Newsletter January 2012

Das Haus, the Sustainability Pavilion, will make its East Coast debut this summer and bring German renewable technologies to life. This green exhibition will showcase innovative energy strategies and cutting-edge architectural concepts for engineers, architects, professionals in the industry, and the general public alike. The Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) is sponsoring this North American tour to display the technological advances that Germany has made in the last 20 years. The pavilion will be used as a platform to transfer technology and industry experience between Germany and the United States.

www.dashaustour.com 

The German American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. would like you to invite you to its 2012 New Year's Reception and Luncheon on Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 at the Harvard Club New York

Guest of Honor:
Peter Ammon
Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the U.S.

Members: $95
Non-members: $110

Please register online or fill out the RSVP form and send it back to events(at)gaccny.com or fax it to 212-262-4568. If you have questions in advance, please contact Anne Voss at 212-974-8849.

Special thanks to our sponsors:

Cultural Risk Assessment
Managing the Hidden Risk Factor that Sabotages 60% of Foreign Direct Investment Projects

Cresa Partners
100 Park Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10017

Wednesday, January 25, 2012
6.00 - 8.30pm

The seminar is designed to empower real understanding of cultural risk in international business projects. Participants will be lead through a discussion examining culture as a critical risk factor, exploring how it impacts operations and why the business community has largely rejected traditional mitigation techniques. ... more details

Space is limited. Please RSVP by January 23th via our event website. For further information please contact Anne Wittig at awittig@gaccny.com or (212) 974-8837.

The German American Chambers of Commerce in cooperation with the Representative of German Industry and Trade (RGIT) present:

The Annual Economic Forum 2012
Hilton Rosemont Chicago O’Hare
5550 N. River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018

January 26, 2012
11:15 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. CST

 

Our panelists:
Michael Backfisch, Middle East Correspondent
Gerhard Kiewel, Vice President, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Norbert G. Riedel, Corporate Vice President and Chief Science & Innovation Officer, Baxter International, Inc.
Prof. Dr. Joachim Scheide, Head Forecasting Center and Research Economist -
Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Diane Swonk, Chief Economist - Mesirow Financial

Cost: $85 Members, $100 Non-Members

To RSVP, please use our ONLINE REGISTRATION or contact Anna Cournoyer at the GACC of the Midwest at cournoyer@gacccom.org.

One of the many incentives of the membership with the GACC New York is to participate in the Member-to-Member Benefit Program. This program is designed for GACC members to offer special discounts to fellow members, and for all members to take advantage of these deals.

You can find all existing deals by logging into our membership directory with your member log-in data and checking the box "Membership Benefits". We would like you to come on board and be a part of our Member-to-Member Benefit Program. It's easy to join! Just let us know about the benefits you would like to offer, which discount you would like to give, and for which time frame your offer applies. You may contact Anne Wittig directly at membership@gaccny.com or simply fill out the form on our website. 

For further information and the application form please click here.
In case you forgot your login information, please contact Anne Wittig at awittig@gaccny.com

Essen City Council approves the Financing Package and thus Gives the Green Light to the Modernization of the Exhibition Complex

The Essen City Council adopted a comprehensive restructuring package for Messe Essen GmbH ensuring the financial basis for a complex modernization program. This will serve to create replacements for Halls 4 to 12 and for the East Administrative Offices in the form of four new, spaciously designed large halls together with entrance and congress areas. "With this package, we have secured the future of one of our most important economic development areas, Messe Essen," according to the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Messe Essen, Lord Mayor Reinhard Paß.

The council's resolution plans to provide Messe Essen with a bond for a maximum of EUR 100 million in borrowed capital required for the financing of the forthcoming investments. The next step which must be done requires the approval of the district government.

By reviewing and adapting the company’s organization as well as the implementation of a savings and efficiency program, Messe Essen has already been successful in an internal restructuring and reorganization of the company in the last two and a half years. The council's resolution has created the basis for renovating the exhibition complex.

The plans, which are to be specified in more concrete terms now, are based on the "East Portal Variant" draft elaborated by GVE (Grundstücksverwaltung Essen GmbH). In addition to continuing modernization work during the ongoing fairs, it simultaneously offers the advantage of a new, attractive appearance of the complex in relation to the Rüttenscheid district of the city. "Thus, the fair site is now visibly becoming more modern to the outside as well. We thank all who have taken part in this demanding process with constructive participation and serious commitment," noted Frank Thorwirth, Chairman and CEO of Messe Essen GmbH.