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INDO-AMERICANCHAMBER OF COMMERCE
IACCThe only bi-lateral Chamber for Indo-US business
(Tamil Nadu Branch)
E-NEWSLETTER 2014
VOL - 6 ISSUE - 2014
INDEX
CONTENTS PAGE NO.
Chairman’s Message 2
Chamber Events 3
Members Achievement 6
Upcoming Events Calendar 7
About SELECT USA 8
U.S. Visa 9
U.S. Franchise Brands Seek 10 Opportunities in India
2015 Trade Show Schedule 13
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Dear Friends,
Since I took over the mantle of Chairmanship from Mr. Suresh Reddy in Oct’14, this quarter has been very exciting with many interesting and high profile Indo-US events happenings. The visit of our Prime Minister Modi to US set the tone and the energy generated by him there became infectious all over and in our IACC activities too. I represented IACC on a panel discussion in DD highlighting the importance and expected impact of his visit to US and its spin off in the economic growth between the two great democracies. This was followed by the visit of US Charge de áffairs Ms. Kathleen Stephens visit to Chennai and IACC took the opportunity to host a dinner and networking with her for our members.
Similarly when South Carolina Governor Ms. Nikki Haley visited, we have organised another high profile reception and interaction for our members. For both these events our members came and attended with enthusiasm, participated well by asking relevant questions and seeking clarification for mutual benefit of Indo-US relationships. In fact both these important visitors appreciated the gesture of IACC and the value addition these events added. Later along with few office-bearers of IACC, we met the US embassy officials in their office and exchanged our thoughts and plans that we have for improving Indo-US business relationship for our members.
Currently we are working actively with US Commerce department to promote Select USA programme among our members to benefit from this initiative. Continuing our efforts to promote and include tier 2 and tier 3 cities commercial activities, we are planning to conduct US Visa awareness programme in Thirunelveli, Tuticorin, Sivakasi towns. This will also be a good opportunity to enlist new members for IACC.
I take this opportunity to wish all our members Seasons Greetings and a Very Happy and Prosperous New year 2015.
Best regards,N V VenkatasubramanianChairmanIndo American Chamber of Commerce &Chief Executive, L&T Valves LimitedChennai
ChAIrmAN’SmESSAGE
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June 25, 2014 : Farewell to U.S. Consul General in Chennai
Group photo taken while bidding a fond Farewell to Ms. Jennifer Mclntyre, US Consul General and other officials from American Consulate General in Chennai along with members of IACC.
may 26-27, 2014 : Safety India 2014, Chennai
Ms. Sujatha Ravishanker, Regional Secretary briefing about IACC services to a visitor at the stall.
Mr. Ashish Wig, Chairman - Infrastructure Committee, IACC - New Delhi chairing the conference.
June 10, 2014 : CSr and Companies Act 2013, Chennai
Mr. James Golsen , Principal Commercial Officer, US Consulate in Chennai is delivering the inaugural address.
Mr. A.B. Chakraborty, Chief Sustainability Officer, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs is chairing the panel discussion.
ChAmbEr EvENTS
July 15, 2014 : Union budget 2014, Chennai
Guest Speaker Mr. Gopal Srinivasan, CMD, TVS Capital Funds Ltd. with IACC office bearers.
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August 5, 2014 : American Cross-Cultural Skills, Coimbatore
September 18, 2014 : National Conclave : The Indian Food Processing Sector, Chennai
July 24, 2014 : American Cross-Cultural Skills, Chennai
Trainer Mr. Nigel Saldanha, MMM Training Solutions with the participants.
Chief Guest Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister of Food Processing addressing the participants.
Trainer Mr. Nigel Saldanha, MMM Training Solutions interacting with the participants.
Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister of Food Processing along with IACC office bearers.
Chamber Events
September 22, 2014 : roundtable Discussion on SELECT USA at Coimbatore & Tiruppur
Ambassador Mr. Vinai Thummalapally, Executive Director, Select USA, U.S. Department of Commerce addressing the participants.
Ambassador Mr. Vinai Thummalapally with Mr. Sakthivel, President, Tirupur Exports Association (TEA), Mr. Suresh Reddy, Chairman, IACC(TN) and other senior officials from U.S. depart-ment of Commerce.
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October 19, 2014 : Networking Nite, Chennai November 6 & 7, 2014 : U.S. business visa - Updates and Guidelines at Coimbatore & Tiruppur
Ambassador Kathleen Stephens, Chargé d’ Affaires, U.S. Embassy, New Delhi addressing the participants.
Dignitaries in the dais (left to right) Mr. Eric Swinn, Vice-Consul, U.S. Consulate General, Chennai, Mr. K.Ramaswamy, Chairman, Roots Industries India Ltd, Mr. A.Sekhar, Vice-Chairman, IACC, Mr. Elliot Fertik, Fraud Prevention Manager, U.S. Consulate General, Chennai, Mr. M.N.Padmanabhan, Managing Director, Veeramaasthi Tex Fabs Pvt. Ltd.
November 20, 2014 : Welcome reception hosted in the honor of Governor and the Trade mission members from the State of South Carolina, U.S.A.
Nikki Randhawa Haley, Governor of South Carolina addressing the participants.
IACC office bearers posing with Governor of South Carolina
IACC breakfast meeting series – Listen to the Leader
Chamber Events
Speaker Mr. T.N. Manoharan, CA addressing the gathering.
Speaker Mr. Rajeev Mecheri, Managing Director, Mecheri Smart Capitals Pvt. Ltd., addressing the participants.
Mr. N.V.Venkatasubramanian, Chairman, IACC (TN) presenting momento to Guest Speaker Mr. Vijay Amritraj, Indian Tennis Legend. Also seen Mr. C.Suresh Reddy, Immediate Past Chairman, IACC (TN)
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FIEO Export Award
DrDO Award
“A.I. Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.”, Chennai Manufacturer & Exporter of Readymade Garments has been Awarded FIEO Niryat Shree Export Award for the fourth time.
“AEROSPACE ENGINEERS”, Salem has been recognised for the technical support /service given in the field of Aerospace / Defence by DRDO and the “Defence Technology Absorption Award – 2013” has been awarded by our Honourable Prime Minister of India in the presence of the Defence and Finance Minister on 20.08.2014.
mEmbErS AChIEvEmENT
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UPCOmING EvENTS CALENDArEvENT DESCRIPTION DATE vENuE CONTACT
7th Vibrant Gujarat
Summit 2015
"Investors' summit" -An ideal platform for
knowledge sharing, social and business
transformation
January 8-13, 2015
| 9:30 a.m. to 5:30
p.m.
Gandhinagar,
Mahatma Mandir
Ms. Krishna Israni
Programme on Risk
Management and Hedging
A presentation will be made by MCX on
Risk Management with special focus on
Bullion and Base Metals. The discussion will
include Hedging and present viewpoints
from an eminent Economist.
Tuesday, January 14,
2014
Kolkata, The Park
Hotel
Ms. Madhusree Daityari
Event on OpenFlow SDN
with Criterion Network
The two days event is on Software Defined
Networking (SDN) which is a technology
that is redefining the networking industry
with a tectonic shift of value from
hardware to software. Every organization is
going to benefit from this technology. SDN
suits India’s strengths and talent pool that
is serving customers worldwide.
January 18-19, 2015 Bangalore, Le
Meridien
Ms. Swati Srivastava
Listen to the Leader Objective of this meeting is to invite a
successful entrepreneur/leader from the
industry to share their experience to
success.
Tuesday, January 27,
2015 | 08.00 a.m. to
09.30 a.m.
Chennai,
Vivanta by Taj -
Connemara
Mr. Syed Nabeen
U.S. Business Visas –
Guidelines & Updates
Awareness program on U.S. business visas January 28-30, 2015 Tuticorin, Sivakasi &
Tirunelveli
Mr. Syed Nabeen
Seminar on US Mergers
and Acquisitions
The main focus of the seminar will be
US Mergers & Acquisitions - Key Tax and
Accounting Considerations
Wednesday, January
28, 2015
Mumbai Ms. Trishla Dosi
Source India 2015 Supporting association to the Expo.
This event will consist of a Conference,
Exhibition and Buyer Seller Meet for
facilitating sourcing opportunities from
manufacturers and vendors based in India.
Thursday, February
05, 2015
Chennai,
Chennai Trade Centre
Mr. Syed Nabeen
ESO Seminar This seminar will deliberate on the
Emerging Trends and Opportunities in
Engineering Services Off-shoring.
Thursday, February
12, 2015 | 09.00
a.m. to 05.00 p.m.
Chennai,
Hotel Hyatt Regency
Mr. Syed Nabeen
Fairfax Aerospace &
Defense Event
Interactive meeting organized for IACC
members to explore opportunities in Fairfax
County, Virginia, US, in the Aerospace &
Defence sector
Tuesday, February
17, 2015
Bangalore Ms. Swati Srivastava
Doing business in Fairfax
County, USA
Interactive meeting for IACC members to
explore opportunities in Fairfax County,
Virginia, US
Monday, February
23, 2015 | 09.00
a.m. to 02.00 p.m.
Chennai,
Hotel Hyatt Regency
Mr. Syed Nabeen
Delegation to USA IACC leads a business delegation to Select
USA Investment Summit & 3 more states,
Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania for B2B
meetings
March 23-27, 2015 Washington, DC,
Richmond, Baltimore,
Philadelphia
Ms. Sujatha Ravishanker
One Day Conference on
Indo-US Agri-business
Opportunities: Capture-
Converge-Collaborate
Conference to address issues and share
knowledge on the Indo-US Agri-business
opportunities
Friday, May 15, 2015 Mumbai, Hotel Taj
Mahal Palace
Ms. Trishla Dosi
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Dear IACC Members:
Greetings from U.S Commercial Service!
We are happy to introduce to you the 2015 SelectUSA Investment Summit.It is the second of its kind and will take place in March 23-24, 2015 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, convenient to the Washington, D.C. area.
The 2015 Select USA summit, will bring together investors from all over the world, economic development organizations from every corner of the United States, high-level government officials, and others working to facilitate investment in the United States. It will showcase investment opportunities and high-profile business and government leaders will share their insights on the latest trends. The agenda is packed with practical information, online matchmaking and as a first, a Select USA academy will be held the day before the summit begins, to cover investment basics for first time investors.
The summit held in 2013 was a great success, attended by 1,300 participants from all over the world. Over 70 U.S. Government officials and staff from 16 different agencies were present to answer questions. Hundreds of meetings were scheduled in advance through the Summit’s online matchmaking platform, and hundreds more took place on the margins of the event.
Our office in India is organizing a delegation to the summit and we encourage your member companies - from start-ups to multinationals - interested in business investment or expanding operations into the United States to join our delegation. The delegation will be led by our Minister Counsellor for Commercial Affairs, John McCaslin from the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi. Registration is now open and will fill up soon. To register and join the delegation, get in touch with my office staff Commercial Specialist, Sham Shamsudeen, Email [email protected] Contact number: +91 044 28574331.
To learn more about the Select USA program and the summit please follow the below links:
Select USA information: selectusa.commerce.gov
Summit information: www.selectusasummit.com
Once again, I thank you in advance for all your support and we look forward to your participation!
John Fleming Principal Commercial Officer- South IndiaChennai - Bangalore - Hyderabad
AbOUT SELECT USA
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u.S. Consulate General Chennai Makes Applying for a visa Easy!
Did you know that 13,500 people in Chennai’s consular district saved time and money last year by renewing their visas without visiting the Consulate?
Did you also know that you can apply for a business/tourist visa at any time, even without fixed travel plans?
That’s great news for visa applicants of all stripes!
How can I simplify the visa application process?
Our primary goal is to facilitate legitimate travel to the U.S. – for purposes of business, tourism, education, exchange, or authorized work. As such, we share your interest in a streamlined application process. It’s already pretty easy – we have same-day processing (biometrics and interview) for blanket L visa applicants, all applicants wait less than 25 minutes inside the Consulate on average, and 95% of visas are printed by the next business day. However, here are three tips for making it even simpler:
1. Don’t come if you don’t have to. Take advantage of our Interview Waiver Program. It’s available to children (14 and under) and older applicants (80 and above), even if they’ve never had a U.S. visa. It’s also available to applicants of any age who have had a relatively recent prior visa and are applying for a new visa in the same category. That includes applicants renewing a B1 or B2 visa that expired within the last four years, and H and L visa applicants renewing with the same petitioner within one year. As with everything, there are some qualification criteria, but they are easily met. More than 13,500 people used IWP last year, and we expect it to grow as more and more qualify. Please see http://cdn.ustraveldocs.com/in/in-niv-visarenew.asp for details.
U.S. vISA
2. Apply at the right time.That means early, if possible, and during our less busy seasons (typically anything outside of summer and the winter holidays). While you should have a specific travel purpose – like tentative plans for a business meeting – you don’t need a fixed travel plan to apply for a visa. That frees you up to come in early, which has lots of advantages. Some applications, especially academics or those in highly technical fields, may require additional administrative processing. Applying early – and bringing relevant documents, such as an invitation letter, resume, and summary of research(if applicable) – is the best way to make sure you don’t miss a scheduled conference or event.
3. Come at your appointed time. That means no more than 15 minutes before your scheduled appointment. In order to move as many as 1,500 applicants a day through the building in the most efficient way, Consulate Chennai lets people in only 15 minutes before their appointment times. Come any earlier, and you’ll wait longer than necessary in the heat or rain! Remember, most people need less than half an hour inside the Consulate, so by timing things right, you can truly be in and out quickly.
For general information on U.S. visas, check out www.travel.state.gov. For appointments and information about the Interview Waiver Program, see www.ustraveldocs.com/in. For information specific to Chennai, see our official website: http://chennai.usconsulate.gov. Also, be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter (see below). We frequently host live Facebook Wall Chats where anyone can send in questions to be answered by a consular officer in real time.
https://twitter.com/USAndChennai
https://www.facebook.com/chennai.usconsulate
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U.S. FrANChISE brANDS SEEk OPPOrTUNITIES IN INDIAEleven fastest growing franchisors from the United States recently visited Mumbai, Bengaluru and New Delhi as part of the second Franchise Trade Mission to India and are seeking partnership opportunities here.
Companies interested in these franchise opportunities are advised to contact the Senior Commercial Specialist Mala Venkat of the U.S. Commercial Service at [email protected] .
Georgia based, Wing Zone International,is a unique quick service restaurant franchise offering take-out, delivery and dine-in options. The company offers 15 flavors of high- quality,cooked to order chicken wings, chicken fingers, shrimps, half-pound burgers, chicken sandwiches, fresh salads and desserts.
Wing Zone is seeking potential master franchisee/s, area developer/s and to develop business contacts to explore opportunities of growth in India.
Established in2001and based in Los Angeles, WOW Café, offers QSR, express models, bars, fast casual, airports, malls and full service restaurants. WOW Café is currently seeking potential master licensee/sand area developers for Indian market.
World of Beer Franchising Inc.,based in Tampa,Florida, offer stop selling 500craftbeersby bottle and 50craft beers on draught from around the world.
The company maintains relationships with numerous brewers, importers and distributors and they leverage these relationships for access to specialty products. Their strong vendor relationships are at your disposal in the opening of your business franchise. You will also benefit from the business practices and operating efficiencies designed to help all World of Beer franchise owners maintain a high level of service.
World of Beer Franchising is seeking potential local operating partner/s, master franchisee/s, individual franchisee/s and area developer/s in India.
Established in1959and based in California, Round Table Pizza, offers high quality,innovative pizza and has over 500 restaurants. The company has built a reputation as the pizza brand of choice and has a sizable market share in the most competitive markets in the United States.
Round Table Pizza is seeking potential master licensee/sand area developers in India.
Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt is a self-serve, choose-your-own topping frozen dessert chain based in Oklahoma, USA. Technomic has ranked Orange Leaf as one of the fastest growing limited service chains, and Entrepreneur has rated Orange Leaf as the top three new franchises for 2013.Orange Leaf’s pro-franchisee culture encourages owners to become part of their communities and provides them with the necessary ingredients for success.
Orange Leaf is seeking potential master franchisee/s, area developers and general business contacts in India.
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Focus Brands Inc. is the operator of over 4500 icecream shoppe’s, bakeries, restaurants and cafes in the United States. The company has a presence in 67 foreign countries under the brand name Carvel®, Cinnabon®, Schlotzsky’s®, Moe’s Southwest Grill®, Auntie Anne’s®, Pretzels and McAlister’s Deli®,as well as the franchisor of Seattle’s Best Coffee® on certain military bases and in certain international markets.
Focus Brands is seeking potential local operating partner,master franchisee/s and area developers in India.
Title Boxing Club based in Kansas,USA. The company is in the business of fitness industry offering a unique explosive total body workout through group and individual no contact boxing and kick boxing with exclusive retail TitleBoxing clothing and gear.
TitleBoxing Club is seeking potential master licensee/s in India.
Massage Envy Franchising LLC offers affordable therapeutic massage and spa services to members and non-members and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. The company currently has almost 1000 franchise units in the United States.
Massage Envy is seeking potential area developer/sand to make general business contacts in India.
U.S. Franchise Brands Seek Opportunities in India
Established in1999, Make Meaning,Inc. is a creative events franchisor based in NewYork, USA. The company is into first-of-its-kind interactive retail business in the crafting segment in the leisure entertainment industry. Make Meaning‘s unique offering brings together children and adults of all ages to have fun and be creative in an environment that leverages the interactive, educational, developmental and experiential attributes that are both intrinsic to crafting and highly demanded by parents today.
Make Meaning is seeking potential master franchisee/sand area developer/sin India.
Established in1965 and based in Florida, Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation, a well- recognized brand is into rental and sales of high-quality industrial, construction equipment and customer service to organizations of all sizes. Hertz provides extensive training programs, access to unmatched equipment purchasing power in the industry to its franchisee/s.
Hertz Equipment Rental is currently seeking potential local operating partner/s, individual franchisee/s and area developer/s in India.
Established in1985, Texas based, Fast signs International, Inc. is into sign, graphics and visual communications. Fastsigns is a worldwide franchisor for the 550-plus FASTSIGNS® sign, graphics and visual communication centers in the US and seven countries outside of the United States. It’s independently owned and operated centers provide,comprehensive visual communications solutions to help customers, of all sizes and industries, meet their business objectives and improve their business visibility through the use of signs and graphic printing.
Fastsignsis seeking potential master franchisee/s, area developer/s to make general business contacts in India.
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2015 International CES® (Consumer Electronics Show) January 6–9 Las Vegas, NV cesweb.org
NAHB International Builders’ Show® 2015 January 20–22 Las Vegas, NV buildersshow.com
Shooting Hunting & Outdoor Trade Show and
Conference January 20–23 Las Vegas, NV shotshow.org
International Production & Processing Expo January 27–29 Atlanta, GA ippexpo.com
DistribuTECH® Conference and Exhibition February 3–5 San Diego, CA distributech.com
World of Concrete® 2015 February 3–6 Las Vegas, NV worldofconcrete.com
Progressive Insurance® Miami International Boat Show® February 12–16 Miami, FL miamiboatshow.com
Natural Products Expo West/Engredea 2015 March 6–8 Anaheim, CA expowest.com
International Home + Housewares Show 2015 March 7–10 Chicago, IL housewares.org
NPE 2015—The International Plastics Showcase March 23–27 Orlando, FL npe.org
The 2015 NAB Show® April 13–16 Las Vegas, NV nabshow.com
2015 Offshore Technology Conference May 5–7 Houston, TX otcnet.org
The National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-
Motel Show (NRA Show) 2015 May 16–19 Chicago, IL show.restaurant.org
WasteExpo 2015 June 1–4 Las Vegas, NV wasteexpo.com
InfoComm International® 2015 June 17–19 Las Vegas, NV infocommshow.org
2015 International Franchise Expo June 18–20 New York, NY ifeinfo.com
Fancy Food Show (Summer) 2015 June 28–30 New York, NY specialtyfood.com
2015 Annual Meeting and Clinical Laboratory Expo of
the American Association for Clinical Chemistry July 26–30 Atlanta, GA aacc.org
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market August 5–8Salt Lake City,
UToutdoorretailer.com
WEFTEC® Water Environment Federation Technical
Exhibition and Conference 2015 September 26–30 Chicago, IL weftec.org
PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2015 September 28–30 Las Vegas, NV packexpo.com
ASIS 2015 International 61st Annual Seminar and
Exhibits September 28–30 Anaheim, CA
securityexpo.
asisonline.org
Greater New York Dental Meeting November 27–
December 2New York, NY gnydm.com
POWER-GEN® International December 8–10 Las Vegas, NV power-gen.com
International buyer Program
2015 TrADE ShOW SChEDULE
2015 International Buyer Program u.S. Trade Show Guide If you are interested in attending any of these shows, you may contact the u.S. Commercial Service via email to - [email protected].
