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Board of Directors Meeting
Minutes
Board of Directors USICF Forum April 6, 2009 Board Members Co-chairman – Moshe Gaon, Chairman, Gaon Group Co-chairman – Booky Oren, Chairman, Miya, Arison Group Member: Oded Distel, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor Member: Einav Elfassy-Karasenty, Gaon Holdings Member: Oren Gazenfeld, CEO, General Engineers Member:
Member: Joshua Kiernan, Partner, White & Case Member: Nili Shalev, Miya, Arison Group Member: Itai Zetelny, Partner, Ernst& Young – Cleantech Main Issues Discussed During the Meeting:
ENERGY RELATED EVENTS
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Israel has entered into several trade agreements in order to strengthen its position in international markets. The most significant agreements are the Free Trade Area Agreement (FTA) with the United States, the Free Trade Area Agreement with the European Union and the Free Trade Area Agreement with the European Free Trade Association States (EFTA).
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The United States is located in the western part of the Atlantic Ocean and is approximately 9,629,091 sq. kms. This area includes Alaska, Hawaii and Washington D.C. The United States borders with Canada to the North and Mexico to the South. The coastline of the United States is 19,924 km. The United States is the third largest country in the world. Various terrains can be found in the United States, such as hills, mountains, valleys, agricultural land and desert landscapes. There are national parks all across the country, such as Yellowstone and Yosemite in the West and Acadia in the Northeast. read more » 1. Georgia manufacturer of machinery, tools and fixtures, to fabricate tubular products, is seeking representatives to sell and service its machinery (471). In the framework of our ongoing efforts to assist U.S. companies and their subsidiaries, and further to the Forum meeting with then-Minister of Industry, Trade & Labor Mr. Ehud Olmert, our Chamber is represented on the Special Advisory Committee for issuing permits for the employment of experts by U.S. companies. read more »
Jan. 13, 2009
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Announces Mandatory Registration Prior to Visa-Free Travel to the United States The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the implementation of the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA), a Web-based system for the collection of information on Visa Waiver Program (VWP) nationals prior to boarding U.S.-bound air or sea carriers. Registration in ESTA, voluntary since August 1, 2008, will become mandatory for citizens of all 34 VWP countries on January 12, 2009. Citizens of the seven countries admitted to the VWP on November 17, 2008 (Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, and South Korea) are required to possess a valid ESTA travel authorization as of November 17, 2008 in order to request admission into the United States under the VWP .
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"The Internet is only in the 2nd inning of a long baseball game" said Serial
Entrepreneur Yossi Vardi, at a Chamber-sponsored event that took place on
Aug. 8 at the Green House in Tel Aviv before dozens of Chamber Members. He
discussed Trends of Internet Development in Israel and around the World.
Dr. Vardi, who invested in 1996 in Mirabilis, creator of ICQ, continues to
invest in Israeli hi-tech companies. "Israelis have something no one else
has. They have the will and the strength to follow up on what they want
without giving up," an essential quality for entrepreneurs.
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March 10, 2010 - Time: 03:29 pm
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