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YPC Workshop # 2 - 19.08.2010







TOPIC: "Social Media at Work: Is Your Corporate Policy Clear?"

The event was hosted  by law firm SORAINEN and initiated a very active discussion on the most actual topic nowadays - SOCIAL MEDIA. All participants found the fact of sudden expansion of the influence of Social Media on the society recently and had a lot of questions regarding using it for work-related purposed and control instruments that could be wisely used  to direct comments and discussions the right way.

AmCham-U.S. Embassy July 4th Family Picnic - 04.07.2010
Annual USA Independence Day Celebration 2010 sets the participation record in AmCham history!!








 














This year AmCham Estonia joined forces with the U.S. Embassy Tallinn and celebrated its Annual American Independence Day Picnic at the U.S. Ambassador’s Residence in Pirita which was a perfect place for this family style event. More than 430 participants gathered on Sunday, July 4th to enjoy an ample supply of barbequed food, salads, beer, great wine and all the fixings. The band Nine Lives played some old time American rock-n-roll and hilly billy hits and the embassy staff members led  many fun family games.

AmCham June Power Breakfast - 10.06.2010
TOPIC: "Welcome, EURO: What to Expect and How to Prepare?"








This June speaker event was so popular that we had to close our registration due to reaching the maximum number of paricipants possible for the venue.

AmCham OPEN Golf Tournament 2010 - 03.06.2010
AmCham OPEN Golf Tournament 2010








It was a perfect day for a golf tournament! More than 60 tournament participants and 6 DEMO Program participants basked in the warm sunshine and hit quite a few golf balls at the AmCham Golf Tournament 2010 on June 3.

Soccer Tournament 2010 Powered by Sampo Pank - 22.05.2010
FOREIGN CHAMBER SOCCER CUP 2010








It was the first ever joint Soccer Tournament between the teams from 8 Foreign Chambers in Estonia powered by Sampo Pank.
AmCham Estonia was represented by 2 teams: USA 1 and USA 2. Our teams were very determined and won several matches during the playoffs but, unfortunately, did not get into the finals this year.

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May Business After Hours - 13.05.2010
Speed Networking with the Spanish-Estonian Chamber of Commerce








This turned out to be one of the most dynamic and fun Business After Hours events in the chamber history. More than 50 people (members of AmCham Estonia and Spanish-Estonian chamber of commerce) gathered at the Trigon Capital office in Metro Plaza to find out what Speed Networking is all about...

May Speaker Luncheon with Ambassador Polt - 05.05.2010
Meet & Greet the New U.S. Ambassador To Estonia - Hon. Michael C. Polt








More than 40 AmCham members and partners gathered at Radisson Blu Hotel on Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 to meet Ambassador Polt who  addressed all event participants with a very intresting and timely speech devoted to the future of the American-Estonian relations, business ties and possible developments that could be done in that sphere.

AmCham Meliss Wells Award 2009 - 05.05.2010
The ninth Melissa Wells Award Winner is Coca-Cola HBC Estonia

The Melissa F. Wells Award for Corporate Citizenship, awarded for the ninth time this year, was given to Coca-Cola HBC Eesti AS in recognition of the company’s work with charities and contribution towards the development of society.

The award was presented at the traditional formal lunch, organised by the American Chamber of Commerce in Estonia on May 5th. The award was handed over to Mr. Tomaš Gawlowski, Director General of Coca-Cola HBC Estonia by AmCham Estonia President, Mr. Stefano Grace, and the guest of honor, the Ambassador of the United States of America, Hon. Michael C. Polt, who acknowledged the endeavours of Coca-Cola HBC Estonia.
April Business After Hours - 15.04.2010







Live Brazilian music, Samba lessons, wine tasting, hotel tours and limbo contest were just some of the many delights of the April Business After Hours in Ipanema Rodizio Restaurant.

The hosts  at Unique Hotel Mihkli greeted more than 40 participants that evening with ice-cold caipirinhas, tasty Brazilian food and various meats off the skewers as they showed off their great cozy and family-friendly restaurant in the center of the city.

April Speaker Breakfast - 08.04.2010







TOPIC: " Tallinn 2011: Opportunities for Businesses in Estonia"
Guest Speaker: Mikko Fritze, CEO of Tallinn 2011 Foundation

On Thursday morning, April 8th, 2010 AmCham Estonia members as well as members of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Estonia gathered at the Banquet Hall of Reval Hotel Olümpia to learn more about the projects that will take place next year when Tallinn will officially be the European Capital 2011.
Annual IPR Seminar For Teachers 2010 - 25.03.2010








On March 25, 2010 AmCham IPR Committee in co-operation with hte U.S. Embassy Tallinn, BSA,  Estonian Organization for Copyright Protection and Microsoft Estonia hosted another very successful conference for teachers in Estonia
"How to Teach Young People of Estonia the Intellectual Property  Rights Principles"

March Speaker Luncheon 2010- 19.03.2010
TOPIC: "Estonian Labor Market 2010: Challenges & Solutions"


On Friday, March 19th, Minister Pevkur met with members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Estonia to discuss the current challenges of the Labor Market in Estonia, the unemployment situation and other issues that affect foreign companies operating in the country.

Poker Night with Olympic Casino - 03.03.2010







AmCham Charter Gold Member - Olympic Entertainment Group gathered more than 30 chamber members for a fun poker night at one of the Tallinn casinos in Reval Park Hotel.
The evening was very fun and exciting as event participants had a chance to tour the casino, get a professional training from the Olympic Casino Poker Manager, mingle and enjoy drinks & snacks as well as play in the Beginner Tournament and win great prizes!
AmCham-BECC Mixer - 18.02.2010








February Business Afterhours event was a little unusual as AmCham members got to mingle not only amongst each other but with the members of the British-Estonian Chamber of Commerce at the AmCham-BECC Mixer.
And what could be better than meeting in a cozy library room of the Three Sisters Hotel (member of both chambers) and enjoying wine tasting with BestWine?!

February Speaker Luncheon with Ambassador Uspenski- 11.02.2010







This was a very interesting and well-attended speaker event devoted to the topic:

"The Business Face of Russia: Copperation & Investment Climate 2010"

Event speakers included:
- H.E. Nikolai Uspenski, Russian Ambassador to Estonia
- Maria Chernobrovkina, Executive Director of AmCham Russia, St. Petersburg Chapter
- Gert Tiivas, CEO of East Capital Explorer
AmCham Young Professionals Workshop 1/2010 - 04.02.2010
It has become a good tradition for the AmCham Estonia to organize special workshop for the young professionals within the chamber network.  Even though this intitiave is referred to as Young Professionals Committee, there are many other chamber members of various ages who now come out to these workshops.
The first YPC workshop of 2010 was devoted to the topic:
"Cooperation with Foreign Partners and Working in a Multinational Environment"
January Business After Hours - 28.01.2010






Introducing the New Meriton Old Town Garden Hotel

Despite of the very cold evening (-24C outside that night) more than 30 AmCham members came to see the brand new Meriton hotel in the center of the Old Town – Meriton Old Town Garden Hotel.

January Speaker Breakfast with Minister Paet - 22.01.2010








The Business Breakfast concept proved popular once again for the Minister of Foreign  Affairs of Estonia Mr. Urmas Paet as he answered questions from the 30 event participants who were worried about: Estonian foreign policy priorities for 2010, government plans of training and re-training the unemloyed labor resources,  Estonia's relationship with Ukraine, Georgia and, of course, Russia, as well as issues related to refugees and immigrants...
Charter Gold Fireside Chat with Ambassador Polt - 14.01.2010







AmCham Estonia kicked-off the new year with a very special and exclusive event for its Charter Gold Members - A Fireside Chat with the new US Ambassador to Estonia Hon. Michael C. Polt.

The cozy Library Room of the Three Sisters Hotel provided just the right atmosphere of openness that surrounded the topics and issues of importance addressed by the more than 25 Charter Gold members present.

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