The Forum for Expatriate Management

The Forum for Expatriate Management

Totally Expat News

 

September 2009

Paragon Relocation

 
In this issue.....

Latest Networking Events,
New Website Features, 
Latest News Headlines,
News Archive, and much more...
 

Welcome to our September Update.

The FEM newsletter now reaches approximately 45,000 global mobility and HR professionals and our website attracts over 60,000 hits per month. Please register as a member to get free access to our extensive databanks of technical information, latest jobs, expat gossip and much more...  TotallyExpat.com

Advertising Space Still available - E-mail to find out more.

What's been happening..

It has been a very exciting time for FEM this month, we have launched new features on our website TotallyExpat.com such as the new News Archive, which has an easy search feature and improved RSS feed. We have released details of the forth coming FEM report, Managing Expatriate Costs.

We are pleased with the 'FEM Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter: Round Table Event' successful event held on the 27th August and are looking forward to the London Networking Event on London, 'Managing a Mega Programme' on 3rd September and Thames Valley, UK, 'Short Term Business Visitors' event on the 8th September.

 

Fem Chapters NETWORKING EVENTS - UPCOMING

 
September 3, 2009, London, 'Managing a Mega Programme'' Register

September 29, 2009 Dallas/Fort Worth Round Table Register

September 8, 2009, Thames Valley, UK, Short Term Business Visitors Register

October 1, 2009, New York, ''Launch Party'' Register

October 7, 2009, London, 'Managing Exchange Rate Volatility' Register

October 13, 2009, Thames Valley, UK, Mobility Challenges Register
 

Would you like to run a FEM Chapter

We are looking for partner organisations to help us grow the Forum for Expatriate Management, Ideally this will suit well connected independent Global Mobility consultants who would like to earn some incremental income by helping to build the FEM's membership base.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Nigel Ayres as Commercial Director.  Nigel will be helping us to build a comprehensive network of Regional Chapters.  Contact him at nigel@totallyexpat.com if you are interested in setting up a Chapter. 

 

regional Conference Events

The FEM is delighted to announce the launch of a programme of Regional Conferences to be held in major locations worldwide. These events will be held in conjunction with Global HR News. More dates and locations will be announced shortly. There are a limited number of free spaces for Corporate HR Professionals.

Regional conference events have a small number of free places for in-house members of The Forum for Expatriate Management: http://www.totallyexpat.com, otherwise tickets are £975 / $1500 per ticket.

Sponsorship packages are also available contact us for further details: Brian@totallyexpat.com

To attend: Register Now by selecting an event date below.

Houston
Paris
London
New York

 

News Archive with improved search (Here)

We are pleased to announce the launch of our new News Archive with an improved seach feature and RSS feed.

 

Featured Articles Section (Here)

Do you write articles on Expat issues - E-mail us them and your article could be a Featured Article!

 

To help your assignees take control of their own monthly salary payments, currency specialists HiFX are delighted to announce the launch of their Online International Money Transfer service. As the currency markets continue to affect the cost of our assignee programmes, HiFX have created a unique solution to help assignees manage their own payments via a fast, easy and secure online payment platform. Visit HiFX to find out more. www.hifx.co.uk

NEW SUPPORTERS

We are delighted to announce the following companies have agreed to become official supporters of the Forum for Expatriate Management.

Fragomen: www.fragomen.com

We are pleased to announce our partnership with Fragomen, ranked #1 in immigration law in the 2010 edition of Best Lawyers in America, who are now providing FEM: Totally Expat with Global Immigration news.
 

Pickfords www.pickfords.co.uk

Pickfords the UK’s largest moving and storage company provides customised moving and relocation services solutions to corporate clients with responsibility for managing the movement of staff within the UK or overseas.

ECA International www.eca-international.com

ECA is the world’s leader in the development and provision of solutions for the management and assignment of employees around the world.

FEM SUPPORTERS

KPMG | Primacy | China Expat | Rosetta Stone | Go Native | Living Abroad | Pure | Cartus | Pickfords | IPM

To find out more information about what benefits are available for supporter please contact Steve Ashton, steve@totallyexpat.com.

 

New Supplier Members

FEM are pleased to welcome TTH Relocation Management as new supplier members. Based in Reading in the UK their Mangering Director, Mima Hillier, has been very active in the relocation industry for many years, previously Chairing ARP and representing the UK in the EARP. TTH will be taking a particularly active role in our new Thames Valley networking chapter. For more info on TTH go to www.tth.co.uk.

 

THE NEXT EXPAT NETWORKING EVENT

September 3, 2009 London, 'Managing a Mega Programme'

Our September Guest Speaker will be Kay Vaughan, UK lead Siemens International Delegation Unit. Siemens has one of the largest and most comprehensive global mobility programmes in the world. With over 14,000 assignees spanning some 70 countries.

 

THE LAST EXPAT NETWORKING EVENT

August 27, 2009 Dallas/Fort Worth Round Table

ORC WW presented Key Trends in Expatriate Compensation and International Assignment Management whch was based on the results of a number of recently conducted surveys on a variety of expatriate and international assignment management issues.

Previous Networking Events and Presentations

 

The FEM Annual Conference 2009
Presentations available to Members only. Sign up here

 

Monthly Networking Events in the UK

'Managing a Mega Programme'
London, September 3, 2009

Our September Guest Speaker will be Kay Vaughan, UK lead Siemens International Delegation Unit. Siemens has one of the largest and most comprehensive global mobility programmes in the world. With over 14,000 assignees spanning some 70 countries.

Thames Valley, UK, Short Term Business Visitors
Reading, September 8, 2009

This issue is uppermost in the minds of most global mobility and payroll professionals as tax authorities continue to ask searching questions about foreign employees visiting other countries for business purposes.

 

 

Regards

Brian Friedman (Founder of the Forum for Expatriate Management: TotallyExpat.com)
 

PS Please note that this is a no reply email address as my inbox otherwise gets completely clogged up with out of office responses. If you would like to contact me regarding this email or anything else please mail me at brian@totallyexpat.com

 

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