PACC hosts luncheon briefing on the new Polish LCOI System

PACC HOSTS LUNCHEON BRIEFING ON THE NEW POLISH LCOI SYSTEM AND SIGNS AGREEMENT TO FORM CHICAGO-BASED LOCAL INVESTOR SERVICE CENTER

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CHICAGO (October 16, 2010) – Held Friday, October 15, 2010 on the 44th Floor of Chicago’s John Hancock Center, the Polish American Chamber of Commerce (PACC) http://www.polishamericanbusiness.com luncheon briefing and conference featured a presentation on the new Polish Local Investor Service Centers LCOI System http://www.lcoi.pl designed to provide new solutions to more effective communication and business information transmittal for those interested in business and trade opportunities in Poland.

The theme of the event, “The LCOI System – Business Magnet – Attracting Partnerships and Capital,” related to the establishment of the LCOI Vortal, a unique Europe-wide professional search engine and an instrument of automated communication and Internet-based presentation utilizing its own in-house technological solutions and the newest Microsoft and Google products. In addition to the Polish American Chamber of Commerce (PACC), organizational co-sponsors of the event included the Trade Office of the IL DCEO; the Polish American Constructor Builders Association (PACBA); the Investment and Trade Section of the Polish Embassy in Washington DC, Miller Canfield; http://www.millercanfield.com and World Trade Center Illinois.

The October 15 luncheon presentation highlighted the presence of a delegation from Poland representing the EU-funded Eastern European Gateway project, which is a part of the Operational Program of Development of Eastern Poland – the National Convergence Strategy. Presenters included Mr. Zdzislaw Wojtasik, project development manager, and Mr. Krzysztof Raducki, IT coordinator. The Polish delegation also included the president of the Local Investor Service Center of Bieliny, Anna Lubek, and representatives of local government economic development agencies.

The most important goal of the LCOI – Eastern European Gateway project is to increase interest in the business and tourism opportunities in eastern Poland based on the independent and cooperative activities of the newly-established Local Investor Service Centers (LISC). Five of Poland’s 16 voivodeships that belong to the sector designated as Eastern Poland will benefit from the project.

Center After the October 15 presentations, representatives of the PACC and of the Bieliny, Poland-based Association Lysa Gora Local Activity Group, which initiated the Eastern European Gateway project, signed a cooperation agreement, as part of which the PACC will play a more direct role in the project by establishing a new local, Chicago-based, Polish American Investor Service Center.

PACC president Lucas Fuksa, who signed the agreement on behalf of the Chamber, stated that, “Given the high number and the high caliber of attendees today, our Chamber has already made one more significant contribution to helping identify new markets and new opportunities for our members and for the local business community. The agreement we’ve just signed will add to our Chamber’s bi-national dimension and contribute to enhanced trade relations between the US and Poland.”

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Photos from the October 15 luncheon at:

https://polishnews.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=310

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As the voice of Polish American business men and women, the PACC is dedicated to serving their best interests through education on current trends and facilitating commercial contacts. The organization is at the forefront at encouraging and promoting domestic and foreign trade to benefit its members, and to contribute to the expansion and integration of the Polish and Polish American business communities in the U.S. and abroad.