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Thank you for your interest in the German American
Business Association of California (GABA-CA)!
GABA's monthly eNewsletter features information
about
German-American business in California and Germany,
information about our membership network, and
business opportunities.
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GABA Events in July |
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GABA East Bay Stammtisch
Thursday, July 7th, 7 pm
Speisekammer, 2424 Lincoln Ave, Alameda, CA
94501
Axel Schleyer is hosting this first Stammtisch
in the East Bay. For the future this event will
be held on the first Thursday of every month at
the same location and time. We would like to
extend the invitation to all spouses and
children, so we can all get to know each other.
For more information and RSVP, please contact aschleyer02@yahoo.com.
GABA Bay Area Stammtisch
Wednesday, July 20th, 7 pm
Blue Chalk Café, Palo Alto
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.
GABA-SOCAL Exotic World Tasting Event
The Luxe Hotel, Sunset Boulevard
Wednesday, July 20th, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
11461 Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90049
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. Cost: $20 Members (please
RSVP), $20 Non-Members prepaid (please RSVP),
$30 at the door. Please RSVP to socal@gaba-ca.org or
call (949) 266-5829 by July 18th, noon.
GABA-Berlin Stammtisch
Thursday, July 21st, 7 pm
Habel Weinkultur, Luisenstrasse 19, Berlin
(www.wein-habel.de)
Free to attend, for more information and RSVP,
please contact ulli-kohl@questico.de.
GABA-CA Summer Mixer
Thursday, July 28th, 6-9 pm
Cooley Godward LLP, 3175 Hanover Street, Palo
Alto, CA 94304-1130, Cooley Courtyard
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. Cost: $20 Members;
$30 Non-Members; $40 at the door. RSVP to events@gaba-ca.org.
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New/Renewing Members |
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Patron Member
Fox Technologies - http://www.foxt.com
Fox Technologies develops complete Identity and
Access Management (IAM) solutions for
multi-vendor platform environments with many
hosts, many users, and stringent security
requirements. All solutions provide simplified
user administration, secure single sign-on,
strong authentication, domain-wide access
control and centralized audit logging. Some of
the world's best-known companies, largest
financial institutions and key governmental
organizations use scalable, highly secure Fox
solutions to enhance their infrastructure and
protect their data assets. Fox partners with SAP
to enhance SAP client security for secure access
and protection of data. Contact: Mr. Elliott
Zember, elliott.zember@foxt.com
Extended Corporate Member
Prudential California Realty (Axel
Schleyer) - www.quailtrailrealty.com
Career
Opportunities International - www.careeropsinternational.com;
Contact: Andrea & John Keller, akeller@careeropsinternational.com
Basic Corporate Member
Open Domain Inc. (Uli Dreifuerst) - www.opendomain.com
DJK Partners International (Dennis Kane)
- www.djkpartners.com
Individual Members
Mr. Anthony Bozanic
Mrs. Ursula Joshua
Mr. Kyle Miller
Mrs. Marina Naujocks-Mix
Mr. Peter Pick
Mr. Nils Puhlmann
Volunteers
Mrs. Birthe Schnegelsberg
For information on how to become a GABA
Member, or
to sign up online, please visit: www.gaba-
ca.org/members.html or contact membership@gaba-ca.org
Go To Member Directory... »
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GABA News |
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We are glad to announce that Simone
Fresinger has been actively supporting GABA
as a Programs Associate since June. She is
engaged with the organization of GABA events,
membership activities and assisting with GABA
bookkeeping and invoicing. She's been a great
addition to our organization.
Simone holds a Masters degree in Industrial and
Organizational Psychology and received the US
'Professional in Human Resources' certification
(PHR) by the Society for Human Resource
Management.
She is seeking to leverage her background in
recruitment, employee development, training, and
consulting in a mid-level to entry-level human
resources position. Her analytical thinking,
assessment skills, and German background should
be a great asset to an internationally operating
company.
Please contact her, if you know of any current
or upcoming openings in the HR field. Email: sfresinger@gaba-ca.org
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Member News |
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Patron Corporate Member Kirkpatrick &
Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP is the number
four trademark firm in the U.S., according to
Intellectual Property Today magazine. The
publication recently issued its annual list of
America's top trademark firms in which it ranked
330 law firms and individuals nationwide based
on the number of federal trademark registrations
issued in 2004. For more information, please
visit: www.klng.com.
Premium Member Cooley Godward LLP
welcomes Oliver K. Breme as its new associate in
their Palo Alto office. He received an LL.M.
degree in Law, Science & Technology from
Stanford University in 2004 and a Ph.D. in law
from the Friedrich-Wilhelms University in Bonn.
Before coming to Stanford, Mr. Breme was
the General Counsel of element 5 AG, a leading
electronic software distribution (ESD) provider.
Achim Hoelzle of the Feldberg Pacific
Law Group, Anja Freudenthal, Owner of
the Immigration Law Offices of Anja
Freudenthal and Tom Spott, of
Spott, Lucey & Wall, Inc. CPA's have
formed a panel to discuss the immigration, legal
and tax issues to consider when selecting an
entity that will have a foreign investor.
The panel will discuss a German investor making
a direct investment, owning shares in a U.S.
corporation or a foreign corporation, owning a
membership interest in a U.S. limited liability
company, being a partner in a U.S. partnership,
and other investment approaches. The panel
discussion will assume a German investor is
sought and the U.S. and Germany tax treaty
issues will be referenced throughout the
discussion.
All interested parties are cordially invited to
attend.
The panel will be presented September 15, 2005,
5:30 PM to about 7 PM at Feldberg Pacific Law
Group, 650 California Street Suite 2500, San
Francisco, 415-398-5555, RSVP@SpottLuceyWall-CPAs.com.
Just two months after the launch of the
"Lufthansa Private Jet" service,
Lufthansa is expanding its new high-end
offering. Lufthansa passengers can now enjoy
first-class privileges of seamless travel via
Private Jet not only from Munich, but also to
and from Lufthansa's Frankfurt hub. The
exclusive service allows passengers arriving
aboard Lufthansa long-haul flights to connect to
more than 1,000 airports throughout Europe. For
more information, please see press release or
visit www.lufthansa-usa.com.
On June 10, 205, Axel Merk, president of
Merk Investments and portfolio manager of
the Merk Hard Currency Fund, was invited to
speak on CNBC for the second time in a month,
this time on the implications of the trade
deficit. The video clip is available at http://www.merkfund.com/about-us/news/2005-06-10.html
and www.merkfund.com.
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Jobs |
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Career Opportunities International is searching
for a Senior Sales Manager - VP
Potential. Their client is looking for the
exceptional sales executive with the ability to
lead, motivate and manage an outstanding sales
force which in itself has exceptional
qualifications in terms of education,
experience, sales skills and success
rate.
Qualifications: Educational background
includes a bachelor's degree, followed by an
MBA. Eight or more years of recent sales
experience with a major enterprise and increasing
responsibilities, demonstrating your worth to
the organization with which you are associated.
Experience in successfully leading teams of
sales persons and managers and achieving your
objectives with their help.
For more information, please contact akeller@careeropsinternational.com
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Please put "SVP" in the subject line.
Career Opportunities International (C.O.I.) LLC
15849 N. 71st Street, Suite 100
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GABA Industry Groups |
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GABA's industry groups (IG's) provide
resources
and networking opportunities specific to each
industry:
Life Sciences IG
Dedicated to enabling
and
fostering alliance networks between German and
US life
science companies. IG Life Sciences features an
event
series "Learn and Delight" in California Bay
Area to
facilitate the networking in the life science
community.
A panel discussion with industry experts highlights
significant life sciences topics and is
accompanied by a
Gourmet tasting. Visit www.gaba-
ca.org/life_sciences.html for more information.
Semiconductor - IT IG
Germany and the
US are two of the leading manufacturers and
consumers of semiconductors, with exciting
opportunities for business development and exchange
of knowledge, to build on existing relationships
and
shape new ones. Visit www.gaba-
ca.org/semiconductor.html for more information.
Telecommunications IG
Dedicated to
facilitating business, trade, and exchange between
Californian and German companies in the areas of
fixed
and mobile communication and digital media,
educating
members of the business community on both sides of
the Atlantic in telecom and communication-related
topics, and deepening the understanding among them
about the state and development of the markets in
Europe and the U.S. More information coming soon
to www.gaba-
ca.org/telecom.html.
Media & Entertainment IG
Activities and
events supporting the Californian and German media
and entertainment industries.
Human Resources IG
The group's objective
is to enable companies and individuals alike to
stay
abreast of current employment trends, compensation
issues, corporate governance, legal developments,
immigration/visa trends and "best practices".
For more
detailed information, please go to www.gaba-
ca.org/industry_groups.html.
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