Nominations For The SACC Achievement Awards 2011 Are Now Open

In October 2011 the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce, supported by the Consulate General of Sweden, the Swedish Trade Council, and SWEA present the second annual celebration of the SACC Achievement Awards.
By: Swedish American Chamber of Commerce
 
May 17, 2011 - PRLog -- It is finally time to repeat last year’s huge success. We are pleased to announce the opening for this year’s nominations.

The Achievement Awards was founded in 2010 by the Swedish American Chamber of Commerce in order to acknowledge and highlight the Swedish presence in the Bay Area by awarding the successful achievers and local contributors that are promoting the links between Sweden and the US.
Last year’s Gala featured classical dance performance, live music entertainment, an exclusively made three course Swedish Menu and dancing. This year we aim to make the event even more magnificent.
New for 2011 is the Women’s Achievement Award which recognizes a female of outstanding ability in her chosen field with a dedication to mentoring and empowering others.

Nominations are currently being accepted for all three areas: The Business Achievement Award, The Cultural Achievement Award and the Women’s Achievement Award. Nominations are free of charge, and anyone can nominate a candidate. You can submit one or multiple nominations, or nominate yourself at www.sacc-sf.org. Make sure to hand in your vote!

Nominations are being accepted now and until July 31, 2011.

Our distinguished Panel of Judges are:  

Pia Andersson - Founder & CEO Mimi the Sardine
Pär Arvidsson - Founder & Managing Director of Snowshoe Capital
Katarina Bonde - Managing Director Kubicorp
Mark Friedler - Consultant, Entrepreneur and Speaker
David Nordfors - Exec. Dir. of the Stanford Center for Innovation & Communication
Barbro Osher - Consul General of Sweden in San Francisco
Rikard Steiber - Global Ads Marketing Director at Google
Jan Uddenfeldt ¬- Sr. VP & Technology Advisor to Ericsson’s CEO
Nils Welin – CEO Cypress Security

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SACC San Francisco/Silicon Valley was founded in 1948 to provide a forum for American and Swedish business executives to address common interests and needs. The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce San Francisco/Silicon Valley's main objective is to develop and promote trade between Sweden and the United States. By providing a broad spectrum of services and new business opportunities through networking, the Chamber contributes to the development and improvement of goodwill between the business communities in the San Francisco Bay Area and Sweden.
For more information about the Swedish American Chamber of Commerce-SF/SV visit www.sacc-sf.org
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