EVENT PICTURES
EVENTS 2011
SACC-Philadelphia hosted a number of successful events throughout the year of 2011. The Vodka Tasting was the first event in the
calendar for the chamber and the annual Glögg and Christmas
Party marked the end of SACC’s year.
Vodka tasting- February
On February 24 SACC-Philadelphia hosted a Vodka Tasting, the
first in what we hope to become an annual tradition. The event
was held at the prestigious Racquet Club of Philadelphia and
hosted approximatley 75 people. David Engstrom, SACC President, introduced the event and thanked the guests for coming.
Among the guests were the Honorary Consuls of Sweden, Norway and Finland and SACC members from IKEA, SKF & Thorp
Reed and Armstrong LLP. The evening included by a raffle conducted by SACC Event Chair Brendan Walsh where each of the
sponsors had generously donated one bottle of Vodka each. The
response was overwhelmingly positive from all of the attendees,
who couldn’t wait to come back for the next event. We thank the
sponsors Absolut Vodka, Boyd & Blair, Finlandia and Philadelphia
Distilling for making the event possible, as well as Lotis Media for
providing great music to set the tone for the night.
Social Media Business Mixer- March
The social media event on March 23 was an opportunity for Philadelphians to meet and hear Nathan Egan, the founder and CEO
of Freesource LLC, and a former top sales executive on LinkedIn.
The distinctive feature of Social Media as opposed to traditional
media is that it is interactive, meaning that the end user also is
a content provider. Popular examples are Facebook, web blogs,
Twitter and various internet fora. As popularity has increased,
so has the importance of social media in business life. Mr Egan
discussed the keys to holistic Online Reputation Management
(ORM) and how to take advantage of LinkedIn and other social
networking platforms (Twitter, Facebook, Blogs,etc.) to leverage
your brand, make contacts and expand your network.