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MARCH 2, 2010

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AmCham Events and Committee Meetings

Legislation & Taxation Commit-tee, 7:30 AM, Tuesday, March 16th at AmCham.

Real Estate Committee, 7:30 AM, Wednesday, March 17 at AmCham.

Organizational Development & Human Capital (ODHC) Com-mittee, 12:00 noon, Thursday, March 25 at AmCham.

Remember to check our web-site: www.panamcham.com, to verify the data on your com-pany page. If it needs updat-ing, send your new information to Flor Suárez at fsuarez@panamcham.com

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Testing is currently being con-ducted until the end of March 2010.

On February 23, twelve

members of the Envi-

ronmental Committee

met at AMCHAM to

learn about climate

change. The speaker,

Michele Douglas, is a

representative of The

Climate Project (TCP),

a non-profit group sup-

ported by the Al Gore

Foundation, which edu-

cates the public about

the harmful effects of

climate change and

works toward grass-

roots solutions.

Ms. Douglas explained

that the accumulation

of greenhouse gases in

the atmosphere trap

the Sun’s heat -

producing radiation,

causing the Earth’s

surface to warm. In-

creasing land and wa-

ter temperatures cause

more flooding and

droughts, and lead to

more powerful hurri-

canes and widespread

loss of biodiversity.

Scientists around the

world concur that cli-

mate changes are un-

derway and are leading

mankind to a climate

crisis.

The challenges before

us, says Ms. Douglas,

include ramping up

zero-emissions energy

solutions - many of

which are now under-

way - and improving

energy conservation

technologies. On a per-

sonal level, Ms. Doug-

las recommends that

everyone find ways to

reduce their energy

use; become a green

shopper; and support

groups that reforest

and protect threatened

wildlife habitats and

that lobby for sustain-

able land use.

Environmental Committee met to learn about Climate Change

Photo: Environmental Committee Chair: Jennifer Simpson

Member Thermo King de Panamá wins Corporate Award

AmCham member

Thermo King de

Panamá was named

Latin America Dealer of

the Year for 2009 by

US-based Thermo King

Corporation. Thermo

King de Panamá beat

its sales goals by

152%, despite having

to use their 2008 ban-

ner year as a bench-

mark to beat out all

Thermo King dealers in

Latin America and the

Caribbean.

The picture shows

Thermo King de

Panamá President and

O w n e r K a t h l e e n

McGrath with the com-

pany’s General Man-

ager, Augusto Varela,

with the plaque recog-

nizing the award.

AmCham President Meets with US International Trade Administration Officer

AmCham President

Donald Elder met with

Leah Markowitz, the US

International Trade Ad-

ministration’s desk offi-

cer for Panama, and

Dan Crocker, incoming

US Embassy Commer-

cial Counselor on

March first to discuss

trade relations between

the two countries. The

two discussed ways of

cooperating on increas-

ing trade and trade ef-

ficiency through pro-

grams designed to fos-

ter Trade Facilitation

and Customs Moderni-

zation.

The photograph shows

Don Elder with Ms

Markowitz and US Em-

bassy Commercial

Counselor Dan Crocker.

Photo: Don Elder, Leah Markowitz and Dan Crocker.

Now More Members Can Re-ceive AmCham News and Events Notification

During its monthly meeting, the

AmCham Board of Directors

agreed to expand the number of

officers of member companies

that can receive communica-

tions directly from the AmCham.

Effective immediately, member

companies may designate up to

ten people within the organiza-

tion that may receive periodic

notification of AmCham news

and events. Simply send your

list with names and business

email addresses to Flor Suárez

at fsuarez@panamcham.com

and we will add those names to

our data base for the AmCham

News, events, and other notifi-

cations.