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Turkish American Chamber of Commerce & Industry (TACCI) Newsletter
Issue: #19 May 2012 

Dear TACCI Members and Supporters,

 

We are happy to meet with you again via our newsletter. In our newsletter you will find about our past events and upcoming events with news from our members.

 

May has been great month full of opportunities for us to introduce Turkey and expand our network via different channels; Turkish Mobile Coffee House, Turkish Parade, 2nd Annual International Mixer and TurkTechNet.

 

Please take a look at upcoming events for the next weeks. Join us for CitiBank Trade Seminar on June 22nd at 8:30 am and check The New York International Trade Conference & Exposition 2012 and ATC Conference at Washington DC.

 

Thank you for your continuous support and hoping to see you at our upcoming events!  

Our May Events
 
Turkish Mobile Coffee House & Turkish Parade, May 4-5, 2012 

 

In cooperation with Turkayfe.org, ATA-DC introduced a 'Mobile Turkish Coffee House' to promote Turkish culture in East coast. Turkish Coffee Truck traveled during May 2012 from Washington DC to Baltimore, New York City, New Haven, and Boston. All is organized by volunteers with Gizem Salcigil's leadership.  Turkey is introduced in 'Turkish Coffee Culture' events with coffee presentations and tasting. 

 

As TACCI we supported them in NYC on May 4th at New York University which attracted several students and by-passers around Washington Square Park. Also, on May 5th at Empire Room several Turkish coffee lovers were met together.

 

Moreover, Turkish Mobile Coffee House was with us on May 19 at Turkish Parade. 31st Annual Turkish Day Parade is organized by Federation of Turkish American Associations, Inc. (TADF). The parade began on Madison Avenue in Manhattan and ended in Dag Hammarskjold Park near the Turkish Consulate.

 

You can find more about Turkish Mobile Coffee House and their success from Turkayfe website, http://turkayfe.org

 

 

Turkish Mobile Coffee House                     Turkish Mobile Coffee House-Gizem Salcigil  

 

   

NY Red Bulls Mixer Event, May 23, 2012

 

The Greenwich Village -Chelsea Chamber of Commerce hosted 2nd Annual International Mixer Event in partnership with Turkish American Chambers of Commerce, Chinese American Chambers of Commerce, Australian American Association and Meatpacking District Association on May 23rd ay NY Red Bulls Stadium. After reception, NY Red Bulls and Chivas USA faced each other at 7pm and game ended 1-1 tie. 

 

This event provided attendees with a unique and diverse business-to-business networking opportunity while enjoying NY Red Bulls soccer with Thierry Henry.

 

   

 

TurkTechNet, May 25, 2012

 

10 Winners of Turkish Technology Network Competition attended New York Bootcamp Training Session and Demo Day. The 10 startups that were selected from hundreds of applications have arrived in New York and the Bootcamp Training Session which started on Monday, May 21st. On TTN Demo Day on May 25th, the 10 startups pitched to leading US-based investors.  

 

 

TurkTechNet is a New York based non-profit organization dedicated to elevate Turkish entrepreneurs, technology startups and investors to the level of global competition. In response to their pressing needs to gain access to global capital resources and know-how by Turkish startups, TTN was launched by leading Turkish government officials, businesses, entrepreneurs, academicians and investors based in New York. The effort is led by Turkish Commercial Attache Serhan Kara, with full-support and engagement from Turkish Consul General, Levent Bilgen. Also, this is powered by METUTECH-BAN & Association of Turkish Technology Parks. We are proud to be one of the founding members as TACCI.

 

You can find more details from TTN website, http://turktechnet.org

 

                       

Our Upcoming Events
 
  • The New York International Trade Conference & Exposition 2012, June 6, 2012 
  • CitiBank Trade Seminar, @8:30 am June 22, 2012

News from Our Members

  

SARAR Spring/Summer 2012 Runway Show

 

On Wednesday May 16th, 2012 Sarar had a runway show in Arena Event Space. Show started at 9 pm with Lisby Loriis and followed by SARAR. Sarar is located in 5 continents, 43 countries and has 2 locations in NYC. The show was very impressive and attracted many designers, models, bloggers who attended to the show. For more visit sarar.com

 

SARAR 1                        SARAR 2

 

 

Turkish Airlines

 

Turkish Airlines helps keep our nation green...

 

Turkish Airlines has partnered with the General Directorate of Forestry to plant a million trees in various forests in Turkey. A sapling will be planted for each child traveling on Turkish Airlines under the age of 2. By signing the protocol, THY is helping to ensure the health of Turkish forests for future generations. These "memory trees" will remind all our citizens of the responsibility we have to be socially responsible with our forest use. 

 

Calik Holding

 

 

The Industrial Engineering Society of Marmara University (Mies) brought together the various members of the world of business in 2012 Platform of Venture into the World of Entrepreneurship.

 

Kulen Law

 

 

President Barack Obama marked the 1-year anniversary of the Start-up America Partnership by announcing his legislative plans for the program. The main idea about Startup America Initiative is to attract and encourage foreign-born entrepreneurs and highly-skilled immigrants so they can start up the next generation of small businesses in the United States. President Obama argues that, entrepreneurship is critical to the country's long term success. Therefore, he asked Congress to send him a bill that does even more to expand access to capital and cut taxes for America's entrepreneurs and small businesses. 

  

Vital Planning Group

 


The Great Recession affected the full spectrum of the U.S. economy, but the impact on the manufacturing sector was especially strong. Production dropped by more than 20%, and nearly 2.3 million manufacturing jobs were lost. 

 

 

Possibly because many large corporations have enhanced their security policies, 40% of all targeted Internet attacks are directed toward more vulnerable companies with fewer than 500 employees. Unfortunately, only 52% of small businesses have a basic cybersecurity plan.


Our Premium Members 2012 - 2013

 
In This Issue
Our May Events
News from Our Members
Upcoming Events 

 

The New York International Trade Conference & Exposition 2012, June 6, 2012 

 

ATC Conference, June 10-13, 2012

 

CitiBank Trade Seminar, @8:30 am June 22, 2012



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