The American Chamber of Commerce in Belgium or AmCham Belgium is a non-profit, non-governmental, and non-political membership organization that works to improve business and investment opportunities for American companies in Belgium. It consists of 600 US and multinational member companies, and involves approximately 4000 executives.
Mission statement
"AmCham Belgium is dedicated to improving business and investment opportunities for US companies in Belgium and in the European Union. AmCham Belgium facilitates business for American and other member companies through its lobbying, networking and knowledge-sharing activities.”
History
AmCham Belgium was formally constituted as a Belgian non-profit association in January 1948. Its antecedents, however, extend back to 1898 when an Anglo-American Chamber of Commerce was formed in Brussels, which subsequently separated into a British Chamber of Commerce and a Belgian-American Chamber of Commerce in 1909.
Structure
AmCham Belgium is managed and directed by an Executive Committee and a Board of Directors. The Executive Committee and the Board of Directors, chaired by the Chamber's president, meet on a regular basis with the executive director and all committee chairs. They review Chamber activities and the execution of Chamber policies and oversee the day-to-day activities of the Chamber secretariat. AmCham Belgium is a voluntary, independent association of business persons and entities. It receives no subsidy from any governmental body, and it relies on membership dues and user fees to cover its operating expenses
Committees
Approximately 200 business people donate their time and expertise to the Chamber and its activities by membership in one of its five issue-oriented committees and the numerous working groups and subcommittees.
* Communications
* Human Resources
* Legal & Taxation
* Membership
* Executive Committee
Young Professionals
In response to members' input, AmCham Belgium is in the process of creating a Young Professionals group, to actively involve the next generation of the Belgian business community. The events and work of this initiative will include workshops, networking possibilities, discussion and business events.
Publications
* AmCham Business Journal (ABJ) - quarterly
* US Direct Investment Survey - annual scientific database of all US investments in Belgium
* Foreign Investors’ Agenda - annual recommendations to assist Belgium in foreign direct investment
* AmCham Belgium Annual Directory - reference guide to approx. 1600 US companies established in Belgium as well as all Chamber members
* eNews - monthly email summary of current activities and projects
Events
* Business After Hours – networking cocktail event, held 3-4 times each year
* Committee Meetings – restricted to committee members
* Issue-Oriented Conferences
* VIP Gala and Dinner Receptions – evening receptions with high-level US and Belgian dignitaries (e.g. Joint Welcome Gala Dinner with the American Club of Brussels for the new US Ambassador to Belgium Sam Fox [http://www.amcham.be/cgi-bin/events.cgi?Actiondisplay&id399])
Mission statement
"AmCham Belgium is dedicated to improving business and investment opportunities for US companies in Belgium and in the European Union. AmCham Belgium facilitates business for American and other member companies through its lobbying, networking and knowledge-sharing activities.”
History
AmCham Belgium was formally constituted as a Belgian non-profit association in January 1948. Its antecedents, however, extend back to 1898 when an Anglo-American Chamber of Commerce was formed in Brussels, which subsequently separated into a British Chamber of Commerce and a Belgian-American Chamber of Commerce in 1909.
Structure
AmCham Belgium is managed and directed by an Executive Committee and a Board of Directors. The Executive Committee and the Board of Directors, chaired by the Chamber's president, meet on a regular basis with the executive director and all committee chairs. They review Chamber activities and the execution of Chamber policies and oversee the day-to-day activities of the Chamber secretariat. AmCham Belgium is a voluntary, independent association of business persons and entities. It receives no subsidy from any governmental body, and it relies on membership dues and user fees to cover its operating expenses
Committees
Approximately 200 business people donate their time and expertise to the Chamber and its activities by membership in one of its five issue-oriented committees and the numerous working groups and subcommittees.
* Communications
* Human Resources
* Legal & Taxation
* Membership
* Executive Committee
Young Professionals
In response to members' input, AmCham Belgium is in the process of creating a Young Professionals group, to actively involve the next generation of the Belgian business community. The events and work of this initiative will include workshops, networking possibilities, discussion and business events.
Publications
* AmCham Business Journal (ABJ) - quarterly
* US Direct Investment Survey - annual scientific database of all US investments in Belgium
* Foreign Investors’ Agenda - annual recommendations to assist Belgium in foreign direct investment
* AmCham Belgium Annual Directory - reference guide to approx. 1600 US companies established in Belgium as well as all Chamber members
* eNews - monthly email summary of current activities and projects
Events
* Business After Hours – networking cocktail event, held 3-4 times each year
* Committee Meetings – restricted to committee members
* Issue-Oriented Conferences
* VIP Gala and Dinner Receptions – evening receptions with high-level US and Belgian dignitaries (e.g. Joint Welcome Gala Dinner with the American Club of Brussels for the new US Ambassador to Belgium Sam Fox [http://www.amcham.be/cgi-bin/events.cgi?Actiondisplay&id399])
The Whiskey Summer was the summer of 1947, and occurred in Richland County, Illinois centered mainly in Olney and the northeast part of the county. While the issues revolivng around the summer were never resolved it was believed to have been related to the influx of veterans returning for WWII.
Background
The beginning of the Whiskey Summer' has popularly been attributed to the return of several service men from their long tours of duty overseas during World War II. The first mention of problems came from the Olney Times on Friday, May 9, 1947 when 300 gallons of whiskey were stolen from a truck on U.S. Route 50 and would continue through the summer and into the fall.
While several laws were broken and a number of abandoned properties were vandalized or completely destroyed there was only one minor injury during the entire event. That would happen when a deputy was chasing several suspects across a wooden bridge that crossed Calf Killer Creek. The deputy, who's name has been lost to history feel into the creek and broke his arm.
History
The reason for the importance of this event is the development stricter liquor laws in the county. The events have recently been unearthed by a local historian while looking through a box of newspaper clippings that was donated to the Heritage House Museum in Olney, Illinois.
Background
The beginning of the Whiskey Summer' has popularly been attributed to the return of several service men from their long tours of duty overseas during World War II. The first mention of problems came from the Olney Times on Friday, May 9, 1947 when 300 gallons of whiskey were stolen from a truck on U.S. Route 50 and would continue through the summer and into the fall.
While several laws were broken and a number of abandoned properties were vandalized or completely destroyed there was only one minor injury during the entire event. That would happen when a deputy was chasing several suspects across a wooden bridge that crossed Calf Killer Creek. The deputy, who's name has been lost to history feel into the creek and broke his arm.
History
The reason for the importance of this event is the development stricter liquor laws in the county. The events have recently been unearthed by a local historian while looking through a box of newspaper clippings that was donated to the Heritage House Museum in Olney, Illinois.
Jimmy Autrey II (born June 21, 1980), is an American author from the small mountain town of Burnsville, North Carolina. He is the son of Jimmy and Judy Autrey. He has one younger brother, Alex Justin Autrey. Autrey graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2002 with a double major in English and journalism. He went on to complete the post-B.A. elementary education teacher licensure program at the University of North Carolina at Asheville in April 2005. Autrey's published works include the poetry book Decadently Wholesome: 100 Poems About Life and Love (2001) and the horror novel What Big Teeth You Have: A Vampire Tale (2004).
As a young child Autrey attended South Toe Elementary School and East Yancey Middle School. Autrey's first job was as a salesperson at Roses Department Store in Burnsville, North Carolina (from 1997 to 1998). He graduated with Honors from Mountain Heritage High School in Burnsville, NC, in May 1998, then left Yancey County to pursue a college degree. Autrey was the first person in his immediate family to ever graduate from high school.
During his college years, Autrey worked as an intern for several organizations, including the Mitchell News-Journal in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. After college Autrey worked as a reporter and photographer at the Lake Norman Times newspaper in Mooresville, North Carolina. He was the newspaper's only full-time reporter at the time. While working as a reporter, Autrey often covered news stories relating to local schools. Autrey changed career directions in June of 2003, deciding to go back to college and pursue a teaching license. Autrey worked as a 3rd grade teacher at Hillsborough Elementary School in Hillsborough, North Carolina, from July 2005 to June 2007.
Autrey moved to the Washington, D.C., Metro area in July 2007. He continued his work as an educator at that time.
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As a young child Autrey attended South Toe Elementary School and East Yancey Middle School. Autrey's first job was as a salesperson at Roses Department Store in Burnsville, North Carolina (from 1997 to 1998). He graduated with Honors from Mountain Heritage High School in Burnsville, NC, in May 1998, then left Yancey County to pursue a college degree. Autrey was the first person in his immediate family to ever graduate from high school.
During his college years, Autrey worked as an intern for several organizations, including the Mitchell News-Journal in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. After college Autrey worked as a reporter and photographer at the Lake Norman Times newspaper in Mooresville, North Carolina. He was the newspaper's only full-time reporter at the time. While working as a reporter, Autrey often covered news stories relating to local schools. Autrey changed career directions in June of 2003, deciding to go back to college and pursue a teaching license. Autrey worked as a 3rd grade teacher at Hillsborough Elementary School in Hillsborough, North Carolina, from July 2005 to June 2007.
Autrey moved to the Washington, D.C., Metro area in July 2007. He continued his work as an educator at that time.
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The format of Haxor Radio was similar to that of a talk-show, with topics mainly regarding computer hacking and phreaking. The hosts were usually people known as Av1d, Johnny Hacker and hairball, but others such as WhiteSword and Big E have appeared as hosts. With the exception of episodes one and eleven, guests were involved in the show.
Notable Guest Appearances
John Draper (Captain Crunch), a former phone phreak
Jason Scott, owner of the textfiles.com web site and creator of a documentary on BBSes
Joybubbles, an early phone phreak
Jeremy Hammond, a political activist, convicted hacker and founder of HackThisSite.org
Episode List
Episode 1: Remobs and Elevators
Duration: 33m:58s
Date: April 16, 2004
Hosted by: Av1d, Johnny Hacker, and Hairball
Guests:
Episdoe 2: CyberArmy & HBX
Duration: 103m:40s
Date:
Hosted by: Av1d, Johnny Hacker, hairball, Kizzle and Whitesword
Guests: 813, MrYowler, sybah
Episode 3: Jason Scott Tells All
Duration: 149m:31s
Date: April 19, 2004
Hosted by:A v1d, Johnny Hacker, hairball, Kizzle
Guests: Jason Scott, lowtec, sybah
Episode 4: JoyBubbles Bonanza
Duration: 169m:26s
Date: April 22, 2004
Hosted by:Av1d, Johnny Hacker, hairball, Kizzle
Guests: 813, Joybubbles, Majestic
Episode 5: Cap'n Crunch Infomercial
Duration: 86m:38s
Date: April 24, 2004
Hosted by: Av1d, Johnny Hacker, hairball, Kizzle
Guests: John Draper
Episode 5.5: The Default Sploit
Duration: 11m:30s
Date:
Hosted by: Johnny Hacker
Guests: Decoder, Doug, hairball, Lucky225, Majestic, Royal, WhiteSword
Episode 6: Strom Carlson Phreaks Out
Duration: 90m:24s
Date:April 25, 2004
Hosted by: Johnny Hacker, hairball
Guests: Lowtec, Strom Carlson, Tron
Episode 7.5: Radio Slap Reloaded
Duration: 91m:34s
Date: May 2, 2004
Hosted by: Johnny Hacker, Avid, hairball
Guests: Big E
Episode 7.7: The Blue Box Sploit
Duration: 49m:57s
Date: May, 2004
Hosted by: Johnny Hacker
Guests: Avid, Hairball, Spastic
Episode 8: Trixter's Crypto Rama
Duration: 205m:56s
Date: May 9, 2004
Hosted by: Johnny Hacker, Avid, Hairball, Big E
Guests: Trixter
Episode 9: The Exploits of Skope Six
Duration: 111m:10s
Date: May 27, 2004
Hosted by: Johnny Hacker, Avid, Hairball
Guests: Sybah, domanitus
Episode 10: Beave on Death Row Cluster
Duration: 94m:35s
Date: May 28, 2004
Hosted by: Johnny Hacker, Avid, Hairball
Guests: Beave
Episode 11: The Heart of Haxor
Duration: 140m:23s
Date: June 4, 2004
Hosted by: Johnny Hacker, Avid, hairball
Guests:
Episode 12: Peace, Love and Anarchy, with Hackthissite.org
Duration: 111m:09s
Date: June 21, 2004
Hosted by: Johnny Hacker, Avid, hairball
Guests: Jeremy Hammond
Episode 13: 802.11 with Chaz & Nexis
Duration: 142m:52s
Date:
Hosted by:
Guests:
Episode 14: Hacking Lectures w/ SoulSyphon
Duration: 134m:54s
Date:
Hosted by:
Guests:
Episode 15: Reverse Engineering w/ Spiffomatic64
Duration: 136m:04s
Date:
Hosted by:
Guests:
Episode 16: Hairball's Ultimate Fight
Duration: 49m06s
Date:
Hosted by:
Guests:
Episode 17: Banks
Duration: 299m:56s
Date:
Hosted by:
Guests:
The show was initially called "Hacker Laser", but was renamed to "Haxor Radio" after a crew shake-up.
Notable Guest Appearances
John Draper (Captain Crunch), a former phone phreak
Jason Scott, owner of the textfiles.com web site and creator of a documentary on BBSes
Joybubbles, an early phone phreak
Jeremy Hammond, a political activist, convicted hacker and founder of HackThisSite.org
Episode List
Episode 1: Remobs and Elevators
Duration: 33m:58s
Date: April 16, 2004
Hosted by: Av1d, Johnny Hacker, and Hairball
Guests:
Episdoe 2: CyberArmy & HBX
Duration: 103m:40s
Date:
Hosted by: Av1d, Johnny Hacker, hairball, Kizzle and Whitesword
Guests: 813, MrYowler, sybah
Episode 3: Jason Scott Tells All
Duration: 149m:31s
Date: April 19, 2004
Hosted by:A v1d, Johnny Hacker, hairball, Kizzle
Guests: Jason Scott, lowtec, sybah
Episode 4: JoyBubbles Bonanza
Duration: 169m:26s
Date: April 22, 2004
Hosted by:Av1d, Johnny Hacker, hairball, Kizzle
Guests: 813, Joybubbles, Majestic
Episode 5: Cap'n Crunch Infomercial
Duration: 86m:38s
Date: April 24, 2004
Hosted by: Av1d, Johnny Hacker, hairball, Kizzle
Guests: John Draper
Episode 5.5: The Default Sploit
Duration: 11m:30s
Date:
Hosted by: Johnny Hacker
Guests: Decoder, Doug, hairball, Lucky225, Majestic, Royal, WhiteSword
Episode 6: Strom Carlson Phreaks Out
Duration: 90m:24s
Date:April 25, 2004
Hosted by: Johnny Hacker, hairball
Guests: Lowtec, Strom Carlson, Tron
Episode 7.5: Radio Slap Reloaded
Duration: 91m:34s
Date: May 2, 2004
Hosted by: Johnny Hacker, Avid, hairball
Guests: Big E
Episode 7.7: The Blue Box Sploit
Duration: 49m:57s
Date: May, 2004
Hosted by: Johnny Hacker
Guests: Avid, Hairball, Spastic
Episode 8: Trixter's Crypto Rama
Duration: 205m:56s
Date: May 9, 2004
Hosted by: Johnny Hacker, Avid, Hairball, Big E
Guests: Trixter
Episode 9: The Exploits of Skope Six
Duration: 111m:10s
Date: May 27, 2004
Hosted by: Johnny Hacker, Avid, Hairball
Guests: Sybah, domanitus
Episode 10: Beave on Death Row Cluster
Duration: 94m:35s
Date: May 28, 2004
Hosted by: Johnny Hacker, Avid, Hairball
Guests: Beave
Episode 11: The Heart of Haxor
Duration: 140m:23s
Date: June 4, 2004
Hosted by: Johnny Hacker, Avid, hairball
Guests:
Episode 12: Peace, Love and Anarchy, with Hackthissite.org
Duration: 111m:09s
Date: June 21, 2004
Hosted by: Johnny Hacker, Avid, hairball
Guests: Jeremy Hammond
Episode 13: 802.11 with Chaz & Nexis
Duration: 142m:52s
Date:
Hosted by:
Guests:
Episode 14: Hacking Lectures w/ SoulSyphon
Duration: 134m:54s
Date:
Hosted by:
Guests:
Episode 15: Reverse Engineering w/ Spiffomatic64
Duration: 136m:04s
Date:
Hosted by:
Guests:
Episode 16: Hairball's Ultimate Fight
Duration: 49m06s
Date:
Hosted by:
Guests:
Episode 17: Banks
Duration: 299m:56s
Date:
Hosted by:
Guests:
The show was initially called "Hacker Laser", but was renamed to "Haxor Radio" after a crew shake-up.