FLASH September 8, 2011 NEWSLETTER For more information and news please visit our website. Quesons or comments? Email us at: [email protected], or call at 312-863-8592 ANNUAL CRAYFISH PARTY - AUGUST 20, 2011 The Young Professionals hosted yet another super fun Crayfish Party at the Sheridan Shore Yacht Club in Wilmette on August 20. Sixty guests enjoyed cocktails and appetizers on the deck, overlooking the picturesque harbor. Mia Berg- man, President of SACC Chicago, welcomed us and the guests sat down and got to taste this year’s crayfish, flown in from California. Everyone enjoyed the wonderful buffet table, catered by Wikstrom Specialty Foods, Elegante Cuisine and Seafood Merchants. Olle Röstlund, VP of Young Professionals, led the snaps sing-a-long. In-between his chosen songs, the guests at each table competed in singing on their own. We were pleased to hand out fabulous raffle prizes sponsored by various companies and members listed on the next page. David Anthonsen was the lucky winner of a great food basket donated by Wikstrom Specailty Foods. We thank Hanselsbanken for sponsoring the DJ from Mount Greenwood Sound! A Big Thank You to all generous sponsors! Without you we could’t have done it. We all enjoyed the evening, another fun Crayfish Party at the charming Sheridan Shore Yacht Club. Make sure you don't miss the Crayfish Party next year! And please check out the photos from the event at our web site as well as on our Facebook profile.
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ANNUAL CRAYFISH PARTY - AUGUST 20, 2011
The Young Professionals hosted yet another super fun Crayfish Party at the Sheridan Shore Yacht Club in Wilmette on
August 20. Sixty guests enjoyed cocktails and appetizers on the deck, overlooking the picturesque harbor. Mia Berg-
man, President of SACC Chicago, welcomed us and the guests sat down and got to taste this year’s crayfish, flown in
from California. Everyone enjoyed the wonderful buffet table, catered by Wikstrom Specialty Foods, Elegante Cuisine
and Seafood Merchants.
Olle Röstlund, VP of Young Professionals, led the snaps sing-a-long. In-between his chosen songs, the guests at each
table competed in singing on their own. We were pleased to hand out fabulous raffle prizes sponsored by various
companies and members listed on the next page. David Anthonsen was the lucky winner of a great food basket donated
by Wikstrom Specailty Foods. We thank Hanselsbanken for sponsoring the DJ from Mount Greenwood Sound!
A Big Thank You to all generous sponsors! Without you we could’t have done it. We all enjoyed the evening, another
fun Crayfish Party at the charming Sheridan Shore Yacht Club. Make sure you don't miss the Crayfish Party next year!
And please check out the photos from the event at our web site as well as on our Facebook profile.
For more information and news please visit our website.
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A BIG THANK YOU to our Crayfish Party Sponsors!
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Thank You Kerstin!
“Ex officio representation is always established for a reason, but how it plays out depends in the individual. As usual with Kerstin, she’s consistently gone well beyond the call in making Swedish-related organizations in Chicago-land coor-dinate and work well together. We are grateful to Kerstin for her contributions to SACC Chicago and wish her all the best in her next endeavors. We will miss her greatly!” Gerd Sjögren, SACC Chicago board member and Director Business Partners, Interverbum Technology
On June 13, Kerstin Lane sent us her resignation from the SACC Chicago board as an honorary board member. In this role, Kerstin has served on the board since 2003, when the King of Sweden ap-pointed her as the Honorary Consul General of Illinois. We’re tremendously grateful for Kerstin’s support of our chamber and her dedication to all things Swedish-American. Kerstin has been an in-spiration to many within Chicago's Swedish community for years. She was the founding Executive Director of the Swedish American Museum in Chicago and it’s first paid employee in 1988. She worked at the museum until her retirement in 2006. In 1981, Kerstin founded SVEA-Chicago, be-came SWEA International’s Woman of the Year 1999, received the Serafimerordern from King Carl XVI Gustaf in 2007, and this year, Kerstin was named The Swedish-American of the Year by the Vasa Order. In addition, she has been instrumental for a number of other Swedish-American organiza-tions, including the Gothenburg Sister City Committee, to which she was appointed by Mayor Daley
in 1990 and stayed for six years.
Kerstin has all the “right connections” and can with a snap of a finger move mountains and get great things done. We “secretly” hope that Kerstin might consider returning to the board in a different capacity…. Regardless, we want to thank Kerstin for the wonderful support of the chamber and we wish her all the best in her new endeavors! On behalf of SACC Chicago — Agneta Rosenberg, SACC Chicago VP of Communications and board member and President of Interim Ventures
My name is Amela Svraka. I’m the new in-tern at the SACC Chicago office this fall. I’m 23 years old, born in Bosnia, but raised in Uppsala. Currently, I’m doing my master’s majoring in marketing at the Uppsala Univer-sity in Business and Management. This is my fifth and final year. I feel very excited, in-spired and happy to be here in this amazing city! I’m looking forward to spending the fall here and getting the opportunity to grow both personally and professionally.
My name is Rebecka Lönnroth. I’m excited to be one of the new interns at the Consu-late General of Sweden as well as helping out at the SACC office in the beautiful city of Chicago. I’m 26 years old and originally from Gothenburg. Currently, I’m in my fifth year at the Master’s Program at the School of Public Administration at the University of Gothenburg. I’m looking at this internship as an experience of a life time. I’ll enjoy every second I get to spend at the Consulate, the SACC office and in this magnificent city!
My name is Bibi Gramson. I’m looking forward to an interesting internship at the Consulate General of Sweden and an exciting fall in the marvelous city of Chicago. I’ve recently completed a one-year Master’s Program in European and International Law in Rotterdam, Holland. Back home in Sweden, I live in our beautiful capital Stockholm. I am currently finishing my final year of Law School at the University of Stockholm. Since I’ll graduate in the spring of 2012, I very much appreciate this opportunity of gaining valuable work experience here.
The New Interns—for the fall of 2011
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New Member Profile—Infocube
Jonas Hammarberg, Ola Carlander, Åsa Lindell from Infocube at the crayfish party
Infocube, founded in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1999, is a major player in the Scandinavia market for ERP and CRM
systems. Infocube recently opened an office in Chicago to cover the North American market. The company provides IT
solutions in conjuction with the ERP systems Jeeves®, Microsoft Dynamics CRM® and the Qlikview® Business
Intelligence system, offering senior consulting services for implementation, education and support. With more than 420
manufacturing and distribution clients in 21 countries, revenues of about $18.5 million, and 12 years’ of unbroken
profitability, the company´s strategy is to grow in a controlled pace in the North American market.
“100% owned by our employees and with a legacy of long-term commitment, we provide a unique value proposition,
where our passion can empower our clients’ passion. We’re here because our clients want us to support them on site,
helping them develop their businesses. At the end, it’s all about helping our clients to new and higher levels of
efficiency in their processes. We love it!” says Jonas Hammarberg, Vice President & Creative Director, who is in
charge of the North American business. Infocube is both a Microsoft Certified Partner and a Jeeves Platinum Certified
Partner and 7 times the largest Jeeves Partner in terms of sale (2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2005 and 2003).
For more information, please visit www.infocube.us
