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Our Events in 2004
January 2004
January 8, 2004 – CA Chapter – First Thursdays at the Fault
Line
January 21, 2004 – DC Wednesdays
January 26, 2004 – Luncheon with Business Executives accompanying
Prime Minister
H.E.Tayyip Erdogan
January 29, 2004 – NY Thursday
February 2004
February 2, 2004 – Second Immigration Forum
Business Forum members Cigdem Acar and Andrew Johnson updated
attendees on the
recent developments in US immigration law.
February 6, 2004 – CA Chapter – Venture Capital Forum
February 10, 2004 - Second Annual Gala Event
February 13, 2004 – Charter Member Luncheon with Ambassador Faruk
Logoglu
February 18, 2004 – DC Wednesdays
February 26, 2004 – NY Thursdays
March 2004
March 17, 2004 - Financial and Estate Planning Attendees learnt how
to financially protect themselves and their heirs, and to potentially
provide substantial savings for themselves and their
family.
March 17, 2004 – DC Wednesdays
March 25, 2004 – NY Thursdays
March 25, 2004 – CA Chapter – Microsoft Office Workshop by Ipek
Tunca
April 2004
April 1, 2004 – CA Chapter – Fault Line, Santa Clara – First
Thursdays Social
April 8, 2004– CA Chapter – Dinner with Scott McNeally, SUN’s CEO The
founder & CEO of Sun Microsystems answered the questions in an
intimate setting at Palo Alto’s Il Fornaio.
April 12, 2004– How To Grow Your Business: Financing Strategies Our
distinguished speakers Ms. Martha D. Soffer of U.S. Smalll Business Administration, Mr. Berk Saka
of HSBC and Mr. George Talibon of HSBC informed members and guests about various financing
avenues
for small businesses.
April 21, 2004 – DC Wednesdays
April 22, 2004
– Turkish State Minister for Economy, H.E. Ali Babacan joined
Business Forum Members
April 29, 2004 – NY Thursdays
May 2004
May 1, 2004
– Seventh Annual 2004 Revlon Run/Walk
Business Forum members and friends
participated in the 7th Annual Revlon Run/Walk For Women. This is an
annual event to help fund important research into to eradicate women's cancers. Team members raised
a total of $1,730.
May 6, 2004 - CA Chapter – First Thursdays Social
May 7, 2004 – Sixth Annual Career Development Day
Turkish-American Business Forum and Intercollegiate Turkish Students
Society (ITSS) had their "Sixth Annual Career Development Day" at the Turkish Center. The career
day was part of an afternoon of interactive; career enhancing focused activities.
May 12, 2004
– Second “Inspired by Success” Speaker Series featuring BARBARA
CORCORAN of The Corcoran Group The luncheon was a truly memorable experience. Barbara Corcoran's
speech was not only inspirational but also thought provoking and entertaining. She made the crowd
laugh out loud many times during her address. Barbara signed her most recent book "If you don't
have big breasts, put ribbons in your pigtails" for the attendees after her speech.
May 19, 2004 – DC Wednesdays
May 27, 2004 – Annual Meeting & NY Thursdays
June 2004
June 2, 2004 – Perspectives on Real Estate Investment
Izak Senbahar of Alexico Management who earned his reputation as a
hands-on builder and one of the city’s top independent developers and Murat Agirnasli of Apparel
Trading International who is an individual investor in numerous venture capital deals for start up
companies as well as an investor in residential and commercial real estate shared their amazing
experiences in the real estate sector.
June 16, 2004 – DC Wednesdays
June 24, 2004 - NY Thursdays
July 2004
July 9, 2004 – Sailing aboard the Historic Pioneer
Members enjoyed the New York skyline and the waters of the harbor
under the moon lit skies aboard Pioneer that was originally built in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania
in 1885 to carry sand.
September 2004
September 23, 2004 – WIN (Women Inspired By The Network) Kickoff
Event – “Tell Your Story” Speaker Series with Janet Hanson, Managing Director at Lehman Brothers,
CEO of Milestone Capital and Founder of 85 Broads.
September 24, 2004 – Breakfast with H.E. Abdullah Gul, Deputy Prime
Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
September 30, 2004 - NY Thursdays
October 2004
October 20, 2004 - DC Wednesdays
October 21, 2004 – NY Thursdays
October 26, 2004 – Investing in the Securities Markets with our
distinguished guests: Perry Boyle, Jr. CFA, Partner and the Co-Head of Equity Research at Thomas
Weisel Partners LLC and Mete Tuncel, Trader at Emerging Sovereign Group.
November 2004
November 3, 2004 - WIN Meeting with Neslihan Tombul,–Bank of
New York
November 18, 2004 - NY Thursdays
November 22,2004 – Reception with TUSIAD – Charter Members
Only.
Among the attendees from TUSIAD Delegation were Mr. Sadi Gucum, Prof.
Ilter Turan, Prof. Soli Ozel, Ms. Cigdem Erkman, Mr. Mustafa Erhan Say, Mr. Izzet Benadrete, Mr.
Abdullah Akyuz and Mr. Yakus Beris.
November 30, 2004 – “ Turkey ’s Accession to the EU- Make or Break”?
with H.E. Ambassador John Richardson, European Union Representative to the UN and Mr. Kaan Nazli ,
Research Analyst, Europe & Eurasia at Eurasia Group.
December 2004
December 12, 2004 - WIN Holiday Party
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