Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:30:00 +0400

Breakfast with the Director

SPIBA HR Committee is pleased to introduce a new series of events “Breakfast with the Director”.  We will invite business leaders, top managers and directors to share their interesting experiences, tell about innovative approaches to business, non-standard solutions and everything that leads to the breakthroughs and new peaks of success.

Every Breakfast has a topic, program and a guest speaker.

The meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 31, 2011 at 9:30 am.

Location: 21 Nevsky pr., Business Center “Mertens House”

The speaker of the pilot meeting is Varvara Danilova, HR Manager “British American Tobacco Saint-Petersburg”. Varvara has started her career in “BAT-STF” of Saratov in a position of HR specialist and in 5,5 years has reached the level of HR manager of “BAT Saint-Petersburg” factory. During the last year Varvara was a head of HR department of Samarkand Cigarette factory “UzBAT A.O.”, Uzbekistan.

The meeting will be held in Russian. Please, let us know if you need a translation into English.

Please, confirm your participation by January 30 via email office@spiba.ru or by phone +7(812)3259091  

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0400

Finance Committee working group meeting

We invite you to join the working group of  the Finance Committee and take part in the meeting to be held on Tuesday 31 January at 4.00 p.m.

Venue: SPIBA Office  at 21 Nevsky Prospect, business center Mertens House, office 506

The purpose of the meeting:

• discussion of the structure, objectives and plans of the Finance Committee for 2012.
• discussion of activities and identify activities aimed at enhancing the electronic document in terms of electronic declaration 
  
  

If you have any questions or problems or suggestions for future events’ topics, please send them by email office@spiba.ru.

Please confirm your participation in the group meeting by 30 January 2012 via e-mail office@spiba.ru or by phone 325-9091.

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0400

English Speaking Club

After certain number of requests we decided to continue our English Speaking Club at SPIBA. 

We would like to make this club an unofficial regular meetings for SPIBA friends, where we can develop our English speaking skills with a cup of tea in a relaxed atmosphere.

We are aware that a lot of people have a lack of opportunity to use their knowledge of English language, which leads to certain problems when it comes to communication with foreign colleagues. We would like to change that!

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:30:00 +0400

Business Education Seminar "Masters in International Communication"

SPIBA and the British Consulate General in association with the British training company Canning UK invites you to the Master Class “Masters in International Communication.”

The meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 10:30 am.

Location: UKTI, British Consulate General, Pl. Proletarsky Diktatury 5

Program:
·        Welcome speech by Her Majesty’s Consul General Mr. Gareth Ward

·        Presentation of new techniques for effective international communication by sampling from a range of Master Classes. Participation in live exercises and role-play: "The Elevator Pitch," "The memory game," "Make me an offer"
·        Coffee break

·        Brief presentation of Master Classes by Jane Everett, Senior Training Consultant, Canning UK

·        Q&A and opportunity to arrange one-on-one consultation meetings

Master Classes include:

·        Negotiating in the International Environment

·        Speaking to International Audiences

·        Working in Multinational Teams

·        Bridging the Culture Gap

·        Communicating Effectively in the International Environment

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:30:00 +0400

Conference "Strategies for improving energy efficiency companies"

British Consulate General in St. Petersburg and the ELN "Center
Cross-Border Cooperation - St. Petersburg" have the honor to invite you to
participation in the Russian-British conference on "Strategies for improving energy efficiency companies", which will be held on February 7, 2012 in St. Petersburg.

The conference is held in partnership with the Committee on Foreign Relations, Committee on
Energy and Engineering of St. Petersburg, "Vodokanal of St. Petersburg", based on the branch "Information - Education Center" and SPIBA. 

You can see the detailed information in attached file in Russian.

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0400

English Speaking Club

After certain number of requests we decided to continue our English Speaking Club at SPIBA. 

We would like to make this club an unofficial regular meetings for SPIBA friends, where we can develop our English speaking skills with a cup of tea in a relaxed atmosphere.

We are aware that a lot of people have a lack of opportunity to use their knowledge of English language, which leads to certain problems when it comes to communication with foreign colleagues. We would like to change that!

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +0400

“Changes in legislation on social contributions. Current issues”

We are pleased to invite you to the SPIBA Finance and HR Committees’ meeting on the topic: “Changes in the legislation on social contributions. Current issues” 

Date: Thursday, February 9th, 2011 at 9:30 a.m.

Venue: Business center Mertens House at 21 Nevsky Prospect, of.506

Program:

1.    Participants’ introduction (5 min.)

2.    Changes in rates of insurance premiums in 2012. Changes in rates of insurance contributions for non-residents. Reporting to the Pension Fund of Russian by non-residents. Certification of workplaces and rate of social contributions of the Social Insurance Fund, Dmitry Karev, Chief Operating Officer Acsour (20 min.)

3.    Exemptions from social contributions, Andrey Serov, Associate, Baker & McKenzie (20 min.)

4.    Questions and answers. Tatyana Zakharova, Head of Insurance premiums administrating, Social Insurance Fund of St. Petersburg (30 min.)

If you have questions regarding the meeting, please send them until 06.02.12 to e-mail office@spiba.ru

The meeting will be held in Russian. Please, let us know if you need a translation into English.

Please, confirm your participation by February 8 via email office@spiba.ru or by phone +7(812)3259091  

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0400

English Speaking Club

After certain number of requests we decided to continue our English Speaking Club at SPIBA. 

We would like to make this club an unofficial regular meetings for SPIBA friends, where we can develop our English speaking skills with a cup of tea in a relaxed atmosphere.

We are aware that a lot of people have a lack of opportunity to use their knowledge of English language, which leads to certain problems when it comes to communication with foreign colleagues. We would like to change that!

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0400

Seminar «Cooperation between authorities, law enforcement bodies, business and organisations»

Nordic Counsil of Ministers, Ministry of Justice of Murmansk region and SPIBA are pleased to invite you the seminar «Cooperation between authorities, law enforcement bodies, business and organisations».

The seminar will be held on February 16^th 2012, Thursday

Venue: Arkhangelsk, location TBD

The objectives:

• To define the benefits of joint action in the fight against corruption
• To assess the practical mechanisms of cooperation between anticorruption agencies in NW Russia
• To exchange experiences of their implementation and study the experiences of non-commercial organizations and Nordic government agencies
• To create a network for independent experts who carry out anticorruption policies and regulations 

You can see preliminary program here.

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0400

English Speaking Club

After certain number of requests we decided to continue our English Speaking Club at SPIBA. 

We would like to make this club an unofficial regular meetings for SPIBA friends, where we can develop our English speaking skills with a cup of tea in a relaxed atmosphere.

We are aware that a lot of people have a lack of opportunity to use their knowledge of English language, which leads to certain problems when it comes to communication with foreign colleagues. We would like to change that!

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:30:00 +0400

SPIBA General Meeting

Details coming soon!