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Thank you for your interest in the German American
Business Association of California (GABA-CA)!
GABA's monthly eNewsletter features information
about German-American business in California and
Germany.
Please note that GABA has moved offices, here is
the new address:
German American Business Association of
California, Inc.
1715 Villa St, Suite G
Mountain View, CA 94041, USA
Phone: +1 (650) 386-5015
Fax: +1 (415) 276-2375
info@gaba-network.org
www.gaba-network.org
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GABA Events in June |
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GABA-CA: Opening Party of the Soccer World
Cup 2006
Friday, June 9 2006, 8:30am - 11:30am
Gordon Biersch Brewery, 640 Emerson St, Palo
Alto
The State of Bavaria West Coast Office invites
you in cooperation with GABA to join us for
an Opening Party of the Soccer World cup 2006
Live transmission of the opening game from
Munich: Germany vs. Costa Rica
A traditional Bavarian style breakfast with
sausages, pretzels and beer will be served.
This event is free of charge for GABA
members(pre-registration required).
Please RSVP no later than Tuesday, June 6, 2006
at events@gaba-network.org.
(Cost for all other guests and door
registration: $35)
GABA-Berlin Stammtisch
Thursday, June 15th, 7-10pm
Habel Weinkultur, Luisenstrasse 19, Berlin (www.wein-habel.de)
Free to attend; for more information and to
RSVP, please contact ulli-kohl@questico.de.
GABA-Hamburg Stammtisch
Friday, June, 16th, 7-10pm
Hamburg Business Club, Oberstr. 14, Hamburg (www.hhbc.de)
Free to attend; for more information and to
RSVP, please contact Holger Ritter hamburg@gaba-network.org.
GABA-Bavaria Bay Area Stammtisch
Wednesday, June 21th, 7-10pm
Teskes-Germania Restaurant, 255 N. First Street
at Devin, San Jose (http://www.teskes-germania.com)
The GABA Bay Area Stammtisch will be held in
cooperation with the State of Bavaria West Coast
Office from now on. No RSVP needed; free to
attend.
GABA-CA: Mobile Movie Making and
Financing
Thurssday June 22nd, 6-9 pm
SAP Labs, Building D, 3410 Hillview Avenue, Palo
Alto, CA 94304
The landscape of movie production and financing
has changed, from a model in which the studios
make everything, to one where new moguls are
coming out of the dot com boom. This
presentation will explain how traditional
financing models compare to new ones, and
present a case study on how to structurea film
project to achieve maximum returns and downside
protection for investors. For more information,
please visit GABA's website, please
contact events@gaba-network.org
to RSVP.
Germany California Day in Sacramento
Monday, June 26 2006, 8:00am - 5:00pm
The German American Chamber of Commerce in
cooperation with the German American Business
Association and supported by the German
Consulate General, San Francisco, will host a
special Legislative Reception at the California
State Capitol in Sacramento on June 26th. The
evening will focus on strengthening bi-lateral
relationships and collaborating on business
opportunities specifically those geared towards
German-Californian relations.
This reception is an exclusive event "by
invitation only", please contact info@gaba-network.org
for more information.
Visit GABA's website for more information about our events! »
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GABA Co-Sponsored Events |
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SVASE Main Event
Capitalizing On Emerging Markets &
Technologies
Thursday June 1, 6:00-8:30 pm
WSGR, 950 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA
94304
Are markets driving the need for technologies,
or is it the other way around? And what
technologies are hot in which geographic and
user markets? For more information and to
register, please visit http://www.svase.org/index.php?option=com_extcalendar&Itemid=149&extmode=view&extid=395
17th Annual Venture Capital Investing
Conference
Wednesday, June 7 - Friday, June 9, 2006
Renaissance Stanford Court, 905 California
Street , San Francisco , CA 94108
This conference boasts an unparalleled history
with regard to quality of program and seniority
of speakers and attendees. Planned with the
assistance of our prestigious advisory board and
peer input, attending will help you compare best
practices and track industry trends. Known for
uniting the most active investors, representing
over a trillion $ dollars in capital, this
three-day program is used as a vehicle for
networking, business development, deal flow and
industry insight. For more information and to
register, please visit http://www.ibfconferences.com/ibf/viewdetails.asp?lstconfname=165
British American Business Council - East
Bay
Innovative Networking for Business
Thursday, June 8, 2006, 5:30 pm-7:30 pm
Bay Area World Trade Center, 544 Water Street,
Oakland, CA
Please join us for a presentation by Ron Bates,
the Managing Principal of Executive Advantage
Group and the U.S. Country Manager of Ecademy,
the number one on-line network in the U.K. Ron
is also the most connected individual on
LinkedIn with over 25,000 direct contacts. For
more information and to register, please visit
www.babcsf.com
Hispanic-Net Event
PriceWaterHouseCoopers Venture Capital Survey
Q1 2006 Results
June 8th, 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Pillsbury Winthrop, 2475 Hanover Street, Palo
Alto
The MoneyTree Report is a quarterly study of
venture capital investment activity in the
United States. As a collaboration between
PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture
Capital Association based upon data from Thomson
Financial, it is the only industry-endorsed
research of its kind. For more information and
to register, please visit www.hispanic-net.org.
GABA members will get a special "Two-for-One"
deal, please mention at registration!
AsiaCom Forum
Global Communications Strategies - Seeing
through the Eyes of Asian Editors
Wednesday, June 14, 2006, 9-11am
Techmart, Santa Clara
In the Q&A session, you can ask what you always
wanted to know about public relations in China,
Korea, Taiwan, Japan and India, and find out how
it is different from the US! For more
information and to register, please visit http://www.globalpresspr.com/forum/index.htm
Admission: $75, Contact: 408-246-6840 Ext. 100
or register at http://www.globalpresspr.com/registration/forum.htm
Business Marketing Association (BMA)
International Marketing Roundtable
Best Practices In (and Attitudes Toward)
Localization
Wednesday, June 21, 7:30 - 9:00 am
Scott's Seafood Restaurant and Grill, 855 El
Camino Real, Town and Country Shopping Center,
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Patron Corporate Member MaCS,
Marketing-Communications-Services is hosting the
Roundtable, where you can learn how to best
localize and maintain Websites/collaterals and
what you need to know when you choose a
localization vendor. For more information and to
register, please visit: http://www.macs-us.com/news/events.html#062106
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New/Renewing Members |
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Patron Corporate Member
T-Systems North America, Uwe Wagner - www.t-systemsus.com
Premium Corporate Member
FeldbergPacific Startup Counsel, Achim
Hoelzle - www.feldbergpacific.com
Extended Corporate Members
i-d-online, Andre Wendt - www.i-d-online.com
Individual Members
Mr. Thomas Beer
Mr. Markus Brox
Mr. Ludwig Fries
Mr. Waheed Qureshi
Mrs. Andrea Salah
Mrs. Herta Schreiner
Mr. Frederic Sohl
Mr. Steven Weigand
Mr. Christof Wittig
Mr. Jonathan Zar
For information on how to become a GABA Member, or
to sign up online, please visit our website or
contact membership@gaba-
network.org.
Go To Member Directory... »
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GABA News |
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We are glad to announce that Yiman Liu has been
actively supporting GABA as a Programs Associate
since May. She is engaged with the organization
of GABA events, membership activities.
Yiman Liu holds a Masters degree in political
economy and a master degree in sociology. She is
experienced in Project Management in
international context and Translations. Her
language skills, her own intercultural
background and her former experiences in
different fields as marketing, communication and
event management make her a great addition to
international operating companies or
organizations.
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Member News |
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Axel Merk, president of Basic Corporate
Member Merk Investments LLC and manager of the
Merk hard Currency fund, was on CNBC and
Bloomberg TV five times in May explaining the
fall of the
dollar. For an overview of news coverage that
includes Wall Street Journal and New York Times
coverage, as well as analysis, visit http://www.merkfund.com
Sterntaler Bakery - a new Bay Area German
Bakery featuring authentic and top-quality
German breads, rolls, rustic (streusel!) cakes,
pastries and pretzels - is now offering their
bakery products at several Farmers' Markets in
the San Francisco Bay Area: Thursdays - San
Carlos, Daly City and Los Altos; Saturdays -
Santa Clara and South San Francisco; Sundays -
Campbell.
For more information, please visit http://www.sterntalerbakery.com.
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Job Board |
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Creative Weblogging is looking to fill the
following position (please check the link to
GABA career services for more information):
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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:
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.
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.
Media & Entertainment IG
Activities and
events supporting the Californian and German media
and entertainment industries.To find our more,
please
visit our website
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.
Visit GABA's industry groups... »
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