1. AMCHAM NEWS
Networking is our business
JULY 8, 2009
ODHC Committee AmCham Events and AMAG Technology visited AmCham.
Committee Meetings
Board of Directors mee-
ting, 12:00 noon, Mon-
day, July 20 at AmCham.
Real Estate Committee,
7:30 AM, Tuesday, July
21 at AmCham.
Environmental Commit-
tee, 12:00 noon, Tues-
day, July 21 at AmCham.
Hydrocarbons Commit-
tee, 8:00 AM, Friday,
Photo: ODHC Committee
Chair: María Eugenia Fonseca. July 24 at AmCham.
“E-learning” was the Manager; and Miguel Tourism Committee,
12:00 noon, Wednesday, Photo: Hector Xatruch (Technical Support Manager from AMAG
topic of the last Organ- Cedeño, INADEH Na- Technology); Martin Hildebrandt (Executive Director of AMAG Latin
izational Development tional Coordinator of July 29 at AmCham. America), David Hunt (AmCham Executive Director).
and Human Capital com- Virtual Education. Legislation & Taxation
mittee meeting at Am- The ODHC Committee Last month AmCham was the system of AMAG
Committee, 7:30 AM,
Cham. meets the fourth Thurs- vi s i t ed b y Ma rt i n S ym m e t r y S e c u r i t y
Thrusday, August 6 at
Fourteen people came to day of each month, and Hildebrandt, Executive Management, which
AmCham.
hear presentations from develops leadership, Director of AMAG Latin integrate acces control
Katia Naranjo, ACP su- management and training America, which is a and video management to
pervisor of E-learning; within member compa- AMCHAM subsidiary of AMAG provide a total security
Nayaris Morales, Frito nies. PERSONALITY Technology based in solution for buildings and
Lay Human Resources Buenos Aires. offices.
During his visit, he spoke AMAG Technology has
Billingual Employee Candidates: about the climate of been a member of
AmCham member Mi returned to Panama. They personnel and corporate AmCham since March
Oportunidad is a are bilingual and security in Panama and 2007.
subcontractor for a available for interviews at Written by: Jilma Batista
U.S.State Department- no cost to AmCham
approved cultural members. Their résumés Robert Baker is a member
program that send young are available at of the AmCham Board of Reactivation of IT Technology Committee
Panamanians to the US amcham@panamcham.com. Directors.
for up to two years to All of the candidates are Baker is the President of Mi "The IT Committee is IT trends, case studies
work and study while looking for permanent, Oportunidad, a non-profit seeking interested and and best practices. Fur-
living with an American full-time daytime organization that sends over self motivated profes- thermore, the IT Com-
family. The following positions. Those currently 200 young Panamanians a sionals to participate in mittee can be instrumen-
candidates have taking university courses year to the United States to this committee. tal to further develop the
successfully completed in Panama City are in work and study for 12 to 24 The Information Tech- ICT Cluster of Panama
their USA work-study evening programs that months as part of US De- nology Committee facili- by contributing to the
programs and have will not affect a day job. partment of State cultural tates and enables the National ICT Strategy
exchange programs. collaboration between 2008 - 2018 plan. Inter-
Melissa Pineda: Currently studying International Mr. Baker graduated from PANAMCHAM mem- ested parties can contact
Business at Universidad de Panamá. the University of Virginia bers and creates aware- Glenn Tjon at
Gina Robletto, B.A. in Law and politics Science from with a B.S. in Business ness of IT solutions glenn.tjon@solusoft.com
Universidad de Panamá. Administration and is a through presentations of or 60307922."
Certified Real Estate Broker
Antonio Hector Guelfi Sánchez: Second Trimester of Written by: Glenn Tjon
(CRB). Prior to founding
Procedural Law (Master’s), Universidad
Mi Oportunidad, he was a
Interamericana; B.S. in Law and Political Science,
Divisional General Man-
ULACIT.
ager for Coca-Cola and a
Evelyn E. Mcnulty Guerra: B.S. in Law and political Licensed Financial Consult- HUMOR TIME
Science, University of Panama. ant for Merryl Lynch.
Rosseline Morales: Courses in Medicine and Maritime He has been AmCham How you made money invested those ten cents in
at Universidad in Chiriqui. President (1999 & 2006), A young man asked an two apples. I spent the
Karla Him Petroccelli: B.S. in Tourism (Hotels), Vice President (1998), and old rich man how he entire day polishing them
is currently Vice President made his money. and sold them at 5:00 pm
Univerisdad Latina de Panamá; working on a Degree
of AACCLA. The old guy fingered his for 20 cents. I continued
in Public Relations at the University of Panamá.
worsted wool vest and this system for a month,
Please make checks out to said, "Well, son, it was by the end of which I'd
“American Chamber of Commerce.” Member Discount 1932. The depth of the accumulated a fortune of
Program Great Depression. I was $1.37."
Most banks, including “PANAMCHAM,” down to my last nickel. "And that's how you built
ours, are now rejecting “AmCham,” or There have been several "I invested that nickel in an empire?" the boy
acronyms on checks. “AmCham Panama.” new additions and a few an apple. I spent the asked.
Consequently, they are Please let you accoun- updates (with increased entire day polishing the "Heavens, no!" the man
not accepting checks ting office make checks discounts) to the Members apple and, at the end of replied. "Then my wife's
made out to out to: Discount Program. the day, I sold the apple father died and left us two
Check out the new offers for ten cents. million dollars."
“American Chamber of Commerce.” at www.panamcham.com/ "The next morning, I
members/discount.asp
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