UPCOMING EVENTS March 1st March 20
February 23rd March 7th COMMITTEES MONTHLY SCHEDULE
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AMCHAM ANNUAL MEETING • José Antonio Muñoz, partner of the legal firm Arias & Muñoz was reelected as President of AmCham San José, February 2, 2012. The Costa Rican-American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) held its Annual Meeting on Monday, January 30th where it elected its Board of Directors for the 2012-2013 period. José Antonio Muñoz, partner of the legal firm Arias & Muñoz was reelected as President of AmCham.
As part of the Annual Assembly, AmCham´s President presented his annual report where he highlighted the work the Chamber did in 2011 regarding contraband, intellectual property, and fiscal reform.
2011 PRESIDENT’S REPORT I would like to highlight some of the events that have had an impact on the business community during my year as President of AmCham.
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IN THE NEWS BANCO CENTRAL The Central Bank of Costa Rica presented its Macroeconomic Program for the 2012-13 period, with the purpose of informing the population of the behavior of the main macroeconomic variables during 2011, as well as to communicate its interpretation of the foreseeable economic conditions, the challenges that will be faced, and the objectives and orientation of its economic policy. AACCLA´s Annual Strategic Planning Retreat On January 25-27, AmCham participated in AACCLA´s Annual Strategic Planning Retreat. The result of this meeting was a draft agenda for the year ahead. Part 1: The Policy Agenda CAFTA-DR Public-Private Sector Dialogue on Trade Facilitation AmCham participated in the CAFTA-DR Public-Private Sector Dialogue on Trade Facilitation in Miami, Florida on January 24th. For more information on this event you can see the joint statement from the CAFTA-DR governments following the Trade Facilitation meeting that was held prior to AACCLA´s Strategic Planning Retreat. GLOBAL BUSINESS CONFERENCE On February 21-22 AmCham Executive Director will be attending the Global Business Conference organized by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. "As a piece of this broader agenda, Secretary Clinton has invited senior officials from U.S. business support organizations in over 175 countries for a two-day conference hosted by the State Department in Washington, DC (February 21- 22). The conference will highlight how the U.S. government can help promote U.S. businesses abroad, increase U.S. exports, attract new investment to the United States, and create American jobs. Secretary Clinton will be joined by high-level representatives from the White House, Department of Commerce, the Export- Import Bank, OPIC, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and U.S. business executives to participate in the conference."
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MEMBERS EVENTS, PROMOTIONS & NEWS RAMADA PLAZA HERRADURA HOTEL Saint Valentine's Day Celebration February 14, 2012 STUDIO HOTEL Group Promotion:
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EVENTS & SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES We have sponsorship opportunities available for our 2012 events. Please contact Catalina Camacho for more information asistente@amcham.co.cr If you have an event you would like to co-organize with us, please send us the topic of the event, proposed speaker, and target audience. Please send the information to asistente@amcham.co.cr WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! If you have news/events to share with out membership please send them before the last Wednesday of the month so we can include them in our newsletter. We welcome your comments, and suggestions! asistente@amcham.co.cr |
CICA ARBITRATION CENTER AMCHAM-QUITO The Arbitration & Mediation Center of AmCham Quito, CIAM, and the Ecuadorian Institute of Arbitration are organizing the “VI Conference on International Arbitration” which will take place in Quito on March 1st and 2nd, 2012. |
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