Tuesday, August 02, 2011
Georgia Chamber Congressional Luncheon: August 9
Business in Washington: Is D.C. on Your Side?A Conversation with Senator Johnny Isakson & Congressman Tom Price
There are only five more days to purchase your tickets to the 2011 Congressional Luncheon taking place Tuesday, August 9 at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter in Perry. We are pleased to have Senator Johnny Isakson and Congressman Tom Price joining us for a great day networking with Georgia’s legislative leaders and business community.
Get your tickets today by clicking here. Sponsorships still available.
Georgia Competitiveness Initiative
The Georgia Competitiveness Initiative (GCI) is bringing state government and the business community together at the request of Governor Nathan Deal to develop a long-term strategy for economic development. GCI meetings began in June and will continue through the end of August in each of Georgia’s 12 economic development regions.
The Region 8 GCI meeting will be Wednesday, August 10 in Columbus, and Macon will host the Region 6 meeting on Thursday, August 11.
For more information on the GCI meeting in your region, please visit http://www.georgiacompetitiveness.org.
2011 D.C. Fly-In: Georgia Chamber’s Leading Legislative Event
We hope you will join us for the Georgia Chamber’s annual D.C. Fly-In – now a two-day event in our nation’s capital. The 2011 D.C. Fly-In will take place September 13-14, and this year’s itinerary allows our members to meet with the Georgia Congressional delegation, members of the U.S. House of Representatives leadership team, and public policy experts. House Speaker John Boehner, Budget Chairman Paul Ryan and Charlie Cook, editor and publisher of the Cook Political Report, are all scheduled to participate. Additional events include a reception with federal officials and their staff and a breakfast and roundtable discussion with U.S. Senators Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson.
For more details or to register please visit the D.C. Fly-In site hereor contact
Margaret Bracey at mbracey@gachamber.com or (404) 223-2478. Sponsorships also available.
2011 Power Lunch Series Continues in Athens
We hope you can join us for one of our 2011 Power Lunches. These events are a great way to interact with Georgia Chamber members and business people from your community, receive timely information about key business issues, and learn what we can all do to achieve our common business goals.
Please see the information below on our Athens Power Lunch and always feel free to visit our Events page for an up-to-date list of sites and online registration.
Athens Power Lunch:
Monday, August 8 from 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
The Classic Center
Featured speakers:
Chris Clark, Georgia Chamber President/CEO
Doug Carter, 2011 Georgia Chamber Board Chairman
The Power Lunch series is complimentary, but you must register to attend. Please click here to register.
Georgia Chamber Business Champions Classic: October 3
The 2011 Georgia Chamber Business Champions Classic Golf Tournament will be held on October 3 at The Golf Club of Georgia in Alpharetta. The 2011 tournament will include time at the practice range, a shotgun start, forecaddies, lunch, mini-contests on the course, a closing cocktail reception and an awards ceremony. Tournament space is sure to fill quickly after the popularity of last year's event, so register today here!
Sponsorships still available. For information, please visit our website here or contact Margaret Bracey at (404) 223-2478 or mbracey@gachamber.com.
2011 Webinar Series: Upcoming Events
The Georgia Chamber, in conjunction with its Small Business Advisory Council, has launched a webinar series focused on topics pertinent to our members. These one-hour virtual “lunch and learn” webinars provide members across the state the opportunity to take advantage of the Georgia Chamber’s educational resources as part of their membership investment. We hope you can join us for the upcoming webinars. The registration cost is $25 for members and $75 for non-members
Office Depot Discount Program
The Georgia Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce a partnership with Office Depot that will provide our members with deep discounts on office supplies. All Georgia Chamber members will benefit from reduced pricing, four convenient methods of shopping, and free next-day delivery. Click HERE to register to start saving.
Have additional questions? Please visit our website or contact Rebecca Jones, Director of Member Services & Programs at the Georgia Chamber at (404) 223-2473 or rjones@gachamber.com.
China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) Event
On August 31, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade will sponsor a half-day event to establish B2B relationships for Georgia business leaders to meet more than 40 Chinese companies and 60 government officials from Zhejiang Province, China. The delegation from China will represent enterprises from the following sectors: agriculture, electronics, textiles, lighting, international logistics, machine parts, and government. For more information, please contact Stella Xu, Manager for China Initiatives at the Georgia Department of Economic Development (sxu@georgia.org).
Welcome New Members
Please join the Georgia Chamber in welcoming our newest members. We appreciate their investment and support and encourage you to consider them for business relationships. You can view a list of newest members HERE.
