July 2020 updates from SACC Texas
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Greetings from Jonas Dahlstrom, Chairman SACC TX - Houston
Dear SACC Friends,

I hope this newsletter finds you all safe and healthy. It is amazing how fast time is flying given the
current circumstances, and we have already reached the midpoint of 2020. Initially, Texas was doing
relatively well in terms of Covid-19 cases; however, due to the recent surge, restrictions are coming
back and live events are currently not possible for the Chamber. Fortunately, SACC USA, with its
twenty different sub-chapters, has been able to help with access to online webinars.

This unity of the different sub-chapters has been one of the few positives to come from the recent months, and I highly recommend visiting the SACC USA homepage to explore all of the online SACC events happening all over the country, most of which are free for members. As a response to the prevention of live events, we are excited to kick-off a new bi-weekly online program: Houston Live, Covid-19 and Implications . This program will give updates every second Wednesday at 11 a.m. starting on July 8 th . The updates will be given by SACC Houston’s new board member Kristina Hulten, Ph.D. of Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX , and the Honorary Consul General of Sweden, Astrid Marklund. SACC Houston board member Michael Griffin, owner of SilverOak Financial Group and creator of Valhalla Premium Aquavit will moderate the updates.

Another response to the Covid-19 situation is that SACC Texas decided that current members that already paid membership for 2020 will automatically be members also for 2021. This will, for some time, also be valid for former members that want to come back and pay membership for 2020. We hope that...

NEWS
Become a member for 2020 and get membership for 2021 free
Due to the Covid-19 situation SACC Texas has decided that members that have already paid their membership fee for 2020 will automatically be members for 2021 as well. This will, for some time, also apply to former members that want to come back and pay for membership for 2020. We hope that this will help some of our previous members to come back and register for 2020 and support SACC Texas for this year and next.

Welcome Elvira Makk Frid, new intern for SACC Texas!
Elvira Makk Frid just recently joined SACC Texas as a Event Marketing & Member Relations Intern. She is based in Houston and will help SACC Texas with member relations and event management. Check out her interview below.

UPCOMING EVENTS
Wednesday, July 8, 2020, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CDT
SACC TX - Houston: "Houston Live, Covid-19 and Implications"
Premiere for Houston Live, Covid-19 and Implications on July 8 th . The updates will be given by SACC Houston’s new board member Kristina Hulten, Ph.D. of Pediatrics, and section of infectious diseases at Texas Children’s Hospital, and the Honorary Consul General of Sweden, Astrid Marklund. SACC Houston board member Michael Griffin, owner of SilverOak Financial group and creator of Valhalla Premium Aquavit will moderate the updates.



Thursday, July 9, 2020, 12:00 - 1:00 pm CDT
SACC TX - Dallas - Speaker Series: Oatly, A Swedish Success Story in the Making
Sara Fletcher, Communications & Public Affairs Lead for Oatly US, will talk about Oatly's journey and, in particular, its journey in the US. She will also discuss how they are managing the business through COVID-19 and how that has impacted the company.



Wednesday, July 22, 202, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CDT
SACC TX - Houston: "Houston Live, Covid-19 and Implications"
Save the date! For this second installment of Houston Live, Covid-19 and Implications , updates will be given by SACC Houston’s new board member Kristina Hulten, Ph.D. of Pediatrics, and section of infectious diseases at Texas Children’s Hospital, and the Honorary Consul General of Sweden, Astrid Marklund. SACC Houston board member Michael Griffin, owner of SilverOak Financial group and creator of Valhalla Premium Aquavit will moderate the updates.

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