Training

2nd Workshop on Contemporary Issues in Procurement Practice

AICC Economic, Education, Event, Export, Financial, News and Press, Trade, Training

27 – 28 Sep 2016
Belgrade, Serbia
EBRD
University of Belgrade
Tor Vergata University of Rome

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, together with the University of Belgrade’s Faculty of Law, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia, the University of Rome Tor Vergata (TVU) International Master in Public Procurement Management (IMPPM) programme, and the IMPPM Alumni Student Association, are organising a “Second Workshop on Contemporary Issues in Procurement Practice” to be held at the University of Belgrade’s Faculty of Law on 27 and 28 September 2016.

Representatives of the public and private sectors from Europe, Asia and Africa, alongside former and current students of the IMPPM programme, as well as procurement experts from international financial institutions (IFIs) will analyse current issues in public procurement, share their experiences, present case studies illustrating good practice and offer recommendations for achieving the most efficient use of public funds.

This workshop represents a unique opportunity for open discussion among procurement professionals and other interested parties.

The event is open to procurement professionals, the students, graduates and professors of the IMPPM programme, EBRD procurement experts and other interested participants from the Bank, IFI representatives and procurement experts in general, whose participation will enrich the event with a variety of perspectives.

The EBRD and TVU are jointly supporting the IMPPM. This Master’s programme, unique among IFIs, enables public procurement officials in the Bank’s countries of operations to complete their academic and practical Master’s-level professional degree while gaining an in-depth understanding of the best procurement practices that is also transferrable to the development of national policy.

Once the class of 2016 has defended its Master’s theses in February 2017, the 28 graduates will join the pool of EBRD-TVU alumni, bringing the total number of alumni to 120 IMPPM professionals from 33 countries and 85 institutions, all partners or clients of the EBRD.

This event is organized together with the “Third Interdisciplinary Symposium on Public Procurement”, to be held in Belgrade on 28-30 September 2016, as part of the Procurement Week Programme co-sponsored by the EBRD.

SBDC Orientation

AICC Business, Event, Training

August 30, 2016
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
VENUE
El Camino College Business Training Center
13430 Hawthorne Blvd.
Hawthorne, CA, 90250

Fee: None

This workshop will provide attendees with information about the program requirements and the different services and training offered at the center. Attendance is required for pre-venture and early start-up businesses.

Orientation is offered two-three times per month so check the calendar for future dates. NOTE: Late admittance is not permitted, please arrive early.
Instructor: Nate Jemison

Event Category:
El Camino College
Register Here:
http://lasbdcnet.ecenterdirect.com/events/18349

SBDC Hosted by El Camino College

ORGANIZER
SBDC hosted by El Camino College
Phone:
310 – 973-3177
Website:
http://www.southbaysbdc.org

Instructions: PLEASE NOTE: Venue are not located on the El Camino College campus, use address above for driving directions. Parking is located on street and median lots only. Please bring something to write with.

US Customs Broker Exam Prep

AICC Business, Home, Trade, Training

Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 6:00 PM – Thursday, September 29, 2016 at 9:00 PM (PDT)

Office of Economic Development
152 w 6th St.
Corona, CA 92880

Event DescriptionFree perperation course for the US Customs Brokers Exam held OCT 2015. Sponsored by California Centers for International Trade Development and the California Community Colleges

Learn How To Successfully Export Your Product or Service

AICC Event, Export, Trade, Training

Selling American products and services overseas is both profitable and culturally rewarding for all companies that want to prosper in today’s global marketplace.

Participate in an exclusive training program carefully designed to give business executives strategies, insights, and a ready network of contacts necessary to successfully expand sales globally. If you believe exporting could be part of your growth strategy, these courses will provide you with the hands on tools and the latest information necessary to succeed. In addition, through this course, you will become informed about the effective finance and marketing assistance currently available through both state and federal agencies and walk away knowing precisely how to leverage these resources.

CSU San Bernardino students will be engaging companies and conducting research projects as part of this program.

Session 1: 

Global Business Opportunities for Small Business | August 24, 2016 | 8a-1p

Participants will learn to utilize databases to determine best markets, describe the benefits of free trade agreements, classify a good and determine the duty rates for specific products.

Session 2:

Exploring Market Entry Strategies | August 31, 2016 | 8a-1p

This module covers identifying target markets, and locating foreign representatives and buyers. The presentation will help you better understand the methods and channels involved in the export sales process.  

Session 3: 

 International Trade Finance and Methods of Payment | September 7, 2016 | 8a-1pm

Understanding how to get paid for an export sale is crucial, since your buyer could be 10,000 miles away! This training discusses how your organization can finance the transaction and related business costs from the time you obtain the order, through the production cycle, to the time you receive the final payment.

Session 4: 

 International Shipping and Legal Issues | September 14, 2016 | 8a-1p

This session covers export distribution considerations, direct exporting, indirect exporting, Foreign Trade.

Location: The Workforce Development Center | 44199 Monroe St., Indio, CA

Questions: Contact SBA, Paul Smith or Robert Corona

Global Cultural & Business Practices

AICC Business, Event, Export, Home, Logistics, News and Press, Trade, Training

Wednesday September 14, 2016
1:30 PM to 5:00 PM PDT

Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook University Center
College of the Canyons
University Center Room 258
26455 Rockwell Canyon Road
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
Host by:

Port of Los Angeles
SBDC
CITD

AICC Summer CAMP

AICC Culture, Education, Event, Programs, Training, Travel

The only summer inclusion camp in Los Angeles for membership families, children peers ages 5 to 16. AICC Summer Camp serves as a safe, fun haven for close to 80 participating children by providing a host of educational and recreational activities. The AICC Summer Camp experience includes structured activities, spontaneous free play, organized sports, and social interaction. Children attending the camp are encouraged to develop and explore their imaginations as they engage in various fun and educational activities.

This AICC Summer Camp is free and open  for membership families.

• Math and Reading Enrichment
• Dance
• Music
• Social Skills
• Arts and Crafts
• Field Trips
• Sports
• Science
• Theater
• Games
• Talent Show
• Chinese language learning (option)
• Special Guest Instructors
• And Much More

Dates Time
Cycle 1
Auge 2 – Auge 12
Cycle 2
Auge 15 – August 25
Camp Hours: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Before Care: 8:00 am – 9:00 am
After Care: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Please read:
* Each child must be signed up separately. one form = one space at camp
* Spaces are first come first serve.
* To confirm your child’s space at camp – you must attend a registration day to register (details to follow) Submission of application does NOT guarantee a spot with Camp due to limited space.
Admission will be need-based. Please follow these instructions carefully as incomplete applications will not be considered.
Please contact AICC Summer CAMP if you have any questions or comments, or if you are interested in volunteering or employment opportunities at 213-255-2066 or camp@aiccus.org.

*Our generous sponsors and donors subsidize the tuition for campers and Confucius Institute of Education from low to low-moderate income families. If you have a total combined household income of over $75,000, we ask that you make a contribution towards subsidized tuition. Camp is free and this donation is optional.

All donations will be donated to the Confucius Institute of Education, The CIE is an approved 501(c)(3)tax exempt non-profits organization.

Cultural Summer Camp for Adolescent

AICC Culture, Education, Event, Home, Training, Travel, Visa

AICC Summer Camp 16 Day

AICC has been dedicated to promoting the U.S.- China educational exchange and supporting Chinese students to attend the summer camps held in the U.S. This Cultural Summer Camp is one of the summer camp events organized and promoted by AICC. We believe that your teachers and students will gain invaluable knowledge and experience with American education, culture, art and society by attending this unique Cultural Summer Camp. You will make friends with American teachers and students, visit museum and schools, and spend a very happy time. It will be an unforgettable memory in your life.

August 1 to 14, 2016
August 12 to 28, 2016
16 Day
Beijing- Los Angeles – New York-Beijing

Day Morning Schedule Touring Spot Accommodation
1 Beijing – Los Angeles East Los Angeles Collage Holiday Inn Pasadena-Colorado Blvd.
2 Universal Studios Universal Studios Holiday Inn Pasadena-Colorado Blvd.
3 Disneyland Disneyland Holiday Inn Pasadena-Colorado Blvd.
4 Los Angeles – New York   Columbia University
5 ELA Lesson: Team Up to Explore

Science Lesson: Types of Ecosystems

 New York Aquarium Columbia University
6 ELA Lesson: Dynamic Earth

Science Lesson: Living Things of the

Past

 American Museum of Natural History Columbia University
7 ELA Lesson: Wonders in the Sky

Science Lesson: The Solar System

 Hayden Planetarium Columbia University
8 ELA Lesson: Flight

Science Lesson: Exploring Forces

 Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Columbia University
9 ELA Lesson: Investigations

Science Lesson: Animals Grow and

Change

 Bronx Zoo Columbia University
10 ELA Lesson: Inventions

Science Lesson: Elements and

Compounds

 Madame Tussaud

Ripley’s Believe it or Not!

 Columbia University
11 A Primary School in New York, Tongmei’s Sister School   Columbia University
12 Macy’s Macy’s Columbia University
13 ELA Lesson: Using Money

Science Lesson: Chemical Changes

 Fifth Avenue

Empire State Building

Times Square

Wall Street

New York Stock Exchange

 Columbia University

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
14 ELA Lesson: Literary Lesson

Science Lesson: Saving Resources

 Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York Public Library

 Columbia University
15 ELA Lesson: Our Government

Science Lesson: Exploring Energy

 Federal Hall National Memorial Columbia University
16 New York – Beijing  

AICC
Los Angeles: 213-255-2066
Beijing: 010-6708-3166
Emial: usa@aiccus.org

Retirement Planning For Small Business Owners

AICC Event, Training

Digital Media Center
1300 S. Bristol, Santa Ana 92704
Date & Time: June 30 2016, Thursday, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Cost: No Cost

CONCERNED ABOUT ATTRACTING & RETAINING TALENTED EMPLOYEES. CAN’T KEEP UP WITH TAX LAW CHANGES… NOT YET PLANNED FOR YOUR OWN RETIREMENT?

Learn easy and inexpensive ways to retain key employees in a competitive market place, find income and tax shelters you can use, and determine the right way to prepare for your own retirement. If you’re a small business owner for 5 years without a retirement plan in place this workshop is definitely for you!

Small businesses have generally not been very successful in terms of providing opportunities for their employees to save for retirement. Many still believe they can’t afford to do so. Only 44% of small businesses offer retirement plans. Lots of business owners are so busy working in their businesses they haven’t even taken time to plan for their own retirement, let alone keep up with the constant tax law changes which affect retirement planning in general. So what’s the best plan for your business, the best plan for you as an owner? It might be a SIMPLE IRA, SEP IRA, SOLO 401k, Roth 401k or Defined Benefit Plan. What are the advantages and disadvantages? If you currently have a retirement plan, is it still the best choice? Have you done your annual retirement plan “checkup”? We all need a clear plan, a road map to the future. This workshop will help you understand which retirement plans you should use for the best results.

This workshop is presented by Mandy Woo.

Mandy Woo is a Certified Financial Planner and business owner herself and has helped individuals, families and small businesses achieve their financial goals through customized, comprehensive, strategic financial planning for over 13 years. Through her daily practice, and volunteering at SCORE, Mandy has educated many individuals and small business owners in terms of tax planning, protection planning, and investment and retirement planning. She owns a franchise financial advisory business and holds a Bachelor Degree in Investment Finances and a Master Degree in Taxation. Mandy also holds General Security, Insurance, and Investment Advisor licenses. As an ongoing basis, she has been working with CPAs and attorneys to help small business owners design and set up retirement, executive benefit plans and exit strategies suitable for their individual situations.

(Registration/Check-in 5:30 to 6:00 PM)

AICC Training Program: Business Project Management

AICC Event, Training

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Business Project Management
July 25-August 5, 2016
9:30 -12:30am, 1:30-4:30pm
Total 24 Hours
AICC Classroom
Cost:
Member:$600
Non-member: $1200

The training program is a two-week, build the skills to research, analyze, and evaluate current project management methods, anticipate new developments in project management, and lead the field in new directions. AICC business project management programs merge comprehensive core courses with hands-on practice managing virtual teams.

Speaker：
Sarita D. Jackson, Ph.D.

Sarita D. Jackson, Ph.D. is the founder, president and CEO of the Global Research Institute of International Trade (GRIIT), a think-tank/consulting firm focused on free trade policy and helping businesses to take advantage of global market opportunities.  She also teaches a course, Fundamentals of International Trade, at UCLA Extension.

Prior to founding GRIIT, Dr. Jackson was a tenured associate professor of political science at North Carolina A&T State University (NC A&T). She designed and taught advanced-level courses related to international trade such as “The Politics of Free Trade” and “Latin American and Caribbean Political Economy”. Her efforts to expand the political science curriculum for the benefit of the students earned her the Junior Faculty Teaching Award in 2010.

In 2010, she received the Fulbright Scholar/Lecture Award to the Dominican Republic to teach a seminar on free trade negotiations, conduct research on the US-Dominican Republic free trade negotiations, and share her research with business owners, industry representatives, government officials and students. Her studies on bilateral free trade agreements and the World Trade Organization have been published in a number of top peer-reviewed academic journals both nationally and internationally.

Furthermore, Dr. Jackson worked as a trade policy consultant on projects funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID). Some projects included advising governments and small business associations on boosting their trade competitiveness and taking advantage of trade agreements throughout the Eastern Caribbean and Southern African regions.

She earned a Bachelor’s degree in journalism and Spanish at the University of Southern California and a Master’s and Doctorate in political science at Brown University.

Professional Organizations: National Association of Small Businesses International Trade Executives, Women in International Trade-Los Angeles, American Political Science Association, Toastmasters 90210

2016 AICC Summer Camp,  English Learning & American Culture Program

AICC Education, Training

2016 AICC Summer Camp

July 2016 -AICC Summer Camp Program
Summer Courses: 3-Week Courses of English & American Culture
Dates: July 11 to 31, or August 1 to 21, 2016
Location: Pomona College, Claremont Colleges, CA

About the Program:
The English Learning & American Culture Program is sponsored by AICC with a nonprofit organization in California W.T., and will be held at Pomona College, a top liberal arts college in USA.
Through academic English courses, field trips, camping, sports, music and other activities, you will find plenty of opportunities to practice your English and learn about the culture of America.

Mission:
To provide international students with quality academic English language instruction and a cultural orientation to the United States.

July 11 Monday, 8:00-9:00am Registration Session 1 Course: Starts
8:00am-9:00am Registration
10:00am-10:45am Orientation and Introduction of weekly goals for the Language and Culture Courses
11:00am -11:45am Introduction to English Language
1:30pm – 2:15pm Introduction to American Culture
2:30pm – 4:30pm Welcome Party

July 12 Tuesday, 9:00am-4:00pm
9:00am-10:00am English Language Speaking and Listening
10:15am-11:00am American History
11:15am-12:00pm English Language Reading and Writing
1:30pm-2:15pm American Culture
2:30pm-4:00pm College Campus Experience

July 13 Wednesday, 9:00am-4:00pm
9:00am-10:00am English Language Speaking and Listening
10:15am-11:00am American History
11:15am-12:00pm English Language Reading and Writing
1:30pm-2:15pm American Culture
2:30pm-4:00pm College Campus Experience
Evening: Sports

July 14 Thursday, 9:00am-4:00pm
9:00am-10:00am English Language Speaking and Listening
10:15am-11:00am American History
11:15am-12:00pm English Language Reading and Writing
1:30pm-2:15pm American Culture
2:30pm-4:00pm College Campus Experience

July 15 Friday, 9:00am-4:00pm
9:00am-10:00am English Language Speaking and Listening
10:15am-11:00am American History
11:15am-12:00pm English Language Reading and Writing
1:30pm-2:15pm American Culture
2:30pm-4:00pm College Campus Experience
Evening: Sports Game

July 16-17Saturday–Sunday
Saturday: Camping starts at Big Bear Lake, California
Saturday – Sunday: Camping, Hiking, Kayaking, Fishing, Visit Moonridge Animal Park and Outdoor Science Learning & Activities at Big Bear Lake, California

July 18-19Monday-Tuesday
Monday-Tuesday: Camping, Hiking, Kayaking, Fishing, Outdoor Science Learning & Activities at Big Bear Lake, California
Tuesday: Camping ends at Big Bear Lake, California. Return host family home.

July 20 Wednesday, 9:00am-4:00pm
9:00am-10:00am English Language Speaking and Listening
10:15am-11:00am American Culture
11:15am-12:00pm English Language Reading and Writing
1:30pm-2:15pm Science & Art
2:30pm-4:00pm College Classroom Experience
Evening: Sports

July 21 Thursday, 9:00am-4:00pm
9:00am-10:00am English Language Speaking and Listening
10:15am-11:00am American Culture
11:15am-12:00pm English Language Reading and Writing
1:30pm-2:15pm Science & Art
2:30pm-4:00pm College Classroom Experience

July 22 Friday, 9:00am-4:00pm
9:00am-10:00am English Language Speaking and Listening
10:15am-11:00am American Culture
11:15am-12:00pm English Language Reading and Writing
1:30pm-2:15pm Science & Art
2:30pm-4:00pm College Classroom Experience
Evening: Music Concert

July 23 Saturday, 9:00am-4:00pm
Morning: Visit the Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California
Afternoon- Evening: Universal Studios, Hollywood
Tour to the coolest theme park, Universal Studios, which has been bringing unique entertainment experiences to millions of people around the world, for more than 85 years. It will be an amazing experience in Los Angeles.

July 24 Sunday, 9:00am-4:00pm
Morning: Church with Host Family
Afternoon: Visit local sites and participate in activities with host family
Evening: Harrison English Learning & American Culture Program Party & Celebration

July 25 Monday, 9:00am-4:00pm
9:00am-10:00am English Language Speaking and Listening
10:15am-11:00am American Culture
11:15am-12:00pm English Language Reading and Writing
1:30pm-2:15pm Science & Art
2:30pm-4:00pm College Classroom Experience
Evening: Sports

July 26 Tuesday, 9:00am-4:00pm
9:00am-10:00am English Language Speaking and Listening
10:15am-11:00am American Culture
11:15am-12:00pm English Language Reading and Writing
1:30pm-2:15pm Science & Art
2:30pm-4:00pm College Classroom Experience

July 27 Wednesday, 9:00am – 4:00pm
9:00am-10:00am English Language Speaking and Listening
10:15am-11:00am American Culture
11:15am-12:00pm English Language Reading and Writing
1:30pm-2:15pm Science & Art
2:30pm-4:00pm College Classroom Experience

July 28-29 Thursday – Friday
California Coast Tour
Thursday: San Francisco
o Visit and explore San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman’s Wharf, Union Square, Art Museum, and Aquarium
Friday: Yosemite National Park
o An outing that combines hikes with outdoor education. Sestunning sights such as half dome and Yosemite Falls

July 30-31 Saturday-Sunday
Grand Canyon Tour
Saturday: Grand Canyon
o Visit and explore the Grand Canyon National Park
o Hike and enjoy the vistas on trails along the rim
Sunday: Return home to host family, Party Time
Departure from LAX

Link: Chinese webpage

Contact:
Email:
usa@aiccus.org
or
2125307855@qq.com
Tel: 213-255-2066,
Cell 626-899-8108, Cathy