Event Details Date: Time: Location: RSVP: Thursday, the 21st of November 2013 8.00am Breakfast; 9.

.00am Conference; 12.30 pm Lunch The Hyatt at The Bellevue, 200 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA www. iabcn.org or email abarry@iabcn.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Irish American Business Chamber to host symposium with dars na Gaeltachta, Six Irish companies, IDA Ireland, State of Pennsylvania & Select Greater Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA, November 4, 2013 The Irish American Business Chamber & Network will host a symposium featuring dars na Gaeltachta (http://www.udaras.ie/en/), the regional authority responsible for the economic, social and cultural development of the Gaeltachts (Irish speaking) areas of Ireland, on Thursday, November 21st. Jim Keough, the VP will represent dars, and will be accompanied by six Irish businesses from the Gaeltacht. The symposium will focus on promoting business between Ireland, specifically the Gaeltachts, and the Greater Philadelphia region. Topics to be addressed include: starting a business in the Gaeltacht; doing business with firms already located in the Gaeltacht; opportunities for Philadelphia area companies/individuals to partner with Udaras companies and do business in the region; and resources available to businesses (both American and Irish) through Pennsylvanias Office of International Business Development and Select Greater Philadelphia. dars na Gaeltachta companies participating in the symposium include: CLS (Saotharlann Chonamara), http://www.completelabsolutions.com/, a contract laboratory and the leading provider of sampling and analysis to the food, environmental, pharmaceutical and medical devices industries; CrVinn Teo, specializes in silicon design services, including ASIC / FPGA design, VMM-based system verilog expertise, networking, computing, automotive technology; Firebird, http://www.qhtinc.com/firebird-products/, manufacturer of high-efficiency heating products; Follin, http://www.follain.ie/, manufacturer of gourmet jams and preserves; Oilen Glas Teo (OGT) http://ogt.ie/, specializing in natural seaweed extract and seaweed fertilizer, including AlgaeGreen; SELC, http://www.selc.ie, developer and manufacturer of electronic lighting controls and photocells. Additional presenters will be a representative from Enterprise Ireland; Peter Ryan, Deputy Consul General of Ireland; Cindy Black, International Marketing Executive, PA DCED; Alice Solomon, Assistant Vice President, Select Greater Philadelphia; John Brennan, Former Chairman of ICT Group; and Bill McLaughlin, Founder and Chairman of IABCN. About the Irish American Business Chamber & Network, Inc. The Irish American Business Chamber & Network was established by Bill McLaughlin, president of McLaughlin & Morgan Inc. in 1999 with the help of its board of directors. The membership of interested businesses, whose international reach is trans-Atlantic with a focus in Ireland and Northern Ireland, meet monthly to network and further develop relationships that enhance their business goals. In addition, the membership includes Irish based companies with strong interests in this region. For more information about each visiting company, as well as dars na Gaeltachta and the Irish American Chamber, please visit www.iabcn.org or email abarry@iabcn.org. Follow us on Twitter and FaceBook. Contact: Kevin Kent, Bill McLaughlin, or Alanna Barry McCloskey Telephone: 215-772-3101 Email: abarry@iabcn.org ###