 1048 Irvine Ave., Suite 375, Newport Beach, CA 92660. Checks must be received by May 16th.

RSVP: socal@gaba-ca.org or call (949) 266-5829 by May 16th, noon.

Dress Code: Business casual, no jeans, no tennis shoes.

Parking: Valet parking at the Jonathan Club for $7

Location: 545 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071, 4th floor

Wednesday, May 18: GABA Bay Area Stammtisch

Joerg Sperling and Gunther Hofmann host this monthly meeting for casual conversation and the chance to expand your network. No RSVP needed; free to attend. For directions, call (650) 326-1020.

Location: Blue Chalk, Palo Alto

Monday, May 16: IIC Office Opening with top speakers from AMD and eBay

IIC – Industrial Investment Council - invites you to meet top executives from AMD and eBay who will share their success stories in the eastern part of Germany. Don't miss this opportunity to share invaluable knowledge, learn key strategies for international expansion, and network with top executives. Eastern German specialties will be served!

For further information and to RSVP (providing your full name, title, and name of your organization) please contact Steffen Weber at weber@iic.de or (415) 756-2223.

Location: German Consulate General, 1960 Jackson Street (between Gough and Octavia), San Francisco

Thursday, May 12: European Luncheon "The International Role of the Euro" with Paul Mercier

The French-American Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco, The German American Business Association and The British American Business Council cordially invite you to join us for a European Luncheon "The International Role of the Euro" with Paul Mercier.

For more information please visit www.faccsf.com/ECMluncheon_paulmercier.html

Location: Carnelian Room, 555 California Street, 51st Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104

Thursday, April 21: FeldbergPacific Law Group - GABA Open House

"International VC Investments – Do they work?" - Keynote Speakers are Arjun Gupta, general partner of Telesoft Partners, a VC fund focused on telecommunications, software and IT with over $600 million under management and Charles Hsu, Ph.D., partner of A.M. Pappas & Associates, a VC fund focused on life sciences with over $150 million under management.

Come listen to Arjun and Charles as they share their philosophies and experiences with cross border VC investments from a U.S. point of view. This is a subject of great interest to the GABA membership and its internationally minded community of friends. FeldbergPacific is a boutique law firm dedicated to serving the U.S. –German business community including start-ups in corporate, VC and technology transfer transactions.

For more information on the event please contact Achim Hoelzle at ahoelzle@feldbergpacific.com or 415-398-5555.
RSVP: events@gaba-ca.org

Cost: $25 Members; $35 Non-Members

Location: FeldbergPacific Law Group, 650 California Street, 25th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108

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Wednesday, April 20: GABA Bay Area Stammtisch

Gunther Hofmann hosts this monthly meeting for casual conversation and the chance to expand your network. No RSVP needed; free to attend. For directions, call (650) 326-1020.

Location: Teskes-Germania Restaurant, 255 N. First Street, San Jose

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Wednesday, April 20: How to Put Together a Successful European Press Tour

Join the Business Marketing Association and GABA-CA for an International Marketing Roundtable featuring Irmgard Lafrentz, GABA Semiconductor-IT Industry Group Co-Chair and President and Founder of Globalpress Connection, for a discussion on how to put together a cost effective European public relations campaign for small to medium sized high-tech companies. GABA members may attend for free; RSVP to Susanne Khawand
sk@macs-us.com.

Location: Scott's Seafood and Grill, 855 El Camino Real, Palo Alto

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Wednesday + Thursday, April 20-21: Conferencing4Business - Berlin 2005

Conferencing4Business (C4B) Berlin is a conference and demo session that brings vendors and end users together in an interactive, educational forum that explores all the issues surrounding audio, video, and web collaboration tools and the networks needed to deploy them. C4B Berlin will help businesses understand the competitive advantage to be gained from adopting conferencing and collaboration solutions by offering attendees a high-caliber conference driven by WR analysts, two focused workshops, interactive sessions with end users and vendors, and a table-top exhibition area so they can see the current generation of products in action.

For more information please visit http://www.wainhouse.com/berlin/

Location: The Steigenberger Hotel, Los Angeles Platz 1, Berlin 10789 Germany

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Tuesday + Wednesday morning, April 19-20: The Wainhouse Research CSP Summit - Berlin 2005

CSP Summit Berlin is a conference devoted to the special needs, technology trends, and market conditions facing audio, video, and web conferencing service providers (CSPs). The 2005 theme is "Shaping the Future of Conferencing Services," exploring the impact of new technologies such as presence and IP media servers, new trends such as web conferencing and managed services, and the issues impacting market growth for incumbent and emerging CSPs. The CSP Summit allows rich opportunities for networking and partnership discussions. A second day of morning workshops offers more in-depth opportunities for CSPs to learn about emerging opportunities.

For more information please visit http://www.wainhouse.com/berlin/

Location: The Steigenberger Hotel, Los Angeles Platz 1, Berlin 10789 Germany

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Thursday, April 7: Austria – Gateway to Central and Eastern Europe

4:00-5:30 pm - Seminar
5:30 pm - Raffle
5:30-6:30 pm - Networking Reception

Why you need to attend:

The Austrian Trade Commission in Los Angeles invites you to attend a free Seminar presenting “Business and Investment Opportunities in the Enlarged European Union: Austria – Gateway to Central and Eastern Europe”. The Seminar will focus on the following topics:

• New Business Opportunities in the Enlarged European Union
• What Support can You Expect when Investing in Austria?
• Vienna, Europe’s Economic Powerhouse
• Austria’s Favorable Tax System for Foreign Companies
• "Location, Location" - The Real Estate Market for Investors in Austria
• New Logistics Solutions

The raffle will be for one Economy Roundtrip Ticket from any US Gateway to Vienna (conditions apply; for eligibility you need to be pre-registered and present at the raffle). Sponsored by Lufthansa.

Two opportunities to attend. Limited Seating. To register, please call the Austrian Trade Commission at (310) 477-9988, or visit www.austriantradeus.org/seminar.cfm. Be sure to mention GABA when you RSVP.

Location: Mandarin Oriental Hotel, 222 Sansome Street, San Francisco (2 ½ Hours Validated Parking)

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Tuesday, April 5: The Berlin Business Development Corporation and GABA-CA Media & Entertainment Industry Group invite you to a presentation of: From Software to Movies

A Panel Discussion on Software, Technology and Motion Pictures

Cost: $25 Members; $35 Non-Members

AGENDA

• 5:30 - 6:30 pm Registration and Networking
• 6:30 - 8:30 pm Program with Champagne Intermission & Lufthansa Ticket Raffle
• 8:30 - 9:30 pm Networking Reception

PANEL OF EXPERTS

• Dr. Uwe Boll, Director and Producer, President of Boll KG, Burscheid
• Thorsten Claus, Managing Consultant, Detecon, San Mateo
• Rolf Herken, CEO, mental images GmbH, Berlin

Moderated by: Alexander Koelpin, Investment Promotion ICT, Berlin Business Development Corporation

WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND
Join GABA-CA for a high profile expert panel of various German and American IT companies and motion picture industry representatives and producers. The panel will discuss the technology and software necessary to turn a popular video game into a major motion picture, and how new technology produces increasingly realistic computer-generated images, affecting the way motion pictures are created and distributed.

Enjoy a complementary glass of champagne during intermission!

**Two Lufthansa Economy Class round-trip tickets from San Francisco to Europe will be raffled off at the end of the event**

RSVP: events@gaba-ca.org

Location: SAP Labs, Building D, 3410 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304
Via HWY 101: http://www.sap.com/company/saplabs/northamerica/location/via101_3410hillview.asp
Via HWY 280: http://www.sap.com/company/saplabs/northamerica/location/via280_3410hillview.asp

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Tuesday, April 5: Austria – Gateway to Central and Eastern Europe

4:00-5:30 pm - Seminar
5:30 pm - Raffle
5:30-6:30 pm - Networking Reception

Why you need to attend:

The Austrian Trade Commission in Los Angeles invites you to attend a free Seminar presenting “Business and Investment Opportunities in the Enlarged European Union: Austria – Gateway to Central and Eastern Europe”. The Seminar will focus on the following topics:

• New Business Opportunities in the Enlarged European Union
• What Support can You Expect when Investing in Austria?
• Vienna, Europe’s Economic Powerhouse
• Austria’s Favorable Tax System for Foreign Companies
• "Location, Location" - The Real Estate Market for Investors in Austria
• New Logistics Solutions

The raffle will be for one Economy Roundtrip Ticket from any US Gateway to Vienna (conditions apply; for eligibility you need to be pre-registered and present at the raffle). Sponsored by Lufthansa.

Two opportunities to attend. Limited Seating. To register, please call the Austrian Trade Commission at (310) 477-9988, or visit www.austriantradeus.org/seminar.cfm. Be sure to mention GABA when you RSVP.

Location: Regency Club, 17th floor, 10900 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles (free Validated Parking)

Tuesday, March 22: GABA-California Life Sciences Industry Group presents: Facility Management in the Life Sciences - Optimize Outsourcing -
A "Learn and Delight" Event

We would like to welcome you to an eye-opening and mouth-watering event "Learn & Delight" at the facilities of SAP Labs, Palo Alto, a valued Premium Sponsor of the German-American Business Association, GABA. We are not only serious about the learning part but for the Gourmet part as well: We serve only wine in the 90 point range on the recommendation scale of experts like the Wine Spectator or Wine Advocate and rare and exquisite cheeses and pât? recommended by Gourmet magazines. Space is extremely limited. Reserve your seat today via PayPal on this website (find below)

Why you need to attend

In recent years, there has been an enormous growth in facility management (FM) activities worldwide. By outsourcing the non-core activities, the client organizations can focus on their core business. If Life Science companies in Bay Area want to focus on their research or manufacturing, they might want to think about outsourcing the Facility Management. Cost, quality, motivation, flexibility, and availability of skills are all practical reasons why outsourcing may work to the core business advantage of the organization. GABA-CA's Life Sciences Industry Group and M+W Zander hosts this unique panel of experts to address the optimization of outsourced technical, infrastructural and business administration services.

Panel of Experts:
John Sung, VP Facilities, Gilead Sciences
Robert McCullough, Manager Site Engineering, Bayer
Derek Apodaca, Senior Manager Facilities, Purchasing, Lab Operations, Metabolex

6:00 - 6:30 pm Registration/Networking/Appetizer
6:30 - 8:00 pm Program
8:00 - 9:00 pm Wine & Cheese & Pât? Gourmet tasting

Cost: $25 Members; $35 Non-Members

RSVP: events@gaba-ca.org

The topics covered will include:

• What kind of FM tasks should be managed in-house
• What can be managed by a FM contractor
• How to maximize the performance of contractors
• How to enhance their customer service
• How to minimize unnecessary administrative paperwork and non-productive contractor oversight

Moderated by:
Ulrike Ruppelt, Director International Synergy, M+W Zander

Who should attend:

CEO's, CFO's, SVP's, VP's, Directors, Managers, Supervisors, Planners and Engineers of Life Science Facilities who have an interest in the areas:

• Strategic Capital Planning
• Purchasing
• Facility Engineering
• Facility Maintenance
• Site Engineering
• Maintenance
• Plants
• Operations
• Productions
• and Gourmets

Email events@gaba-ca.org to RSVP or for more info.

If you have specific questions for the panel, please email them prior to: events@gaba-ca.org

Location: Location: SAP Labs, Building D, 3410 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304
Via HWY 101: http://www.sap.com/company/saplabs/northamerica/location/via101_3410hillview.asp
Via HWY 280: http://www.sap.com/company/saplabs/northamerica/location/via280_3410hillview.asp

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Friday, March 18: Entering the US Market - Legal and Operational Issues

Wir laden Sie herzlich zu einem weiteren Kurz-Seminar am 18. Maerz ein, der die rechtlichen und operativen Herausforderungen eines Markteintritts in die USA beleuchtet: Entering the US Market - Legal and Operational Issues. Anschliessend findet wieder der GABA-Hamburg@work Stammtisch um 19 Uhr statt (kostenfrei, unabhaengig vom Workshop).

Bitte hier klicken fuer weitere Informationen.

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Thursday, March 17: GABA-Berlin Stammtisch

Please RSVP to ulli.kohl@questico.com. In order to facilitate the future Stammtisch planning, meetings will now be held on the 3rd Thursday of every month.

Location: Habel Weinkultur, Luisenstrasse 19, Berlin (www.wein-habel.de)

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Wednesday, March 16: SVCITD Networking Mixer

Join GABA affiliate the Silicon Valley Center for International Trade and Development (SVCITD) for their first networking mixer. Come meet fellow importers and exporters, and government and private experts at the Entrepreneur Center. Networking is key to your success, so join us and improve your network and net worth! $30.00. To RSVP, please visit: www.svcitd.org/calendar.htm

Location: Training Room, 84 W. Santa Clara Street, Suite 100, San Jose, CA 95054

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Wednesday, March 16: GABA Bay Area Stammtisch

As of this month, Jan Peters will host this monthly meeting for casual conversation and the chance to expand your network. No RSVP needed; free to attend. For directions, please call (650) 326-1020.

Location: Blue Chalk Cafe, Palo Alto

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Thursday, March 10: Semi-IT IG Industry Group & French-American Chamber of Commerce presents: Open Source - Ready for Prime Time?

6:00 - 7:00 pm Registration/Networking
7:00 - 8:00 pm Program
8:00 - 9:00 pm Networking Reception

RSVP: events@gaba-ca.org

Cost: $25 Members; $35 Non-Members

WHY YOU NEED TO ATTEND
The open source movement is gaining recognition in the industry: It is moving from mind share to market share as not only operating systems are based on open source, but increasingly also other enterprise infrastructure and applications. How far has open source software come in critical enterprise applications? What are the road blocks, what are the opportunities that lie ahead? What lies behind the success of open source?

GABA-CA's Semiconductor Industry Group hosts this unique panel of experts to address these issues from different perspectives: The customer, the integrator, the software developer, vendor and distributor.

Panel of Experts:
Uwe Heine, Chief Alliance Officer at Novell/Suse Linux
Fima Katz, CEO, Exadel, Inc.
Philippe Ombredanne, CTO, nexB
Marten Mickos, CEO, MySQL

Moderated by:
Bob Perreault, Managing Director of The Perreault Birmingham Group

Media Sponsor:
Red Herring Magazine

Special event co-sponsor:
LEG Thüringen mbH

If you have specific questions for the panel, please email them prior to: events@gaba-ca.org.

Location: SAP Labs, Building D, 3410 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304
Via HWY 101: http://www.sap.com/company/saplabs/northamerica/location/via101_3410hillview.asp
Via HWY 280: http://www.sap.com/company/saplabs/northamerica/location/via280_3410hillview.asp

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Wednesday, March 2: German Mixer

German Mixer is a private and professional networking event for the German-speaking community in Orange County. No-host bar, free admission. Free parking in the neighbourhood. No RSVP needed, for more info please contact claudia@GermanMixer.com.

Location: The Quiet Woman, 3224 East Pacific Coast Highway in Corona Del Mar

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Monday, February 28: GABA-Munich: Networking Event "only"

Meeting place: The private "Lounge" in the back of the coffee place.
Public Transport: U 3,4,5,6 "Odeonsplatz." Beer, Wine and Snacks will be available.

Location: San Francisco Coffee Company, Odeonsplatz, Theatinerstrasse 23

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Wednesday, February 23: Fletcher Jones Mercedes Event

The German American Business Association (GABA) SoCal would like to invite you to their first business mixer event in Southern California. The event will be hosted and sponsored by Fletcher Jones, the premier Mercedes dealership in Newport Beach. Come and mingle among the latest Mercedes models, hear the news from the Detroit Auto show, bring lots of business cards and make new friends and contacts in the German American Business community of Southern California.

RSVP required by Fri, February 19th; write mbuzard@gaba-ca.org

Location: Fletcher Jones Mercedes, 3300 Jamberie Road, Newport Beach, CA 92660

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Friday, February 18: GABA-Hamburg: Stammtisch

As Holger Ritter will be visiting California, this month’s Stammtisch meeting will be hosted by Ruediger Fajen, GABA-Hamburg’s Vice Chair, and directly follows a workshop focusing on corporate entry into the US market (see above for details).

Location: Hamburg Business Club, Oberstr. 14, Hamburg

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Friday, February 18: Situational Marketing and Next Step: Series of International Workshops

GABA-Hamburg and affiliate Hamburg@Work (www.hamburg-media.net) are sponsoring Situational Marketing, Inc, and Next Step LLC for this first in a series of international workshops designed to help international companies prepare for their entry into the US market. The workshop will be followed directly by GABA-Hamburg’s monthly Stammtisch (free of charge). For more details, please contact Sandra Lohmann at slohmann@focus-customer.de, Tel. +1 (415) 283-5398

GABA/Hamburg@Work members: 30 Euros. Non-members: 50 Euros.

ABOUT SITUATIONAL MARKETING, INC:
Sitmark functions as a virtual marketing organization delivering targeted marketing strategies for emerging and high growth technology companies worldwide. The Sitmark team is comprised of experienced strategic marketing professionals with specialized expertise launching technologies and products into U.S. markets and extensive background in hardware, chip manufacturing, enterprise software, E-commerce and wireless applications. For more information, visit www.sitmark.com.

ABOUT NEXT STEP LLC:
Next Step, LLC provides growing organizations with the practical sales, marketing and management expertise needed to maximize business results – cost-effectively and efficiently. Since founding in Silicon Valley, CA in 1998, Next Step has improved results for companies like Cisco Systems; Handspring; Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich and Rosati; Boyd Lighting; Berger Manufacturing; and Synopsys. For more information on Next Step see www.nextstepgrowth.com.

Location: Hamburger Business Club, Oberstraße 14c, 20144 Hamburg

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Thursday, February 17: FlyNet (R): The First Wireless Internet in the Sky

6:00 - 7:00 pm Registration, beverages, appetizers
7:00 - 8:00 pm FlyNet Presentation, Q&A
8:00 - 9:00 pm Networking Reception

Panel of Experts:
Martin Stoll, Lufthansa Regional Sales Manager, Western USA
William Thompson, VP Sales, Connexion by Boeing

GABA-CA, Lufthansa and Connexion by Boeing (sm) cordially invite you to a special evening with fellow business executives, to learn about FlyNet high-speed in-flight connectivity for leisure travelers and executives. This event is exclusive for B/C and VP-level business executives; all attendees will receive discount vouchers for Boeing’s High-Speed In-Flight Connectivity service.

Limited seating; RSVPs required to events@gaba-ca.org or 415-217-6945 by Thurs, Feb 10.

Members: no charge; Non-Members $20

If you have specific questions about this event, please write events@gaba-ca.org.

Location: SAP Labs, 3410 Hillview Avenue, Building D, Palo Alto, CA 94304

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Thursday, February 17: GABA-Berlin Stammtisch

Everyone is invited to join GABA-Berlin for its first get-together after the holiday break. Please RSVP by Feb 14th to ulli-kohl@questico.de. In order to facilitate the future Stammtisch planning, meetings will now be held on the 3rd thursday of every month.

Location: Habel Weinkultur, Luisenstrasse 19, Berlin (www.wein-habel.de)

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Wednesday, February 16: GABA Bay Area Stammtisch

Joerg Sperling and Gunther Hofmann host this monthly meeting for casual conversation and the chance to expand your network. No RSVP needed; free to attend. For directions, call (650) 326-1020.

Location: Teskes-Germania Restaurant, 255 N. First Street, San Jose

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Saturday, February 12: Income Tax Workshop for Foreign Nationals

Basic Corporate Member Spott, Lucey, Wall CPAs, with the support of GABA-CA, will host a workshop on the U.S. federal and California tax implications of owning assets outside the U.S., determination of income tax residency, receiving gifts and inheritances from outside the U.S. and other common situations for foreign nationals and foreign corporations. For more information and to register, please contact Thomas.Spott@SpottLuceyWall-CPAs.com.

Location: College of Marin, Kentfield Campus, Harlan Center Room 171, Mari

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Thursday, February 10: Global California - Expanding Opportunities

GABA President Linda Kotzot will speak at the CalTrade Report’s third annual Global California conference on Panel 1: Pulling SMEs Into the Free Trade Loop, helping to provide insight and vision to the dialogue with international businesspeople from around the State, discussing current and future issues with California's global economy. For more information and to register, please visit: http://www.tradeport.org/global-california-conference-2005.

Location: Waterfront Plaza Hotel, Jack London Square, 10 Washington Street, Oakland, CA 94607

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Wednesday, February 2: German Mixer

German Mixer is a private and professional networking event for the German-speaking community in Orange County. No-host bar, free admission. RSVP with name, company and contact info to claudia@GermanMixer.com.

Location: TBD

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Wednesday, January 26: Laying the Foundation for US-European Partnership in the 21st Century?

The San Francisco Eric M. Warburg Chapter of the American Council on Germany, with the support of GABA-CA, cordially invites you to a Discussion and Dinner with Bill Drozdiak, Executive Director of the German Marshall Fund’s Transatlantic Center in Brussels. Focus of the discussion will be “US/European Relations after the Elections: Further Estrangement or Reconciliation amid a Booming Transatlantic Economy”.

RSVP (acceptances only) by Jan 19th to johannes.biermann@hp.com, or call (916) 785-6706. Attendance is limited. There will be a charge of $25 for this event.

Speaker Bio:

Bill Drozdiak is the incoming President of the American Council on Germany in New York. He previously served as Executive Director of the German Marshall Fund’s Transatlantic Center in Brussels – the first independent American policy institute in Brussels devoted to US-European relations. Before joining the GMF in 2001, Mr. Drozdiak was the Chief European Correspondent based in Brussels, Belgium for The Washington Post. He was primarily responsible for covering major political, economic, and security events across Europe, including global issues involving the environment, energy, and new technologies as well as NATO and the European Union. From 1996 until 2000 he served in Berlin as the Post’s Central Europe Bureau Chief. For his coverage of NATO and the Kosovo war, he was part of a Washington Post team named as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting in 1999. He also covered Germany from 1983-85 and was the newspaper’s Paris bureau chief from 1990 to 1996. From 1986 until 1990, Mr. Drozdiak served as the Post’s foreign editor and supervised its award-winning coverage of the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.

Location: Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel, 55 Cyril Magnin Street, San Francisco, CA

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Wednesday, January 26: The Digital Home: Are We There Yet?

The French-American Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco and GABA-CA presents this HighTech Exchange Panel Discussion led by industry experts and executives. GABA members may attend at the member rate. For more information and to RSVP, visit www.faccsf.com/htcommittee.html.

Location: Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, 950 Page Mill Road, Ter 2D, Palo Alto, CA

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Tuesday, January 25: GABA Munich January Event: Start Your Own Company With/Without Venture Capital

Mehr als 40 interessierte Zuhörer konnten sich vergangenen Dienstag über Vor- und Nachteile von Fremdkapital bei Unternehmensgründungen informieren. Unter der Leitung von Joerg Sperling, selbst Unternehmer und einer der Mitbegründer der GABA, diskutierte ein sehr kompetentes Panel, das aus dem eigenen Nähkästchen berichten konnte.

Das Panel bestand aus fünf erfolgreichen und erfahrenen Firmengründern, die es ohne fremde Hilfe „geschafft“ haben:

• Keith Gruen, Gründer von Fidelio Software
• Markus Brehler, CEO EnOcean
• Michael Hartung, Gründer und CEO von ZKOM
• Christian K. Kalus, Gründer und Präsident von Sigma C
• Sebastian Seiguer, Gründer und CEO der San Francisco Coffee Company

Alle Panelists lieferten eindrucksvolle Beiträge über ihre eigene Geschichte, wobei Sebastian Seiguer mit seinen Anekdoten über die Gründung seiner Kaffeehaus-Kette ein besonderes Echo bei den Zuhörern auslöste – weil es hier einmal nicht um Technologie ging.

Die Ratschläge waren teilweise sehr widersprüchlich, beim Thema Business-Plan reichten sie von „Schreibe niemals einen Business-Plan“ bis zu „Ohne Business-Plan geht gar nichts“ – was wiederum zeigt, dass es eben doch auf die individuelle Situation ankommt.

Einig war sich das Panel über die Bedeutung der persönlichen Kontakte. Dann kann man so erfolgreich sein wie Keith Gruen, der sein Unternehmen Fidelio Software 1987 ohne Fremdkapital gründete und 8 Jahre später verkaufte, als es 450 Mitarbeiter beschäftigte und einen Jahresumsatz von 90 Mio. DM erzielte.

Location: Paulaner im Tal, Munich, 7:00 PM

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Friday, January 21: GABA-Hamburg Stammtisch

This month's discussions will include planned activties and events for 2005, the further development of the GABA-Hamburg chapter, and cooperations with other organisations, such as Hamburg@Work. In addition, Holger will provide a short summary of the big GABA US Board Meeting that took place last friday (Jan. 14th). For details, please contact holger.ritter@boeing.com.

Location: Hamburg Business Club, Oberstr. 14, Hamburg

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Wednesday, January 19: GABA Bay Area Stammtisch

Joerg Sperling and Gunther Hofmann hosts this monthly meeting for casual conversation and the chance to expand your network. No RSVP needed; free to attend. For directions, call (650) 326-1020.

Location: Teskes-Germania Restaurant (back room), 255 N. First Street @ Devine, San Jose

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Tuesday, January 18: British American Business Council: Annual Economic Forecast Lunch

The BABC of California and GABA present this ideal opportunity to gain expert predictions for 2005, and discuss how the local and global economic patterns will affect your business.

To RSVP, please call the BABC office (415) 296-8645 or email info@babcsf.org. Reservations must be made with full payment by Jan 17th. GABA members may attend at the member rate.

Speaker Bios:

Brian Fabbri is currently Chief Economist North America for BNP Paribas, an international merchant bank. In addition to providing BNP Paribas traders and worldwide clients with forecasts on economic, political and financial developments in North America, Mr Fabbri also presents global views on European and Japanese economic, political and financial developments to U.S clients. Mr. Fabbri publishes weekly articles and appears on numerous television shows including BBC World, CNN and News Hour with Jim Lehrer. He will speak on the world economy.

Sean Randolf is President of the Bay Area Economic Forum. Dr Randolph previously served as director of international trade for the State of California where he developed trade strategy and directed international business programs to stimulate exports and introduce California companies to overseas markets. His professional career also includes extensive experience in the U.S. Government, including U.S Congress staff and U.S. White House staff. Dr. Randolph speaks frequently before business and government audiences, and writes for U.S. and international media on global, national, state and regional economic and policy issues. He will speak on the economy in the Bay Area.

Location: World Trade Club, 1 Ferry Plaza, San Francisco

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Thursday, January 13: Growing Trade Opportunities

GABA-Southern California and the Center for the Study of Emerging Markets (CSEM) at California State University, Fullerton present an informational luncheon featuring the Minister of the State of Pakistan, Mr. Tariq Ikram speaking on growing trade opportunities to export to, and outsource connected with Pakistan, and financial and structural reforms sponsored and supported by the US, the World Bank, and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). For more information and to register, please call Marge Boden at 714-278-4125.

This meeting is free to attend.

Location: Irvine Marriott

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Tuesday, January 11: GABA-CA and Spaten West / Chrissa Imports invite you to: Spaten West / Chrissa Imports Open House - Expert and Entrepreneurial Analysis of the Euro

View pictures of the event here

6:00 - 7:00 pm Registration, Wine & Beer Tasting
7:00 - 8:00 pm Discussion, Q&A
8:00 - 9:00 pm Warehouse Tour, Wine & Beer Tasting

Members $25; Non-Members $35

RSVP: events@gaba-ca.org or call 415-217-6945.

Join GABA-CA and Spaten West / Chrissa Imports for an Open House Tour, with great beer and fine wines from Germany, Italy, France, and across Europe. Meet Andreas Hildebrandt, Spaten West VP of Sales, who will discuss the challenges of a weakening Dollar. Axel Merk of Merk Investments will join the discussion, providing insights to the future direction of the Dollar and its impact on imports from Europe. Discussion is open to provide your own insights and analysis. Questions ahead of time may be directed to: events@gaba-ca.org.

If you have specific questions about this event, please write to events@gaba-ca.org.

Location: Spaten West, 280 Harbor Way, South San Francisco, CA

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Wednesday, January 5: German Mixer

German Mixer is a private and professional networking event for the German-speaking community in Orange County. No-host bar, free admission. RSVP with name, company and contact info to claudia@GermanMixer.com.

Location: Svelte Restaurant, 440 Heliotrope in Corona del Mar

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Wednesday, December 15: GABA Bay Area Stammtisch

Joerg Sperling and Gunther Hofmann hosts this monthly meeting for casual conversation and the chance to expand your network. No RSVP needed; free to attend. For directions, call (650) 326-1020.

Location: Teskes-Germania Restaurant (back room), 255 N. First Street @ Devine, San Jose

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Friday, December 10: CAOG Pre-Christmas Lunch - Germany-USA: the Relationship after the Election - Assessment, Speculations, Prospects

Following last year’s big success, join GABA-Munich and the California Association of Germany (CAOG) at the 2004 Pre-Christmas Lunch event for an afternoon of pre-holiday spirits and highly interesting debates. Guest speakers will be Dan Turnbull, Chief of Policy and Economics at the US General Consulate, and GABA-Munich Director Jörg Sperling. Admission: €40 per person, which includes a welcome drink and 3-course meal. RSVP by Dec. 6 to Dorian D. Dowdy via ddd@caog.de.

Location: Pavillion Raum, Park Hilton Hotel, Tucherpark, Munich

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Tuesday, December 7: Joint GABA Berlin - GABA Hamburg Stammtisch

For this Stammtisch meeting, GABA-Hamburg members are invited to the GABA-Berlin Chapter meeting for an opportunity to network and exchange ideas together. For more information, contact holger.ritter@boeing.com or ulli.kohl@questico.de

Location: Brasserie der Peugeot Avenue, Unter den Linden 62-68, Berlin

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Thursday, December 2: Business Finance Climate 2005 - A Perspective from German-American Venture Capitalists and Investment Bankers

The Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany Mr. Westphal with his wife Mrs. Luise Westphal, and the German-American Business Association of California cordially invite you to a presentation of:

Business Finance Climate 2005: A Perspective from German-American Venture Capitalists and Investment Bankers

6:00 - 7:00 pm Registration/Networking
7:00 - 8:00 pm Program
8:00 - 9:00 pm Holiday Reception

** Complimentary Registration **

RSVP: events@gaba-ca.org or call (415) 217-6945

Panel of Experts:
Rick F. Hoskins, Managing Partner GenStar Capital, www.gencap.com, rfhoskins@gencap.com
Thomas Gieselmann, Managing Partner BV Capital, www.bvcapital.com, tom@bvcapital.com
Matthias Spaenle, JMP Securities, www.jmpsecurities.com, mspaenle@jmpsecurities.com
Mel Mummert, Mummert & Company, www.mummertcompany.com, mummert@mummertcompany.com
Martin Haemmig, martinhaemmig@aol.com

Moderator:
Dirk Michels, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP

WHY YOU NEED TO ATTEND
GABA-CA and the German Consulate present this opportunity to meet leading international investment bankers from Germany and the U.S. and hear their predictions of next year's financial climate, with a celebration of the close of this year. Don't miss this opportunity to share invaluable knowledge, learn key strategies for success, and for a unique networking experience.

Location: German Consulate General, 1960 Jackson Street (at Gough), San Francisco, 94109

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Wednesday, November 24: GABA-Munich Stammtisch

Germans and Americans are welcome to this monthly gathering of Silicon Valley Alumni who live in Munich, with plenty of opportunities to network, chat, drink, and eat. For more information, please contact: Joerg Sperling, jjs@ikanos.com or Hubert Wolters, hwolters@sonicsinc.com.

Location: Paulaner im Tal, Tal 12, Munich (Altstadt)

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Thursday, November 18: Discussion and Dinner: The Terrorist War Crisis - Liberty, Economic Welfare, and World Peace

The American Council on Germany, in cooperation with GABA, the Friedrich Naumann Stiftung Washington D.C. and the German Consulate General San Francisco, presents this discussion led by Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Member of the European Parliament. Free of charge;attendance is limited; RSVP (acceptances only) by Nov 15 to johannes.biermann@hp.com or call (916) 785-6706.

Location: Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel, 55 Cyril Magnin Street, San Francisco

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Thursday, November 18: Silicon Saxony meets Silicon Valley

Silicon Saxony, together with the support of GABA-CA and the American Chamber of Commerce, present this workshop. For more information, please contact Geschäftsführer Heinz-Martin Esser, +49(0)351 / 888 61 25, Heinz-Martin.Esser@ortner-group.de.

Location: Dresden, Germany

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Thursday, November 18: GABA-Berlin Stammtisch

Following last month's first ever meeting, here comes another opportunity for Germans and Americans interested in fostering transatlantic relations to network and socialize. For directions, visit www.weinguy.de/Englisch/a6/a6.html.

Location: Wein Guy, Luisenstraße 19, Berlin-Mitte, Germany

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Wednesday, November 17: GABA Bay Area Stammtisch

Joerg Sperling and Gunther Hofmann of GABA-CA (www.gaba-ca.org) host this monthly meeting for casual conversation and the chance to expand your network. No RSVP needed; free to attend. For directions, call (408) 441 7387 or visit www.teskes-germania.com.

Location: Teskes-Germania Restaurant (back room), 255 N. First Street @ Devine, San Jose

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Wednesday, November 17: GABA-Hamburg Stammtisch

Join GABA-Hamburg for its first ever Stammtisch meeting! We welcome people who are interested in improving the business and social bridge between the U.S./California and Germany/Hamburg in our network. To find out more, contact holger.ritter@boeing.com.

Location: Hamburger Business Club, Oberstraße 14c, Hamburg, Germany

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Tuesday, November 16: Open Source - Entering the Mainstream

Join GABA-CA's Semiconductor Industry Group for SDForum's Second Annual Open Source Conference. GABA Members may attend at the member rate (a $25 savings); please contact GABA at events@gaba-ca.org for the discount code, or join GABA today to enjoy this and other event discounts and industry-specific networking opportunities. To join, visit: www.gaba-ca.org/members.html. For more information about this event, visit www.sdforum.org/opensource2004.

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Monday, November 15: Biosaxony: "Partnering with US-American High-Tech Firms"

Biosaxony, in cooperation with GABA-CA, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, BioMeT Dresden and BIO-NET Leipzig, present this seminar to Saxon high-tech firms interested in the American market and wishing to broaden their knowledge on strategic partnerships, licenses, cooperation agreements and more. GABA Founding Board Member Dirk Michels will be available for one-to-one talks (please mention on RSVP). Free of charge; RSVP by Oct 31st to Frau Jurke (jurke@biosaxony.com, fax +49 351 796 5110).

Location: BioInnovationsZentrum Dresden, Germany

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Friday, November 12: Informal Dinner with Dirk Michels

GABA-Munich invites you to a casual dinner with Dirk Michels, a founding board member of GABA-California, and an expert in the legal aspects of doing business in California and successful entries into the U.S. Market. RSVP by Nov. 5th. For more information contact Joerg Sperling (jjs@ikanos.com) or Hubert Wolters (hwolters@sonicsinc.com).

Location: Paulaner im Tal , Tal 12, Munich (Altstadt), Germany

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Wednesday, November 10: Preserving Your Wealth: An Introductory Tax and Estate Planning Program for International Executives

The British American Chamber of Commerce, in cooperation with GABA-CA, Rowbotham & Company LLP, and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, present this program to foreign nationals with temporary/permanent residency in the US. For more information and to RSVP, please visit: www.baccsf.org/planned_events.html#Wealth. GABA members may attend at member rate.

Location: Wilson Sonsoni Goodrich & Rosati, 950 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto

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Tuesday, November 9: Monetizing Mobile Content - Turning Popularity into Profitability

GABA-CA Telecommunications Industry Group and the San Diego Telecommunications Council present this breakfast panel discussion on Mobile Entertainment. For more information and to register, visit: http://www.sdtelecom.org/comdir/eventdetail.cfm?event_id=845EF70B-72EE-42AE-9E8D-EB1279F79D49&ckid=0.

Location: Kyocera Wireless, San Diego

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Wednesday, November 3: German Mixer

You, your friends and business partners are invited to network, socialize and have fun at this private and professional networking event for the German speaking community in Orange County. Free to attend. RSVP with name, company and contact info by November 1st to claudia@GermanMixer.com.

Location: Francoli Emporio Gourmet at Fashion Island (401 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach)

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Thursday, October 28, Palo Alto (IT): Bridging the West European Summit: Expanded Europe - New Market Opportunities and Challenges

Hear live case studies where experts from Europe speak on taxation, law, staffing, and business development, and discuss how Biogenetics, Inc. and Cell Battery, Inc. are developing the right strategy to successfully expand into Europe. For more information and to register, visit: http://www.bridgingthewest.org/.

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Wednesday, October 27: Doing Business In Europe

Samuels, Green, Steel & Adams LLP, with the support of GABA-CA, present this dinner seminar for businesses and professionals seeking to do business or expand their businesses in Europe. For more information or to register, visit www.sgsalaw.com.

Location: Mezzanine Restaurant, 19800 MacArthur Boulevard, Irvine

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Tuesday, October 26, San Diego (Bio Tech): Bridging the West European Summit: Expanded Europe - New Market Opportunities and Challenges

Hear live case studies where experts from Europe speak on taxation, law, staffing, and business development, and discuss how Biogenetics, Inc. and Cell Battery, Inc. are developing the right strategy to successfully expand into Europe. For more information and to register, visit: http://www.bridgingthewest.org/.

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Wednesday, October 20, Hamburg: Venture Lounge

CatCap Corporate Finance with the support of GABA-CA presents Venture Lounge, where pre-selected entrepreneurs have the opportunity to present to renowned venture capital firms and publishing houses. Focus on Media, Games & IT; participation at €75 for everyone, presentation of business case by application . For more information, visit: www.venture-lounge.de .

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Monday, October 18: Blau Jeans Film Fundraiser Party

Filmmaker Meaghan Kimball shows a sneak-peek screening of her documentary Blau Jeans— a look at the impact of American popular culture in the capital city Berlin and Germany's love-hate relationship with all things American, with the final one hour doc will air on international television. Following the screening, there will be a raffle and live performance by the band Luxxury. For more information, visit http://www.blaujeans.com.

Location: 111 Minna, San Francisco

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Monday, October 18 (And Every Third Week): GABA Stammtisch

Joerg Sperling and Gunther Hofmann of GABA-CA ( www.gaba-ca.org ) host this monthly meeting for casual conversation and the chance to expand your network. No RSVP needed; free to attend. For directions, call (650) 326-1020.

Location: Blue Chalk Cafe (upstairs, mezzanine level), 630 Ramona Street @ Hamilton, Palo Alto

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Saturday, October 16: 2004 SVCwireless Annual Conference: Broadband Wireless: Enriching Our Lives

SVCwireless with the support of GABA-CA and the IEEE Communications Society, present this closer look at the broadband wireless phenomenon and examine this undergoing transformation from the distinctive perspectives of a Venture Capital panel, a Business Executive panel, and a Technology panel. For more information, visit: http://www.svcwireless.org/programs/conference2004/. The first five GABA members to RSVP receive complimentary admission; GABA Members may take advantage of the Associate Member rate. Save an extra $5 off advance registration before 10/1: https://www.123signup.com/register?id=fgvkr.

Location: Hyatt Rickeys Hotel, 4219 El Camino Real, Palo Alto

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Friday, October 15: GABA Hamburg

Holger Ritter hosts this planning discussion for locals to casually network and discuss ideas for the establishment of GABA Hamburg. No RSVP needed; free to attend. For more information, contact Holger.Ritter@boeing.com.

Location: Oberstrasse 14c, Hamburg Business Club, Hamburg

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Thursday, October 14: GABA East Bay Stammtisch

Gunther Hofmann hosts this monthly meeting for casual conversation and chance to expand your network. No RSVP needed; free to attend. For more information and directions watch the GABA-Stammtisch list postings.

Location: Speisekammer, 2424 Lincoln Ave, Alameda, www.Speisekammer.com

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Thursday, October 14: GABA-CA Main Event: Oktoberfest By the Bay Gemuetlichkeit Night

GABA-CA hosts Gemuetlichkeit Night, a special night out at the Bay Area's largest Oktoberfest celebration. At a 50% reduced group rate (from $20 to $10) a group of 10 more GABA members and friends can enjoy networking and fun with other local businesses and corporate groups. Admission includes a Spaten beer in commemorative souvenir glass and bratwurst. A group of 50 will get reserved seating! For more information, visit: http://www.oktoberfestbythebay.com/sf-gemutlichkeit_night.html. RSVP to events@GABA-CA.org by Friday, Oct. 1. At Gemuetlichkeit night, GABA will raffle off free admission tickets to enjoy another day at the SF Oktoberfest!

Location: Fort Mason , San Francisco

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Thursday - Sunday, October 14 - 17: San Francisco Oktoberfest

Join GABA-CA in San Francisco for the largest Oktoberfest celebration in the Bay Area! For more information and festival times, visit: http://www.oktoberfestbythebay.com/ .

Location: Fort Mason , San Francisco

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Tuesday, October 12: Die Gründerväter des deutschen Venture Capitals

Podium-Diskussion über Status und Zukunft des deutschen Venture Capital Marktes mit Rolf Christof Dienst, Dr. Helmut Kirchner & Falk F. Strascheg, Moderation: Jörg Sperling. Für weitere Informationen klicken sie bitte hier.

Location: Gutshof Menterschwaige, Menterschwaigstr. 4, 81545 München

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Tuesday, October 12: GABA Munich: Venture Capital in Deutschland

Location will probably be Gutshof Menterschwaige http://www.menterschwaige.de , MENTERSCHWAIGSTR. 4 D- 81545 München or Paulaner am Nockherberg www.nockherberg.com , Hochstrasse 77 D- 81541 München

Join Joerg Sperling and Hubert Wolters for a discussion on Vor dem Comeback oder noch im Tal der Tränen? / Venture Capital in Germany- Are we heading for a comeback?

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Wednesday, October 6: German Mixer

Meet new friends and business partners and have fun at this monthly networking event for Germans, Austrians, Swiss, friends and affiliations; free to attend. For more information and to RSVP, visit www.germanmixer.com.

Location: Tommy Bahama's Tropical Cafe & Emporium, Newport Beach

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Saturday, October 2: City of Clayton Oktoberfest

The Clayton Business and Community Association invite you to their first annual Oktoberfest. For more information, visit: http://www.claytonoktoberfest.com/ .

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Wednesday, September 29: GABA-Munich Oktoberfest

GABA Munch table is hosting one of the most popular VIP-spots at the Oktoberfest! RSVP and pay-in-advance admission only; contact jjs@ikanos.com for more information.

Location: Käferzelt

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Thursday, September 23: Instant Insight Into Effective Partnering

GABA's Life Sciences Industry Group hosts this luncheon panel during the Bay Area Conference on Translational Research, featuring experts to provide insight into their effective partnering strategies on different biotech-big pharma contract options, associated risks, and results. BioEurope offers the BioEurope partnering event early bird rate to all luncheon attendees. Visit http://www.ebdgroup.com/bioeurope/ for more information.

RSVP for the luncheon to events@gaba-ca.org, or GABA members may attend the entire Translational Research Conference at a discount. Contact events@gaba-ca.org for details or visit http://www.wtc-sf.org/translational_research_conference_9_23.html .

Location: Clarion Hotel, Millbrae , CA

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Wednesday, September 22: Karsten C. Voigt, the German Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs: German-American Relations

GABA-California, with the German Consulate, the Goethe Institute, the German-American Chamber of Commerce, and the European-American Chamber of Commerce, invite you to a roundtable with KARSTEN C. VOIGT, the German Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs on German-American Relations and political advisor to the German Federal Chancellor. Mr. Voigt will present the German Perspective of American-German relations as striving for quality relations in the ever changing context of international politics and security.

Location: Commonwealth Club, 595 Market Street, San Francisco

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Wednesday, September 22: Prof. Dr. Malte Brettel, RWTH Aachen: New Venture Creation in Germany

Prof. Brettel will speak (in English) about new venture creation in Germany , and why Europe 's largest economy is the right place to start a business. The talk will last about 1h, including Q&A. For more information on Prof. Brettel, see http://www.win.rwth-aachen.de . Brought to you by the Stanford German Student Association

http://german.stanford.edu/SGSA . For more information, contact Dirk Riehle (650) 224 0233, www.riehle.org .

Location: Stanford University , Bldg/Room: 200-202 (History building right off the Stanford Oval)

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Sunday, September 19: United German American Societies of the East Bay Oktoberfest

For more information, visit www.ugas-eb.org or call 510-836-0735; 510-483-2573.

Location: Centennial Hall, Civic Center, 22292 Foothill Blvd , Hayward

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Wednesday, September 15: GABA- Stammtisch

Joerg Sperling and Gunther Hofmann of GABA-CA ( www.gaba-ca.org ) host this monthly meeting for casual conversation and the chance to expand your network. No RSVP needed; free to attend. For directions, call (408) 441 7387 or visit www.teskes-germania.com/ .

Location: Teskes-Germania Restaurant (back room), 255 N. First Street @ Devine, San Jose

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Thurs-Fri, September 9-10: The Development of the U.S. and European Economies in Comparative Perspective: First Annual Berkeley-Vienna Conference

The Institute of European Studies website presents this 2-day conference, along with the Austrian Marshall Fund Foundation, the Austrian Cultural Institute, New York and the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) in the framework of the Berkeley-Vienna Program. For more information, visit http://ies.berkeley.edu/calendar .

Location: University of California , Berkeley, IIS Seminar Room, 223 Moses Hall

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Tuesday, August 27: Venture Lounge

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Tuesday, August 25: GABA-Munich

Germans and Americans are welcome to this monthly gathering of Silicon Valley Alumni who live in Munich , with plenty of opportunities to network, chat, drink, and eat. For more information, please contact: Joerg Sperling , jjs@ikanos.com or Hubert Wolters , hwolters@sonicsinc.com .

Location: Paulaner im Tal, Tal 12, Munich (Altstadt)

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Tuesday, August 24: Beyond the Hype of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification): Lessons Learned & Future Opportunities

Cost: $25 Members; $35 Non-Members
6:00 - 7:00 pm  Registration/Networking 
7:00 - 8:00 pm  Program 
8:00 - 9:00 pm  Networking Reception

RSVP: events@gaba-ca.org

WHY YOU NEED TO ATTEND

RFID – a relatively old technology – has been raised from its place in niche applications to the limelight as a contender for the next “big thing” with the mandate by Wal-Mart that their top 100 suppliers must equip their wares with RFID tags by January 1, 2005, along with the U.S. Department of Defense, Target, German retail giant Metro, and others issuing similar announcements regarding use of RFID tagging. GABA-CA's Semiconductor Industry Group hosts this unique panel to explore the progress that has been made since the early pilots, setbacks, and lessons learned about global deployment of RFID technology, addressing new solutions and entrepreneurial opportunities on the road ahead.

Panel of Experts:

Holger Spielberg, Director Strategy and Innovation, Detecon USA
Dr. Tao Lin, Director of Auto-ID, SAP Research
Dr. Joerg Borchert, Vice President Secure Mobile Solutions, Infineon Technologies North America Inc.
Moderated by: Ron Wilson, Semiconductor Editor, EETimes
Visit www.gaba-ca.org or email events@gaba-ca.org to RSVP or for more info.

If you have specific questions for the panel, please email them prior to: events@gaba-ca.org.

Location: SAP Labs, Building D, 3410 Hillview Avenue , Palo Alto , CA 94304

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Tuesday, August 17: ChinaRFID: Promoting RFID in China

The founding members of ChinaRFID Group will discuss the latest RFID development and standards activities in China , ChinaRFID's mission and activities, including training programs in Greater China, activities in Taiwan , and sponsorship and volunteering opportunities. GABA members may attend at the member rate of $5. For more information and to RSVP please go www.chinarfid.org or email rsvp@svcwireless.org .

Location: Fenwick and West LLP
801 California St. , Mountain View

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Monday, August 16: GABA-Stammtisch

Joerg Sperling and Gunther Hofmann of GABA-CA (www.gaba-ca.org) host this monthly meeting for casual conversation and the chance to expand your network. No RSVP needed; free to attend. For directions, call (650) 326-1020.

Location: Blue Chalk Cafe (upstairs, mezzanine level), 630 Ramona Street @ Hamilton, Palo Alto

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Monday, August 16: Stanford German Student Association presents Friedrich Merz

Die Stanford German Student Association und die German Stanford Association laden Sie ein zu folgendem Vortrag:

Friedrich Merz, MdB, CDU

Die Wettbewerbsfaehigkeit der deutschen Wirtschaft im Vergleich mit den U.S.A.

Stanford University , August 16, 6pm, Arrillaga Alumni Center

Der Vortrag wird in Deutsch gehalten werden und ca. 1h dauern (45min Vortrag, 15min F&A). Eintritt ist kostenfrei. Mehr Information ueber Herrn Merz und seine Arbeit finden Sie unter http://www.friedrich-merz.de . Das Arrillaga Alumni Center befindet sich auf dem Campus der Stanford University. Sie finden es mit Hilfe der folgenden Information: http://www.stanfordalumni.org/aboutsaa/saamap.html?content_instance_id=106281 Nach 4pm ist das Parken auf dem Stanford Campus kostenfrei und es wird genuegend nahegelegene Parkplaetze geben.

RSVP: Zur besseren Planung des Vortrags moechten wir Sie bitten, uns per Email bescheid zu geben, ob Sie kommen werden, und mit wievielen Personen Sie kommen werden. Bitte schicken Sie eine Email an Dirk Riehle: driehle@stanford.edu .

Fuer weitere Fragen wenden Sie sich bitte ebenfalls an die gegebene Email Adresse oder rufen Sie an unter (650) 224 0233. Dieser Vortrag wird organisiert von der Stanford German Student Association, http://german.stanford.edu/SGSA und der German Stanford Association, http://german.stanford.edu/GSA .

Location: Stanford University , August 16, 6pm, Arrillaga Alumni Center

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Wednesday, July 21: GABA-Munich

Germans and Americans are welcome to this monthly gathering of Silicon Valley Alumni who live in Munich , with plenty of opportunities to network, chat, drink, and eat. For more information, please contact: Joerg Sperling , jjs@ikanos.com or Hubert Wolters, hwolters@sonicsinc.com.

Location: Paulaner im Tal, Tal 12, Munich (Altstadt)

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Wednesday, July 21: GABA-Stammtisch

Joerg Sperling and Gunther Hofmann of GABA-CA ( www.gaba-ca.org ) host this monthly meeting for casual conversation and the chance to expand your network. No RSVP needed; free to attend. For directions, call (408) 441 7387 or visit www.teskes-germania.com/ .

Location: Teskes-Germania Restaurant (back room), 255 N. First Street @ Devine, San Jose

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Friday, July 16: GABA-SoCal Chapter presents Dr. Martin Gillo, Saxony State Minister for Economic Affairs and Labor

The Saxony State Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labor with the support of GABA-CA, BIOCOM San Diego and Lufthansa present a luncheon discussion at the UCSD Faculty Club. Please RSVP by July 12, 2004 to Gemma, (858) 453-8441.

Location: UCSD Faculty Club, 9500 Gillman Dr, La Jolla

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Wednesday, July 7: GABA-SoCal Co-Sponsors the German Mixer Anniversary

The German Mixer celebrates its one year anniversary with the support of the newly-formed GABA Southern California Chapter, expanding professional networking opportunities and to better serve the German and American business communities. The party features complimentary happy hour buffet, dancing to German music, and sponsor raffle. No admission; RSVP by July 4th to Claudia, claudia@germanmixer.com . Watch for future collaborative events at http://www.gaba-ca.org/events.html and www.GermanMixer.com .

Location: Chanteclair Restaurant , 18912 MacArthur Blvd , Irvine

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Sunday, July 4: GABA-Munich and California Association of Germany Independence Day BBQ

Green and his band will be playing good blues and jazz on that day for good listening and maybe dancing, and there are 60 seats in the beergarden reserved directly behind the band under the awning so there will have enough shade if the sun shines! . In case of bad weather call the beergarden at 089-74994030 or Dave Dowdy at 0172-8538874, or ddd@caog.de before you arrive.

Location: The Waldwirtschaft Großhesselohe, Georg-Kalb-Str. 3, Munich

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June 24, 2004: Germany in the Expanded EU Opportunities for US Companies

The San Francisco Eric M. Warburg Chapter of the American Council on Germany , with the support of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart and GABA-CA, invite you to a discussion and reception with Dr. Wilfried Prewo, Chief Executive, Hannover Chamber of Industry and Commerce
More Information

Location: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, San Francisco

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June 23, 2004: GABA-Munich

Germans and Americans are welcome to this monthly gathering of Silicon Valley Alumnae who live in Munich, with plenty of opportunities to network, chat, drink, and eat. For more information, please contact: Joerg Sperling, jjs@ikanos.com or Hubert Wolters, hwolters@sonicsinc.com.

Location: Paulaner im Tal, Tal 12, Munich (Altstadt)

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June 21, 2004: GABA-Stammtisch

Joerg Sperling and Gunther Hofmann of GABA-CA ( www.gaba-ca.org ) host this monthly meeting for casual conversation and the chance to expand your network. No RSVP needed; free to attend. For directions, call (650) 326-1020.

Location:Chalk Cafe (upstairs, mezzanine level), 630 Ramona Street @ Hamilton , Palo Alto

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June 10, 2004: Iraq the morning after: Prospects for Peace after June 30

The British-American Chamber of Commerce, GABA-CA and the FACCSF present a luncheon featuring Bill Emmott, Editor-in-Chief of The Economist. For more information and to register, visit: http://www.baccsf.org/events4.htm.

Location: Banker's Club, Bank of America Building, San Francisco

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June 5, 2004: Global Life Science Partnering Reception

Location: Hyatt Regency Garden Room, San Francisco

Get Flyer!

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June 1, 2004: WiFi - from HotSpots to Hot Zones

Location: SAP Labs, Palo Alto

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May 27, 2004: GABA-Munich

Germans and Americans are welcome to this monthly gathering of Silicon Valley Alumnae who live in Munich, with plenty of opportunities to network, chat, drink, and eat. For more information, please contact: Joerg Sperling, jjs@ikanos.com or Hubert Wolters, hwolters@sonicsinc.com.

Location: Ratskeller Munich, Marienplatz 8, Munich

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Joerg Sperling and Gunther Hofmann of GABA-CA (www.gaba-ca.org) host this monthly meeting for casual conversation and the chance to expand your network. 

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GABA-CA and Invest in Bavaria present a special podium discussion on investment, government funding, partnerships, and venture capital for US and Munich companies.

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May 12, 2004: Challenges and Chances for Biotech Firms: What is the future of mature Biotech firms?

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May 8, 2004: German School of San Francisco Open Haus

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May 6, 2004: SOCIAL NETWORKING: the Next Generation!

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April 27, 2004: Accelerating Global Business Development in a Recovering Economy

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April 20, 2004: Growing the Bioscience Industry Through BioEntrepreneurship and its Support Programs

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April 19, 2004: GABA-Stammtisch

Joerg Sperling and Gunther Hofmann of GABA-CA (www.gaba-ca.org) host this monthly meeting for casual conversation and the chance to expand your network. 

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April 13, 2004:  Livermore LifeScience Conference

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March 31, 2004: Individual and Corporate Tax and Immigration Issues for Foreign Nationals

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March 24, 2004: Identifying Qualified Biotech Partners in Europe 

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March 23, 2004: Munich Stammtisch: Venture Capital in 2004

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March 18, 2004: Fighting Identity Fraud

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March 17, 2004: GABA-Stammtisch

Joerg Sperling and Gunther Hofmann of GABA-CA (www.gaba-ca.org)host this monthly meeting for casual conversation and the chance to expand your network. 

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March 17, 2004: How is HR Coping with Globalization

NCHRA with the support of GABA-CA, presents an international breakfast panel of HR professionals, explaining how each are currently implementing solutions for and dealing with crucial globalization issues that address the cultural and business styles of the world's societies. 

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March 16, 2004: K&L Open House featuring Konstantin Guericke: Profile of a German Entrepreneur

Konstantin Guericke, co-founder and VP Marketing of LinkedIn, spoke about his experiences in launching high-tech startups. He discussed the role professional networking plays in assembling a startup team, obtaining financing and launching a product and highlight the basic networking and design principles underlying LinkedIn. Konstantin outlined key lessons from failed dot-coms and likely startup opportunities that leverage the mainstream adoption of the Internet.

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March 2, 2004: Trends in the IT Venture Capital Market Breakfast-Conference 

The French-American Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco with GABA-CA invited to a breakfast panel discussion on Entrepreneurship & Capital Management. 

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Feb 26, 2004: [GABA-MUNICH] German Taxes 

Speaker: Reinhard Häckl will tell us about topics such as: * Tax issues when a US parent starts a German subsidiary, * Tax issues for US citizens living in Germany * The big big tax reform .... Will it ever come/happen As usual there will be plenty of opportunity to network, chat, drink & eat. See you then. 

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Feb 23, 2004: Europe and America - Transatlantic Issues 

The Goethe-Institute, in cooperation with GABA-CA, presents Dr. Werner Hoyer of the German Parliament (Bundestag), who will address the question of whether after the Munich Conference on Security Cooperation could the rift in transatlantic relations be narrowed. 

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Feb 20, 2004: California's opportunities in the European Union

Austrian Business Delegation, The Metropolitan Club, San Francisco The Austrian Trade Commission and GABA-CA cordially invite you to enjoy an exclusive reception and discussion with a High-level Austrian Business Delegation featuring high-level representatives from the Province of Styria to discuss California's opportunities in the European Union and learn how successful companies like Daimler-Chrysler, BMW, Magna and Siemens grew their businesses through Styrian investments and production facilities. 

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Feb 20, 2004: MBITA Luncheon: What Are Social Networks and How Do You Exploit Them for Global Trade? 

The Monterey Bay International Trade Association (MBITA) and the Monterey Export Assistance Center (EAC) of the U.S. Department of Commerce (USDOC), together with GABA-CA, cordially invite you to the Santa Cruz Chapter luncheon meeting discussion of effective strategies about domestic and foreign social networks, how to use them to become more competitive in the global marketplace, and how to effectively communicate and operate within those social networks. 

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Feb 18, 2004: GABA-Stammtisch 

Joerg Sperling and Gunther Hofmann of GABA-CA (www.gaba-ca.org) host this monthly meeting for casual conversation and the chance to expand your network. No RSVP needed; free to attend. Location: Restaurant (back room), 255 N. First Street @ Devine, San Jose  Directions: call (408) 441 7387 or www.teskes-germania.com/. Mark your calendars for the GABA-Stammtisch: Every third Wednesday 

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Feb 12, 2004: Roundtable with Marco Boerris, Successful German Visionary, Entrepreneur, Innovator

GABA-California and German-American International School invite you to a roundtable with Marco Boerris, Successful German Visionary, Entrepreneur, Innovator 

Why You Need to Attend: Marco Boerries, founding CEO of Star Division GmbH and Star Finanz GmbH, Germany, and Star Division Corp, USA, former Sun Microsystems Vice President & General Manager and founding CEO of Verdisoft Corp, Palo Alto, CA, will speak from his own experience about the challenges of establishing a German start-up in Silicon Valley and the differences between American and European corporate cultures. Business Week calls Boerries "The Last Man Standing against Microsoft," ranking him with the likes of Steve Jobs, Michael Dell and Bill Gates; Manager Magazine dubs him "The German Bill Gates," and Spiegel titles him "The Brain behind the Cell Phone." 

Visit us soon so see some pictures of the event!

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Feb 7, 2004: GERMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF SILICON VALLEY - OPEN HOUSE

Your children can enjoy making masks while you learn about our school. All project materials are included free of charge. 

OUR SCHOOL OFFERS: Low student-to-teacher ratios 7-30 am til 6 pm, Pre-School from age 2, Kindergarten with after-school care til 6 PM, No knowledge of German required for Pre-School or Kindergarten, Dual-language (German & English) program for grades I - 12, European and California accredited curriculum, Wide variety of After School Programs Saturday Language Classes 2, 4 or 8 week, Summer Program Small group Adult Language Classes: German, (German for Business, French, Spanish & Mandarin.)

The GISSV has committed itself to ensuring students reach their full academic potential in a nurturing environment that fosters critical and imaginative thinking, a passion for lifelong learning and an appreciation for cultural diversity. The GISSV is the only elementary and secondary school in the Western United States that meets the strict accreditation requirements of the German government, enabling seamless entry into the German and European educational system.

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Feb 7, 2004: The Annual Winter Conference on International Development: Putting Business in the Picture.

The Stanford Future Social Innovators Network and the Stanford Association for International Development present: The Annual Winter Conference on International Development Collaboration in International Development: Putting Business in the Picture. A Conference that seeks not only to highlight emerging trends and strategies for international development, but also to present and commend organizations already making a difference in this field. 

FEATURING: Keynote speaker: Debra Dunn, Senior VP of Corporate Affairs at HP and leader for HP's global citizen efforts including social and environmental responsibility, corporate philanthropy, and initiatives aimed at providing appropriate, technology-based services to emerging markets and underserved populations. 

Panelists: Lee Davis, co-founder and CEO of NESsT; Michael MacHarg, One World Health; Shari Berenbach, CEO, Calvert Foundation; Dr. Nicholas Hope, Research Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research and Former Asia Director, World Bank; moderated by Donovan Cook, Save the Children.

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Jan 29, 2004  6:30 PM: Stammtisch Munich

We meet Thursday Jan 29th at the Munich Network: Rosenheimer Strasse 145 C

Program starts around 6.30 PM. Cover charge is going to be 10 Euro (pays for your food and drinks).

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Jan 27, 2004  7:30 - 10:30 AM: FACCSF "White Biotechnology" Biotech Breakfast

GABA CA CO-SPONSORED EVENT

The French-American Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco with GABA-CA and BIOSWAP invites you to breakfast panel discussion on how industry leaders work at reconfiguring their supply chain and how these efforts aim at increasing customer satisfaction. GABA members may attend at the discount rate; visit: www.faccsf.com/biotech2.html for more info and to RSVP. 

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Jan 22, 2004, 6:00 - 9:00 PM: Roundtable with Hans-Ulrich Klose, MDB, Chair Bundestag Committee on Foreign Affairs

The San Francisco Chapter of the American Council on Germany, GABA-CA and the World Affairs Council invite you to a round-table discussion with the former Mayor of Hamburg. Learn about US-German relations with this special round-table discussion and networking opportunity with the former Mayor of Hamburg. If you have specific questions for the Mr. Klose, please share your questions with us prior at: events@gaba-ca.org. 

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Jan 21, 2004, 8:00 AM: The Silicon Valley Economic Breakfast featuring Brian Fabbri and Klaus-Dieter Rinnen

Brian Fabbri is presently Chief Economist North America for BNP Paribas, an international merchant bank. In addition to providing BNP Paribas' traders and worldwide clients with forecasts on economic, political and financial developments in North America, Mr. Fabbri also presents global views on European and Japanese economic and financial developments to U.S clients. Mr. Fabbri publishes weekly articles and appears on numerous television shows including BBC World, CNN and News Hour with Jim Lehrer. He will speak on the world economy. Klaus-Dieter Rinnen PhD is Chief Analyst in the Semiconductor Manufacturing Sector, Gartner Dataquest Group. With broad experience in the semiconductor electronic industry, Mr. Rinnen will address the outlook for this industry and Silicon Valley in general. 

Read presentation von Klaus Dieter Rinnen.

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Jan 20, 2004, 11:45AM: BACCSF Annual Economic Luncheon - Roundtable with Brian Fabbri and additional honored speakers on the Californian economy

GABA CA CO-SPONSORED EVENT

The British-American Chamber, GABA-CA and the Australian-American Chamber, Canadian-American Chamber, Danish-American Chamber, European-American Chamber, French-American Chamber, Hong Kong Association of No-CA, Hungarian-American Chamber and Swiss-American Chamber present Brian Fabbri, Chief Economist, North America for international merchant bank BNP Paribas, and additional honored speakers for a unique discussion on the Californian economy. 

Read presentations von Brian Fabbri and Gilles BianRosa. 

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Jan  8-14, 2004: 9th BERLIN & BEYOND

Goethe-Institut presents the 9th BERLIN & BEYOND, a week-long festival of new films from Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

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December 19, 2003: Outlook for the 2004 IT Market in Germany: Opportunities for US Companies at CeBIT and Beyond by John Lumborg

About the Speaker: John Lumborg is best known as "Mr. CeBIT," having organized the US pavilion at the World's Largest IT Fair for over a dozen years. Because of this role, John knows all of the senior level players in the German IT market and is the leading experts on opportunities and trends for US IT companies in Germany. In his presentation, John will outline the opportunities for US companies to exhibit at the CeBIT and also talk about the 2004 outlook for the IT market.

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December 17, 2003: Deutscher Stammtisch

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The law firm TaylorWessing sponsored the event.

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This Annual Holiday Festival will feature a student concert with German Christmas specialty food, holiday boutique, games and crafts, and more. 

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Xceleris consulting services and GABA-CA invited to a breakfast conference on how industry leaders work at reconfiguring their supply chain and how these efforts aim at increasing customer satisfaction. 

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December 4, 2003: Business Finance Climate 2004 - A perspective from German-American Venture Capitalists and Investment Bankers

The Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany and Mrs. Luise Westphal and the German-American Business Association of California invited to a presentation of "Business Finance Climate 2004: A perspective from German-American Venture Capitalists and Investment Bankers" followed by a reception.

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November 18, 2003: Showcasing Excellence in European Multimedia 

GABA-CA and the European Multimedia Accelerator present the Excellence in European Multimedia Show-case, bringing 15 of the leading European multimedia and associated technology companies to present their unique products and services and explore business opportunities and strategic partnerships.

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November 18, 2003: GMOs - the New Deal 

The French-American Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco and GABA-CA invited to a biotech ex-change panel discussion and breakfast on the realities and the future of GMO foods.

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November 17, 2003: Bioeurope 2003

Networking luncheon to introduce the California biotechnology delegation to Bioeurope 2003

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November 11, 2003: What it Takes to Leverage Opportunities in Germany’s Telecommunications Market

Meet face-to-face with leading industry executives and investors from Germany and the U.S. to explore how your company can capture market share and profitable growth in Germany’s telecommunication and IT market. Experienced industry insiders from VeriSign (Germany) and SAP Labs will keynote the event, and a panel of speakers from Clusterlab, Siemens Mobile, T-Venture, 3i, and the Berlin Economic Development Department, will share invaluable knowledge and key strategies for success.

• Establishing European presence in the leading telecom market

• Accessing the most strategic corporate partners and customers

• Taking advantage of capital and government funding in Germany

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November 10, 2003: Laternenumzug

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October 22 & 23 & 24, 2003:  German Speaking Europe - Looking For US Technology Companies

This evening provided the contacts and perspective on opportunities to accelerate development to innovative US technology companies looking for leverage in the European market. It also provided targeted resources to secure a competitive advantage when an expansion into Europe is considered. The German market of 100 million people represents over a quarter of the EU population. Learned from the experiences of successful business leaders about: Building a brand in the EU, Avoiding the common pitfalls made by US companies, Opportunities and challenges in mergers and acquisitions, Getting technology transferred within the EU, Strategic funding for life science companies, Locating the right partners, Cash incentives for setting up shop, Legal and tax considerations and Finding the right people.   

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October 16-19, 2003:  Oktoberfest by the Bay Celebration Comes to Fort Mason in San Francisco

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October 7, 2003: 7-9 PM  Inflation and / or Deflation: A German - American Perspective on How to position your business and personal finances 

The Speaker: Axel Merk

The word 'deflation' has made it to the front pages of both European and US newspapers. But which one is it - deflation, inflation, maybe both, that we need to worry about? What happens if the Federal Reserve Bank and the US administration try to force the economy away from deflationary symptoms through monetary and fiscal policy? How will the European Central Bank react? What can you do as an individual or a business to position yourself in this environment. Should you take advantage of the low interest rates to leverage yourself, or should you try to lower your debt in this environment? Should you be concerned about your Dollar or Euro exposure? We will explain in simple terms how today's risks are different from what we are traditionally used to, and recommend simple steps to be prepared for the interesting times we live in.

If you could not make it to the presentation or if you would like to review it, a web-readable version is available at http://www.merkinvestments.com/presentations/InflationDeflation.htm.  

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October 5, 2003:  Oktoberfest

Joint event GABA California and Stanford German Student Association at the Bechtel International Centers on Stanford Campus.

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September 14, 2003: September Picnic

The German American Business Association of California organizes a picnic at Shoreline park, Mountain View.

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September 9, 2003: Late Breaking News from Lufthansa and GABA California  

The German American Business Association of California and Lufthansa cordially invited C- and V-level executives to a special evening with fellow executives.

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August 17, 2003: August Picnic  

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