Dear Members,

 

Following the Annual General Meeting in HCMC which will take place this Thursday we would like to invite you to our first GBA meeting in Hanoi in 2010. This meeting is in order to update our members in Hanoi accordingly.

        Date:                Monday, January 18^th, 2010

       Time:                18:00

       Venue:             Moevenpick hotel Hanoi - 83A Ly Thuong Kiet Street,

                               Hoan Kiem District - Hanoi

                               Tel: 04- 38 22 28 00

 

 

There will be a presentation of Mr. Alexander Winter of the German Embassy who will update us with the application procedure and requirements for visa issuance for Vietnamese customers / employees.

 

Dr. Peter Bumke from the Goethe Institute Hanoi also would like to take this opportunity to bring us a full activity and festivity calendar to celebrate the Germany in Vietnam year.

 

Please, find below the meeting agenda with details

 

agenda: 

 

 

18.00 - 18.30:    registration & networking cocktail

 

 18.30 - 20.00:    meeting

 

·      visa issuance for business partners and employees of German companies abroad

      Mr. Alexander Winter > German Embassy <

       

             â–º    Mr. Alexander Winter joined the Foreign Office in 1985

             â–º     served in Barcelona, Manila, Bangkok, Bonn, Berlin, Ho Chi Minh City from2002 - 2005) and Washington DC

             â–º     started his assignment in Hanoi, Vietnam in July, 2009

 

·      Germany in Vietnam 2010 – planned activities and festivities

        Dr. Peter Bumke > Director  - Goethe Institute Vietnam <

 

        â–º        Dr. Peter J. Bumke has an academic background in Southeast-Studies and has been in and out of Asia  for the last 4 decades

      â–º        previous postings with the Goethe-Institute include Indonesia and India

            â–º        at present he is Director of the Goethe-Institute in Vietnam and Project Director for Deutschland in Vietnam 2010

 

 ·      delays with the implementation of WTO rules in Vietnam showcased with the example distribution right

      Mr. Oliver Massmann > Director – Duane Morris Vietnam LLC <

                                               

      â–º    associate and partner at Baker & McKenzie from 1999 - 2007

      â–º        partner at Duane Morris LLP from 2007 – now

      â–º        board member of GBA and executive board member of EuroCham 

 

·       financial status as per 31.12.2009

        Mr. David Champion > Board Member – GBA <

 

·       result of election GBA Board 2010

      Mr. David Champion > Board Member – GBA <

 

·       GBA upcoming events:

 

      â–º         round table technical and Vocational training in Vietnam, results of GBA opinion poll

                                                           

                  Mr. Andreas Dernbach > HR Solutions Vietnam <

 

      â–º         wine festival Baden Wuerttemberg scheduled for March 02^nd, 2010 in Ho Chi Minh City

                  

                  Mr. David Champion > Board Member – GBA <

 

      â–º         compulsory health insurance for foreigners working in Vietnam shall be covered

 

                  Mr. Oliver Massmann > Board Member – GBA <

 

      â–º         15 year anniversary scheduled for March 21^st, 2010

 

                   Mr. David Champion > Board Member – GBA <

 

      â–º         economic conference scheduled for April 21^st, 2010 in Ho Chi Minh City

 

                   Mr. Oliver Regner > Representative – GIC Hanoi <

 

      â–º         GBA Oktoberfest 2010 in HCMC / Hanoi

 

                   Mr. David Champion > Board Member – GBA <

                           

 

20.00 – 22:00:    networking-get-together, buffet dinner 

  

Please, kindly be noted, that for this meeting only GBA members are invited, while guests will not be admitted.

 

Please also be so kind to register early, so that we can plan for the meeting room and food appropriately. And please note that your confirmation of attendance is binding.

 

The cost for members for this meeting is:  USD 40 or VND 740.000

 

Looking forward to seeing you all there,