The document summarizes several upcoming AmCham events and committee meetings, welcomes new members, recognizes long-standing member companies, and provides candidate profiles for bilingual employees. It also introduces Carlos Urriola, the general manager of Manzanillo International Terminal and current member of the AmCham Board of Directors.

1. AMCHAM NEWS
Networking is our business
JULY 21, 2009
Welcome New Members AmCham Events and Real Estate
Committee Meetings
Reactivation of Trade &
Investment Committee,
7:30 AM, Wednesday,
July 22 at AmCham.
Hydrocarbons Commit-
tee, 8:00 AM, Friday,
July 24 at AmCham.
Tourism Committee,
12:00 noon, Wednesday,
Photo: Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
Chair: Mercedes Morris July 29 at AmCham.
Reactivation of Informa-
Last week the Corporate the European Institute of
tion & Technology Com- Photo: Thomas Kenna, AmCham President;Patricia Andrade, General
Social Responsibility Social Capital and Enter-
mittee, ***, Friday, July Manager of American Airlines (Sponsor); C.E. Maurice Belanger,
Committee met at Am- prises Systems GmbH. AmCham Treasurer.
Cham. The CSR Committee is 31 at AmCham.
Nine people came to listen responsible for encoura- Legislation & Taxation Every four months companies were awarded
to Carlos Forlenza about ging members to develop Committee, 7:30 AM, AmCham holds a certificates and plaques:
Work-life Balance Busi- social programs and also Thursday, August 6 at Newcomer’s Breakfast to Five Year Certificates:
ness Certification and he organize the annual Am- AmCham. welcome its newest Regus Business Center
gave details about the two Cham CSR award. members, where they Panama, S.A. and Summit
companies that were re- Remember that all your learn about AmCham and Golf & Resort. Ten Year
cently awarded this prize, staff members are invited its committees, meet the Certificates: Suez Energy
Coca Cola and Norvatis. to attend all committee Board of Directors, and Central America and AES
Carlos Forlenza has a meetings so please circu- AMCHAM receive their respective Panamá, S.A. Fifteen
Ph.D. in Politics Science, late this Amcham News- PERSONALITY membership certificates. Year Plaques: Promoción
Sociology and Internatio- letter within your organi- The last Newcomers Médica, S.A. and
nal Law and he works for zation. Breakfast was held at the Coronado Golf & Beach
Sheraton Panama Hotel & Resort. And 25 year
Billingual Employee Candidates: Convection Center, where plaques: Bienes Raíces y
19 new members were Seguros Carles, S.A.,
AmCham member Mi returned to Panama. They
e x t e n d e d a h ea r t y Grupo Melo, S.A.,
Oportunidad is a are bilingual and
welcome. Sociedad Internacional de
subcontractor for a available for interviews at AmCham also recognizes Servicios, S.A. and Pan
U.S.State Department- no cost to AmCham those companies that have American Life Insurance
approved cultural members. Their résumés reached milestones in Co.
program that send young are available at continuous membership Congratulations!
amcham@panamcham.com.
Carlos Urriola is a member
Panamanians to the US and the following member
All of the candidates are of the AmCham Board of
for up to two years to
looking for permanent, Directors.
work and study while
living with an American full-time daytime Urriola is General Mana- Board of Directors
positions. Those currently ger of Manzanillo Interna-
family. The following
taking university courses tional Terminal. He gra-
candidates have
in Panama City are in duated with a degree in AmCham is announcing Johnson Spratt, President
successfully completed
evening programs that Industrial and Systems the reactivation of the of Panama Business Ser-
their USA work-study
will not affect a day job. Engineering from the Insti- Trade & Investment vices.
programs and have
tuto Tecnológico y de Es- Committee with Marleni Its first meeting will be
Melissa Pineda: Currently studying International tudios Superiores de Mon- Paolo as a chair. Marleni on the 22th of July at
Business at Universidad de Panamá. terrey, Nuevo León, Mexi- is a lawyer with Patton, AmCham office at 7:30
Gina Robletto, B.A. in Law and politics Science from co, after which he held Moreno & Asvat, which AM. Anyone interested
Universidad de Panamá. various positions in the specializes in the areas of in participating in this
National Port Authority of administration and com- committee, please con-
Antonio Hector Guelfi Sánchez: Second Trimester of
Panama. From 1993 to mercial laws, investment tact the AmCham office
Procedural Law (Master’s), Universidad
1995, Mr. Urriola worked and general contracting. at:301-3881 or
Interamericana; B.S. in Law and Political Science,
as a private consultant in Serving as vice-chair is amcham@panamcham.com.
ULACIT.
port projects and was in-
Evelyn E. Mcnulty Guerra: B.S. in Law and political volved in the MIT project
Science, University of Panama. from the early stages. In
HUMOR TIME
Rosseline Morales: Courses in Medicine and Maritime 1995 He joined MIT as an Buy machine factory And indeed, at exactly
at Universidad in Chiriqui. Assistant Vice President of A n A m e r i c a n one o'clock the whistle
Karla Him Petroccelli: B.S. in Tourism (Hotels), Marketing. manufacturer is showing blows again, and all the
Univerisdad Latina de Panamá; working on a Degree Mr. Urriola was President his machine factory to a workers return from their
in Public Relations at the University of Panamá. of AmCham in 2007. potential customer from break.
Albania. At noon, when When the tour is over, the
Please make checks out to Member Discount the lunch whistle blows, manufacturer turns to his
“American Chamber of Commerce.” Program two thousand men and guest and says, "Well,
women immediately stop now, which of these
Most banks, including “PANAMCHAM,” There have been several work and leave the machines would you like
ours, are now rejecting “AmCham,” or new additions and a few building. to order?"
acronyms on checks. “AmCham Panama.” updates (with increased "Your workers, they're "Forget the machines,"
Consequently, they are Please let you accoun- discounts) to the Members escaping!" cries the says the visitor. "How
not accepting checks ting office make checks Discount Program. visitor. "You've got to much do you want for
made out to out to: Check out the new offers stop them." that whistle?"
at www.panamcham.com/ "Don't worry, they'll be
“American Chamber of Commerce.” members/discount.asp back," says the American.
Phone: 301-3881 Fax: 301-3882
amcham@panamcham.com
Aquilino de la Guardia Ave and 47 St, Ocean Business Plaza Bldg, 17 floor.