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l YEAR IN REVIEW 2009 l QLICKTECH COCKTAIL BUSINESS MIXER EVENTS 2009 UNION LEAGUE March 5th SACC-Philadelphia co-sponsored an event held by our new corporate members QlikTech, at the Union League. The event was an executive after hours cocktail party to present QlikTech’s product, an Enterprise Performance Management solution which can reduce information search and response time by 90%, increasing efficiency, profits and opportunities after only a 10-day implementation. Speakers were Bob Langer, President QlikTech Americas and Terrence Hibbert, Chief Knowledge Officer. After the speakers had made their presentations, attendants had the opportunity to mingle, have snacks and drinks. Many of SACC-Philadelphia’s corporate members chose to come to this interesting event, to learn more about the Swedish company QlikTech and their product. When leaving the event, all attendees brought with them new knowledge about an inspiring product, made in Sweden 10th ANNIVERSARY CIRA CENTRE April 1st The party was held at the Cira Centre on the 26th floor in SCA’s venue, with a wonderful view over the Philadelphia skyline, Boathouse Row and the Schuylkill River. The theme of the celebration was the past and future of SACC-Philadelphia. Board member Christer Andresen of SACC-P was master of ceremonies, and introduced the new membership and sponsorship opportunities available at SACC-Philadelphia as of January 2009. The president of SACC-Philadelphia, Bengt Nestell, talked about the future of SACC-P and the direction the organization is taking. Throughout the evening, guests were networking and enjoying hors d´oeuvres, desserts, wine and Scandinavian beer tasting. Everyone was sent home with the hot-off-the-presses Year in Review 2009, also available as a PDF file at SACC-P’s new website. INTERNATIONAL CHAMBERS LUNCHEON UNION LEAGUE April 16th SACC-Philadelphia was co-sponsoring a luncheon held by Irish American Business Chamber & Net work. The guest of honor and speaker at the luncheon is His Excellency John Bruton, European Union Ambassador to the United States and the topic was EU-U.S. relations in the Current Economic Climate.