BOSTON VASALOPP CROSS COUNTRY SKI RACE

Greetings all skiers, Join our Annual Cross-Country Ski Race! The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce invites you to a True Nordic Tradition, The Boston Vasalopp cross-country ski race at Weston Ski Track. Bring Your Family and Friends - All Levels Welcome! The Race for adults is approximately 5 miles (9 km) and kids' races are shorter and according to age. There will be a 4.5K (Korteloppet) and 2.25K (Quarterloppet) which will start at 10 AM at the same time as the adults. At 9:30 am there will be a 1/2 kilometer race and a 1 Kilometer race.

A great outdoor event in the cross country tracks including: All-Day Trail Pass, Starting Fee, Blueberry Soup (Blåbärsoppa), Semlor, Hot Dogs, Coffee, Prizes and more!!

SACC-NE Members $ 30
Non-Members $ 35
Children (6-12) $ 10
Children (5 and under) FREE
Weston Ski Track season pass holders $10
Weston Ski Track season pass holders (6-12) $5

Ski Rental NOT included: Adults $14 / Children $7

ADVANCE REGISTRATIONS ARE IMPORTANT AND SHOULD BE EMAILED TO NIKLAS JORDOW PRIOR TO EVENT.

Pay by cash or check at the registration desk on the day of the event. Note, the event will go on regardless of weather conditions - machine snow will be made if needed.

Race registration, ski rental and fitting begins at 8.30am
Kids Race will start at 9.30am
Adult Race will start at 10am

Venue: Weston Ski Track (MDC Martin Golf Course), 200 Park Rd, Weston MA 02493 (For driving directions and snow conditions please see www.SkiBoston.com or call 781-891-6575)

SACCNE LUNCHEON & GUEST SPEAKER PROGRAM

Guest Speaker:  Anders Ericson

Topic: The recent shift in the Swedish political landscape

Date: Thursday May 24th, 2007, 12 noon - 2 pm

Location: MIT Faculty Club, 50 Memorial Drive (6th Floor) Cambridge MA

SACCNE Members $30 / Non-Members $35

Reservations are a must!! Please Email niklas.jordow@us.pwc.com immediately for reservations. Checks (payable to SACCNE) or cash at the door.

Sweden has a new government and a new Prime Minister. The center-right alliance led by Fredrik Reinfeldt of the Moderate Party won a narrow victory over the ruling Social Democrats and their left- wing allies. The result brings to an end 12 years of Social Democratic rule and ends the career of Prime Minister Göran Persson. In our luncheon presentation Anders Ericson shares perspectives on the new government and its current direction. He will add some color to what a center-right governing agenda may look like in Sweden today, provide some insight into current hot political topics and outline possible changes domestically and around foreign relations.

BIOGRAPHY

Anders is the Press Counselor at the Swedish Embassy in Washington DC.

SACCNE LUNCHEON & GUEST SPEAKER PROGRAM

Guest Speaker: Christina (Kia) Lampe-Onnerud*), Founder and CEO of Boston Power Inc.

Topic: “Opening new doors through partnerships and systems implementation”

Date: Tuesday April 24th, 2007, 12 noon - 2 pm

Location: MIT Faculty Club, 50 Memorial Drive ( 6th Floor) Cambridge MA

SACCNE Members $30 / Non-Members $35

Reservations are a must!! Please Email niklas.jordow@us.pwc.com immediately for reservations. Checks (payable to SACCNE) or cash at the door.

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Dr. Kia Lampe-Onnerud

Kia is the Founder and CEO for Boston-Power Inc, an exciting new portable power company answering the need for safer, longer lasting Lithium-ion batteries – today! Boston-Power is backed by leading capital venture firms including Venrock Associates, Gabriel Venture Partners, and Granite Global Ventures. Founded in 2005, the company is headquartered in Westborough MA, and has Six Sigma level manufacturing operations in Shenzhen, China.

BIOGRAPHY Dr Lampe-Onnerud pioneered the use of lithium-ion to deliver longer lasting, safer, cost effective batteries for laptops, PDAs, cellphones, and other electronic devices. She was one of the youngest Partners ever appointed at Arthur D Little/TIAX. She also served as a director and senior scientist at Bell Communications Research. Dr Lampe-Onnerud has been awarded 15 patents in portable power solutions, and has been recognized among the 100 Top Young Innovators by MIT’s Technology Review. She has earned a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry and a B.Sc. in Chemistry and Calculus from Uppsala University in Sweden.

SACCNE LUNCHEON & GUEST SPEAKER PROGRAM

Guest Speaker:  Frans Johansson

Topic: Groundbreaking Innovation at the Intersection of Disciplines and Cultures

Date: Thursday April 5th, 2007, 12 noon - 2 pm

Location: MIT Faculty Club, 50 Memorial Drive ( 6th Floor) Cambridge MA

SACCNE Members $30 / Non-Members $35

Reservations are a must!! Please Email niklas.jordow@us.pwc.com immediately for reservations. Checks (payable to SACCNE) or cash at the door.

What do goat milk, spiders, and fishing lines have in common? Music records and airlines? Ant behavior and telecommunications routing? Most of us would assume nothing. But out of each of these seemingly random combinations have come radical innovations that have created whole new fields. Frans Johansson will take us on a fascinating journey to the Intersection: a place where ideas from different fields and cultures meet and collide, ultimately igniting an explosion of extraordinary new innovations. See how companies become global leaders, how products and services yield huge margins, how researchers, managers and artists outdo their peers.

BIOGRAPHY

Frans Johansson is an author, speaker, entrepeneur and managing director of Medici Capital management. His recent bestselling book, The Medici Effect, was named one of the best innovation books of the year by several organizations and selected as one of the best business books of 2004 by Amazon.com.
The book and many of Frans' speaking engagements look at how individuals, teams and organizations can create an explosion of remarkable ideas at the intersection of fields, cultures and industries. Frans has, in fact, lived at the intersection most of his life: He was a founder of bth a software and medical device company. He has written articles on health- care, on information-technology and on the science of sport fishing. He was raised in Sweden by his African- American and Cherokee mother and Swedisg father.
Frans earned his MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS at Brown University.

FEBRUARY 11, 2007

BOSTON VASALOPP   Join the Swedish-American Cross-Country Ski Race! Sunday February 11 8.30am - 1pm A True Nordic Tradition. Race goes on regardless of weather - machine snow made if needed The Race is approximately 5 miles (9 km) Bring Your Family and Friends - All Levels Welcome! Sign up now! All-Day Trail Pass, Starting Fee, Food, Drinks, Semlor, Blåbärsoppa & Prizes SACC-NE Members $30 Non-Members $35 Children(6-12) $10 Children (0-5) FREE Season-Pass Holders $10     Season-Pass Holders 6-12 $5 (Ski rental NOT included: Adults $12 | Children $6) REGISTER ON LINE IMMEDIATELY with: niklas.jordow@us.pwc.com Weston Ski Track (Leo Martin Golf Course), 200 Park Rd, Weston MA 02493 To check on snow conditions call Weston Ski Track 781-891-6575 or www.SkiBoston.com Click here to print a poster for your bulletin board     JANUARY 23, 2007 SACCNE LUNCHEON & GUEST SPEAKER PROGRAM Guest Speaker: Per Gjörstrup*), Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer for Resolvyx Pharmaceuticals Topic: From a can of sardines and a box of Aspirin to super modern therapies: how the vision of the body’s own pharmaceuticals created Resolvyx, a new budding bio-pharma company. Date: Tuesday January 23, 2007, 12 noon-2 PM (Registration begins at 11:30 AM) Location: MIT Faculty Club, 50 Memorial Drive ( 6th Floor) Cambridge MA Members $ 30 / Non-members $ 35 Reservations are a must!! Email staffan@vesbridge.com for reservations by Thursday Jan 18.. *) Per Gjorstrup, MD PhD Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer Per Gjorstrup received his MD and PhD in physiology from the University of Lund, Sweden, where he was associate professor of physiology before joining industry. He brings over 25 years of experience in research and development with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, most recently as Chief Medical Officer at Micromet, Munich, Germany. Earlier industry positions include Section Leader Pharmacology at Astra (Astra-Zeneca). He later held positions as Head of Immunotherapeutics at Pharmacia, Sweden; senior director for clinical development at Biogen. He has served as advisor to VC groups and start-up companies and has published extensively in leading scientific journals. (From http://www.resolvyx.com/)   DECEMBER 14, 2006 12 noon - 2 pm MIT Faculty Club, 50 Memorial Drive, 6th floor, Cambridge SACC-NE's Luncheon and Speaker Program Guest speaker: Håkan Swahn, co-owner of the internationally famous Aquavit Restaurant in New York City Speaker topic: "The restaurant business in the US - How to stay on top for 20 years" The luncheon with Håkan Swahn will be held at MIT Faculty Club on Thursday Dec. 14 at 12 noon. Håkan will talk about how Aquavit became one of the top restaurants in New York, one of the most competitive markets in the world. We are looking forward to hear the story behind Aquavit's success and the lessons we can learn from it. Mark your calendar and sign up right now to make sure you don't miss this special event. $30/members $35/non-members Luncheon Reservations: Seating is limited so please make reservations as soon as possible. Please email or call Alexandra Persson for reservations and more detailed information. Alexandra can be reached at  1-857-544-9161 or alexandra.persson.8870@student.uu.se Reservations must be made no later than Friday December 8. Checks and cash can be paid at the door. Checks payable in advance should be sent to: SACC-NE President Marty Lehman 128 Old Lancaster Road Sudbury, MA 01776 Hope to see you all there! Håkan Swahn - Biography: After seventeen years as the owner of the venerable Aquavit restaurant, Håkan Swahn has satisfied a lifelong passion with the relocation of Aquavit in January 2005. His love of Scandinavian cuisine and appreciation for mid twentieth century design is coupled and brilliantly reflected at the new Aquavit resturant. Håkan Swahn is born in Västerås, just west of Stockholm. After graduation from the prestigious Stockholm School of Economics Swahn accepted a position as a system brand manager for a Swedish based divison of Procter and Gamble. In 1980, after three years at Procter and Gamble, Swahn’s thirst for new challenges led him to apply to the Swedish Trade Office in New York. Hired as the assistant to the trade commissioner, Swahn consulted with Swedish companies interested in launching their business in America. Since Swahn was specializing in the food industry he quickly became aware of how little people in America knew about Scandinavian food. Eager to make the food of his homeland available in the U.S Swahn worked with a group of investors aggressively to promote Swedish food throughout the U.S. In November 1987 Aquavit opened its first restaurant in New York City. With its focus on fresh fish and seafood, Aquavit quickly gained a devoted following and rave reviews. Nowadays Aquavit is considered to be one of New York’s and the country’s premier three-star restaurants location at its trendy East 55th Street. NOVEMBER 30, 2006 5.30 PM - 7.30 PM Vinalia Restaurant and Bar, 34 Summer Street, 2nd floor, Down-Town Crossing SACC-NE's After Work Networking Event Come and join us for some informal networking, drinks and snacks. The networking event on Thursday Nov. 30 will be held at Vinalia, 34 Summer Street, 2nd floor, across from Macy's in Downtown Crossing within easy reach of all the subway lines. Stop in after work--meet new friends, and catch up with old friends over a drink. We will be there from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm, so come and join us for as long as you like. There is no speaker and no fee for this event--everyone pays their own drinks and appetizers--but you still need to register so we can plan accordingly. RSVP to Alexandra Persson Phone:1-857-544-9161 E-mail: alexandra.persson.8870@student.uu.se