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    President's Update       

Thank you for your continuing support and friendship!  We had a very busy 2008, which included hosting the BABC Transatlantic Business Conference .  Thanks to all of you who were able to attend the program. 

In addition to the events and benefits you receive through the BABC Chicago, you may also take advantage of the BABC Global benefits, which includes participation in the Annual  BABC Annual Transatlantic Business Conference.

Other BABC offerings include:

 ·         Use the J1 Program to bring qualified executives into the United States for up to 18 months of training and work experience ;

 ·         Access our extensive Bureau Van Dijk databases covering more than 500,000 major US and European companies, for market research and to identify new business partners (contact: sdolatshahi@babinc.org);

 ·         Use your personal BABC password to similarly search our Online Directory of all the members of all the BABC’s chapters;

 ·         Promote your company’s services to the members of all our chapters by listing a ‘special offer’ on the Member Discounts section of our website (http://www.babc.org/benefits) or by taking up one of our web sponsorship packages;

 ·         Take advantage of the money-saving Member Discounts being offered by the members of other chapters;

 ·         Share our bi-monthly e-mail update (“Policy Focus”) – covering major policy developments, in Washington, Brussels and London, that impact on our members’ business – with interested colleagues;

 ·         Extend your business network by participating in the event programs offered by all our other chapters, based in more than 20 other major business centers throughout North America and the UK (calendar at http://www.babc.org).

For more information about the BABC network and/or about any of these benefits, please contact Chris Brenkus.

On behalf of the BABC Chicago Board of Directors, thank you for your continued support and we look forward to seeing you at future events.

Cheers,

Saul T. Caisman
BABC Chicago President
Director, Midwest Area Risk Management-Tax, KPMG LLP     

NEW MEMBER PROGRAM

2009 BABC Chicago
CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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June 19-20, 2009
23rd Annual Scottish Festival & Highland Games
 

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September 15, 2009
British-Consul General Awards Dinner at the InterContinental
6-9:30 p.m.

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December  4
Annual British Christmas Gala at the InterContinental
6 p.m. to Midnight

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