AMCHAM NEWS Networking is our business

AUGUST 11, 2009

Phone: 301-3881 Fax: 301-3882

amcham@panamcham.com www.panamcham.com

Aquilino de la Guardia Ave and 47 St, Ocean Business Plaza Bldg, 17 floor.

Most banks, including

ours, are now rejecting

acronyms on checks.

Consequently, they are

not accepting checks

m a d e o u t t o

“ P A N A M C H A M , ”

“ A m C h a m , ” o r

“AmCham Panama.”

Please let you accoun-

ting office make checks

out to:

Please make checks out to “American Chamber of Commerce.”

“American Chamber of Commerce.”

AmCham Events and Committee Meetings

Real Estate Committee,

7:30 AM, Tuesday, Au-

gust 18 at AmCham.

Environmental Commit-

tee, 12:00 noon, Tues-

day, August 18 at Am-

Cham.

Hydrocarbons Commit-

tee, 8:00AM, Friday,

August 21 at AmCham.

Mid Year Reception,

6:30 PM to 8:30 PM,

Tuesday, August 25 at

Ambassador Residence

in La Cresta. Reservation

required.

Tourism Committee,

12:00 noon, Wednesday,

August 26 at AmCham.

AMCHAM PERSONALITY

Luis Alberto Laguerre is

the chair of Legislation &

Taxation Committee.

Laguerre holds a B.A. in

Accounting from Universi-

dad Santa María La Anti-

gua, and an M.A. in Busi-

ness Administration from

Universidad Lationameri-

cana de Ciencias y Tec-

nología.

He is currently Tax Partner

at KPMG Panamá, where

he has worked since 1987,

starting as an Auditor. He

also has worked as Office

clerk at Primer Banco de

Ahorros, and was President

of the Colegio de Conta-

dores Públicos Autorizados

from 2002 to 2004.

Member Discount Program

There have been several

new additions and a few

updates (with increased

discounts) to the Members

Discount Program.

Check out the new offers

at www.panamcham.com/

members/discount.asp

Billingual Employee Candidates:

AmCham member Mi

Op o r t un id ad i s a

subcontractor for a

U.S. State Department-

a p p r o v e d c u l t u r a l

program that sends young

Panamanians to the US

for up to two years to

work and study while

living with an American

family. The following

c a n d i d a t e s h a v e

successfully completed

their USA work-study

programs and have

returned to Panama. They

a re b i l ingua l and

available for interviews at

no cost to AmCham

members. Their résumés

a r e a v a i l a b l e a t amcham@panamcham.com.

All of the candidates are

looking for permanent,

f u l l - t i m e d a y t i m e

positions. Those currently

taking university courses

in Panama City are in

evening programs that

will not affect a day job.

Yahila Cárdenas Rodriguez: B.S. in Law and Political

Science, Universidad Santa Maria La Antigua.

Melissa Pineda: Currently studying International

Business at Universidad de Panamá.

Gina Robletto, B.A. in Law and politics Science from

Universidad de Panamá.

Antonio Hector Guelfi Sánchez: Second Trimester of

Procedural Law (Master’s), Universidad

Interamericana; B.S. in Law and Political Science,

ULACIT.

Suuny Cereno Beitia: B.A. in Business Administration

(Banking and Finance) from the Universidad de

Panama.

Karla Him Petroccelli: B.S. in Tourism (Hotels),

Univerisdad Latina de Panamá; working on a Degree

in Public Relations at the University of Panamá.

HUMOR TIME

Counting some sheep

An accountant is having a

hard time sleeping and so

he decides to go to see his

doctor. "Doctor, I just

can't get to sleep at

night," complains the

man.

"Have you tried counting

sheep?" inquired the

doctor.

The accountant replied,

"That's the problem, Doc.

I make a mistake and then

spend three hours trying

to find it!"

Finding accountants

A businessman tells his

friend that his company is

looking for a new

accountant.

His friend asks, "Didn't

your company hire a new

accountant a few weeks

ago?"

The businessman replies,

"That's the accountant

we're looking for."

Information & Technology Committee

The Information & Tech-

nology Committee was

reactivated last Friday,

July 31.

In its first meeting the

member of the commit-

tee discussed “Enterprise

2.0.”

The IT Committee objec-

tive is review and moni-

tor technology issues and

developments that could

be of benefit to AmCham

members. The commit-

tee also prepares reports

and surveys on the use of

technology to enhance

business productivity,

recommends speakers

and organizes technology

seminars.

Photo: Information & Technology Committee.

Chair: Glen Tjon.

15 Years with AmCham

Photo1: Gines Sánchez, President of Promociones Médicas.

Photo 2: César Tribaldos, Director of Coronado Golf & Beach Resort.

Recently, AmCham pre-

sented plaques of appre-

ciation to 2 companies

that celebrated 15 years

of membership in our

organization: Promo-

ciones Médicas, repre-

sented here by Gines

Sáncez , that joined us in

October, 1994; and Coro-

nado Golf & Beach Re-

sort, represented by

César Tribaldos, that

joined us in June 1994.

Crystal Cooper bids farewell M y i n t e rn s h i p a t

Amcham has been an

incredible experience. My

time here will be

remembered fondly and I

am thankful to each and

every member who so

graciously welcomed me

and gave me input on the

services of AmCham.

Though I am returning to

complete my senior year,

at Appalachian State

University, Panama will

always hold a special

place in my heart. The

experiences had and the

people met will continue

to shape the person I will

become.