Newsletter of the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Korea 06 ̸ 2009
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ANZAC Day Memorial Service 16 www.AUSTCHAMKOREA.org 2009 ̸ UPDATE AustCham Korea Official Launch The Hon Martin Ferguson AM MP 15 AustCham Vice-Chairman Glen Feist Ambassador Gerovich Inaugural Newsletter of the Australian Chamber Commerce in Korea 06 DOWNUNDER Speech to AustCham Members 18 AUSTCHAM FOUNDATION SPONSORS The Australian Chamber of Commerce in Korea is grateful for the continued support of our sponsors. Foundation Member sponsors will also be recognized in future years. Gold Sponsors Silver Sponsors www.AUSTCHAMKOREA.org Glen's Parting Words of Wisdom and Friendship There I was, sitting in Hong Kong after 17 years and three countries in Asia contemplating my retirement. I had done enough, or so I thought. I needed a rest, or so I thought. I would sit on the beach in Australia and be one of those $3,000 a day consultants with an expertise in Asia. Or so I thought! A phone call came into me during my notice period. The guy on the other end of the line said “Gday Glen, I have a great opportunity for you to go and work in South Korea.” South Korea, I thought, why the hell would I want to go and work there? All I knew about South Korea is what I used to see on CNN. The North Korean army parading down the road flexing their muscles and threatening the South and those student protests with the tear gas. Why the bloody hell would I want to go there! Arlene and I decided to have a free look at a country I would never want to go to at my employers’ expense, and then politely say “no thanks.” From the moment the plane touched down we have loved this place. We love the people, the culture, the food, the soju and even the traffic. However, most of all, it was the expatriate community. For the first time in 18 years I had the prospect of getting involved with the expatriate community. In my previous jobs in Asia I had been a workaholic, often working seven days a week. I was not used to having a life outside of work so I threw myself in the chamber activities and the ANZA social functions. I met some great people and made some great friends. I learned to be part of an expat business community that were all here for the same reason - I was able to help take this “frontier town” and our respective companies further along the road of development. At work I was able to take a small team of young Koreans all so eager to learn and succeed to great heights in marketing. I was able to leave a “mark”. Now it is time to move on but not to that beach in Australia, what an absolutely stupid idea that was. No, rather to the bustling city of Tokyo. To a market and a country that could not be more different in regards to my industry. Korea, still at the start of being a great and long term market for Australian beef and lamb that has a huge potential to grow, and Japan, a fantastic country for our product but a very mature market that needs to be held. To the Chairmen, the Directors and the Executive Directors of both Chambers that I have worked with over the past 5 years I say thank you. Thank you for your leadership, thank you for your advice and thank you for your friendship. To the members of the Chambers and ANZA, thanks for the great times and thanks for making my family and I so welcome to this great country, Korea. [ 1 ] 2006 ANZCCK Board. [ 2 ] 2007 Glen, receiving the memorial horse from Sean Rodrigues as outgoing ANZCCK Chairman. [1] [2] [3] [ 3 ] Inaugural Business Awards Ceremony, Glen with Australian Ambassador Peter Rowe and NZ Ambassador Jane Coombs. [ 4 ] Glen and NZ Trade Commissioner, [4] [5] [6] Andrew French. [ 5 ] 2008 Glen with ANZCCK members at KITA dinner to welcome Australian Prime Minster Kevin Rudd. [ 6 ] Glen with his wife Arlene enjoying a [7] [8] [9] Sundowner. [ 7 ] Glen with fellow AustCham Director Diana Underwood. [ 8 ] Glen and Arlene with Ambassador Gerovich , Juyong and Mark Redmond, Hyejin Kim [10] [ 9 ] Glen and mystery pirate! [10] Glen with friends at farewell drinks [11] AustCham Board farewell to Glen. [12] Glen surviving the Seoul Summer [11] [12] Survivor with friends. April ̸ May ̸ June 3 Australia Chamber of Commerce in Korea AUSTCHAM KOREA BOARD 2009 CONTENT Chairman Sean Rodrigues 02 2009 AustCham Sponsors Tel. 02) 739 3290 Fax. 02) 739 3293 03 Vice-Chairman's Message [email protected] 04 Content & AustCham Board Vice Chairman Glen Feist Tel. 02) 3210 8400 Fax. 02) 733 8337 05 New Members & 2009 Membership Directory [email protected] 07 AustCham Official Launch: April 6 Secretary Mark Redmond 09 News and Events Tel. 010 8737 7688 Fax. 02) 739 7988 10 Australian Embassy Update [email protected] 12 Australia-Korea FTA Embassy Update Treasurer To be confirmed 13 Austrade Update Directors Claire Choi 15 Australia Education International (AEI) Update Tel. 02) 399 6500 Fax. 02) 399 6507 16 AustCham Charity Update [email protected] 17 ANZAC Day Remembered in Seoul: April 25 Matthew Gurr 18 Centre for Australian Studies, Yongsei University Tel. 02) 561 4560 Fax. 02) 561 3361 19 Ambassador Gerovich Address: May 15 [email protected] 21 Sundowner at Boomerang Bar: May 22 Matthew Holmes 23 Breakfast Forum with D Richardson: June 9 Tel. 02) 2112 0997 Fax. 02) 2112 0704 25 Luncheon Forum with TS Chunch: June 24 [email protected] 27 Q&A: Jim Lim, MLA Regional Representative Soo Yun Kim 28 ANZ Report: Economic Outlook - Sep Quarter Tel. 02) 390 3828 Fax. 02) 390 3800 30 Sundower at Bar Rouge: June 26 [email protected] Harry Lee Tel. 010 4284 8324 Fax. 02) 455 8177 USEFUL NUMBERS [English Language] [email protected] Australian Chamber 010 8805 3229 Nashah Lee Australian Embassy 02) 2003 0100 Tel. 02) 514 8727 Fax. 02) 0505 115 8726 Fire & Medical Emergency 02) 119 Medical Referral Service 010 4769 8212 [email protected] New Zealand Chamber 011 271 1624 Mary-Jane Liddicoat New Zealand Embassy 02) 3701 7700 Tel. 010 3996 9429 Fax. 02) 738 8412 Police 02) 112 [email protected] Seoul Global Center 02) 1688 0120 Henry Louie Seoul Immigration Office 02) 2650 6212 (3*) Tel. 02) 737 4731 Fax. 02) 737 4738 Tourist Information 02)120 and 02)1330 [email protected] Jean Ough USEFUL LINKS Tel. 02) 722 1217 Fax. 02) 722 1218 Australian Chamber www.austchamkorea.org Hi Korea (e-Government) www.hikorea.go.k [email protected] Invest Korea www.investkorea.org Diana Underwood KCCI (Korean Chamber) http://english.korcham.net Tel. 011 9368 2915 Fax. 02) 393 2916 KITA (International Trade) http://global.kita.net [email protected] Kiwi Chamber www.kiwichamber.com Ben Way Korea4Expats www.korea4expats.com Tel. 02) 3705 8500 Fax. 02) 3705 4930 KOTRA (Trade/Investment) http://english.kotra.or.kr [email protected] Seoul Global Center http://global.seoul.go.kr Austrade Martin Walsh AUSTCHAM KOREA CONTACT DETAILS Representative Tel. 02) 398 2801 Fax. 02) 734 5085 [email protected] 21/F Seoul Finance Center Taepyeongro 1-ga, Jung-gu Ex Officio Dr Evanor Palac-McMiken Seoul 100-768, Republic of Korea Economic Counselor, Australian Embassy Tel. 02) 889 8371 Mb. 010 8805 3229 Tel. 02) 2003 0124 Fax. 02) 735 6601 [email protected] [email protected] www.austchamkorea.org 4 April ̸ May ̸ June www.AUSTCHAMKOREA.org AustCham Membership Updates 2009 AustCham Membership Directory Copies of the 2009 AustCham Membership Directory were posted to each of our members in June. We thank you for your contribution in providing the information to prepare the Directory. We hope you will find it helpful. Should you have any queries or require additional copies, please email your request to our Executive Director at: [email protected] Information about AustCham members is also available via our website under “Member Index” at: www:austchamkorea.org New Members We welcome our new members that have joined AustCham since June. 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