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General Membership Meeting - September 3, 2010

Posted Tue, 09/07/2010 - 11:07 by chamber

Dear Chamber Members,

DOCTORAL RESEARCH ON AMERICAN SAMOAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Posted Mon, 06/14/2010 - 16:52 by chamber

WHEN: Wednesday July 16th, 2010

WHERE:American Samoa Community College’s (ASCC) Land Grant Conference Room

TIME: 2:00PM - 3:30PM

PRESENTER: Michael E. Valdez, PhD - Assistant Professor of Management, Seton Hall University

June General Membership Meeting - June 15th, 2010

Posted Mon, 06/14/2010 - 16:35 by chamber

MEETING: General Membership Meeting

WHEN: June 15th, 2010

WHERE: Sadie's by the Sea (Conference Room)

TIME: 5:30pm

TOPIC: RCA consultants will present the Territory's Tourism Master Plan

FOOD/DRINK:  Pupus and softdrinks will be served. Cash Bar available.

Participate in this important meeting! Call any Chamber Board Member for more information

2009 In Review

Posted Tue, 12/15/2009 - 19:57 by chamber

 

SUMMARY OF CHAMBER ACTIVITIES & ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2009
 
The year started by reviewing the action required in the planning and objectives document set by the board for 2009. Some of the main points of the plan were to
 
·       Increase membership to 100 members
·       Increase the number of small Samoan businesses as members
·       Set the groundwork for the establishment of ASIM
·       Continue to push for the removal of the escalator clause from the minimum wage bill
 

Amend Articles

Posted Thu, 12/10/2009 - 11:18 by chamber

 

DIRECTORS RESOLUTION
 
RESTATED AND AMENDED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
           
 
RESOLVED, that pursuant to a unanimous vote of members at a regular meeting of its members held on November 17, 2009, the articles of incorporation for the Chamber of Commerce of American Samoa were amended and restated as provided in Article XII of its original articles of incorporation.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the amended and restated articles of incorporation shall be submitted to the American Samoa Government for approval and recording at the Office of the Territorial Registrar.

 

Business of the Year Awards

Posted Sun, 08/30/2009 - 12:53 by jasonb


Pictured above are, from left: Nikolao Pula, Dylan Ewing, Barry Forsgren, Andy Forsgren, Tuai Auva'a, Adolfo Montenegro, Jeff Shively and Governor Togiola Tulafono.

It was a great night at the 2nd Annual Chamber of Commerce Awards Dinner. Those who attended won't soon forget the spirited remarks and the thrill of the award announcements.

Business of the Year Awards Presentations

Posted Sun, 08/30/2009 - 11:10 by chamber

More pictures of the winners and special guests can be seen by clicking here.  This slide show might take about 2 minutes to download, depending on your connection speed.

Our Friends and Special People at Awards Night

Posted Sun, 08/30/2009 - 11:08 by jasonb

This is a large file and it might take about 3 minutes to download depending on your connection speed.  When the file becomes visible you will see a group of pictures in a black area.  At the top, right of the black area is a set of arrows.  Click in the >| sign to move one picture at a time or click on the > to start the pictures changing about every 5 seconds.  At the bottom of the black area is a slide bar that allows you to move the picture group around to see more pictures.  You can click on any picture to bring it to the front.  Have fun.

The President's Remarks on Awards Night

Posted Sun, 08/30/2009 - 10:28 by jasonb

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

2ND BUSINESS AWARDS NIGHT

29 AUGUST 2009 1800HRS EQUATOR RESTAURANT

Good evening and welcome to this the 2nd Annual Business Awards Night. Special welcome to -     The Hon Governor Togiola and First Lady Maryann Tulafono Mr. Nik Pula & Mrs. Lydia Faleafine-Nomura Members of the GAO team Members of the business community ladies and gentlemen We are about to enter a very critical time in our economy as the effects of the closure of COS will start to make an impact on all of us in the business community and in the ASG. The impact is only a month away and I am sure that there are many people here who have never felt the effects of an economic downturn and what it will mean to their business and livelihood.

Manukau City Pacific Trade Delegation Update

Posted Sun, 08/30/2009 - 03:12 by jasonb

Policy & Activities Committee Meeting –  Scheduled for 15 September 2009

Pacific Trade Delegation Update

Summary The purpose of this report is to provide a qualitative update to the committee on the recent Manukau City Pacific Trade Delegation led by His Worship the Mayor.  A future report will outline the quantitative outcomes of the delegation as businesses are still in the process of developing or finalising work resulting from the visit.
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