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GABA Events in May |
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GABA NoCal: The Future Of Fuels - What Drives
Our Cars
Tomorrow?
Tuesday, May 8 2007, 6pm - 9pm
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, 3175 Hanover St,
Palo Alto, CA 94304
The event investigates the different
possibilities to reduce or replace the
conventional fuel for cars and trucks.
Especially, it covers fuel cell applications,
hybrid and electric vehicles, biodiesel and
ethanol fuels and answers questions about
timing, availability, affordability of these
solutions; as well as advantages,
disadvantages, opportunities as these
technologies mature and roadblocks to their
wide availability.
A panel of experts from the area of
fuel-cell, hybrid, electrical cars and
biodiesel fuels will discuss this topic.
For more information, please visit
GABA's
website.
GABA SoCal: 2007 Orange County Investment
Perspectives!
Thursday, May 10 2007, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Mercedes Benz Classic Center, 9 Whatney
Irvine, CA 92618
Join us for this exciting evening at the
Mercedes Benz Classic Center in Irvine while
enjoying excellent food, drinks and meeting
new people. Southern California remains a
diversified and dynamic economy; our 75
largest public companies were growing
steadily in 2006 and the real estate market
remained strong. But how will 2007 evolve?
The Panelists will share their respective
opinions on current investment trends and
themes they are observing in their particular
area of expertise. We are proud to present
leaders from the fields of Commercial
Lending, Private Equity, Commercial Real
Estate and Financial Advisory.
For more information, please visit
GABA's
website.
GABA Bay Area Stammtisch
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007, 6:00pm -
10:00pm
Gordon Biersch, 640 Emerson St, Palo
Alto
Social gathering of the GABA community in the
Bay Area. No RSVP needed; free to attend.
GABA-Berlin Stammtisch
Thursday, May 17th, 2007,
7:00-10:00pm
Habel Weinkultur, Luisenstrasse 19, Berlin
(www.wein-habel.de)
Free to attend; for more information and to
RSVP, please contact [email protected].
GABA-Hamburg Stammtisch
Friday,May 18th, 2007 7:00-10:00pm
Hamburg Business Club, Dorint Hotel, Alter
Wall 40,20457 Hamburg
(www.hhbc.de)
Free to attend; for more information and to
RSVP, please contact Holger Ritter
ha[email protected].
GABA NoCal: Women in Business Luncheon
Thursday, May 24 2007, 12:00pm -
2:00pm
Hotel Sofitel - "Bay 223 Restaurant", 223
Twin Dolphin Drive, Redwood City, CA
94065
This is the first GABA event for German
Business Women in Silicon Valley. We plan to
establish a regular meeting as a professional
network for German women to promote their
career, broaden their professional horizon
and enhance their financial acumen.
Since this is a new group within GABA, we
welcome any kind of suggestions or ideas for
future meetings.
For more information and to register, please
visit GABA's
website.
Visit GABA's website for more information about our events! »
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Co-Sponsored Events |
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Business Etiquette Workshop
Wednesday, May 16, 2007 from 9 am - 4 pm
Santa Clara Embassy Suites
Admission: This workshop is offered to GABA
members at a special rate of $224, including
snacks and lunch (regular price is $299)!
Register via
Acteva
Next Step's Business Etiquette Workshop
provides all personnel (new hires to managers
and supervisors) with the knowledge and
skills to ensure internal and external
customers perceive them as professionals.
Next Step's interactive workshop will give
you practical tools and the latest guidelines
to email, telephone, meeting office and
dining etiquette.
For more information, please contact
Anne Massenkeil.
TiEcon 2007
May 18-19, 2007
Convention Center in Santa Clara, Ca.
TiEcon is two action-packed days of
learning, networking, and partnering. TiEcon
will explore today's business environment and
discuss the big issues facing industry and
entrepreneurs. Keynotes, Luminary Panels, and
Stories from the Front Line will focus on the
New Face of Entrepreneurship across
businesses and ecosystems including:
Networking, Semiconductors, Software,
Storage, Security, Internet, Wireless, Clean
Tech, and Life Sciences. For
more
information or to register, please visit www.tiecon.org.
IBF: Venture Capital Investing
Conference
June 6 - 8, 2007
Four Seasons Hotel, 757 Market Street , San
Francisco , CA
The 2007 Venture Capital Forecast:
Predictions & Views from Top Venture Investors
Uniting over 400 of the most active
venture capitalists, limited partners and
private equity investors
representing over a $trillion in capital. For
more
information or to register, please click
here.
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GABA News |
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We are pleased to announce that Claudia Weber
joined GABA as Development Director.
Claudia, a native German, has lived in Silicon
Valley for 4 years.
She holds a master degree in Physics from the
University of Heidelberg. In the past Claudia
held product management positions in telecom,
Internet and IT companies in Germany as well
as in Silicon Valley. Claudia is a Member of
the Board at the Community School of Music
and Arts in Mountain View, CA and has been
chair of CSMA's Fund Development Committee.
In her new position at GABA Claudia will be
focusing on membership development, but also
will be involved in other projects, such as
events organization and strategic partnerships.
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Member News |
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International Charter School for
Languages, Arts & Sciences in Orange County,
CA, for September 2008: An initiative of
dedicated parents and teachers are working on
making an early dual language immersion
(American-German) embedded in an outstanding
education in sciences and the arts a reality
for their children. As a charter school this
International School will be part of the
public school system and therefore tuition free.
If you like your children to become world
citizens and are interested in giving them
the gift of growing up bilingual, increase
their self confidence and enhance
cross-cultural awareness, then please get in
touch with us. We are looking for parents
with children under the age of eight,
bilingual (German-English) teachers and
anyone else who wants to support our mission.
We are endorsed by the German American School
Association in Southern California and the
ZFA Zentrale fuer Auslandsschulwesen.
For more information please log on to http://immersionschools.net/socal/
or contact
Rita Reiff at 714-921-8137 or 909-5951315 or
[email protected]
The Perreault
Birmingham Group is
pleased to announce the relocation of its
offices from San Francisco to 3705 Haven
Avenue, Menlo Park CA 94025 in order to
better serve its high tech Silicon Valley
client base with fundraising, strategic
advisory as well as merger & acquisition
services.
Many corporations from around the world are
attracted to China by its booming economy,
its low cost and high quality manufacturing,
and by the creativity and skill of its
people. They are also drawn by the world's
4th largest consumer market (projected to be
the largest by 2035).
SVCWireless and UC Berkeley CRC (the Center
for Research on Chinese & American Strategy
Corporation) organize Managing Technology &
Innovation: China Executive Leadership
program. You will learn from the top experts
and industry leaders, from both the US and
China, and have the opportunity to engage in
a free exchange of ideas and experiences with
your peers and with industry executives, from
China and US. This in-depth, world-class
program will be presented on three weekends
in each month, beginning September 15th 2007
through November 17, 2007.
For more details visit the following link:
www.svcwireless.org
German International School of Silicon Valley
(GISSV) and Animal Art Gallery are hosting
their annual Animal Art Show at 520 Santa
Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park.
The show will run through the month of May
and an opening reception will take place on
Wednesday, May 2, 5 to 7 PM. To visit the
gallery on other days just contact the animal
hospital, they'll
open up during regular business hours (8am -
6pm) and Saturdays (8am - 5pm).
The next artistic event will take place on
Friday, May 25 and Saturday, May 26. On both
days the curtains will open at 7pm for our
newest Musical production Annie.
This famous Broadway musical tells the story
of Annie, a young orphan girl, and her
adventures in finding a family that will give
her a new home. The show will be held in the
Auditorium on both days. For more information
about these events and the school, please
visit http://www.gissv.org.
GABA members and Chairs Dirk Michels, EJ
Dieterle and Wolfram Doelker are organizing
the annual "USA Market-Entry Seminars" in
various locations in Germany & Switzerland:
Zug May 8th, Weingarten May 10th, Pforzheim
May 11th, Berlin May 14th, Munich May 15th.
For more details, please visit
GABA's event calendar.
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Job Board |
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The German International School of Silicon
Valley (GISSV) in Mountain seeks A
TEACHER/ASSISTANT TEACHER for its preschool
afternoon program (approx. 20h/week) to begin
on August 15, 2007.
Requirements: professional experience in
American or German kindergarten education,
ability to work within a team, eagerness to
learn, good coordination and organizational
skills, experience and competence in
advising and working with parents, preferably
English and German language skills, valid US
work permit. Please send your completed
application, including a cover letter,
resume, diplomas, reference letters,
transcripts, by email ([email protected]).
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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:
Clean Tech IG
California and Germany
stand out as well established clean tech leaders
and attractive target markets. The Industry
Group's aim is to enable the exchange of ideas &
contacts, provide a platform for the discussion
of relevant industry trends and foster
transatlantic business and relationships between
German and US corporations in order to add value
to all participating partners. Visit our website for more
information.
Entrepreneurs & Venture Capital
IG
This group is dedicated to the
facilitation of technology, business and
social innovation via entrepreneurial
ventures and the appropriate incubation and
capital funding catalysts. We aim to educate
and bring together members of the business,
finance, legal, academia, technology lab,
not-for-profit and government realms on both
sides of the Atlantic as regards new
venturing opportunities, issues, trends and
developments. Visit our website for more
information.
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 our website.
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 our website for more
information.
Media & Entertainment IG
Activities
and events supporting the Californian and German
media and entertainment industries.To find our
more, please visit our website
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 our website 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 our website.
Visit GABA's industry groups... »
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