On October 16, 2019, the session Economic and social consequences of employing foreigners. Scenarios for the future took place. The session was part of the European Congress of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, organized for the tenth time in Katowice by the Regional Chamber of Commerce. Read More
Patrick T. Slowinski invited to his residence to say hello and start his mission in Poland. He took over the post in Krakow as the US Consul General. He began his diplomatic career as a Vice Consul at the US Embassy in Warsaw. Then he took over branches in various European countries to return to Poland again.
The Alumni Association was awarded with the “Great Inspirations – Promotor of Polish-American Cooperation” award. The prize was awarded by the High Chapter of the Award in recognition of the enormous contribution of the Association and all its members in the promotion of Polish-American cooperation and the strengthening of relations between the two countries in both institutional and personal dimensions.
It’s for the third time that the Alumni were invited to the seminar celebrationg the 100th anniversary of establishing Polish-American diplomatic relations. The cycle of celebrations is financed from a grant obtained from the US Embassy in Warsaw. This time we undertook a business theme and together with PAM Center, Faculty of Management, University of Łódź we organized a seminar From Vistula Riverside to Silicon Valley.
For the third time, the Alumni Association was a co-organizer of the American Day, which was held in Katowice on May 23, 2019. The event was hosted by the Regional Chamber of Commerce in Katowice. The aim of the event was to promote cooperation between Poland and the USA as well as to nurture Polish-American economic relations.
For many years, Ms. Agnieszka Krzywosz has been dealing with the affairs of our Association in its Warsaw headquarters at Aleja Niepodległości. Her quiet, efficient and fully free work proved to be indispensable for ensuring the correct flow of information and correspondence. The board of the Association decided to honor Ms. Agnieszka with a bouquet of flowers and a commemorative engraving, although we are aware that this is only a symbolic expression of the magnitude of our gratitude.
On 17-19 May, Alumni went to Szczawnica in the Pieniny mountains to spend time together, get to know each other, have fun, and at the same time talk about the future of the Association.
On 13-15 May 2019, for the 11th time, the European Economic Congress took place in Katowice. It is the largest event in Central and Eastern Europe devoted to the economy, finance and business.
On May 10, 2019, on the initiative of the American Law Society, at the Faculty of Law and Administration of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, an international scientific conference devoted to American political, economic and legal thought took place. It was the third edition of this event, entirely carried out in English.
On May 2-5, Witold Janas represented the Alumni Association and the Polish community of graduates of the Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellowship program at the international conference ‘Global-in Network’ in Zagreb, Croatia.