IBAP Regular Monthly Membership Meetings & Programs
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Mark Your Calendar for these Coming Programs
July 9th, Alan Johnston: Facebook for business and Social Media the end all and be all of Marketing. Net Media Thailand is my company and we are online media specialists and brand casting consultants, using Social Networking to power-boost your business. August 13th: New "state of the art" non-invasive cancer treatment center September 10th: IBAP presents another Joint Association networking meeting (BCCT, Phuket Navy League & SKAL). October 9th: Open Source Software Panel. Are you interested in making a presentation at one of our monthly meetings? Do you know of an interesting topic or speaker that you would like to suggest for a program presentation? If so, please send your ideas and suggestions by email to Vice President Clive Roberts who is our program coordinator. |
President's Special Announcement
As of June 2010 our regular meetings will be held at the Dara Hotel. view map »
The Dara Hotel located diagonally across the main intersection from Central Festival. Billed as "the most colorful hotel in Phuket" you can't miss it, just look for the most colorful hotel in Phuket. Parking is limited within the hotel grounds proper but plentiful in the parking area of the adjacent row of shophouse businesses. Additionally a large parking lot will be available from behind the Dara Hotel with an entrance directly to the hotel. view map »
Regular Meeting August 13th 2010
Program: Biomaxx Advanced Cancer Treatment
Dr. Trogisch will be introducing Biomaxx, the newly approved biological-integrative and non-invasive treatment for malignant and benign tumors. Speakers will include leading medical personnel who have introduced this new way to treat most forms of cancer, including but not limited to breast cancer, prostate cancer, liver and kidney cancer, colo-rectal, and many more cancer types. The presentation will discuss non-invasive methods and alternative therapies including focal hifu, which has been in clinical in clinical trials at both duke university (USA) and Cambridge University (UK) and many other centers around the world.
Biomaxx clinics have been treating patients now for three years with biological medicine which is a relatively new medical concept and employs different types of therapies. The ailments that the clinics primarily treat include cancer, rheumatic diseases, blood circulation anomalies, respiratory tract diseases, skin diseases and allergies, diabetes and other metabolic diseases. There are some very serious ailments on this list yet many patients' problems improve noticeably after only a few treatments.
Enterprise-owned clinical therapy facilities are directly coupled with the training system. Here patients are treated with the complete spectrum of methods; physicians will have the possibility of practically verifying their seminar knowledge. In the long run the hospitals are representing a more effective marketing tool. The BioMaxx-Clinics-Network is the "Show Room" of the Biological Medicine in Thailand and Southeast Asia. The BioMaxx - Clinics- Network fits exactly into the fast growing "Global Health Care Tourism" trend. More about Net Media »
Sponsor donations help offset the cost of our programs & meetings, benefiting all of us. Contact IBAP to learn more about becoming a sponsor.
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| Richard Bell | Simon Samaan | Tero Borvornpotsakul | Adrian Gardner | Kanin Vivataga |
| Global Business Services | Class Act Media | Surin Park Condominium | Hospitality Dynamics | South Services |
A few programs from the past...
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Regular Meeting July 9th 2010
Program: Social Media Networking
Net media is an online marketing company, with the wherewithal to create, manage and expose you to all the elements that are a vital part of your marketing and Branding growth.
We have been in South East Asia for 5 years focusing on the Thai Market. We have been physically attending the networking scene and growing our own brand online and keeping abreast of all the changes to On-line media and the phenomenal growth of this medium.
We began our journey working on contactbangkok.com and began to see the power of directories linking back to websites and the Search Engine Optimization this provides, we researched Social Media and Banner advertising, we understand the difference between throwing mud at the wall marketing to the quintessential difference targeted marketing can make, we know the difference between branding and advertising. We can make an event happen even if it's next week.
We have spoken at various events on Social Media Marketing and we have written various blogs and press releases to huge audiences. We know how to bookmark and ping and we also consult and create viral You tube videos and promote them to a huge audience.
All of these elements are pivotal in growing your brand online and getting visitors to your website and getting your website 'up there' in the search engines.
The Question is not should you engage in Social media its how you should. More about Net Media »
Sponsor donations help offset the cost of our programs & meetings, benefiting all of us. Contact IBAP to learn more about becoming a sponsor.
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| Richard Bell | Peter Smith | |||
| Global Business Services | Streets of Phuket |
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Regular Meeting June 11th 2010
Program: Legal Eagles
Topics: Alternatives to 30 years lease agreements, usufruct and superficies or usage rights, How to obtain ownership of a building, other interesting issues, and questions from the floor.
Friedrich 'Sam' Fauma is the founder, director and shareholder in International Law Office, Patong Beach. International Law Office is a registered Law Firm with Bars Association of Thailand having 5 Thai Lawyers and Notary Public as well 2 foreign lawyers (members of the International Bar Association) working as advisors for the firm.
Sam is long recognized for his in depth understanding of the legal scene here in Phuket. Sam's skills at speaking, reading and writing Thai give him interesting perspectives on how the law works here in Phuket.
For nearly 20 years Sam has been consulting local individuals and businesses, stating that as the laws and their interpretations have changed so has our need for adaptive methodology for finding workable solutions to our ever changing situations... More about International Law »
"Tilleke & Gibbins is the largest independent multi-service law firm in Thailand with offices in Bangkok and Phuket, as well as in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The firm and its affiliates presently employ 87 lawyers, consultants and paralegals and 283 support personnel committed to providing clients with high-quality legal advice and services. " More about Tilleke & Gibbins »
Christian Glanville will serve as panelist representative of Limcharoen Hughes & Glanville, and will be available for questions after the Q&A session.
Christian is the "Glanville" of Limcharoen Hughes & Glanville and is the managing partner of their Koh Samui office. Christian is a 35-year-old U.K qualified solicitor who worked for a firm in London prior to taking a position with LHG (Phuket) in October 2006. Christian was a regular attendee at IBAP until he relocated to Koh Samui in December 2008.
"Limcharoen Hughes & Glanville is a full service international law firm headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand. We provide the highest quality legal advice and representation to clients from around the world. Our firm defines itself by the success of our client relationships and the notable business and litigation accomplishments we help effect." More about Limcharoen Hughes & Glanville »
Sponsor donations help offset the cost of our programs & meetings, benefiting all of us. Contact IBAP to learn more about becoming a sponsor.
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| Richard Bell | Peter Bricknell | Adrian Gardner | Susan Usher | Jason Beavan |
| Global Business Services | Phuket Universal Service | Hospitality Dynamics | Lady Pie | Class Act Media |
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Program Topic: Phuket International Film Festival Peeks & Previews
Pictures from our May meeting: Phuket Film Festival
Says Scott Rosenberg, Phuket International Film Festival Organizer: "From June 4 - 13 2010 on the beautiful international tourist destination of Phuket (Thailand) the 2nd edition of the Phuket Film Festival is being planned. The second edition of the Festival will lay the groundwork for a sustainable annual event which will not only help raise visibility of Phuket as a quality tourist destination but also act as an anchor event drawing tourism during Phuket's low season. The Phuket Film Festival also serves not only to promote tourism but as an event which showcases culture and heritage as well.
"While the history of the Phuket Film Festival is fraught with many of the same trials and tribulations the Cannes International Film Festival underwent in its start up days (1940's), the Phuket Festival, like the Cannes Festival, is determined to move forward in establishing a major international film festival on Thailand's international tourist destination of Phuket."
The 2010 Festival will be the third film festival in Thailand organized by Scott Rosenberg, managing director of AMW International. The first was for the Thai Board of Investment at the Lamchabang Industrial Fair in 1995. The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Film Festival was the first time film makers from across the region had the opportunity to come together and not only screen their films but also to network with one another.
visit the Phuket Film Festival website
Sponsor donations help offset the cost of our programs & meetings, benefiting all of us. Contact IBAP to learn more about becoming a sponsor.
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| Richard Bell | Liana Doyle | James Firth | Simon Samaan | Tero Borvornpotsakul |
| Global Business Services | Phuket L&P | EAST Furniture & Interiors | Events Thailand | Surin Park Condominium |
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"What a positive experience it was to speak at an International Business Association of Phuket meeting! The audience was involved and attentive, everyone asked terrific questions, and I enjoyed all of the active post-meeting conversations, too. The organization and coordination of the meeting was superb, and the atmosphere was professional yet comfortable. Speakers, if you get asked to present to IBAP, be sure to accept! You won't regret it."
— Brenda Bence
Brand Development Associates
"I very much enjoyed IBAP's evening last Friday. Apart from the usual valuable and enjoyable networking, I particularly enjoyed Brenda Bence's marketing presentation and I left the evening with several ideas for improving my own business' marketing which can be easily and inexpensively implemented. "
— Graeme Chuck, Managing Director
Shades (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
"Thank you for the excellent evening last Friday night. Apart from the usual banter with business associates that I normally do not see, I found your guest speaker highly informative. While we all enjoy our 'Phuket lifestyle' it does become somewhat insular to the rest of the word, and we all need a breath of fresh air & some international flavour to try to increase our business outlook & perspective. Keep up the good work."
— Peter Tucker, Managing Director
Prodecon
"It was fantastic to have such an accomplished speaker as Brenda present her program on marketing & branding to the IBAP members. The topic was interesting, the content rich and the presentation professional. We certainly wouldn't hesitate to welcome her back to speak in the future."
— James Firth, President
IBAP
Regular Meeting April 2nd 2010
As a business owner or manager, if you find yourself saying, "I can't market effectively because I don't have enough money, enough people, enough time..." then you'll want to attend our IBAP meeting on Friday, April 2. In this engaging and interactive talk, Brenda S. Bence, international marketing & branding expert, will reveal the five existing assets every company already has that you can begin to use immediately to effectively market your business, organization, service, or brand for low cost -- or no cost at all.
Dozens of marketing strategies and plans are readily available to you for little or no cost. You just need to know where to look!
Brenda will show us how the same marketing secrets that are used to build powerhouse corporate brands can apply to your own business to achieve fantastic results - even if you don't have a lot of resources and no matter what the state of the economy. Come join us on Friday, April 2 - see you there!
Brenda S. Bence is an internationally-recognized branding expert, dynamic professional speaker and trainer, certified executive coach, and author of the award-winning How YOU™ Are Like Shampoo series of personal branding books. With an MBA from Harvard Business School, her 25-year career has included developing mega brands for Procter & Gamble and Bristol-Myers Squibb across four continents and 50 countries. As President of Brand Development Associates International, Ltd., Brenda now travels the world speaking, training, and coaching individuals and corporations to greater success through creative yet practical corporate and personal brand development. more about Brenda Bence
Sponsors donations help offset the cost of our meetings, benefiting all of us. Please thank these IBAP members for helping to support our programs.
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| Richard Bell | Simone Allene | Lizzie Roberts | Peter Tucker | |
| Global Business Services | Info Center Direct Marketing (TH) | Prodocon |
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Regular Meeting March 12th 2010
Mr. Robert Griffiths is the U.S. Embassy Counselor for Economic Affairs and U.S. Permanent Representative to ESCAP (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific).
Mr. Griffiths is no stranger to Thailand. His service in the U.S. Embassy as Economic Counselor is his third posting in Bangkok. Earlier he managed a program to assist the Thai fight against illegal narcotics and later served as labor officer. He has extensive experience in Asia, with earlier postings as a commercial officer in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and as Deputy Consul General in Shanghai. He also served as Deputy Director of the State Department's Southeast Asia desk and as an economic analyst in the Department's civil aviation office. Just before coming to Bangkok, he served as Deputy in the Political Section in the U.S. Embassy in Beijing from 2004-2007.
Before joining the State Department, he worked for a time in the Pentagon, in the Asia Division of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Later, he took an excursion assignment from the State Department and served as foreign policy adviser to now Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, his home state senator. Las Vegas has been Mr. Griffiths' home since 1968.
Mr. Griffiths received a B.A. in Asian Studies at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and a Masters in Public Policy at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. He speaks Thai and Chinese. He is married with three children.
Sponsors donations help offset the cost of our meetings, benefiting all of us.and we're looking for more sponsors for our March meeting. Sign up now... and we'll post your logo right here with a link to your website. And we'll do the same in our emails announcing the program. Please thank these IBAP members for helping to support our programs.
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| Richard Bell | Susan Usher | Sirirat Chotivechkarn | ||
| Global Business Services | Lady Pie | Network Advisory Team |
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..................that doesn' cost the Earth
Thank you to all those that attended my presentation at the recent IBAP Meeting "I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did".
For those IBAP members that were unable to attend I have wrapped the presentation slides up into a PDF document and placed a link to it at the bottom of my web site home page: www.open4yourbiz.com
Please also take a look at the Solutions page where you will find the Open Source solutions demonstrated during the presentation. As stated all Open Source applications shown are freely downloadable from the Download page.
I have also added more links to the Support page - A link to some FREE online OpenOffice learning materials and the OpenOffice guide to migration for MS Office users.
There was a suggestion at the presentation that some members would like to participate in a more 'hands-on' Open Source seminar and I will certainly be trying to organise this in the near future.
As an offer to IBAP members I can also visit you at your business for a one-to-one Open Source consultation allowing you to try these Open Source web based applications first hand (and install some on your computer). Although there will be an initial charge of 3,000 baht for a two hour consultation this will be refundable for IBAP members against future investment in Open4YourBiz solutions, support or training.
Online Demo's will be available shortly - Please click the Request a Demo button on our Web Site, complete your details and click the Send button. For any other correspondence or requests please use our Contact page.
Regular Meeting February 12th, 2010
Open Source and Cloud based Software for your business
..................that doesn't cost the Earth.
Is all of your software legal?
Is your software vendor/platform dependent?
Can you access your software 24/7 from anywhere?
Do your staff communicate effectively?
Can your staff collaborate effectively?
How much does it all cost?
Clive Roberts is an experienced International educator and former Head of ICT at the British International School in Phuket. As a resident in Thailand for more than 18 years Clive has spent more than half of that time in Phuket. His professional qualifications include an honours degree in Computer Science and an MA in International Education (University of Bath) and his professional experience includes holding 'Head of ICT' positions in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Pattaya, and Phuket.
Clive has recently established Reflex Education Solutions - an independent Phuket based Education solutions Company. Reflex offers open source web based software solutions for Education including a Web based desktop, eLearning, student information system, library system, a CMS and Openoffice. Solutions include installation, hosting and setup, development, training and support. Reflex are developing an 'Open4Ed' initiative, that seeks to integrate open source solutions into one web based platform that is hardware independent and can be accessed 24/7 from anywhere.
So how can Reflex Education Solutions help your business?
Many of the same tenets applicable to software for schools can also be applied to your business. A wide range of open source software solutions are available including (but not limited to) Web based desktop, accounting, CRM, staff training, CMS, and Linux/Openoffice. Recognising this Reflex is also developing an Open4YourBiz' model that will offer integrated open source web based solutions for your business.
Clive will introduce the concept of open source software and try to dispel some of the myths that surround it. He will also consider the inexorable shift towards Cloud computing (often referred to as 'software as a service' or SaS) and preview some of the latest open source and cloud based software solutions. more about Reflex Smart learning solutions.
"Thank you to all those that attended my presentation at the recent IBAP Meeting, 'I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did.' "
As an offer to IBAP members... more details »
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| Richard Bell | Clive Roberts | Andy Andersen | ||
| Global Business Services | Reflex Solutions | Phuket Blues Rock Festival |
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Regular Meeting January 8th, 2010
Networking & Membership Drive Night
Sponsors donations help offset the cost of our meetings, benefiting all of us. Please thank these IBAP members for helping to support our programs.
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| Robert Bennett | Richard Bell | |||
| Rabco Construction Consultants Asia |
Global Business Services |
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