Past Events
2021 CSAP Formal Reception - Aug 22nd, 2021
On August 22, 2021, the Serbian American Chamber of Commerce of Houston held the 2021 Formal Reception celebrating the 10th anniversary of bringing undergraduate students from Serbia to attend their summer internships in Houston. During the ten years, the Serbian American Chamber of Commerce facilitated summer internships for 20 Medical and 36 Computer Science students from Serbia. This has been done through two formal student exchange programs: MEDSAP (with Texas Heart Institute) and CSSAP (with Rice University). Under these programs, the Serbian American Chamber of Commerce assists the students with the logistics of moving to Houston and easing the transition of settling into a new culture.
At the reception, eight students from the CSSAP were introduced. They arrived to Houston in early July from the Technical Science Faculty of Novi Sad and from the School of Electrical Engineering Faculty of Belgrade. They will be working through the end of September on exciting projects at Rice University, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Zoran Budimlic and fellow professors from the Department of Computer Science. At the event, the students briefly presented their work at Rice University and talked about they visited and how they experienced American culture. Prof. Dr. Zoran Budimlic spoke about how his time as a graduate student influenced his decision to bring Serbian interns to Rice University, and about his work with CSSAP students. Our CSSAP alumni, who are now enrolled in the PhD program at Rice University, were also present. One of them, Ms. Anja Conev, introduced the 2021 CSSAP class, and served as MC for the student presentation part of the program.
The event was held at HAAK Winery, where attendees got to enjoy wine from the family-owned business. The owners were introduced at the beginning of the even, and Mr. Raymond Haak spoke about how he decided to go into this business, and how he grew it from its humble beginnings in 1969 to what is is today. The HAAK winery is located in the town of Santa Fe, approximately an hour from downtown Houston.
Mr. Zoran “Frulica” Mitrovic entertained guests with several traditional Serbian folk songs performed on the Serbian wooden flute called “frula”. Mr. Dusan Grubisic, who holds a master’s degree in music from Carnegie Mellon University, sang the American and the Serbian national anthems, as well as some popular Serbian pop and folk songs. Ms. Olivera Jovanovic was the MC for the event.
2019 Cocktail Reception and Formal Dinner - Sept 21st, 2019
During our 2019 Cocktail and Dinner event, over one hundred attendees met another generation of Serbian summer intern students from Rice University. A total of 8 students from the Technical Science Faculty of Novi Sad and from the School of Electrical Engineering at the University of Belgrade arrived at Rice University on a 3-month summer internship. They took on exciting projects under the supervision of Dr Zoran Budimlic and fellow professors from the Department of Computer Science at Rice University.
The students came to Rice University as part of the CSSAP student exchange program, which was established in 2013. The program brings talented Computer Science Students from Serbia to Houston to engage with their American counterparts at Rice University and work with them on cutting edge projects for the duration of the summer. The Serbian American Chamber of Commerce of Houston has signed an agreement with Rice University to assist the students with the logistics of moving to Houston and to ease the transition of settling into a new culture. Since 2013, 28 undergraduate students from Serbia have benefited from CSSAP program.
At the event, the students briefly presented their work at Rice University on neural networks, robotics, artificial intelligence and other areas, and talked about places they visited and how they experienced American culture. Our special guest, Rice University professor Dr. John Mellor-Crummey spoke about how the CSSAP program has progressed over the years and about his work with CSSAP students. Four CSAP alumni students, who are now enrolled in the PhD program at Rice University were also present and joined their younger colleagues on stage. Also present in the audience were members of Houston based IT company ChaiOne and IBM.
Houston folklore ensemble Zavicaj entertained guests with several folk dances from Serbia, while a duo of Vesna i Vladan Mirkovic sang a number of traditional and contemporary Serbian songs.
2018 Annual Gala Concert & Dinner - Sept 29th, 2018
Lecture Series a night on “Immigration law in United States” - Sept 4th, 2018
Summer Social Mix - August 24th, 2018
2017 Cocktail Dinner - Sept 30th, 2017
2014 Annual Gala Concert & Dinner - Sep 13th, 2014
Bacchus Happy Hour - Meet the Students - Aug 15th, 2014
2013 Annual Gala Concert & Dinner - Sept 21st, 2013
MedSAP 2012 Black Tie Gala - Sept 15th, 2012
Dinner Honoring Their RH Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia - May 1st, 2012
An Imperial Evening Gala - May 5th, 2012
Bacchus Happy Hour - Feb 4th, 2012
Brano Heart Failure Forum: 4th International Symposium - Sept 24–Oct 1st, 2011
Serbia in Houston: Formal Dinner Night - Sept 17th, 2011
Summer Social with Belgrade - Aug 20th, 2011
Tel: 832-359 8618 P.O.BOX 1777 Bellaire TX 77402-1777 www.sacch.org
Serbian American Chamber of Commerce Houston is organizing an Summer Social Flora & Muse Bistro & Café
Meet the Students from Belgrade & Business Networking Night
Come and meet the students from the MedSAP program that are here from Belgrade and enjoy a great networking night
SATURDAY August 20th 2011 …
This is a great opportunity to meet professional people in a dynamic social networking environment.
If you want to meet industry leaders, CEOs, business entrepreneurs, academics and young professionals, this is the venue for you !!!
Postovane koleginice i kolege,
Sta Je?: Vreme je za druzenje I upoznavanje u opustenoj atmosferi uz casu ili dve vina
Kada? SUBOTA 20-og Avgust 2011. Od 8:00 do 10:00 I dalje
Gde?: 12860 Queensbury, Suite 143, Houston, TX 77024, https://www.floraandmuse.com/ CITY CENTRE
Mesto: FLORA & MUSE BISTRO and CAFÉ,,,,,,,,,,,,, UZIVO MUZIKA
Ponesite: Dobro raspolozenje, dosta vizit karti, I radoznalost da upoznate profesionalno osoblje ovde u Hjustonu.
Naravno svako je dobro dosao, pozovite prijatelje, kolege sa posla I poslovne poznanike.
Dear Colleagues,
What is it?: Its time for socializing and networking in a relaxed atmosphere with a glass or two of wine
When?: SATURDAY August 20th 2011 From 8:00 to 10:00 pm and till late…..
Where?: 12860 Queensbury, Suite 143, Houston, TX 77024, https://www.floraandmuse.com/ CITY CENTRE
Place: FLORA & MUSE BISTRO and CAFÉ, …………. Featuring unplugged music
Bring: Good attitude and lots of business cards and curiosity to meet other professionals here in Houston.
Of course everyone is welcome, invite friends, work colleagues and business associates.
Happy Hour at Flora & Muse & Café! - May 27th, 2011
SACCH is organizing a Happy Hour at Flora & Muse Bistro & Café!
Business Networking Night
Last one before the summer break, come enjoy networking with fun……
This is a great opportunity to meet professional people in a dynamic social networking environment!
If you want to meet industry leaders, CEOs, business entrepreneurs, academics and young professionals, this is the venue for you !!!
Postovane koleginice i kolege,
Sta Je?: Vreme je za druzenje I upoznavanje u opustenoj atmosferi uz casu ili dve vina
Kada? PETAK, 27-og Maja 2011. Od 7:00 do 10:00 I dalje
Gde?: 12860 Queensbury, Suite 143, Houston, TX 77024, https://www.floraandmuse.com/ CITY CENTRE
Mesto: FLORA & MUSE BISTRO and CAFÉ,,,,,,,,,,,,, UZIVO SALSA MUZIKA
Ponesite: Dobro raspolozenje, dosta vizit karti, I radoznalost da upoznate profesionalno osoblje ovde u Hjustonu.
Naravno svako je dobro dosao, pozovite prijatelje, kolege sa posla I poslovne poznanike.
Dear Colleagues,
What is it?: Its time for socializing and networking in a relaxed atmosphere with a glass or two of wine
When?: FRIDAY May 27th 2011 From 7:00 to 10:00 pm and till late…..
Where?: 12860 Queensbury, Suite 143, Houston, TX 77024, https://www.floraandmuse.com/ CITY CENTRE
Place: FLORA & MUSE BISTRO and CAFÉ, …………. Featuring Live salsa music
Bring: Good attitude and lots of business cards and curiosity to meet other professionals here in Houston.
Of course everyone is welcome, invite friends, work colleagues and business associates.
The Med SAP Presentation Night - Mar 25th, 2011
Serbian American Chamber of Commerce of Houston
Cordially Invites you to the official introduction of the
“MED SAP Program”
Mission
MedSAP will enable University of Belgrade Medical School students to gain exposure to top quality medical programs at the Texas Heart Institute, situated in the largest Medical Center in the World under the sponsorship umbrella of The Serbian American Chamber of Commerce.
Friday, March 25, 2011, 7:00pm
Intercontinental Hotel 2222 W. Loop-South, Galleria , Houston, TX 77027
Front Desk: +1-713-627-7600 • Fax: +1-713-961-3327
“Serbian-Americans” of the Energy Center of the World (Engineering Field) Soirée - Oct 22nd, 2010
Dear members and guests.
Serbian-American Chamber of Commerce of Houston
Cordially invites you to
“Serbian-Americans” of the Energy Centre of the World (Engineering Field)Soirée
Friday, October 22, 2010, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Angus Brazilian Grill Steakhouse 6106 Westheimer Rd Houston TX 77057
https://www.angusgrillbraziliansteakhouse.com/brazilian_steakhouse_gallery.html
Methods of payment
a) Send a check to THE SERBIAN AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
OF HOUSTON, INC. P.O.BOX1777 Bellaire, Houston Texas, 77402-1777 USA
b) Pay at the door
c) Paypall. Its easy!! Send your request for tickets to [email protected] and
he will provide you with a SECURE link to our SACCH paypal account
Please remember last year’s event sold out and seating is limited.
Dress code: Business Casual
Dinner: $30members and $35 non-members; Cash Bar
Reservations
Tel: 713 510 7853
[email protected]
www.sacch.org
Program
6:30 – 7:30
Cocktails and reception
7:30-8:30
Presentations
Milorad Stanojcic P.Eng.
Global Product Champion – Pinpoint Stimulation, Halliburton Energy Services
“ What you might not know about oil and gas industry”
Milan Simic B.A.
President BTR Productions LLC
“Recovery of oil from shallow formations”
Milos Kojic PhD.
Senior Research Scientist
Harvard School of Public Health
Research Professor
Department of Nanomedicine and Biomedical Engineering (nBME)
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Corresponding Member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
“Research Development centre Bio Engineering Kragujevac”
Mr. Simic has a B.A. degree in finance and accounting from Stephen F. Austin State University where he attended on a basketball scholarship. As a Texas Certified Public Accountant with prior experience in oil and gas service industry (Halliburton) and public accounting (Ernst and Young LLP), Mr. Simic enjoys a broad exposure accounting and strategic matters that pertain to the oil and gas industry. His exposure and experience within the public accounting and oil and gas sectors enabled him to become involved in various energy projects with corporate executives in over 25 countries. Currently, he serves on various committees for the Houston CPA Society.
Milorad Stanojcic is the Global Stimulation Specialist with OXY in Houston. During his 21 years in the oil and gas industry, he has been involved in well completions, oil and gas production and reservoir stimulation. He started his career with Jugopetrol-Oil company in Serbia in 1989, following with Halliburton in 1996 and just recently with OXY in Houston. Milorad has held numerous engineering assignments in Canada, Africa, Russia and the United States focusing primarily on hydraulic fracturing projects. He holds a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Belgrade, Serbia. Milorad Stanojcic is registered as a Professional Engineer in Alberta, Canada and Professional Engineer in Serbia. He is a co-author on several Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) papers and U.S. patent applications for multistage stimulation processes.
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, RICE UNIVERSITY, Houston, Texas, USA
M.S. in Mechanics, Faculty for Natural Sciences and Mathematics, UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE, Belgrade, Serbia
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, UNIVERSITY OF KRAGUJEVAC, Kragujevac, Serbia
9:00-9:30
Music & Entertainment
Sasa Savatic, piano
Branko pavlovic, Guitar, Tamburica
Artistic Program
Sasa Savatic,
Piano
Branko Pavlovic
Guitar
Born in Subotica, moved to Sarajevo in 1984, then to USA in 1998 – “The King of Sadness” and a true master of Balkan gipsy music.
Houston at Niš: 1st Intercontinental Symposium - Jun 3rd–4th, 2010
https://www.medfak.ni.ac.rs/
Houston at Niš: 1st Intercontinental Symposium on Contemporary Dentistry, June 3-4, 2010.
Dear Colleagues,
It is our great pleasure to inform you that the University of Niš School of Medicine will be organizing and hosting “Houston at Niš: 1st Intercontinental Symposium on Contemporary Dentistry,” on June 3-4, 2010. Twelve esteemed Professors of the University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston (UTDB) will be presenting at the Symposium. Five additional oral presentations will be given. The meeting will feature high-quality, evidence-based information on the variety of topics (see the program for the list of presenters and topics).
The Meeting will offer you an opportunity to update the audience regarding you and your colleagues and students’ recent accomplishments. Thus, we invite you to submit abstract(s) for a poster presentation (see Abstract Submission and meeting Registration form). Please note that you can attend the meeting without being a poster presenter. Poster presenters will receive 15 points of continuing education, while non-presenting attendees will receive 9 CE points. Last, but not least, both Houston and Niš take pride in their big heart and Southern hospitality – we promise you that you will have a lot of fun with old and new friends and colleague.
We are looking forward to seeing you in Niš.
Sincerely,
Milan Visnjic, MD, MS, PhD
Professor and Dean, University of Nis School of Medicine
“Serbian-Americans” of the World’s Largest Medical Center Soirée - Oct 15th, 2009
Dear members and guests
With only three weeks to the event we encourage you to reserve your tickets
as they are going fast.
Academic-Scientific Committee of the
Serbian-American Chamber of Commerce of Houston
Cordially invites you to
“Serbian-Americans” of the World’s Largest Medical Center Soirée
October 15, 2009, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Angus Brazilian Grill Steakhouse 6106 Westheimer Rd Houston TX 77057
Dress code: Business Casual
Dinner: $30members and $35 non-members; Cash Bar
Reservations: [email protected]
www.sacch.org
Program
6:30 – 7:30
Dinner
Silent auction
Maja Dimitrijevic, painter
7:30-8:30
Presentations
Michael Samardzija, JD, PhD
IP: Legal Property Rights over Creations of the Mind
Aleksandar Milosavljevic, PhD
Reading the Genome Cookbook and Picking the Recipes for Life
Zoran Cupic, MD
My Life in Orthopedics
Rade Paravina, DDS, MS, PhD
Beautiful Smile: A Never-Ending Story of Self-Esteem
Milan Dimitrijevic, MD, PhD
Restorative Neurology: Reverting the Natural Flow
Michael R. Samardzija, JD, PhD is a counsel at Bracewell and Giuliani Houston office. His practice focuses on the prosecution of patents in biotechnology and the life sciences, specifically physiology, molecular biology, cell biology, immunology, pharmaceuticals, biologics and diagnostics. Dr. Samardzija previously served as Director of Intellectual Property at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. During his tenure, Dr. Samardzija reviewed over 300 invention disclosures and filed over 100 provisional patent applications. He is a Certified Licensing Professional and National Research Service Award recipient from the National Institutes of Health.
Aleksandar Milosavljevic, PhD is Associate Professor, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine. His research focuses on genome evolution and human genomic diseases, cancer genome research, epigenome research, and the development of information systems to support collaborative genomic research over the internet. One of the products of his laboratory is the Genboree system (www.genboree.org and www.genboree.com) that supports collaborative genome-centric research using software-as-a-service model
Zoran Cupic, MD has been practicing general orthopedics and sports medicine in Houston since 1974. He graduated from Williams College in Massachusetts and went on to medical school at The University of Louvain. After an internship in New York, he began his orthopedic career at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia as a resident. it was a great honor for him to be chosen by Sir John Charnley (who is the father of total hip replacements) as his Fellow in joint replacement surgery in England. Dr. Cupic has lectured and demonstrated hip replacement surgery throughout the world. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, LFS, TMA, TOA, HOS, and HCMS.
Rade D. Paravina, DDS, MS, PhD is Associate Professor at the University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston. He is a President of the Society for Color and Appearance in Dentistry (www.scadent.org) and the Editor of the Journal for Color and Appearance in Dentistry. Dr. Paravina has authored two books, two software and more than 120 other peer-reviewed publications, and he designed-invented several dental products and tests. Dr. Paravina lectures nationally and internationally on various topics associated with color and appearance in esthetic dentistry. He serves as Vice-President and Director of the Serbian-American Chamber of Commerce of Houston and President of its Academic-Scientific Committee
Milan R. Dimitrijevic, MD, PhD is Professor Emeritus of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine. His sub-specialty is restorative neurology and his research interest is neurophysiology. Past/present academic appointments of Dr. Dimitrijevic include:
Head, Division of Restorative Neurology and Human Neurobiology, Baylor College of Medicine; Visiting Professor, Vienna Medical University, Vienna, Austria; Director of Research,Vivian L. Smith Foundation for Restorative Neurology; Dr. Dimitrijevic has authored more than 170 papers in peer-reviewed journals and lectures nationally and internationally on various topics associated with restorative neurology.
9:00-9:30
Music & Poetry
Slobodan Vujisic, guitar
Neli Vujisic, piano
Ana Paravina, poetry reciter
Maja Samardzija, soprano
Sasa Savatic, piano
Artistic Program
Slobodan Vujisic,
Guitar
Neli Vujisic,
Piano
Maja Dimitrijevic,
Painter
Ana Paravina,
Poetry Reciter
Maja Samardzija,
Soprano
Sasa Savatic,
Piano
Doing Business in Serbia - New Frontier of Untapped Resources - Mar 28th, 2009
2021 CSAP Formal Reception
Aug. 22nd, 2021
2019 Cocktail Reception and Formal Dinner
Sept. 21st, 2019
2018 Annual Gala Concert & Dinner
Sept. 29th, 2018
2017 Cocktail Dinner
Sept. 30th, 2017
2015 Annual Gala Concert & Dinner
September 13, 2015
2014 Annual Gala Concert & Dinner
Sept. 13th, 2014
2013 Annual Gala Concert & Dinner
Sept. 21st, 2013
MedSAP 2012 Black Tie Gala
September 15th, 2012
Dinner Honoring Their Royal Highnesses
May 1st, 2012
Bacchus Happy Hour
Feb 4th, 2012
Serbia in Houston: Formal Dinner
Sept 17th, 2011
Summer Social with Belgrade Students
Aug 20th, 2011
Happy Hour Salsa Night
May 27th, 2011
The Med SAP Presentation Night
Mar 25th, 2011
Happy Hour
Feb 9th, 2011
“Serbian-Americans” of the Energy Center of the World Soirée
Oct 22nd, 2010
“Serbian-Americans” of the World’s Largest Medical Center Soirée
Oct 15th, 2009
Doing Business in Serbia – New Frontier of Untapped Resources
Oct 15th, 2009