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G'Day Chicago!
Chicago: CHI-town, Windy City, City of Broad Shoulders, …and the new Gotham (thank you, Christopher Nolan). Chicago is my kind of town. It is therefore with a great deal of pride that I welcome you to Advance Chicago, and invite you to join more than 600 fellow Australians in providing a welcoming and effective Aussie presence in this great metropolis. The Chicago committee and I are excited to serve our membership throughout the Midwest, the Great Lakes and Chicago.
Chicago is a rich epicentre for Australians in the United States. From sailing on Lake Michigan on a sultry summer afternoon, to downing a ‘dawg’ while cheering the Cubs at Wrigley Field, to grasping your hot cider as the snow falls around you in The Loop before Christmas, to establishing new professional networks – from Chicago headquartered businesses like Boeing, to the Chicago-centric institutions like World Business Chicago – it’s all here. Within the warm welcome of the American Midwest there exists a rich opportunity: in academia, business, arts and entertainment, finance, marketing, transport, manufacturing and not-for-profit industries.
Like my fellow Chairs across Advance’s global network, I encourage Australians who come to Chicago – even if only for a brief posting or university semester – to further their careers by joining Advance. We would be thrilled to help you succeed in your chosen field, and to provide you with the opportunity to connect with other Australians…and of course the friendly locals. It’s an important point: non-Aussie colleagues and friends of Advance members are always welcome at our events. In fact there is a membership category for Chicago locals who are interested in Australian culture and events - Friends of Advance.
Join Advance, membership is free!
Best wishes, Boyd
Chairman, Advance Chicago
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Australian Budget Review 2009 - Free Seminar
Wednesday 1 July @ 7pm
*Registration starts @6:30pm
Westin Chicago - 172 Adams Street, Chicago, Illinois
Advance partner Specialist Mortgage and Australasian Tax Services [SMATS] is pleased to invite you to a free seminar: Australian Budget Review 2009. [More...]
RECENT EVENTS
Bushfire Fundraiser
As a result of the recent tragic bushfires across Victoria a fundraising benefit was held on Tuesday the 17th of February - almost $20,000 was raised. Thank you!
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Australia Day 2009
Black Tie Ball, Trump Tower
The black-tie event was held on Saturday January 24, 2009 in the Grand Ballroom at Trump International Hotel and Tower Chicago. The event was proudly sponsored by Caterpillar Inc. and the John Hancock Observatory.
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New Australian Consul-General, Chicago
February 11, 2008: The Hon Stephen Smith, Minister for Foreign Affairs announced the appointment of Ms Libby Schick as Australia’s new Consul-General of Australia in Chicago, USA. Ms Schick will succeed Mr Bob Charles who has been Consul-General since March 2005. [More...]
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Josef Brown
Australian actor Josef Brown was born in Woomera, South Australia but calls Sydney's northern beaches 'home'. He recently moved to Chicago to continue performing the role of Johnny Castle in the US stage production of Dirty Dancing - a role he has held in both London and Australian performances. He and his family love living in Chicago but miss family and friends back in Australia. He was recently interviewed by the Chicago Tribune under the headline "Dirty Sexy Aussie". [More...]
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