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Dedicated to the Service of the
Norwegian-American Business Community
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND MEMBERSHIP |
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in New York, NACC has seven active chapters in the
United States: Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston, Miami,
Minneapolis, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. The chamber
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with the American Chamber
of Commerce in Norway, AmCham (the result of a 1999
merger of NACC Norway and the American Chamber of
Commerce Norway), and the Norwegian-British Chamber
in London. |
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History - The Early Years |
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Norwegian-American Chamber of Commerce was founded
in New York in 1915, “to
promote trade and goodwill and to foster business,
financial and professional interests between Norway
and the United States of America, to advance the common
purposes of its members, and to facilitate contact
among its members.” These
objectives and the spirit behind them are so fundamentally
important as to be unchanged despite the passing of
two world wars and periods of economic, financial
and political upheaval that affected trade between
the two countries.
NACC has been
hard at work for over 90 years, with only two intermissions:
during the “great recession,” and during
World War II. |
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NACC has substantially
influenced the development of trade between Norway and
the United States and has taken an active role in expanding
the scope of Norwegian business activities in the United
States.
With the establishment of the Norwegian Export Council
in 1945, close cooperation was initiated between the
two organizations. The chamber continues to work closely
with Norwegian Trade Council, now incorporated into
Innovation Norway, in areas of common interest such
as trade promotions and expansion of trade relations. |
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Milestones |
Over
the years, members of the Norwegian Royal Family have
recognized the NACC’s efforts in expanding US-Norway
relations by their presence and participation in important
chamber events. The chamber’s 50th anniversary,
in 1965, was cause for celebration in both the USA and
Norway.
In New York, [then] H.R.H. Crown Prince Harald was guest
of honor and main speaker at a banquet at The Waldorf-Astoria.
In Oslo two weeks later, H.M. King Olav V was guest
of honor and principal speaker at the main celebration
taking place at the Bristol Hotel. |
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In 1990 when
NACC marked its 75th anniversary, US members joined
our Norwegian colleagues in Oslo at a grand dinner dance
at the SAS Scandinavia Hotel in the presence of [then]
H.R.H. Crown Prince Harald and Crown Princess Sonja.
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Member of the
Norwegian Royal Family |
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H.R.H. Crown
Prince Harald and
Crown Princess Sonja |
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Activities over the years |
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October 1996 NACC in New York, Chicago and Seattle co-sponsored
events including seminars, conferences and galas in
connection with the first visit to the United States
of Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja. |
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In June 1999
NACC hosted H.R.H. Crown Prince Haakon on his first
official visit to New York with a gala dinner at The
Plaza. Similar activities were sponsored by several
chapters in conjunction with the Crown Prince’s
trip across the United States following his graduation
from University of California at Berkeley. |
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Crown Prince
in with Chapter President in Seattle |
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H.R.H.
Crown Prince Haakon on
his first official visit to New York |
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Environment
Conference |
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NACC oil fund seminar
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of Norwegian organizations have played leading roles
in placing environmental issues on the global political
agenda. In 1995, in the presence of HM King Harald V,
NACC arranged a seminar for top level representatives
of American Industry and academia. Moderated by ‘Adam
Smith’ (Adam Smith’s Moneyworld), the seminar
set forth many of the corporate philosophies and technical
processes that meet Norway’s high aspirations
in this area.
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Corporate responsibility
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Similarly,
NACC arranged a briefing by Norges Bank (The Central
Bank of Norway) at New York’s World Trade Center
to disseminate information about the Government’s
decision to place a portion of its petroleum fund
in international markets, and the manner in which
the central bank would administer such investments. |
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Chamber events
frequently feature prominent speakers, often leaders
of Norwegian government and industry. Seminars are
held regularly on topics of specific interest. As
an example, the annual conference for the maritime
industries -- co-sponsored with the Hellenic-American
Chamber -- is a leading forum for Norwegian, Greek
and American shipowners and shipping finance executives. |
Svein Ludvigsen |
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Lorentzen
and Arnstad
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Major
Events |
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Award to Grete Wait
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Gala events
are arranged around the presentation of special awards,
such as the Norwegian American Trade Award and the NACC
Achievement Award. |
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Social / Business Networking Events
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| Photos with captions to depict
recent networking events |
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Briefing networking-borg |
Chicago to Norway
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NACC Trade |
NACC national award
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Special Events for Young Associates |
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The
Young Associates of the Chamber is a group of young
people employed mainly by Norwegian corporations or
by American companies doing business with Norway. They
are invited to participate fully in all chamber events;
in addition, events are arranged specially for the young
associates. The group also arranges their own program
of social/networking events. The president of the young
associates group has a seat on the NACC board. There
are young associates / student groups in most NACC regions.
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Young Associates
briefings series |
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Young Associates
group |
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