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Greetings from Houston,
It's difficult to realize, that less than half a year ago, we had Harvery
making landfall in the Houston area. Harvey was a brutal reminder of how small we are as humans in relation to the power of the nature. Yet the fantastic spirit "Houston Strong
" was an encouraging reminder of the strength humans can develop when they come together. It was amazing to see how people from all over US came to help. Harvey dispensed so much water over American soil that it caused the Earth's crust to give way and sink 2 cm under the weight. That is a lot of power.
Some of our friends are still suffering from the
damages and the Swedish American networks
comes together and try to help. I heard on the news this morning that there are still 2,300 households staying at hotels and alternative homes waiting for
their homes to be
fixed. It was like pulling the emergency break on all activities and many businesses had to relocate and find new ways of working the daily tasks. SACC Houston was not an exception and many of our activities had to be cancelled. Business Mixer with the Nor
dic Chambers and a visit from the Nordic Ambassadors, had to be cancelled.
But as Houston did, also SACC Houston is coming back strong. 2018 is a very busy year and we have started in a high-speed tempo. The yearly Golf tournament in early February was a very cold experience but very happy players enjoyed the game. The PeaSoup is in full swing and we have a new event coordinator Marianne Bergstrand-Reiersgard who is committed to develop the program.
Houston is bubbling of activities this time of the year, the Rodeo se
ason just started in end of February. OTC (Offshore technology Conference) is coming up in the end of April. OTC always attracts a lot of Swedish companies to Houston.
SACC Texas has been given the opportunity to host the SACC USA Summit this year in October 25-26. This is a fantastic opportunity to present SACC Texas and the business opportunities we have in Texas for the rest of the SACC network. We can expect to have representatives from all 19 Swedish-American chambers in USA and Sweden coming to Houston. And we are very happy to welcome the new Ambassador of Sweden to the United States, H.E. Karin Olofsdotter to the Summit. The Summit will be focusing on Swedish Clean Tech Innovation - Driving sustainability, resiliency & resource efficiency. A very hot topic in Houston these days.
So, stay tuned for a very exciting 2018 in Houston/Texas
Sincerely,
Jonas Dahlstrom and the SACC Houston Board
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SACC TEXAS NEWS
House of Scandinavia, SXSW
Austin, Texas:
Conveniently located just steps from the festival, House of Scandinavia by AmEx and SAS is your home away from home at SXSW, and the perfect spot for networking and daily recaps on everything innovative. Enjoy premium food and drinks as well as curated entertainment and showcases with leading Scandinavian artists - all in the spirit of Scandinavia.
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Mentor Program
Launch in Dallas
Dallas, Texas:
Would you like to coach someone you can share your knowledge with while receiving new ways of thinking? Are you looking to be coached by someone to exchange your ideas? Do you value networking? Are you interested in participating in a program that can benefit your personal growth and development, provide career guidance and goal achievement both for mentors and mentees?
SACC Dallas is pleased to announce the launch of its Mentorship Program for SACC-Texas members, building on success of SACC- Washington D.C. and San Diego.
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Lars Kepler visits Murder By The Book-Bookstore in Houston
Houston, Texas:
Lars Kepler is the pseudonym of the critically acclaimed husband and wife team Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril and Alexander Ahndoril. Their internationally best-selling Joona Linna series has sold more than ten million copies in forty languages. The Ahndorils were both established writers before they adopted the pen name Lars Kepler, and have each published several acclaimed novels. They live in Stockholm but will visit Houston on the 13th
of March to sign and discuss their book 'The Sandman' at the Murder by the Book bookstore on 2342 Bissonnett street. Do not miss this one!
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Merge of Facebook-pages
Texas:
Effective 25th February 2018, please be advised that all local SACC Texas Facebook-pages have been merged into
one. This in order to expose our members, partners, and stakeholders to our full potential and increase exchange between our local chapters.
If you previously followed either of our local chamber pages (Austin, Dallas, or Houston) you will automatically follow this new page in conjunction with the merge. To stay in touch with members of your local chamber you can join their groups respectively through the groups/community tab.
If you're not already following us on
Facebook, please find us @sacctx. This is the best way to stay in the know regarding all of our activities.
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SACC USA & SWEDISH EMBASSY NEWS
Sace the date for the Swedish-American Chambers of Commerce of the United States of America, Inc. (SACC-USA) Executive Forum, held annually in Washington D.C. The event is held together with the Embassy of Sweden. More info
here.
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven to visit the United States and meet
US President Donald Trump for talks in Washington DC. Read full press release
here
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For more news from SACC-USA, go
here.
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PAST EVENTS
To see what the three chapters of SACC Texas have been up to in the last few months, check out our event photos
here.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
SACC SUMMIT 2018, SWEDISH CLEAN TECH INNOVATION
SACC-USA and SACC-Texas would like to present to you our flagship event SACC Summit 2018 - the premier business and networking event that will this year feature the theme Swedish Clean Tech Innovation - Driving Sustainability, Resiliency & Resource Efficiency.
The participants will consist of corporate members, partners, top global speakers, industry leaders as well as regional chambers from the entire US. This year's SACC Summit will be held on October 25-26 in the vibrant city of Houston, Texas.
So mark your calendar for the 25-26th of October and take advantage of this unique opportunity to listen to leading business men and women, entrepreneurs and academics from the U.S. and Sweden - network, share insights, plan and decide the future of your orga
nization.
If you are interested to hear more about the event and sponsorship opportunities please contact Project Manager: Jan Persson at [email protected]
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Dallas
Houston
(All details to be confirmed in the actual invites. Full events calendar
here.
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