abu dhabi presentation
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A 39-member delegation from the Saratoga County Chamber recently traveled to the UAE to meet with officials from ATIC & GLOBALFOUNDRIES and to tour the Meydan Race Course. Here\'s a short presentation that documents some of our findings and experiences from this venture.TRANSCRIPT
Chamber Trip to the UAE - 2012
ATIC-GLOBALFOUNDRIES WELCOME CENTEROur delegation enjoyed the reception hosted for us by ATIC and GLOBALFOUNDRIES in their wafer-shaped building in Abu Dhabi. A highlight of this event was a guided tour of their welcome and education center that tells the story of the history and future of the world’s semiconductor industry.
Geoff Akiki, GM, of GLOBALFOUNDRIES, in Abu DhabiOur delegation met with the top leaders from GLOBALFOUNDRIES and ATIC during the reception and enjoyed making some very positive connections. Geoff Akiki for one is originally from Tupper Lake.
Special Thank you’sTodd Shimkus and Dennis Brobston took time to thank ATIC & GLOBALFOUNDRIES leaders
both for hosting this reception and for their investment in Saratoga County.
Meydan Race Course Tour
Frank Gabriel, CEO of the Dubai Racing Club, and a native of
Pennsylvania, took our delegation on a tour of the
Meydan Race Course, built and opened in 2010.
The tour took us to the 5-Star hotel’s roof top pool and lounge overlooking the racecourse and
to the backstretch where we could see the entire facility.
Arabian Race Horses
Our delegation toured one of the air-conditioned and immaculate barns holding 40 Arabian Race
Horses, at Meydan. These horses travel through underground
tunnels to other sections of the race course for training or racing.
The MallsThere are 69 Malls in Dubai. This
includes the Mall of Dubai in which there is an Aquarium, a waterfall, and a full hockey rink for public skating with a big screen display
board. This mall is the largest in the world with 1,100 US and European stores. The Emirates Mall is famous for hosting an indoor ski and tubing
mountain for kids and adults.
Cultural Exchange
In Abu Dhabi, we toured the Sheihk Zayet Grand Mosque. This is the 8th
largest Mosque in the world and can accommodate up to 30,000
worshippers at one time. All women entering the Mosque must
wear an Abaya and men and women are prohibited from
touching. Our delegation also participated in a Dessert Safari complete with camel rides and
some amazing views.
New BuildingEveryone in the delegation agreed,
the pace of new growth here is stunning and whatever company is in the crane business is doing very well!
