AmCham Brief May 2012

Dear members,

Washington with its magnificent story and real problems of ordinary people. St. Louise awaited me with its big tornado, but the town itself is a ghost town on one side while on the other it is a town of marvelous parks and people. Chicago is - simply great Chicago, Denver reminds you of Dynasty J.  Colorado Springs is a nice town with a chapel in which services are done by four different religions, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and Buddhist. The mountains surrounding the town are offering a great view, but altitude can literally take a breath away. But by far more impressions I got from the people, from Americans who were not just like passing by lights. Their views and ideas settled in a specific way into me and my way of thinking. But I were able to be opened to them only  because I was without any prejudices and stereotypes which usually prevent us from seeing and feeling the state of mind of people, and create in us blind spots, non-empathy and limitation of our own world.

In my opinion, the Americans are individualists, but at the same time closely connected nation in which every individual is being in his own way aware of common challenges and problems. But no matter where are their roots, where they are, what they do, either in high administrative or business positions or selling frozen yoghurt in a coffee-shop – they are people proud of their nation state.

If I were able to take from the US at least five things they would be the following ones:

-pride and emotional respect to one’s own country

-business motivation and conviction that everything is possible

-open communication, a possibility to openly express opinion and feelings, and even that is not in line with some opposite view, there is no offence

-voluntarism which includes talent, time and treasures

-a wish to learn and invent something new.

But what I will definitively bring from the US will be the feeling of close connections with numerous people from the US as well as with the participants of the program from all over the world. Thanks, America, for these wonderful connections. But now Portland is waiting for us and another week of exploring.

But I am already counting down days to meet and to share new ideas with a new, already 3rd generation of AmCham Young Professionals. I therefore invite you to enable them their own network and a sense of connection. A deadline to enroll your participants for a program (which is free for those employed by AmCham members) is May 15th on young@amcham.si

Simply a big hug* across the ocean to all of you! Ajša

*(do not worry my emotions back in Slovenia will be back in ‘on-hold’ mode)

Microsoft AmCham Business Regatta

AmCham Business Breakfast with dr. Egon Zakrajšek, Deputy Associate Director, FED USA

AmCham Business Run Bled 2012

Enroll your Young Professionals! Only 6 more days!

5 Super Finalists of AmCham Top Potential of the Year Competition

AmCham Young Professionals Final Event

General Assembly and election of a new board member

Save the dates: AmCham Business Breakfast on Corporate Governance

Save the dates: Family Sports Picnic co-organized by US Embassy and AmCham Slovenia

The Minister of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia hopes that Slovenia would be a small, highly efficient and open country and respected within and outside the Slovenian borders.

AmCham Professional update on Social media in McDonald's

AmCham Slovenia is a honorary patron of the exhibition of a world renewed Photographer Steve McCurry, the author of the famous Afgan Girl image

Legendary F1 racer David Coulthard and the world-famous business motivator Mark Gallagher at the NT Conference, 22 May 2012, Portorož

AmCham Slovenia is Official Supporter of MDOS (Mreža za družbeno odgovornost Slovenije)

AmCham Slovenia is Official Partner of project WOMEN ORIGINALITY in management organized by Planet GV

Programme

Women in business and in politics – who gets benefits?
Brigitte Ederer,Siemens AG, Member of the Board

Career DNA of modern women
Dr. Orenia Yannai, clinical and occupational therapist

Turning passion into a career – personal stories of women managers
 - Maria Anselmi, Managing Director at Bisnode
- Katarina Venturini, General Manager at dancing school Plesna zvezda

Granting the Artemida awards
 Artemida.

VIP - influential and innovative businesswoman of 21st century - the survey on trends in innovation by 2050
Melanie Seier Larsen, A.T. Kearney

ROUND TABLE: Innovation without frontiers
Talent is universal, the opportunities are not

Programme and registration: 
http://www.planetgv.si/index.php?page=event&eid=3181&cid=9124
Info: 01/30 94 446,  01/30 94 444.

The participation fee is EUR 351 for AmCham members!

We look forward to meeting you at the 11th EWM conference!

All participants will receive a book “Career of passion” by Dr. Orenia Yanai.
Career of passion

Woman to woman

By paying the registration fee you will contribute 5 EUR to Association of Women –Victims of War in Bosnia

The conference will seek additional funds for the Association with a charity sale of artwork by
dr. Peter Marolt

AmCham Slovenia is Official Supporter of project Bledcom 2012 : PRactice makes PRerfect

AmCham Slovenia is Official Partner of IRDO Institute in 2102

Are you a socially responsible company, institution, individual?

Present your example of good practice and strengthen your reputation in public! Sign up for tender for the award HORUS 2012 till 09/20/2012. Tender documents will be available from May 2012 at www.horus.si.

CATEGORIES:

For Horus 2012 prize (nominate your company or institution):

a. Category COMPANY - Slovenia, Slovenians Abroad or worldwide

b. Category INSTITUTIONS

For special recognition Horus 2012 (please, suggest individuals - candidates) for:

a. Journalist

b. Candidate as your proposal, which operates in the context of social responsibility.

PRELIMINARY ENTRY: till 20/06/2012 you should complete the preliminary entry and with its help you will secure yourself the opinion of the Expert Committee (before you fill the entire application package).

SEMINARS FOR APPLICANTS AND OTHERS: Ljubljana, June and September 2012.

More information and application forms: www.horus.si.

COLLABORATE, CONNECT AND CREATE SLOVENE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY!

Honorary Sponsor: dr. Danilo Türk, President of the Republic of Slovenia.

The award also supports the Government Office for Slovenians Abroad.

Organizer: IRDO - Institute for the Development of Social Responsibility, PRSS - Slovenian Association for Public Relations

Supportive project partners: American Chamber of Commerce, the Slovenian Marketing Association, Association of Journalists of Slovenia, London School of Public Relations, The Slovenian Foundation for Business Excellence, Slovenian UN Association for Sustainable Development, Slovenian Association of Managers and Managers of NGOs, the Styrian Chamber of Commerce, the Association employers of Slovenia, the Association Manager.

Media Partners: Delo, Dnevnik, Večer (all newspaper publishing companies), Žurnal Media.

Clipping Partner: Press Clipping d.o.o.

AmCham Slovenia is Official Partner of Zavod Y and project SIMBIOZ@

Harvard School of Negotiations - special offer for AmCham members!

We are welcoming new members

A Taks, mednarodne rešitve, d.o.o.

CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz d.o.o.

Vzajemna zdravstvena zavarovalnica, d.v.z.

Wolf Theiss Attorneys-at-Law-Slovenian branch

Žurnal media, d.o.o.