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2008
June 4, Annual General Meeting,
Victor's Palace, Westin St. Francis Hotel
May 15, Business to Business Networking Evening
with the Australian American Chamber of Commerce
(AACC), Cellar360, Ghirardelli Square, San Francisco
May 14, European Networking Evening, Cooley Godward
Kronish LLP, 3175 Hanover Street, Palo Alto
April 22, Your Gateway to Europe, Hiller Aviation
Museum, San Carlos
April 15, Christmas Lunch Thank You Reception
and Check Presentation to Raphael House, the BABC
Christmas Lunch Beneficiary
April 9, Breakfast Reception with Margaret Hodge,
U.K. Minister for Culture, at the British Consulor
Office
March 11, Seminar with Jim Mayock "Hot Tips
for Managing Silicon Valley Immigration Issues",
Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP Office, Palo
Alto
February 28, Seminar with Jim Mayock "2008
H-1B Work Visa Lottery", America California
Bank, 417 Montgomery, San Francisco
January 22, Annual Economic Forecast Lunch, The
City Club, The Stock Exchange Tower, 155 Sansome
11th Floor, San Francisco
2007
December 18, Annual Christmas Lunch,
Westin St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco
November 15, Silicon Valey Event, 3rd Annual Silicon
Valley Holiday Reception, San Jose British Motors/
Jaguar
November 13, Evening Seminar/ Networking Event,
Business Visa Options After the Death of Comprehensive
Immigration Reform; San Francisco
November 1, 4th Annual Venture Capital Summit,
VCs Navigating Current Financial Turmoil, Panel:
3i, Pond, Bressener
October 25, Evening Seminar / Networking Event,
US Taxation of Assets Held Outside the US, One
Embarcadero Center, 18th Floor San Francisco
October 25, BABC Silicon Valley Pub Night, Duke
of Edinburgh - Cupertino
October 2, Evening Seminar / Networking Event,
Investing Globally: Increasing Your Wealth Worldwide,
King George Hotel, San Francisco
September 18, Farewell Reception for Martin Uden,
HM Consul-General, The Westin St. Francis, San
Francisco
July 31, Richad Lambert,
Director General CBI, Breakfast at Consul-General
June 19, Bridge to Growth
Seminar British Midlands, Palo Alto
June 19, Bridge to Growth
Seminar British Midlands, Berkeley
June 12, Annual General
Meeting and Farewell Reception for Peter Broom,
Deputy Consul-General
June 6, The London
Stock Exchange: AIM Seminar, San Francisco
June 5, The London
Stock Exchange: AIM Seminar, Palo Alto
May 16-18, International
BABC Conference Los Angeles
May 3, Sir Brian
Bender Breakfast, San Francisco
April 26, BBC America -
British Bus Tour the King George Hotel
April 23, European
Networking Event Palo Alto
March 7, KQED Pledge
Night
February 8, RFID
The Next Big Market Enabler? Palo Alto
February 1, BEER Night,
King George Hotel, San Francisco
January 17, Annual
Economic Reception, Palo Alto
January 17, Annual
Economic Lunch, San Francisco
January 4, BEER Night,
King George Hotel, San Francisco
2006
December 15
Annual Christmas Lunch,
Westin
St. Francis, San Francisco
November 15 Silicon
Valley Holiday Reception,
San Jose British Motors, San Jose
November 14 Expanding
your business to the UK, Offices of Wendel, Rosen,
Black & Dean LLP,
Oakland
November 12 Royal
British Legion Festival of Remembrance,
Grace Cathedral, San Francisco
November 7 HIFX
Moving money in and out of the US without fees!
British Consulate, San Francisco
November 2 Networking
with Australians, Kiwis and Germans, Zoom Systems,
San Francisco
October 28 BABC Day
at the Races, Bay Meadows
Race Track, San Mateo
October 26 Commonwealth Networking Night, Duke
of Edinburgh, Cupertino
October 19 Cross Border Issues when doing Business
in the UK, San Francisco
October 11 International Sustainable Energy Forum,
Argent Hotel, San Francisco
October 5 BEER Night, King George Hotel, San Francisco
September 28 East Bay Pub Night, Pacific Coast
Brewing Co., Oakland
September 24 Hike in Muir Woods
September 7 BEER Night, King
George Hotel, San Francisco
August 31 European Networking Event, San Francisco
August 26 The Clashes for the Ashes Cricket Match,
Marin
August 23 Silicon Valley Pub Night, Cupertino
August 22
US Income Tax Rules for Assets held outside the
US, San Francisco
June 8 Speed Networking Event, Oakland, East Bay
June 1 Reception / Dinner Lord Parkinson
May 23 Whisky Tasting, Irish Bank, San Francisco
April 20 Pub Night, Duke of Edinburgh, Cupertino
April 20 East Bay Pub Night, The Crown, Danville
April 5 Membership Drive, Chelsea Art Gallery,
Palo Alto
February 16 Pub Night, Duke of Edinburgh, Cupertino
January 18 BABC Annual Economic Breakfast, Squire,
Sanders & Dempsey LLP, Palo Alto
January 17 BABC Annual Economic Lunch, World Trade
Club, San Francisco
2005
December 16 BABC Annual Christmas Lunch, Westin
St Francis, San Francisco
October 12 Reception
and Dinner honoring His Excellency Ambassador
John Bruton
October 6 Executive
Spotlight in Santa Clara featuring Peter Robertson,
Vice Chairman of Chevron Corporation
August 13 Clashes for the Ashes Cricket Match,
Larkspur
July 28 European Summer Mixer, Cooley Godward,
Palo Alto
June 18 The Great British
Banger BBQ, Woodside
June 7 BABC AGM, World Trade Club, San Francisco
June 5 BABC Hike in Muir Woods
May 17 BABC 3rd Annual Venture Capital Summit,
Santa Clara
May 12 European Luncheon Paul Mercier, Deputy
Director, Operations and Marketing, European Central
Bank: 'The International Role of the Euro'
April 30 BABC Day at the Races, Bay Meadow Race
Track, San Mateo
April 16 Quan Fanning Immigration Seminar, Global
HQ, San Francisco
April 7 Scots Night and Whisky Tasting, Irish
Bank, San Francisco
March 20 SV Membership
Drive, Mr. and Mrs. Wilf J Corrigan's Private
Residence, Los Altos Hills
February 7 Speaker Meeting at the British Consulate-General:
Tom Salusbury, Head of UK Trade and Investment
Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals Team, San Francisco
January 19 BABC Annual Economic Breakfast, Genus
Inc, Sunnyvale
January 18 BABC Annual Economic Lunch, World Trade
Club, San Francisco
2004
December
17 BABC Annual Christmas Lunch, Westin St Francis,
San Francisco
November 18 Trading After Hours: International
Mixer Night, World Trade Club, San Francisco
November 10 Wilson
Sonsini Goodrich & Rosari and Rowbotham &
Company LLP present “Preserving Your Wealth”:
A Tax and Estate Planning Program for International
Executives, Wilson Sonsini Offices, Palo Alto
November 1 Bartholomew Broadbent Port and Madeira
Tasting and Seminar, VinoVenue, San Francisco
October 28 Comedy Night: Killing My Lobster –
‘Goes To The Polls’, ODC Theater, San
Francisco
October 19 BABC 50th Anniversary Reception, Westin
St Francis, San Francisco
October 18 Elliot& Mayock LLP: Keeping Out
The Bad Guys, While Letting in the Good Guys:
Immigration, Visa and Border Control Challenges
Since 9/11, Global HQ, San Francisco
September 21 Spott, Lucey & Wall seminar:
US Income Tax Rules for Assets Held Outside the
US, Global HQ, San Francisco
September 19 Presentation on Speckled Computing,
The Sheraton, Palo Alto
September 15 Speckled
Computing Seminar, Palo Alto
August 26 Silicon Valley Pub Night, The Duke
of Edinburgh, Cupertino
July 21 Wine and Whisky Tasting, Fluid Ultra Lounge,
San Francisco
June 24 Digby Jones Breakfast, British Consulate,
San Francisco
June 19 , The Great
British Banger Barbecue, Woodside
June 17 The BACC
2nd Annual Venture Capital Summit, Santa Clara
2003
June 12 Membership
Reception with Consul General, Los Gatos
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A full house of fifty BABC members and non-members gathered to hear Russ Mansky and Tom Spott from Spott, Lucey and Wall Inc., CPAs unravel the mine of tax legislation relating to Assets held outside the US, a subject that, due to the level of interest and number of questions asked, was pertinent to a large number of the international audience.
Guests were welcomed by BABC Board member Tom Taggart from Barclays Global Investors, who kindly provided the venue for the event in their Conference Room. The event commenced with networking opportunities, and refreshments generously donated by Spott, Lucey and Wall, Inc. CPAs.
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June 24, 2006
Huddart Park, Woodside
If at first you DO succeed, then try, try, try again……. That was the formula for the 3rd Annual Great British Banger BBQ which was held in glorious weather on the Peninsula.
All ages were represented at the family event (no upper or lower limits to be mentioned!), and all needed no (or at least very little) encouragement to join in the good old traditional sports events, Egg and Spoon, 3-Legged and Sack Races, supplemented this year by some rather dubious water-filled balloon activities…...
During the sporting events, Master of underhand tactics Stuart Bagshaw suffered minor injuries, sustained in a vain attempt to stamp his Presidential authority on the occasion, being pipped to the post by a 3 year-old into the bargain!
Firefighters' Barbecues coped admirably as always with the food supply, including British Bangers, and thanks go to Golden Brands for supplying the much needed refreshments. The event ended with the Prize draw - our thanks to all sponsors who kindly helped us to make it such a memorable day. 2007? Bring it on!
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October
6, 2005
Santa Clara
On Thursday October 6th, 2005,
the Silicon Valley events committee held its first
of a new series, “Executive Spotlight” at the Techmart Center in Santa Clara. We were
delighted to feature Peter Robertson, Vice Chairman
of Chevron Corporation as our guest speaker.
Peter
briefly described his career which started after
graduating from university in his home town of
Edinburgh. Since then, he has enjoyed a very impressive
career at Chevron, while working in several locations
across the globe. Peter spent much of the evening’s
presentation discussing the very topical and controversial
energy business in his open and engaging style.
As always, attendees enjoyed learning from the
speaker as well as spending valuable networking
time over appetizers and drinks.
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June 18,
2005
Woodside
Due to the sucess of this
event last year, we decided to do it again! This
family social event was organized in Huddart Park,
on the Peninsula. Activities included traditional
British sports, such as the Egg and Spoon Race,
Sack Race and the 3 Legged Race, plus the 'all
you could eat' barbecue (including authentic British
'bangers'), washed down with wine, beer and sodas.
The
event is an annual one, so watch out for announcements
for 2006.
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March
20, 2005
Mr. and Mrs. Wilf J Corrigan's
Private Residence, Los Altos Hills
The BABC's 2005 Silicon Valley
Membership drive was hosted in March by Mr. &
Mrs. Wilfred J. Corrigan at their recently completed
home in Los Altos Hills, which can only be described
as spectacular, and provided a perfect venue for
the event. The event was held on a Sunday and
attracted an attendance of over 60 guests.
Among those were Mr. Martin Uden, British Consul
General, San Francisco who gave an overview of
the functions of the British Consulate-General,
and of upcoming events over the next few months.
Several noted Silicon Valley leaders were present,
enjoying extended discussions on matters of trade
and culture between Northern California and the
United Kingdom. An additional perspective was
provided by Mr. Corrigan, Chairman of LSI Logic
Corporation on topical business matters, and Mrs.
Corrigan kindly provided an overview of the very
interesting development of the European design
theme for the house, and some of the trials and
tribulations of achieving their goals.
Everyone was impressed by the attention to detail
in the design and execution of the property, and
brief tours by the hosts provided ample opportunity
to discuss any matters of interest. The BABC thanked
their hosts for providing such a perfect venue
- a great day was had by all, inspite of some
typically English rain that attendees took in
their stride.
Robert N. Blair
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November
10, 2004
Wilson Sonsini Offices,
Palo Alto
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September
15, 2004
Palo Alto
On Wednesday September 15,
2004, members and guests enjoyed a stimulating
look into the future when Professor D. K. Arvind,
Director of Scotland's Speckled Computing Consortium,
gave a presentation on "Speckled Computing",
a radical new concept in information technology,
which could revolutionize the way we gather, exchange
and communicate information. Speckled computing,
which has more computational capability and includes
a peer-to-peer network, builds upon the ‘smart
dust' concept currently under development at Intel
and UC Berkeley. This technology promises to revolutionize
information technology and change the way data
is transmitted across the world with particular
applications in healthcare, education, business
and entertainment.
This event, held at the Stanford Sheraton Hotel,
Palo Alto, was arranged and hosted by Scottish
Development International and co-sponsored by
BABC.
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June 19,
2004
Woodside
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary
of the organization, a family social event was
organized in Huddart Park, on the Peninsula. Activities
included traditional British sports, such as the
Egg and Spoon Race, Sack Race and the 3 Legged
Race, plus the 'all you could eat' barbecue (including
authentic British 'bangers'), washed down with
wine, beer and sodas. Participants' ages ranged
from under 1 year old to, well, Mostyn's age,
whatever that is. The event is likely to become
an annual one, so watch out for announcements.
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June 17,
2004
Santa Clara
On June 17, 2004, members and
guests attended BACC's second annual VC Summit,
which was sponsored and hosted by Silicon Valley
Bank at their corporate headquarters in Santa
Clara.
The event comprised a lively panel discussion,
which was moderated by Larry Lopez, head of private
equity at Silicon Valley Bank. He fired questions
at and stimulated discussion amongst panel members,
Sean Doyle of Intel Capital, Martin Gagen of 3i
and Richard Irving of Pond Ventures. This was
a rare opportunity to hear the expert views of
key VC players from Silicon Valley and the UK.
They discussed current financing trends, market
interests, funding terms and prospects for companies
operating here in the U.S and internationally.
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June 12, 2003
Los Gatos
On June 12, 2003,
members and invited guests attended a reception
to meet Roger Thomas, the British Consul-General
based in San Francisco. The event was hosted
by Silicon Valley's Honorary Consul-General,
William (Bill) Elder and his wife, Gloria, at
their secluded home in the hills above Los Gatos.
Attendees enjoyed listening to Roger Thomas
and tasting some select wines in a tasting sponsored
by BACC member Tim McGarr and his company, HIFX,
Inc.
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