Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Thailand: The American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand (AMCHAM)

Do you know what Foreign Chambers of Commerce are for?

There are 30 of them. You can check the list here.

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Today let’s meet the American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand (AMCHAM).

1) How old is the Chamber of Commerce?
Founded in 1956 the  Chamber is now 53 years old

2) How many members do you have?
We have over 2,000 members representing 670 companies

3) How many fellow citizens of your country live in Thailand?
There are over 20,000 U.S. Citizens in Thailand.

4) What are the benefits of being a member of your Chamber?
The Chamber provides networking opportunities and forums of exchange on business issues

5) Do you have a networking event?
We have a monthly Networking Social Night. Non-members may join.

Editor Note: Considering the shortness of the answers, it’s obvious that the AMCHAM doesn’t have to promote itself too much. There are enough US citizens here to find a reasonable amount of members easily.

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Contact Details:

AMCHAM Thailand
7/F GPF Witthayu A, 93/1 Wireless Road
Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330
Telephone (5 lines)
02-254-1041 (Within Thailand)
66-2-254-1041 (International)
www.amchamthailand.com
execdirector@amchamthailand.com

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The list of all the Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Thailand, including addresses, phone numbers and websites, is here.

Bangkok Networking: Networking events of the week

A new week full of networking events, but they all happen on the same day!

Thursday June 25th

-    Autour du Zinc : French networking organized by the Franco-thai chamber of commerce. This event is held at Café Lenotre on Langsuan Road. Entrance is Free. Starts at 6:30pm. More info.
Café Lenotre, Langsuan Road

Chambre de Commerce Franco-Thaie(CCFT)
5th Floor, Indosuez House,
152 Wireless Road,
Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330
Tel: +66 (0) 2650 9613-4

-    GOYP: Special event with the German Young Professionals!

Visit BKK air traffic control tower! Wine & dine with Lufthansa Sky Chefs. Yes, they offer a visit of Bangkok Suvarnabumi International Airport record high traffic controle tower and a quick lunch at Lufthansa LSG Sky Chef. This will cost you THB 600.00. You need to be free all afternoon because the tour starts at noon at Lumpini (MRT Lumpini). More info.

-    Amcham (the American Chamber of Commerce) will take you to the chic and all-new: Tetto Lounge @ Anantara Baan Rajprasong (BTS Rajadamri) for a new Fund Raising Party. Starts at 7pm. Registered non-members will be asked to donate THB 100.00, and unregistered guests THB 200.00. More info. Directions to Tetto Lounge: Tetto Lounge is on the 12th floor of Baan Rajprasong Serviced Suites on Rajadamri Road (take a left down Soi Mahardlekluang 3). The Soi is opposite the Royal Bangkok Sports Club and Baan Rajprasong is about 30 meters down the Soi. Look for the tall, white building with a big “shark fin” on top. BTS Rajadamri.

Enjoy!