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Dear
Subscriber,
Welcome to the German American Business Association of California's
new monthly eNews, where you will find information about German-American
business in the Silicon Valley, California and beyond.
If you are interested to become more involved in GABA-CA by
participating in one of our committees or industry groups, please contact
us.
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Marco Boerries: Successful German Visionary, Entrepreneur,
Innovator
Thursday, February 12
6:00 pm - 9:00 PM, SAP Labs, Palo Alto
GABA and the German American International School present
Marco Boerries, founding CEO of Star Division GmbH and Star
Finanz GmbH, Germany, and Star Division Corp, USA, former Sun
Microsystems Vice President & General Manager and founding
CEO of Verdisoft Corp, Palo Alto, CA, to speak from his own
experience about the challenges of establishing a German
start-up in Silicon Valley and the differences between American
and European corporate cultures. 
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Upcoming
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GABA CO-SPONSORED EVENTS
"FACCSF Trends in the IT Venture Capital Market
Breakfast-Conference"
Tuesday, March 2
7:30 - 10:30 AM, SWISSNEX, San Francisco
The French-American Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco with
GABA-CA invites you to breakfast panel discussion on
Entrepreneurship & Capital Management. GABA members may
attend at the discount rate. Call (415) 398-2449 or visit
http://www.faccsf.com/vcbreakfast.html for more info and to
RSVP.
SAVE THE DATE!
"Konstantin Guericke: Profile of a German
Entrepreneur"
Tuesday, March 16
5:30 - 8:30 PM, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, San Francisco
GABA and Kirkpatrick & Lockhart present Konstantin
Guericke, co-founder and VP Marketing of LinkedIn, to speak
about his experiences in launching high-tech startups. He will
discuss the role professional networking plays in assembling a
startup team, obtaining financing and launching a product and
highlight the basic networking and design principles underlying
LinkedIn. Konstantin will outline key lessons from failed dot-coms
and likely startup opportunities that leverage the mainstream
adoption of the Internet. Visit: www.gaba-ca.org or call (650)
654-2789 for more info and to RSVP.
"European Trade Showcase, hosted by the Bavarian
Trade Office"
Wednesday, March 31
6:00 pm - 9:00 PM, SAP Labs, Palo Alto
Visit GABA's event calendar or call (650) 654-2789 for more
info and to RSVP.
GABA's
event calendar... »
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New/Renewing
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PATRON SUPPORTERS
LEG
Thüringen mbH
Steffen Mittelstädt, Associate Director North America
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Immobilienwirtschaft, Stadt- und Projektentwicklung,
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PREMIUM SUPPORTERS
Cooley
Godward
Cooley Godward is recognized worldwide as a leader in the
representation of growth companies as well as the venture
capital firms and financial institutions that fund these
companies. A full-service law firm with business &
litigation teams serving both the public and private sectors,
Cooley has distinguished itself for over half a century in
complex disputes, groundbreaking cases and industry defining
transactions.
EXTENDED CORPORATE
eXchange
David Miles, Director of Sales
BASIC CORPORATE
BlueRoads Corporation, www.blueroads.com
Open Domain Inc., www.opendomain.com
Cluster Labs, www.cluster-labs.com
Dr. U. Walter Translation Services, www.drulrikewalter.com
GoWest Internships Inc., www.gowestinternships.com
Industrial Investment Council GmbH LLC (IIC), www.iic.de
Yes Partners, www.yespartners.com
Icon Industry Consulting, Inc., www.icon-scm.com
CO-CHAIR, Industry Group Telecom
Dr. Claas Heise
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS
Mr. Markus Frank
Ms. Karen Gissel
Ms. Zuzana Goldstein
Mr. Alexander Imberg
Mr. Jochen Kleinknecht
Mr. Manfred Lugmayr
Mr. Michael Schuppenhauer
Mr. Matthias Steiert
Mr. Dieter Tede
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Member
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GABA Subsidary BioSwap, a non-profit initiative to
facilitate global partnering in the life sciences community, has
launched free trial period for firms to participate in up to
date contact data of matching partner companies until Feb 28,
2004. For more information and to register, visit www.bioswap.org.
GABA Basic Corporate Member Xceleris Corporation
signed an agreement with Informatica, Inc. to provide services
that will assist companies to access the benefits of
implementing Informatica's Business Intelligence suite. See www.xceleris.com
for more info.
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Interesting
Links |
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>> Berlin Business News, Sponsored by the Berlin
Business Development Corporation Read
more
>> National Dialogue on Entrepreneurship Read
more
>> German American Chamber of Commerce New York news
Read
more
>> German Consulate San Francisco links page Read
more
>> Goethe Institute San Francisco Read
more
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GABA
Affiliates |
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GABA aligns with non-profit organizations throughout the San
Francisco Bay Area, California and beyond to encourage
international business, trade, and foster transatlantic
knowledge-share.
American Council on Germany (www.acgusa.org)
British American Chamber of Commerce, San Francisco (www.baccsf.org)
French-American Chamber of Commerce (www.faccsf.com)
Silicon Valley Association for Startup Entrepreneurs
International Chapter (SVASEi) (www.svase.org/international)
US Commercial Service and American Embassy Berlin (www.export.gov/cs)
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GABA
Industry Groups |
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GABA's industry groups (IG) 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, such the 2003 launch of
BioSwap, a non-profit partnering facilitator established to
successfully enable companies to advance innovative Biotech
solutions to market.
Semiconductor - IT IG
Germany and the US are two of the leading manufactures and
consumers of semiconductors, with exciting opportunities for
business development and exchange of knowledge, to build on
existing relationships and shape new ones.
Telecommunications IG
More information is coming soon.
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GABA's industry groups... »
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