Monday, June 13: How to Import and Export (in Spanish). SCORE Atlanta, a service of the Small Business Administration, presents a free seminar in Spanish at the Cobb Chamber of Commerce in Marietta, 9-11 a.m. Register at www.scoreatlanta.org or call (404) 331-0121.
Monday, June 13: China Delegation Roundtable Discussion. This free event hosted by the Georgia China Alliance features a Chinese delegation and Georgian China experts in a discussion about economic and educational opportunities in China. Held from 9:30 a.m. – 12 noon at the law offices of Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, 171 17th St., Suite 2100 in Atlanta. RSVP to rong@georgiachina.com
Tuesday, June 14: Atlanta Technical College Business & Industry Breakfast. Guest speaker Sam A. Williams, president of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, will discuss the benefits of a technical education. The event will be held at 7:30 a.m. at the Cleveland L. Dennard Conference Center at the Atlanta Technical College. RSVP to (404) 756-4893 or chayes@atlantatech.edu
Wednesday, June 15: Seminar on Trade with Hungary. The Embassy of the Republic of Hungary and the Hungarian Investment and Trade Agency present a seminar, “Hungary: The Profitable Way Into Europe for U.S. Business.” This free-of-charge event will feature the Hungarian Ambassador to the U.S. Andras Simonyi from 2-5 p.m. in Morrow at the National Archives, Southeast Region, 5780 Jonesboro Rd. Morrow, GA 30260. Contact Shane Short by e-mail at Sshort@claytonchamber.org.
Wednesday, June 15: TiE Marketing Seminar. The IndUS Entrepreneurs of Atlanta present a seminar, “Marketing on a Shoe-string Budget.” Featured speakers include Tara Y. Coyt, principal of Coyt Communications; Harry Vardis, founder of Creative Focus Inc.; Ken Bernhardt, regents’ professor at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University; Amy Branch, director of development at Emory University and Suresh Sharma from GE Energy. The event will take place 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Ashford Club, 5565 Glenridge Connector, Ste. 100 Atlanta, GA 30342. Cost is free for members; $25 non-members; $5 for students. For more information, visit www.tie-atlanta.org
Thursday, June 16: Mexican American Business Chamber Networking Breakfast. The Mexican American Business Chamber will hold its Networking Breakfast Series with guest speaker Maricela Quijano, deputy consul general of Mexico. She will speak about services the Mexican Consulate has available for local companies. Time: 8:30-10 a.m. at La Mansion on New Peachtree Road in Chamblee. Cost in advance: $15 members, $20 non-members; At the door: $20 members, $25 non-members. Register at (770) 441-7581.
Thursday, June 16: American-Israel Chamber Awards Gala. Winners of the Eagle Star Awards will be announced during the gala honoring the people and companies who have contributed most to southeastern U.S.-Israel business relationships. F. Duane Ackerman, chairman and CEO of BellSouth Corp., will be the keynote speaker. Charlotte Croswell of NASDAQ is to deliver a video presentation, “NASDAQ and Israel.” The evening will also feature heavy hors d’ouevres, drinks and networking. For information regarding nomination forms, sponsorships or tickets, please contact Aaron Bernstein at the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce (404) 843-9426 or send an e-mail to info@eaglestargala.com
Thursday, June 16: Georgia TeVe Luncheon. Georgia’s first local Hispanic television station, Georgia TeVe, will hold a luncheon at La Mansion on New Peachtree Road in Chamblee. The station’s management as well as show hosts will be present. Time: 11 a.m. RSVP to Ana Toro at (678) 714-8985, (678) 986-4061 or toro8558@bellsouth.net
Thursday, June 16: Georgia Indo-American Chamber of Commerce 5th Anniversary Dinner. The GIACC will hold its 5th anniversary dinner at the Palace Indian Restaurant in Norcross at 6:30 p.m. Free for GIACC members, $15 for non-members. For more information, contact Ani Agnihotri at ANI01@aol.com or (404) 394-6678 or contact Aravind Goli at agoli@midspring.com or (678) 358-9658.
Thursday, June 16: Reception and Film, “A Day Without a Mexican.” The Mexican Center of Atlanta and the Woodruff Arts Center will hold a celebration entitled “Celebrate Diversity Through the Arts.” The premier of the movie, “A Day Without a Mexican,” is scheduled to show at 7 p.m. and again at 9:30 p.m. Special remarks by Consul General of Mexico Remedios Gomez-Arnau and Georgia State Senator Sam Zamarripa will begin at 6:30 p.m. after a reception at 6 p.m. Cost is $10. For more information, contact the Mexican Center of Atlanta at (770) 416-0969.
Thursday, June 16: International Issues Forum – Future of the EU. The IIF will hold its weekly discussion at the Villa International Library, 2nd floor. The topic for this week will be “The Future of the European Union: French Vote ‘Non’ on the Proposed EU Constitution,” moderated by David Reifenberger. To take place 7:30-9 p.m. For more information, write to Charles Hubert at c-r-h@mindspring.com