Past Events
In recent years GACCoM has put a lot of energy into our green focus. We organized many events and a strong network has been established between American and German companies focusing on energy efficiency and green technology. This page showcases just a few examples of our successful events.
WindEnergy Business Event Series
The event included a one-day conference that gave U.S. and German experts the opportunity to present current developments, innovations and perspectives in both countries. The primary objective of the conference was to open a dialogue for partnership between companies from two of the world’s leading countries in wind energy technologies. Watch video clips and download presentations given here. Date: November 9-13th, 2009 Location: Chicago, IL and CO
Green Building Lecture Series
From November 9-13, 2009, the German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest, Inc. (GACCoM) organized a successful repeat of the 2008 “Green Building Innovation Seminars” series at four Midwestern universities. For more information and to view presentations held at the event, please click here.
Business Delegation to Germany for Wind Energy Companies
The Business Delegation trip to Germany for Wind Energy companies provides a unique opportunity to learn more about recent market and product developments in the wind energy industry and to develop business relationships with German manufacturers and suppliers from that field. More information here. Date: Tuesday, October 6 - Sunday, October 11, 2009
Location: Hamburg and the North of Germany
Radio Bremen accompagnied our Business Delegation on its visit to wind energy facilities throughout Northern Germany. To view the full video (in German), please follow the link below:
http://www.radiobremen.de/mediathek/index.html?id=019280
GACCoM's Annual Renewables & Energy Efficiency Roadshow
The Midwest Renewables & Energy Efficiency Roadshow took place in the week of September 1st -3rd, 2009 at 3 different locations focusing on several different topics from the Renewable Energy field pertinent to the local industries. Dates and Locations: Tuesday, Sept 1, 2009 - Columbus, OH Wednesday, Sept 2, 2009 - Ann Arbor, MI Thursday, Sept 3, 2009 - Chicago, IL Find presentations and video clips here.
Energy Efficiency as the Competitive Edge for Manufacturers
GACCoM held a conference on industrial energy efficiency featuring German and US industry and policy experts to help manufacturers counteract ever-increasing energy costs and take advantage of the ARRA stimulus package. Find the presentations and videos here.
WINDPOWER 2009
WINDPOWER Trade Show German Delegation
Date: Monday, May 4 – Thursday, May 7, 2009
Location: Chicago, IL WINDPOWER German Night Reception
Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Location: Chicago, IL
German American Energy Days
The German Energy Agency (dena) together with the German American Chamber of Commerce (AHK USA) hosted the first ever “German American Energy Conference,” with Renewable Energy as the theme in Berlin from Monday, March 30, 2009 to Thursday, April 2, 2009. More...
WindEnergy Business 2009
On February 24th 2009 the WindEnergy Business 2009 conference took place in Chicago, Illinois. Click here to find PDF presentations given at the conference to watch video clips from the conference.
Symposium “Sustainable Energy Technology in Germany and the U.S.”, February 2009
The German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest, Inc. (GACCoM) and Baden Wuerttemberg International (BW-I) hosted the symposium “Sustainable Energy Technology in Germany and the U.S.” on Wednesday, February 11, 2009 in Chicago. The video clips and a link to presentations of the symposium can be found here.
